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He is an artist whose creations are consistently cited by notable arts organizations, are featured in respected publications and earn him entry into highly competitive juried art shows. A native Southerner, Michael lived for a brief time in Kent in southeastern England. While living in Europe he was exposed to the rich history of art which inspired him to pick up a camera. He continues to experience this inspiration during his frequent travels to the great galleries, museums and other history rich sites in Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Mexico and Canada. Michael grew up in Albany, Georgia where he attended Albany State College. He later moved to Atlanta and graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta. After spending almost half of his life in the capital of the New South, Michael considers himself a native of Atlanta - a city that has the best of everything he loves. As an artist Michael's goal is to create work that affects him and others. "When I look at a finished piece and for a split second, time stops and I hear my heart beating - I am unable to breathe and I am aware only of the piece and how it makes me feel. Then, I know that I succeeded." ------- Michael Bryant was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an article entitled, "Petal Power Rules for Festival Weekend," by Richard L. Eldredge ------- Selected Awards Dogwood Festival, Atlanta, GA Decatur Arts Alliance Exhibition, Decatur, GA Disney Festival of the Masters, Orlando, FL Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, IL Mainsail Art Festival, St Petersburg, FL Artscape, Baltimore, MD Midwest Salute to the Arts, Fairview Heights, IL Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO Winter Park Sidewalk Art Fest, Winter Park, FL Sandy Springs Festival, Sandy Springs, GA Bethesda Row Art Festival, Bethesda, MD Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, Bethesda, MD Inman Park Festival, Atlanta, GA Summer Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland Heights, OH Morning Glory Craft Fair, Milwaukee, WI
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