Michel Demanche 

Timeline 

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1975 BFA University of Texas at Arlington 

1980 MFA North Texas State University 

1987 Visiting Professor Memphis State University 

1989 Visiting Professor St. Mary’s College of Maryland 

1990-2018 Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor 

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) – Retired 2018 

2003 Grand Prize, Photography, The Fourth Biennale International Dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy 

2009 First Place, Special Categories, Holgapalooza National Photographic Competition, USA 

2015 First Place, AI&G of Salisbury, Regional Competition, Salisbury MD 

Individual Artist Grant, $1000.00, Salisbury Arts and Entertainment District 

2018 First Place, Abstract Competition, Ocean City Arts League, OC Maryland 

2020 Individual Artist Grant, 500.00, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

2021 Individual Artist Grant, 250.00, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

Individual Artist Grant, 250.00, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

2022 Individual Artist Grant, 250.00, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

Semi Finalist, Trawick Prize, Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards. Bethesda, MD 

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Exhibitions 

 

2022

Dream Dancers, Foyer Gallery, Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury, Maryland 

Divulge II, D’Art, Norfolk, VA 

Annual Members Exhibition, Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury, MD 

Abstraction, Honorable Mention award, Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury, MD 

Just Folks, Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury, Maryland 

Semi Annual Members Exhibition, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

 

2021

Dynamic, Juried Exhibition, D’Art, Norfolk, VA 

Semi Annual Members Exhibition, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

 

2020

Ocean City Photo Exhibition (Virtual), Ocean City Arts League, OC, MD 

Here /Not Here, SUAG, Downtown, Salisbury, MD 

Members Only Exhibition, Somerset County Arts Council, Crisfield, MD 

 

2019

Water, Salisbury University Gallery, Downtown, Salisbury, MD 

Rehoboth Arts League, Annual Photo Competition, Rehoboth, DE 

Michel Demanche at The Yard, New York, NY 

Allegany Arts League, Annual National Competition, Cumberland, MD 

 

2018

Art of the Still Life, Second Place award, Ocean City Arts League, OC, MD 

She, Honarable Mention award, Ocean City Arts League, OC , MD 

Art on the Fly, juried statewide competition, MSAC, Baltimore MD 

 

2017

Mr. Hopper’s Neighborhood, Causey Contemporary, NY, NY 

 

2016

Faculty Invitational Exhibition, University of Maryland System Faculty, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD 

Process, Annual Faculty Exhibition, Mosely Gallery, University of Maryland Eastern, ShorePrincess Anne, MD 

 

2015

National Competition, Salisbury Art Space, Salisbury, MD 

Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Doylestown, PA 

Bricolage, group invitational exhibition, Causey Contemporary, New York, NY 

A Tangled Web, Causey Contemporary Group Exhibition, New York. NY 

Remix, Annual Faculty Exhibition, UMES,University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 

Photography at Causey Contemporary: in conjunction with AIPAD National Show and Conference, Causey Contemporary, New York, NY 

Transaction, Juried exhibition curated by Tracy Causey-Jeffery, SPRING/BREAK ART show, New York, NY 

The Salon, Spectrum Miami, International Photographic Competition, Miami, FL 

Photo Work 15, Barrett Art Center, National Competition, Poughkeepsie, NY 

 

2014

Implausible Undertaking. Juried exhibition curated by Tracy Causey-Jeffery & Amy Kisch 

SPRING/BREAK ART Show, New York, NY 

Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, National Juried Competition, Salisbury, MD 

Art Institute of Salisbury Photographic Competition, Salisbury, MD 

Continuum: a 30-year investigation of Alchemy, Energy, Enthalpy & Entropy, Solo retrospective, SU Galleries Downtown, Salisbury MD 

New Work, Annual Faculty Exhibition, UMES, Princess Anne, MD 

( e ) merge, International Art Fair, Washington, D.C. 

40th Anniversary Exhibition, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX 

 

2013

Art Wars, Salisbury University Galleries Downtown, Salisbury, MD 

National Competition, Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, 2nd Place Award, Salisbury MD 

Texas Campfire competition, 1st place award, photography, Fort Worth, TX 

Points of View, Annual Faculty Exhibition, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 

Black and White, Exhibition, Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, Salisbury, MD 

Americana Still – Tom and Betty Learn to Remember, Solo Exhibition, Causey Contemporary 

Art, Brooklyn, NY 

35 Years at 500X, Exhibition, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX 

 

2012

Volumes, Causey Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY 

Members Annual Photographic Competition, Ocean City Art League, MD 

National Competition, Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, MD 

 

2011

Annual Faculty Exhibition, Mosley Gallery,University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD 

Corrected to 20/40, Causey Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY 

 

2010

ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI 

Tagged – exhibition and presentation of art and biodiversity, The Ward Museum, MD 

Unseen, national juried exhibition, ARC Gallery at MOSI, Tampa, FL 

Coincidental Opposites, Causey Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY 

 

2009

Sparkle, A Salon Event curated by Tracy Causey-Jeffery & hosted by Lis Kalogris, New York, NY 

Annual Faculty Exhibition, Mosely Gallery, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 

Ingenious Methodology – Chi Contemporary Fine Art, New York, NY 

1000 Little pictures, ArtHouse Co-op, Atlanta, GA 

 

2008

First Photographic Competition, ArtHouse Lounge, Harrisburg, PA 

Five Elements: Chi Contemporary Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY 

Bridge Art Fair, New York, NY 

Brooklyn Academy of Music, BAM spring exhibition and auction, Brooklyn, NY 

 

2007

Roadkill Invitational Exhibition 

Bridge Art Fair, Chicago, IL 

Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL 

Bridge Art Fair, New York, NY 

ConTextual: Language in Art, Chi Contemporary Fine Art, New York, NY 

 

2006

Art Miami, Chi Gallery, Miami, FL 

Photo New York, New York, NY 

Around the Figure, Chi Gallery, New York, NY 

Enthalpy, Chi Gallery, New York, NY (solo) 

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2005

Focused Vision, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX 

Photo New York, New York, NY 

Art LA, Chi Gallery, Los Angles, CA 

 

2004

Photo New York, New York, NY 

An Open Eye: Variations on the Figure by Maryland Artists, Jim Backas Gallery Maryland State 

Arts Council, Baltimore, MD 

Members Invitational, Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, Salisbury, MD 

30-Year Celebration: Exhibition of Gallery Artists, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX 

 

2003

Go Figure, Invitational, Mosley Gallery, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 

Gallery Night, William Campbell Contemporary Art, Fort Worth, TX 

Beautiful Delmarva, one person invitational, Art Institute of Salisbury, Salisbury, MD 

Click, Click, Boom, New Work by Michel Demanche, Chi Contemporary Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY