EXHIBITS AND SHOWS
solo shows
2022
Combine Art Collective Walla Walla, Washington Solo Exhibition October
City of Auburn Auburn, Washington “American Fabric” Public Art Installation for Auburn Arts Commission Window Gallery July - October
Make.Shift Art Gallery Bellingham, Washington "Stand Out in a Crowd" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces June
Collins Pub Seattle, Washington Solo Exhibit of Wall Pieces April-May
2020
Marmot Art Space Spokane, Washington Solo Exhibition of New Work December
La Resistance Gallery Spokane, Washington "Ponderous Constructions" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces April
2019
Windermere Gallery Hood River, Oregon Retrospective Exhibition of Wall Pieces February
Marmot Art Space Spokane, Washington Solo Exhibition of New Work February
Columbia Center for the Arts Hood River, Oregon “Who We Are” - Solo Exhibit of Wall Pieces January
2018
ArtsWest Gallery Seattle, Washington "Who We Are" - Solo Exhibit of Wall Pieces in conjunction with the ArtsWest Theatre production of An Octoroon April thru May
Terrain Gallery Spokane, Washington "Neighborhood" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces April
2017
Spaceworks Tacoma Tacoma, Washington "Neighborhood" - Public Art Installation in downtown Tacoma for the Artscapes Program December thru March 2018
Renegade Red Gallery Hoquiam, Washington "Some Assembly Required" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces September
Studio Articolore Gallery Walla Walla, Washington "Collocation" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces June thru July
Yakima Makers Space Gallery Yakima, Washington "Revealing a Layered Life" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces May
E3 Convergence Gallery Missoula, Montana "The Beat of Life" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces March
Marmot Art Space Spokane, Washington "Fences" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces February
2016
The Inn at Lynden Lynden, Washington Solo Exhibit of Wall Pieces October thru February 2017
The Jansen Art Center Lynden, Washington "Exploring What Lies Hidden" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces October thru November
Burien Community Center Burien, Washington Solo Exhibit of Wall Pieces August thru September
Studio Articolore Gallery Walla Walla, Washington "Whim, a Heartbeat and a Nod" - Solo Exhibit of Wall and Floor Pieces June thru August
Patit Creek Winery Spokane, Washington Solo Exhibit of New Works Marc
First Floor Gallery, Downtown Public Library Spokane, Washington Solo Exhibit of 22 Wall Pieces January
selected group exhibits
2022
Sarah Spurgeon Gallery - Central Washington University Ellensburg Oregon 2022 Interstate Exhibition - Park Bench selected for inclusion May
2021
Umpqua Valley Arts Roseburg, Oregon Artworks Northwest Biennial - Park Bench selected for inclusion June-August
Allez! Missoula Missoula, Montana “Emerge” Mural exhibit - selected to create a mural based on the theme “Emerge” March
Missoula Art Museum Missoula, Montana MAM’s Big Night Annual Benefit Art Auction - “American Fabric” donated for auction February
2020
Gallery in the Park Richland, Washington Annual Juried Show - “Hive” selected for exhibit July-August
Creative Visions Gallery Bremerton, Washington 13th Annual CVG Juried Exhibit - "Flambeaux" selected for exhibit February
2019
Terrain 12 Spokane, Washington “Surfer Girl”, “King Cake” and “Nectar” selected for inclusion October
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts Joseph, Oregon “American Buffalo” selected for inclusion September
Columbia Center for the Arts Hood River, Oregon "American Fabric" included in "Art-a-Day" invitational exhibit August
2018
Chase Gallery Spokane, Washington "Neighborhood" selected for All Media Juried Exhibition October thru December
Terrain 11 Spokane, Washington "Identity #1 and #2" and “Children’s Apothecary” selected for inclusion October
Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington "Western Dream" selected for inclusion in the 1st Inland Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibition May thru August
