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Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016
Roaring Yes, Basalt Regional Library, Basalt, Colorado
2014
Basalt Creative Spaces Project, Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado
2013
Balance Point, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2012
Along the Way, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2012
Unraveling the Code, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
2012
The Gates, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2011
Stars in Basalt, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2011
House of Dreams, CMC ArtShare Gallery, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2011
Bound to Please, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2011
Bound and Intensified, Basalt Regional Library, Basalt, Colorado
2010-11
Champagne in Basalt at Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2010
At a Given Moment, 44T Artspace/Metro Frame Works, Denver, Colorado
2010
Origin of Species, Basalt Regional Library, Basalt, Colorado
2010
Life of the Party, Cuvee, Basalt, Colorado
2009
Summer Rain Series, Aspen Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, Colorado
2009
Optimism - New Paintings, 44T Artspace/Metro Frame Works, Denver, Colorado
2007
Four Left Turns, new paintings, 44T Artspace/Metro Frame Works, Denver, Colorado
2005
String Dimensions, CMC Gallery, Center for Excellence in the Arts, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2001
Visual Power, Morgridge Academic Center, Aspen Campus Art Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
1999
Summer Show, Café Bernard's, Basalt, Colorado
1994
Roots and Branches, New Works, Connie Logan Gallery, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
1987
12 New Works, Pitkin County Library, Aspen, Colorado
1982
Works by Michael Raaum, Theater In The Round Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1982
Selected works 1979-81, Catherine G. Murphy Galleries, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
1981
Graphic Works, School of Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1979
Paintings, Prints, Drawings, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Water, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2020
Flash Card Project, Carbondale Arts, Carbondale, Colorado
2019
Colorado Abstract: Past, Present and Future, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado
2019
New Landscapes in the Bauhaus Tradition, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2019
Bauhaus: Return to Simplicity, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
2018
4 Views of the Contemporary, Colorado Mountain College, Rifle, Colorado
2018
Contemporary Landscapes, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2017
Nature's Affirmations, part of the Contemporary Landscapes Show, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2017
Rider, part of Reminisce: A Tribute to 50 years of Art at Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
2013
Aspen Art Museum, Roaring Fork Open 2013, Aspen, Colorado
2012
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Fresh, exhibit and auction, Los Angeles, California
2012
Break Free, contribution to Pacific Standard Time Public Art Festival, Mark di Suvero's Artists' Tower of Protest 2012, in West Hollywood, California. Curated by Cesar Garcia, Senior Curator at LA><Art.
2011
Art Show 2011, curator, Mr. Brainwash, Los Angeles, California
2011
RFO 2011, Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2011
Local Visual, LivAspenArt Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2011
Group Show, 44T Artspace/Metro Frame Works, Denver, Colorado
2011
Works on Paper, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2011
An Exchange with Sol LeWitt at MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts, an exhibition curated by Regine Basha of Cabinet Magazine
2010
970.ORG at the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2009
Aspen Art Museum, Roaring Fork Open, curated by Christoph Heinrich, Director of the Denver Art Museum
and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Director of the Aspen Art Museum
2009
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2009
Aspen Faculty Exhibition 2009, Center for Excellence in the Arts, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen
2009
Colorado Abstract, Center for Visual Art, Denver, Colorado, exhibition in conjunction with the release of the book Colorado Abstract by Michael Paglia and Mary Voelz Chandler. See Review in Southwest Art, September 2009.
2008
Red Brick Biennial, Aspen, Colorado, juried by Dean Sobel, Director of the Clyfford Still Museum.
2008
Second Set: Favorite Works from 44T Artists, 44T Artspace, Denver, Colorado
2007
The Jurors' Show at WC3 Gallery, Woody Creek, Colorado
2007
Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2007
Works on Paper, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2007
Moment of Impact, new work at the Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, Colorado
2007
Faces, 44T Artspace, Denver, Colorado
2006
Annual Showcase, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
2006
Small Works, 44T Artspace, Denver, Colorado
2006
Imprints, Aspen Chapel Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
2006
Introductions, an exhibit of new works, 44T Artspace/Metro Frame Works, Denver, Colorado
2006
Summer Exhibit, Givens Institute, Aspen, Colorado
2006
15th National Art Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, curated by Dean Sobel, Director for the
Clyfford Still Museum. Received the J. Lloyd Jones Memorial Award.
