b. 1976, Truk Island, Micronesia

Michael Jones McKean received his MFA from Alfred University in 2002 and his BFA from Marywood University in 2000.   A recipient of numerous awards, Michael has been granted fellowships and residencies at The Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Central Michigan University as the Stephen L. Barstow Fellow and The Archie Bray Foundation.  He was recently awarded the Nancy Graves Foundation Award in 2005 and the Artadia Award in 2006.  He’s also received The Jeanne C. Thayer Fellowship in the Arts along with four State Arts Commission grants including an Emerging Artist Fellowship.   McKean is currently an Assistant Professor in the Sculpture and Extended Media Department at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.