photograph by Bill Wright
Biography
Michael Boroniec (b. 1983) is a sculptor and designer who resides and creates in Berkshire County, Ma. Graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006, Boroniec has shown in numerous museums and galleries throughout the United States in both group and solo exhibitions. Intrigued by creating art at a young age, Boroniec took to ceramics as a means of communication expressing that earth is of the oldest material known to humankind. His sculptures link the historical implications of clay with contemporary Fine Art.
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MICHAEL BORONIEC
b. 1983, Berkshire County, MA
EDUCATION
2006 BFA – Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Artist in Residence, Gumps, San Francisco, CA
2017 SOFA Chicago, (Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY)
Michael Boroniec; Spatial Spirals, NY Ceramics & Glass Fair, New York, NY
2016 Michael Boroniec; Spatial Spirals, NY Ceramics & Glass Fair, New York, NY
2015 Berkshire Now; Michael Boroniec, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire County, MA
May Bouquet, Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2014 Spatial Spirals, Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2013 Slip Slab Coil Pinch Press Throw, Eutectic Gallery, Portland, OR
De Barro, Mary Child Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2010 Crude Awakening, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
The Things They Left Behind, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 The Alchemy of Art, St. Petersburg, Fl. curated by Mary Childs of the Peabody Museum Director
His Daughter Paloma, Group Summer Exhibition, Lenox, Ma.
2022. Joe Wheaton & Michael Boroniec, Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, Ma.
2020 1st Dibs, Market & Design - Hamptons Edition
2019 Pentimenti Gallery, Form over Function, Philadelphia, PA
Fire and Water, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2019, South Korea
Small Sculptures: Big Impact, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
2018 Autumnal Group Exhibition, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA Chicago, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Summer Session No.25, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Art Miami, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Stroke of Genius, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
Luminance, Lyons Wier Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Extended Consciousness, Caelum Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Covet; Art + Object, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
2010 ReObjectification; Art and Object, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
2009 TEAPOT; Interpretations, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
RISD New England Alumni Biennial, Arsenal Center, Watertown, MA
Perfect Fit; Shows Tell Stories, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY
Nicolyasen Museum of Art and Discovery, Casper, WY
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Boise Museum of Art, Boise, ID
2008 Small Works, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
Studio Pottery Invitational, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
Fresh, Ferrin Contemporary, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield Contemporary, Lichtenstein Art Center, Pittsfield, MA
2007 RISD ROUTES Biennial, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2006 Woods, Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2005 RISD Triennial, Providence, RI
Awards and Honors
2019 Honorable Mention, Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale 2019, South Korea
2018 SoFA Chicago, Selects, Mitchell Channon Design, Chicago, IL.
2018 Honorable Mention, Berkshire Museum, Art of the Hills, Pittsfield, MA.
Collections
Kruizenga Art Museum, Hope Michagan, United States
Kamm Teapot Foundation
Bibliography and Publications
Martha Schwendener, "Lasting Beauty, Even in Shards," New York Times
Benjamin Genocchio, Incollect Magazine, The Allure of Mud and Magic,
Monica Fayez, El Beit Magazine, Boroniec Vortex
Laura Staugaitis, "Slinky Spirals of Clay Form Topsy-Turvy Vases," This Colossal
Dan Shaw, "Portrait of the Pittsfield Artist as a Young Man," Rural Intelligence
Elenor Wilson, KilnFolk, Take Magazine
Agata Toromanoff, "Impossible Design"
Charles Bonenti, "TIME OUT: With Gulf Spill Artist Michael Boroniec," Berkshire Eagle
Jenn Smith, "Potter Honors Pal via Art," Berkshire Eagle
Ceramics Now, "Michael Boroniec"
Aesthetica Magazine, "In Conversations with Michael Boroniec"
BerkshireNow; "Berkshire Museum Michael Boroniec"
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