2006
26th Annual Valley Visual Arts Show, Kahhak Fine Arts, Carbondale, Colorado
2006
Regionalism, UMC Art Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder
2005-06
Lysistrata, Thunder River Theatre Gallery, Carbondale, Colorado
2005
2005 Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2005
Roaring Fork Artists, Alpine Bank, Carbondale, Colorado
2005
After Hours, 104 Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado
2005
Faculty Show, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
2005
Imagine, Sandra Phillips Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2005
Voices of Tomorrow Foundation, Magidson Fine Art, Aspen, Colorado
2005
Valley Visual Arts Show, Kahhak Fine Arts Gallery, sponsored by the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities, Carbondale, Colorado
2004
Postcards From The Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, hosted by the Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York, New York
2004
Artists for Peace, Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities, Carbondale, Colorado
2004
Red Brick Center for the Arts Gallery, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Aspen, Colorado
2003-05
Aspen Artist Cooperative, Aspen, Colorado
2003
2003 Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2003
New Work, Faculty Show, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado
2002
Faculty Show, Center for Excellence in the Arts, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2001
Inaugural Show, Morgridge Academic Center, Aspen Campus Art Gallery, Colorado Mountain College
Selected Publications, Press, Media
2018
KMTS Glenwood Springs Radio interview promoting 4 Views of the Contemporary
2014
Shine Eyes cover for Alaska Reid and the Alyeska Band vinyl album
2012
Vox Populi, Jim Calaway Honors Series, commemorative print and brochure
2011
Reality Becomes Dream World for Basalt Artist, by Mike McKibbin, Colorado Mountain College News, June 2, 2011
2011
Raaum at Colorado Mountain College Gallery, Post Independent, Glenwood Springs, June 10, 2011
2011
House of Dreams, Aspen Times, February 25, 2011
2010
Art Museum is mixing it up, featuring Bound and Intensified, by Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times, October 21, 2010
2009
Vox Populi at the Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen Times, November 6, 2009
2009
Review, Recent Books, Colorado Abstract: Paintings and Sculpture, Southwest Art, September 2009, p. 50
2009
Michael Raaum Explores What Is Possible, by Ashlee Fairey, Snowmass Sun, March 3, 2009, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2009
Colorado Abstract, book by Michael Paglia and Mary Voelz Chandler, Fresco Fine Art Publications, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2008
Centered on the Arts, Red Brick Biennial, by Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times Weekly, November 9, 2008
2008
Michael Raaum's "Stars," at Red Brick Biennial, Aspen Times Weekly, November 2, 2008
2007
Champagne Cascade, WC3 Gallery, Aspen Times, November 30, 2007
2007
American Art Collector, National, Volume 3, Book 4, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA
2007
Rhythms of Art by Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times, September 21, 2007
2007
TV Aspen interview with Jeannie Walla on Showcase Aspen regarding Moment of Impact exhibit, Aspen, Colorado
2007
Colorado Mountain College Foundation Progress Report, Center for Excellence in the Arts, Gallery,
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2007
Wyly Community Art Center Annual Report for 2006, Wyly Art Talk Series, Basalt, Colorado
2007
American Art Collector, Volume 3, Book 2, Central States, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA
2007
zingmagazine recommends, February 12, Michael Raaum exhibit at 44T Artspace, Denver, Colorado
2007
Raaum's Solo Show on Display in Denver, Jamestown Sun, Jamestown, ND, February 23, 2007
2007
Silver Plume, painting featured in Aspen Home Magazine, Upward Mobility, Winter 2007
2007
Silver Plume, painting featured in Aspen Sojourner, Living Aloft, Mid-Winter 2007
2006
Introductions by Michael Paglia, Westword, Artbeat, Arts & Entertainment, September 6, 2006
2006
Basalt Artist wins J. Lloyd Jones Memorial Award, Post Independent, April 21, 2006
2006
Snapshots - Raaum Racks Up Award, Aspen Times, April 29, 2006
2006
Eye on Artists - Michael Raaum, Post Independent, Glenwood Springs, January 20, 2006
2005-06
Pleasure Undulates, Calaway Honors Series, commemorative poster and brochure cover for the sixth season.
