Michael Ome Untiedt, Artist of the Taj
VITAE
Michael Ome Untiedt
born: Lamar, Colorado, April 26, 1952
Married: wife Donna Marie Montgomery Untiedt
Children: Zachariah Ome Untiedt, Hannah Faye Untiedt
EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1970 Graduate, Granada Union High School, Granada, CO
1975 Scholarship; magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, BA University of Denver, Denver, CO
1981 Scholarship; summa cum laude, BS Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
1984-88 Colorado Artist’s Association, State Board of Directors, President State Board
1986 Post Graduate Studies, Art History University of Colorado, Denver, CO
1987-90 Art Students League of Denver
1991-94 Board of Directors, Aurora Arts & Humanities Council, Aurora, CO
1991-97 Colorado Artists Guild
1991-97 Citizens Advisory Board, Aurora Fox Arts Center, Aurora, CO Executive Board Chairperson
2003-4 Member, National Association of Independent Artists, NAIA
1996-2006 Member of the Gatherers, national fund raising group for the cultural arts, Austin, TX, secretary, National Board of Directors
2001-2013 Director, OmeArt LLC, producer of artist workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and Studio Nights, Denver, CO
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Evergreen Fine Arts, Evergreen, CO
Mary Williams Fine Art, Boulder, CO
Sanders Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX
PUBLICATIONS
2001 SouthWest Art Magazine, Painting the Landscape, Telling Stories, Feb/01, feature article and cover
2001 Artist’s Magazine, Living Your Landscapes, Dec/01 feature article and cover
2002 Artist’s Sketchbook, Open Book, An American Painter in Ireland, spring 2002 feature article
2004 Colorado Expressions, Art Scene, Winter 2004, feature article
2006 Aristos, an Online Review of the Arts, January 2006 aristos.org
2006 Cultural Times, An Artist That Almost Didn’t H,appen, Nov/06, feature article and cover
2012 SouthWest Art Magazine, Governor’s Invitational Art Show, April 2012
AWARDS
2006 Poster Artist, Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
2005 Tuffy Berg Award, CM Russell Auction, Great Falls, Montana
2004 Collector’s Choice Award, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2004 Finalist Winner, Artist’s Magazine 20th Annual Art Competition
2003 Finalist Winner, Artist’s Magazine 20th Annual Art Competition
2002 Collector’s Choice, Best of Show, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2002 Sullivan Award, Master’s in Montana, Bozeman, MT
2002 Merit Award, Lubbock Art Festival, Lubbock, TX
2001 Poster Artist, Mountain Art Gathering, Keystone, CO
1997 Poster Artist, Rotary Boot’s and Spurs Invitational Show, Boulder, CO.
1995 Best of Show, Rotary Boot’s and Spurs Invitational Show, Boulder, CO.
1994 Director’s Choice Award, Southwest Arts Festival, Albuquerque, NM
1993 National Greeley Art Mart, Meritorious Painting Award, Greeley, CO
1993 Colorado Artist’s Guild, Annual Watermedia Painting Award, Denver, CO
1992 Meritorious Award, Colorado State Fair Art Show, Pueblo, CO
1992 Picture Perfect Award, Oil and Acrylic Painters Show, Osage Beach, MO
1992 Fountain Hills National Art Show, 1st Place, Acrylic, Fountain Hills, AZ
1992 Colorado Artists’ Guild, Annual Water media Painting Award, Denver, CO
1991 National Greeley Art Mart, 1st Place, Painting, Greeley, CO
1991 United Bank ART Classic, Best of Show, Denver, CO
1988 Best of Show, Fountain Hills National Art Show, Fountain Hill, AZ
1987 Jurist Award, Winfield Art in the Park, Winfield, KS
1986 Colorado Artist’s Association State Show, 1st Place Watercolor, Denver, CO
1985 Aurora Library Show, Best of Show, Aurora, CO
1984 Colorado Artist’s Association State Show, Jurist’s Award, Denver, CO
http://www.michaelomeuntiedt.com/index/About_the_Artist.html
VITAE FINIS
Michael’s works will be on display at the Jefferson County Courts and Administration Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO, in the Rotunda, from September 19th to October 9th.
Deer Creek Canyon Park, “Alpine Geometry”, oil on canvas
Lookout Mountain Nature Center, “Sights and Sounds of Nature’s Resolve, oil on canvas
