MICHAEL AJERO
BORN 1968 Philadelphia, PA
EDUCATION
2001-2005 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Certificate in Painting
1998-2002 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Continuing Education
1998-2004 Fleisher Art Memorial
1986-1991 Rowan University, BA in Communications in Radio/Television/Film
AWARDS
2005 Thouron Prize For Composition - Faculty Vote - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Simone C. Titone Prize - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Irma H. Cook Prize, August Cook Prize, and Daniel Garber Prize
for Excellence in Drawing - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2004 Fellowship Juried Prizes, Certificate - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Juror: Dr. Michael Shantz
Selma and Samuel J. Savitz Purchase Prize, Honorable Mention - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Gamblin Paint Prize - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Melvin Paul and Pearl Miller Carpel Scholarship - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Center for the Arts in Southern New Jersey, Annual Open Juried Exhibition -
First Prize and additional Honorable Mention - Juror: Glenn Rudderow
2002 HaddonArts Fine Arts Festival - Third Prize - Juror: Al Gury
Fleisher Art Memorial - Special Merit II Award for Figure Drawing
2001 Fleisher Art Memorial - Zimmerman Memorial Award for Life Drawing
Art Blooms Festival of Cherry Hill - First Prize
2000 Fleisher Art Memorial - Student Solo Exhibition Award
Fleisher Art Memorial - Fred and Naomi Hazell Award for Figure Painting
Fleisher Art Memorial - Fred and Naomi Hazell Award for Still Life Painting
Fleisher Art Memorial - Special Merit I Award for Life Drawing
EXHIBITIONS
2008 Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia 1st Annual Art Show, Midwives Collective & Gallery, Philadelphia , PA (October 2008)
2006 “Out of the Academy” Group Exhibit, The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA
2005 104th Annual Student Exhibition, Galleries of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Certificate Program Shows, 1301 Cherry St. Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2004 103rd Annual Student Exhibition , Galleries of the Historic Landmark Building, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Certificate Program Shows, 1301 Cherry St. Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2003 140th Annual Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings, The Philadelphia Sketch Club
Certificate Program Shows, 1301 Cherry St. Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2002 Certificate Program Shows, 1301 Cherry St. Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
2001 Fred and Naomi Hazell Award Winners Show, The Philadelphia Foundation, Community Gallery at 1234 Market, April-June 2001
2000 Student Solo Show Award, Fleisher Art Memorial, 2nd Floor Student Gallery, September 2000
Continuing Education Show, 1301 Cherry St. Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
FUNDRAISERS
2008 Dear Fleisher, 4” x 6” of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial
2006 Dear Fleisher, 4” x 6” of Art, Fleisher Art Memorial
2004 50/50 Benefit Show, Fleisher Art Memorial
RESIDENCY
12/02-12/04 Fleisher Art Memorial, Artist in Residence
GALLERY AFFILIATION
2005-2009 Riverbank Arts - Stockton, NJ
PUBLICATIONS
"Gathering" (Reproduction of Dear Fleisher 2008 Postcard) in Fleisher Art Memorial's "Free Hand", Spring 2009 Catalogue on page 3
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Till Guldimann, SunGard
J. Brien Murphy
Samuel Savitz
Billy Blackwell