Mike Stiler

Mike Stiler, Beach Parade 9×27

Beach Parade. Mixed media, 9″ x 27″. $2400.

Mike Stiler, Rusty 16×18

‘Rusty’. Mixed media, 16″ x 18″. $1250.

Mike Stiler, eenymeenymineymo20x22

Eenymeenymineymo. Mixed media, 20″ x 22″. $1850.

Mike Stiler, Zen Man

Zen Man. Mixed media, 15″ x 27″. $1500.

Coast Guard

Mixed media, 10.5″ x 28″. $3500.

Mike Stiler, Mr. Stripes 7×24

Mr. Stripes. Mixed media, 7″ x 24″. SOLD

Sticksnstones

Mixed media, 26″ x 27″. $3,200.

Mike Stiler is a sculptor, poet and zen meditation teacher. Mike and his wife, Dyan Berk, have been residents of Monhegan since 1992.

Mike works in a variety of mediums, and is known for his sculptural pieces made from wood, found objects and flotsam. His artwork is playful, narrative, figurative, and is inspired by the creatures and characters of the island.

The “Yardfish” are kinetic garden sculptures that respond and swivel in the slightest breeze. They are durable in all exterior environments.

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Education:

  • Syracuse University School of Fine Arts/ sculpture major
  • Rochester Institute of Technology/ painting major
  • Rochester Zen Center, Roshi Philip Kapleau, teacher
  • – study and practice of zen meditation

Pope & Gray Inc.

  • 2 yr.program in color theory and pigment technology
  • Hochstein School of Music, Rochester, NY
  • saxophone major

Other Experience:

Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising, NYC

  • outdoor bulletin painting (billboards), specializing in  figurative rendering

Mike Stiler Sign Design, Kennebunkport, ME

  • specializing in the design & fabrication of custom signage and wooden carved signs.

2000  Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

  • fellowship recipient/residency program

2001-2004  ‘Painting Now’, painting workshops on Monhegan Island.

  • 3 & 4 day painting intensives, held on Monhegan Island & Rockland, ME, exploring the possibilities of an intuitive approach to the creative process.

2001  MacNamara Foundation, Westport Island, ME, residency fellowship.

2001  Publication of ‘Who Sees?’

  • collection of own poems & drawings pertaining to the phenomena of unconditional presence.

2001-2009 ‘Seeing Without Knowing’ meditation & inquiry retreats on Monhegan & Belfast, ME

Galleries:

  • Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland, ME  04101 (888) 762-2693
  • Firehouse Gallery,  Damariscotta, ME (207) 563-7299
  • Lupine Gallery, Monhegan, ME  (207) 594-8131
  • Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

Collections:

  • Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
  • School of American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY
  • James Kupecz, collector, Pittsburgh, PA

Shows & Awards:

  • 2010  Greenhut Gallery – One Person Show
  • 2009  CMCA Rockport, ME. – ‘Comic-Al’ Show
  • 2009  Maine Commission of Arts % for Art Award Dirigo Elementary School
    Dixfield, ME.
  • 2009  Firehouse Gallery – ‘In The Garden’ show
  • 2008  CMCA Rockport,  ME. – ‘First Traces’ show
  • 2007  CMCA, Rockport, ME. – ‘Menagerie’  Show
  • 2006  CMCA, Rockport, ME. – Biennial  Invitational
  • 2005  CMCA, Rockport, ME. – ‘In Celebration of Wood’
  • 2004  Pitchers/Masters Gallery, Deer Isle, ME. – Art Nouveau’
  • 2004  Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockland, ME. – Summer Show
  • 2004  Lupine Gallery, Monhegan, ME. – ‘The View From Here’
  • 2003  Elements Gallery, Rockland, ME. – Summer Invitational
  • 2002  Nan Mulford Gallery, Rockland, ME. – Mike Stiler
  • 2001  Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA. – Outdoor Sculpture Show
  • 2001  Stiler/Berk Studio, – Mermaids
  • 2001  Greenhut Galleries, – One Person show
  • 2000  Greenhut Galleries, – One Person Show