E3 Convergence Gallery Missoula, Montana “Delta and “Caribbean Storm” selection for inclusion in New Beginnings, Farewell Exhibit May
2017
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts Joseph, Oregon "Children's Apothecary" and "Roosters Napoleon" selected for inclusion September
Kolva-Sullivan Gallery Spokane, Washington "Manchester" included in "Reclaiming" exhibit July
2016
Studio Articolore Gallery Walla Walla, Washington "Expression" included in "word S matter" exhibit November
Art on the Ave Spokane, Washington Nine pieces included in group show September
Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts Joseph, Oregon "Phonebooth", "Mobile" and "Bee Collection" selected for inclusion, "Phonebooth" awarded Jurors Award September
E3 Convergence Gallery Missoula, Montana "Reflections" Summer Juried Exhibit - "New Orleans Doors", "Porch" and "Windstorm" selected for inclusion June
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center Port Angeles, Washington Olympic Peninsula Art Association 2016 Juried Show - "Fortress" selected for inclusion, and awarded Merit Prize by juror May thru June
Schack Art Center Everett, Washington 20th Annual Juried Exhibit - "Phonebooth" selected for exhibit March and April
Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) Seatle, Washington 35 Live: CoCA Members Show - "Queen Bee" selected for inclusion in the Printed Catalog and Digital Exhibition March thru April
Linus Galleries Los Angeles, California "Cultural Icons" Juried Exhibit - "Flag" was selected for inclusion March
Creative Visions Gallery Bremerton, Washington 9th Annual CVG Juried Exhibit - "Flambeaux" selected for exhibit February
The Studio Door Gallery San Diego, California The Crow Show 2016 - Juried Exhibit - "Phonebooth" and "Phone Lines #2" selected for exhibit February
2015
The Jansen Art Center Lynden, Washington 2015 Winter Juried Exhibit - "Expression" selected for exhibit December thru January 2016
The Liberty Building Spokane, Washington Group Show - displayed 5 screen pieces May thru Aug
News and Links
YouTube, April, 2021 Artist Spotlight video created by Allez! Missoula - “A studio visit with Michael Dinning, one of the selected artists for the Allez spring exhibit 2021, ‘Emerge’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYtiUE0Z118
Spokesman Review, February 16, 2017 "‘Fence,’ an in-your-face, timely art piece, on display at Kendall Yards gallery" - Review of Solo Show at Marmot Art Space, Spokane, WA http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/16/fence-an-in-your-face-timely-art-piece-on-display-/
The Stranger, April, 2018 "Michael Dinning: Who We Are" https://www.thestranger.com/events/26137944/michael-dinning-who-we-are
Yakima Herald, May 6, 2017 "Works by Spokane mixed-media artist on display at Yakima Maker Space Gallery" http://www.yakimaherald.com/entertainment/works-by-spokane-mixed-media-artist-on-display-at-yakima/article_c227c0f4-32c2-11e7-898e-c31bdfa7ad6c.html
Spokanerrific.com, March 2, 2017 The Michael Dinning Show at Marmot Art Space https://spokanerrific.com/2017/03/02/the-michael-dinning-show-at-marmot-art-space/
Art on the Ave blog post, August 11, 2016 "Local Artist, Michael Dinning, to show at Art on the Ave 2016" http://artontheavespokane.com/local-artist-michael-dinning-to-show-at-art-on-the-ave-2016/
B-Town Blog, August 2, 2016 "New Exhibit at the Burien Community Center: Michael Dinning" http://burienculturehub.com/content/new-exhibit-burien-community-center-michael-dinning
Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, June 23, 2016 "Artist's Reception Tonight at Studio Articolore" http://www.union-bulletin.com/things_to_do/arts/artist-s-reception-tonight-at-studio-articolore/article_757eba62-38ba-11e6-85f9-67b1108945c6.html
Art Upon, July 1, 2016 Featured Contributing Artist on the Mandal Sanat Platform, a website from Istanbul, Turkey dedicated to promoting contemporary art from around the world http://www.artupon.com/michael-dinning/
