Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson is an artist whose work can be described as sensual, if not sexual, and turbulent in a busy world of forms and colours much like what we experience daily; not chaotic but urgent.

The work is noisey, bold, and makes us think of periods and artists from 20th Century art history particularly. The unfurling, unravelling, the twisting and interwovenness of nature, the inner and outer spaces and forms are inviting because we know those ideas. The colour and tone make us work to find these concepts.

Michael is a retired person who has found that painting in oils brings meaning and pleasure to his life. In Iowa Michael has developed his style and doesn't plan on holding back.

College of Charleston 2 years
University of Georgia 4, bachelor of Landscape Architecture
numerous of drawing and painting courses at the Des Moines Art center

2013 Iowa Exhibited at Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, 1 painting was selected for exhibition
2015 Iowa Exhibited at Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, 1 painting selected for exhibition
2016 Greater Des Moines Exhibited at Polk County Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, 3 paintings selected for exhibition
2016 Friends of Heritage Gallery, 2 paintings exhibited
2017 Plymouth Church Gallery, 18 paintings exhibited