2005
Open to Change, curator Jacobson updates the Roaring Fork Open, by Jeanne McGovern, Aspen Times Weekly, October 16, 2005
2005
Local Artists Shine at Roaring Fork Open, by Damien Williamson, Aspen Daily News, Time Out, October 13, 2005
2005
Michael Raaum's String and other artistic incidents, by Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times, October 7, 2005
2005
Artist finds tie between art, science, String Dimensions, Post Independent, Glenwood Springs, October 7, 2005
2005
Michael Raaum's, "What do you dream?" Valley Journal, Flicks, Pics, & Hot Licks, October 6, 2005
2005
Off-season Preview, Stuck inside Aspen with the autumn blues again? A guide to off-season arts and entertainment, by Stewart Oksenhorn, Aspen Times Weekly, September 18, 2005
2005
What's Up, interview for the arts events program hosted by Jeannie Walla on Grassroots TV, Aspen, Colorado
2005
Featured artist, Artists Register, May 2005
2001
Visual Power review by Carrie Click, Roaring Fork Sunday, March 4-10, 2001
2001
Hot Picks – Fine Arts, Visual Power, Arts and Entertainment Section, Aspen Times Weekly, March 10-11, 2001
Awards and Events
2020
10 x 10 Name Unseen, 2020 Auction to benefit The Art Base, Basalt, Colorado
2019
10 x 10 Name Unseen, 2019 Auction to benefit The Art Base, Basalt, Colorado
2012
Mary's Garden donated to Get Art 5, Benefit for Project Angel Food, Los Angeles, California
2011
Open Studio, Roaring Fork Studio Tour, benefit for the Community Schools of Aspen and Carbondale
2010
Aspen Red Brick Center for the Arts, Annual Auction, Aspen, Colorado
2009
Anderson Ranch Art Center Annual Art Auction, Snowmass Village, Colorado
2009
Aspen Red Brick Center for the Arts, Annual Auction and Arts Festival, Aspen, Colorado
2008
Red Brick Art Auction, benefit for the Red Brick Center for the Arts, Aspen, Colorado
2006
Vanderbilt University, Artist Panel Presenter, SECAC/MACAA National Art Conference, Nashville, Tennessee
2006
Fourth Annual Studio Tour, Basalt, Colorado, benefit for the Community Schools of Aspen and Carbondale
2006
An Art Affair!, Red Brick Center for the Arts Benefit, Aspen, Colorado
2006
Art's Energy, discussion and slide presentation at Wyly Community Art Center, Basalt
2006
J. Lloyd Jones Memorial Award awarded by Dean Sobel, Project Director of the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver at the 15th National Art Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, Colorado
2006
The Coronation, donated to Carbondale Council for the Arts and Humanities
2005
Community Schools Studio Tour, benefit, Basalt, Colorado and exhibit at Alpine Bank, Carbondale, Colorado
2005
Azure Allure, donated to Magidson Fine Art, Voices of Tomorrow Foundation, Aspen, Colorado
2005
Lasso, donated to The Huntington's Disease Art Extravaganza at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, Colorado
2004
Love Life donated to Postcards From The Edge, Visual Aids Benefit, hosted by the Brent Sikkema Gallery, New York, New York
2004
Ascension, award for cover proposal from the Community Resource Center, Denver, Colorado
2004
Red Brick Center for the Arts Gallery, 10th Anniversary Celebration, Aspen
2004
Lift donated to the Benefit for William Meriwether, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
2004
Thumbs Up For The Winner donated to the Gala Opening of the Denver Metro Convention Center, Denver, Colorado
2001-02
Visual Teaching Artist in the Aspen School District for the Center for Excellence in the Arts, Colorado Mountain College Foundation
2000
Storm King purchased for Colorado Mountain College's permanent collection


Full exhibition record and collections list available upon request.


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