Michael Brohman

Michael Brohman lives and works in Denver, Colorado

Education

• 1995 M. Arch, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 1992 University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

• 1991 BS (Concentration in Ceramics), Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 2023 In a World of Circles and Squares, Wingate Visual Arts Center, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS

• 2022 In a World of Circles and Squares, Museum of Art/Gallery of Art and Design, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

• 2018 The Land in Which We Live, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO

• 2017 The Land in Which We Live, Whitney Center for the Arts, Sheridan, WY

• 2016 In a World of Circles and Squares, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

• 2015 Tipping Point, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

• 2014 Horizons, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

• 2013 ReGeneration, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

Selected Group Exhibitions

• 2026 Tilting West, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO (Juried by Ilan Gutin)

• 2025 The Latino Arts Project: The Gullah Journey: West Africa to Mexico, The Gallery at UTA, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX (Invitational)

• 2023 Indiana Now, The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN (Juried)

• 2021 Art Against Racism, Visual Culture Gallery, Online (Juried)

• 2020 Lavender Mist: Gay Men in Contemporary Art in Colorado, McNichols Building, Denver, CO (Invitational)

• 2020 Representing the West, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO (Juried)

• 2020 I Cannot Have My Heart Into My Mouth (Faculty Exhibition), Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2019 Art of the State, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO (Juried)

• 2018 Divided: Race and Identity in Modern America, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO (Invitational)

• 2018 A Place in History, Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO (Invitational)

• 2018 Alumni Exhibition, Pirate Contemporary Art, Denver, CO

• 2017 Representing the West, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO (Juried)

• 2017 Cultivation (CU Denver Faculty Exhibition), Republic Plaza, Denver, CO

• 2016 Representing the West, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO (Juried)

• 2016 Art of the State, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO (Juried)

• 2015 Fire: Iron, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO (Invitational)

• 2015 Love is Love, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO (Invitational)

• 2015 Representing the West, Sangre de Cristo Art Center (Juried)

• 2015 UCD Faculty Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2015 IRON TRIBE 2015, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM (Invitational)

• 2014 Bronze Casting, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO (Invitational)

• 2013 Juried Art Show 2013, Grunwald Gallery of Art, The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Juried by Nan Brewer, Betsy Stirratt, and Catherine Johnson-Roehr)

• 2013 Art of the State, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO (Juried)

• 2013 IRON TRIBE 2013, Burris Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NM (Invitational)

• 2013 UCD Faculty Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Public Art

• 2026 Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, CO

• 2019 Art Around Town, City of Carbondale, Carbondale, CO

• 2019 Art on the Corner, City of Grand Junction, Grand Junction, CO

• 2017 Art on the Street, City of Lafayette, Lafayette, CO

• 2013 Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, CO (Juried by Blake Milteer, Director and Curator at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center)

• 2010 Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, CO (Juried by Jan Schall, Ph.D., Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) (First Place)

• 2009 Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, CO (Juried by Jan Schall, Ph.D., Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art) (Second Place)

• 2004 Fourth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL (Juried by John Henry)

*permanent work installed on the Auraria Campus, Denver, CO

Grants/Awards

• 2026 Faculty Development Grant, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2025 Faculty Development Grant, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2024 Excellence in Research/Creative Work (IRC Faculty), University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2015 Best Solo Sculpture Exhibition in Denver, Westward, Denver, CO

• 2015 1st Place in “Representing the West,” Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO

• 2013 Art on the Street 1st Place, Colorado Springs, CO (Juried by Blake Milteer, Director and Curator of American Art at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center)

• 2013 Kinsey Institute Curators Award, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Juried by Catherine Johnson-Roehr, Curator of Art, Artifacts, and Photographs at the Kinsey Institute)

• 2013 Best Solo Exhibition, Westward, Denver, CO (Selected by Michael Paglia)

• 2010 Art on the Street 1st Place, Colorado Springs, CO (Juried by Jan Schall, Ph.D., Sander Sosland Curator of Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art)

• 2007 Faculty Development Travel Grant, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2006 Faculty Development Grant, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

• 2003 Individual Artist Fellowship (in recognition of outstanding artistic accomplishment), Colorado Council on the Arts, Denver, CO (National Endowment for the Arts and the State of Colorado)

• 2003 Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Media, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Bibliography

• 2025 “Earth Mover: A Monument to Change and Endurance,” CU Denver Alumni, May 22, 2025

• 2023 “In a World of Circles and Squares,” CAM News, November 22, 2023

• 2020 Susan Froyd, “Colorado Creatives: Michael Brohman,” Westward, March 23, 2020

• 2020 Trevor Leach, “I Cannot Have My Heart Into My Mouth,” CU Sentry, February 5, 2020

• 2018 Christy Fantz, “Dairy Arts Center shows mark Black History Month,” Daily Camera, February 16, 2018

• 2018 Amanda Moutinho, “Just Give A Damn,” Boulder Weekly, February 1, 2018

• 2018 Michael Paglia, “The Pirate Alumni Show Takes Trip Down Memory Lane,” Westward, June 27, 2018

• 2016 Michael Paglia, “Michael Brohman and Walter Barton at Pirate,” Westward, August 25, 2016

• 2016 Ray Mark Rinaldi, “What Does Art Look Like in Colorado?,” The Denver Post, March 3, 2016

• 2016 Michael Paglia, “Art of the State 2016 Delivers Mixed Signals at the Arvada Center,” Westward, March 2, 2016

• 2015 Jessica L. DeShazo and Zachary Smith, “Developing Civic Engagements In Urban Public Art Programs,” pg. 18, Rowan and Littlefield, 2015

• 2015 Michael Paglia, “Iron, Ceramics, and Glass Are Hot At The Arvada Center,” Westward, October 28, 2015

• 2015 Gideon Simmons, “Love is Love,” The Advocate, October 14, 2015

• 2015 Susan Floyd, “‘Love is Love’ Blends Art and Activism at Emmanuel Gallery,” Westward, October 8, 2015

• 2015 Michael Paglia, “Michael Brohman Goes Classical at Pirate,” Westward, September 4, 2015

Residencies

• 2012 Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY

• 2009 Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM

• 2008 Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM

• 2007 Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY

Professional Teaching Experience

• 1996-Present Principal Instructor of Sculpture, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, Courses taught: Three-Dimensional Design (in-person and online), Bronze Casting and Metal Sculpture, Wood and Metal Sculpture, Modeling and Casting the Figure, Installation and Site-Specific Sculpture, Kinetic Sculpture, Iron Casting, Sculptural Performance, Sculptural Rendering, Drawing I, Environmental Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture, Graduate Sculpture, Introduction to Art, Interdisciplinary Foundations, Community Outreach, Independent Studies, Freshman Art Seminar, Senior Art Seminar, BFA Thesis, Advanced Art Practices, Maquette Design.

• 2012 Visiting Sculpture Instructor, International College Beijing, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, Course taught: Visual Culture

• 2005 Visiting Sculpture Instructor, Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, Ireland, Courses taught: Site Specific Sculpture, Interdisciplinary Studio Practice, and Interdisciplinary Studio Theory. 

• 2001 Visiting Sculpture Instructor, Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden, Scotland, Courses taught: Performance Art, Iron Casting, and Interdisciplinary Theory