Michael Soltis

ARTIST STATEMENT

Letters, numbers and images are used to visually communicate a thought or idea - arranged in a specific and meaningful way so that others are able to "decode" the message. In my work I use letters, numbers and images in non-traditional ways and incorporate color, lines and various mixed media elements to build structure and draw out themes and ideas that connect us to past experiences or memories. The goal is not only to showcase the beauty inherent in the elements themselves, but also to engage both the logical side of the brain, which wants to decode the message and the creative side, which desires to find its own unique experience.

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Soltis is an American/Canadian visual artist and home designer/builder. He has a Masters degree in Education, has worked in the business and non-profit sector as a high level manager, and was a film and television actor for several years. His passion has always been the arts and his work has been shown in several galleries throughout North America and been featured in Canadian House & Home, Style At Home Magazine, , Anthology Magazine, The Artist Catalogue, the Vancouver TED Conference, Comic Con in Vancouver as well as several contemporary art blogs and articl...

Bachelor of Art, Communication - Seattle Pacific University 1993
Masters of Education, Adult Education Administration - Western Washington University 1997

2024
Upcoming Solo Show, Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, BC - APRIL

2023
Group Show, Leftovers, Kube Studios, Gibsons, BC
Art For Life, Art Auction benefiting the Dr. Peter Centre, Vancouver, BC
Splash 2023, Art Auction benefiting the Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC
Duo Show, Michael Soltis + Rubeena Ratcliffe, Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Group Exhibition, Curio Unveiled, Chauvet Arts, Nashville, TN
27th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver, BC

2022
Splash 2022, Art Auction benefiting the Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC
26th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver, BC
Solo Exhibition, HOMECOMING, Grey Sky Gallery, Seattle, WA
Art For Life, Art Auction benefiting the Dr. Peter Centre, Vancouver, BC
Two person Exhibition, COLORWHEEL, w/Jennifer Davis, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2021
Splash 2021, Art Auction benefiting the Arts Umbrella, Vancouver, BC
Group Exhibition, Afterimage: Sensations of Color, Chauvet Arts, Nashville, TN
Solo Exhibition, LEMONADE, The Kube Gallery, Gibsons, BC
25th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, Vancouver, BC

2020
Solo Exhibition, Loud Boom and a Bright Flash, 1D3 by Nomos Gallery, Palm Desert, CA

2019
Interpretations, Jules Place Gallery, Boston, MA
23rd Annual Eastside Culture Crawl, Va...