Culture is not static but is in a state of constant change. It is reimagined and reinterpreted as change occurs. My work puts into question what to hold onto and what to release to these forces. It also confronts ownership and values as new influences come into play on one’s life. It is an emotional and at times challenging investigation into who we are at this time and place in our history.

My works are physical representation of both cultural and natural terrains and at times their intersections. They have overlapping rings of meaning that begin with the particular and extend outward. The objects and materials chosen for each work are intensely considered selections and as such I set out to discover the unique language of each and our relationship to them. The narratives created may reference a physical location, the history of place, a perspective or a state of being.

Michael Brohman is an artist and educator based in Denver, CO. He holds a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Colorado Denver and an undergraduate degree in Design and Ceramics from Colorado State University. He is on the faculty at the University of Colorado Denver as a Senior Instructor of Sculpture. He has also taught sculpture in Scotland, Ireland, and China.

Michael has had numerous solo exhibitions and his work has been recognized with an Artist Fellowship from the Colorado Council on the Arts. Westword Magazine has recognized him as having the best solo Sculpture exhibitions in Denver for 2013 and 2015. In 2013, he received the Curators Award from the Kinsey Institute and his work has appeared as the cover image for the book of poetry, “Clay” by writer David Groff (Trio House Press, 2013). Additionally, in both 2013 and 2010 Michael was awarded 1st place for “Art on the Streets” in Colorado Springs, CO.

In 2012 and 2007 he participated in residencies at the Jentel Foundation in Banner, WY as well as the Santa Fe Art Institute in 2008 and 2009.