Michael Goguen

I am primarily a self taught artist who works in the technology profession.

I first began painting in 1981 and for the first 8 years, while I lived in Aylmer, Quebec, I basically developed my style(although, In 1983, I actually exhibited in my first public art exhibition, at the tender age of 15 and with, what I would now consider to be far too few years of experience as an artist at the time, looking back in hindsight). In 1989, I joined the Aylmer Arts Council and participated in public exhibitions (at which I had sold several works) with them until I purchased my house in Bells Corners, Nepean, in 1995. Also in 1991, I had met Gaston Therien, curator of the Ottawa Art Gallery in the Byward Market building and exhibited and sold my artwork there until 1997 when my son, David, was born and the Byward Market building temporarily closed for renovations.

In early 1998 I joined the Artrise Gallery in Stittsville and exhibited there until the gallery closed down in mid 2000, shortly after my oldest daughter, Alyssa, was born. I was then becoming too busy with raising children and therefore, did not seek to join another gallery at that time, limiting sales to a few commissioned works. I simply had less time to paint. In ...

1989 - 1992 Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Electronics Engineering Technology: Graduated with honours

1983- 1986: Ottawa Technical High School; majored in Computer Technology