http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/2016-accepted-artists/on-the-move/ Link to Linus Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, on-line exhibit "On the Move". featuring "Phonebooth"
http://linusgallery.com/art-gallery/2016-accepted-artists/cultural-icons/ Link to Linus Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, on-line exhibit "Cultural Icons", featuring "Flag"
http://thestudiodoor.com/inside/?page_id=3586 Link to The Studio Door, CA, on-line gallery for the "Crow Show", featuring "Phonebooth" and "Phone Lines"
Links
Sullivan Gallery, New Orleans, LA Sullivan Gallery had its inception in the fall of 2018 at the ”Arts for Arts Sake” opening, ushering the new round of art events in the city of New Orleans. Located in the historic Magazine Street Arts District, the gallery has curated a wide variety of exhibits, presenting regional, national and international artists. The gallery features an eclectic choice of artists curated by the gallery director, Christina Lauthe, and owner, Alain Cuneo. I was included in a group show of gallery artist in August/September 2024, and I will have my first solo exhibit at Sullivan Gallery in early 2026.
Fogue Studios and Gallery, Seattle, WA Fogue™ Studios & Gallery gives a voice and venue for professional artists over 50, located in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Our community is a diverse group of artists sticking our collective middle fingers at the cultural misconceptions of aging. I’ve been a member artist since 2024, and the gallery regularly features works of mine on a rotating basis.
Terrain, Spokane, WA Terrain is an awesome non-profit arts organization in Spokane that is “changing our region one artist at a time”. I exhibited my show “Neighborhood” in the Terrain Gallery in April, 2018, and participated in Terrain 11, 12 and 13. Since its beginnings in 2007, Terrain has become a non-profit that now has three flagship events, Terrain, Bazaar, and BrrrZAAR, three flagship programs, Window Dressing, Terrain Talks and Creative Enterprise, two exhibit spaces, Terrain Gallery + Annex, and a storefront retail space called From Here.
Marmot Art Space, Spokane, WA Winner of Best of Spokane 2021, 2022 as the best gallery in the Spokane region, Marmot showcases the best of the best regional and international artists. Marmot is a marvelous little jewel, a classic “white-box”gallery in the hip Kendall Yards district of Spokane. The gallery hosted solo exhibits of my work in February 2017, February 2019 and January 2021.
Allez! Missoula, MT Allez! is a revolving outdoor urban art gallery which activates the alleyway of the beautiful new 120 N Higgins Avenue building in the Original Townsite of Missoula. They engage, promote and sponsor a wide variety of artists and artistic visions, and provide a custom display system on a lighted alley wall for showcasing quality artworks that represent our region. Allez! strives for ways to create a tangible, stable economy for artists by partnering with other community organizations, nonprofits, schools and businesses to promote sponsored public events. I had a mural piece features in the March-June, 2021 exhibit “Emerge”.
ArtsWest, Seattle, WA ArtsWest’s gallery is a generously-sized, C-shaped exhibition space [the open space in the “C” is ArtsWest’s theatre] that features work by contemporary artists from the Pacific Northwest region. I had the honor of being to create a collection of new and old artwork in the gallery for my show “Who We Are” in May, 2018. The exhibit was shown in conjunction with the production of the play “An Octoroon”, the work selected to
www.spokanearts.org Spokane Arts represents the joint efforts of the 501C3 Spokane Arts and the City of Spokane’s Arts Commission, working together to amplify Spokane as the cultural hub and catalyst for the Inland Northwest through Arts leadership, advocacy, networking and support. I was fortunate to have a piece of mine selected for inclusion in the All Media Juried Exhibition 2018 , and three large pieces for the “Intertwined” exhibit in January 2023, at the Chase Gallery, and am included on the Artist Roster for Spokane Arts.