MICHAEL FREEMAN PASTEL ARTIST
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Awards/Exhibitions

Excellence Award                                                               December               2022
"Pastel World 2022"
3rd China Zhuhai International Pastel
Invitational Exhibition
                                     
('Sleight of Hand')

Winner / Landscape                                                           December               2022
'Dust Off' PGE Online Pastel Competition                                         
('Heart Broken')

16th ARC Salon Finalist                                                     November               2022
('Sleight of Hand')

Pastel World                                                                        October                   2022
The 3rd China Zhuhai International
Pastel Invitational Exhibition 2022
Acceptance/ Exhibition Opens 16th December 2022
('Sleight of Hand')

Silver Award                                                                        October                   2022
Elizabeth Mowry Memorial Fund
​9th IAPS Master Circle Division                                          
2022 IAPS Juried Webshow

('2021')

​9th IAPS Master Circle Division                                        October                     2022
2022 IAPS Juried Webshow
Acceptance Notice ('2021')

16th ARC Salon Semi-Finalist                                           September                 2022
('Sleight of Hand' and 'Heart Broken')


2022 36th Web Exhibition                                                  September                 2022
KOREAN PASTEL ARTISTS
ASSOCIATION (KPAA) 
(Granny's Box)

​3rd Place                                                                             August                     2022
Make Your Mark
Pastel Society of Southern California (PSSC)
4th International Online Open Juried Exhibition
(Sleight of Hand'')

​Awarded honor of Outstanding Pastel                            June                         2022
BoldBrush Painting Competition
Judge: Jennifer Diehl
('Granny's Box')

Outstanding Artist Award                                                 April                         2022
8th Hibiscus & Bays Art Awards 2022
('Sleight of Hand')​

11th Place                                                                          December                 2021
"Les Pastellistes"
International Online Art Exhibition 2021
Societe De Pastel De L'est Du Canada
Pastel Society of Eastern Canada
(Granny's Box)

"Les Pastellistes"                                                                 December                 2021
​International Online Art Exhibition 2021​
Societe De Pastel De L'est Du Canada                              
​Pastel Society of Eastern Canada
(Granny's Box and Sleight of Hand)

Finalist                                                                                December                 2021
5th Edition of the Boynes Emerging Artist Award
(Granny's Box)

​1st Place                                                                             December                 2021
Colored Pencil Magazine’s 2021 Art Competition
(Lockdownunder)

Colored Pencil Magazine’s 2021 Art Competition               December                  2021
Finalist Selection
(Granny's Box and UFO's 2)

Award of Excellence                                                         November                 2021
7th IAPS Master Circle Division                                          
2021 IAPS Juried Webshow
Acceptance Notice ('Sleight of Hand')

​7th IAPS Master Circle Division                                          October                      2021
2021 IAPS Juried Webshow
Acceptance Notice ('Sleight of Hand')

The Pastellist of the Year                                                 October                      2021
The Pastel Society of Australia
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Sleight of Hand' and 'Slaughterhouse')

1st Place Still Life                                                             October                      2021
The Pastel Society of Australia
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Sleight of Hand')

1st Place Scapes                                                              October                      2021
The Pastel Society of Australia
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Slaughterhouse')

​Honorable Mention                                                       September                     2021
Pure Color 5th Annual ONLINE International
Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
Pastel Society of North Carolina
('Lockdownunder')

Awarded honor of Outstanding Pastel                          August                         2021
BoldBrush Painting Competition
Judge: Shana Levenson
('Lockdownunder')

Pastel Society of America                                                   July                             2021                                        
49th Annual Exhibition: Online Show 2021
Enduring Brilliance!
('Peebly 4 Sure')

Award of Excellence                                                        June                            2021
IAPS Juried Gallery Exhibition
6th Master Circle Division
at the Zhou B. Art Center in Chicago, IL
('Lockdownunder')

​IAPS Juried Gallery Exhibition                                           May                             2021
6th Master Circle Division
at the Zhou B. Art Center in Chicago, IL
('Lockdownunder')

Master Member MPANZ                                                   March                          2021
​
Pastel Artists of New Zealand
Presented by Lyn Henry
(PANZ President)


2021 'Purely Pastel' Online National Exhibition                  March                          2021
Pastel Artists of New Zealand
Master & Distinguished Artist Category
​'Heartbroken'   'Slaughterhouse'   'Lockdownunder'

HONORABLE MENTION                                                 February                      2021 
22nd Annual Pastel 100 Competition 
In the Still Life + Floral Category
​'UFO's 2'
                                                                 

Richeson75 Small Works                                                   January                        2021
Finalist Selection
(‘Pebbly 4 Sure' and 'Locked Down')

Richeson75 Small Works                                                   January                       2021
Meritorious Selection
(‘Tart’)

15th ARC Salon Finalist                                                  December                  2020
('Granny's Box')

Honorable Mention / Still Life                                         December                  2020
Get Dusty PGE Online Pastel Competition                                         
('UFO's 2')

15th ARC Salon Semi-Finalist                                           September                 2020
('Granny's Box' and 'UFO's)


37th IAPS Juried Webshow/Exhibition                              September                  2020
Acceptance Notice ('Granny's Box')

ShowSubmit Award                                                        September                 2020
Pastel Society of America                                         
48th Annual Exhibition: Online Show 2020
Enduring Brilliance!
('Granny's Box')

Bronze Award                                                                   August                      2020
Great Lakes Pastel Society                                                
Online National Exhibition
('Granny's Box')

Great Lakes Pastel Society                                                August                      2020
Online National Exhibition
('Granny's Box' and UFO's 2)

Make Your Mark!                                                                August                      2020
Pastel Society of Southern California (PSSC)
Online Show/Exhibition
('Granny's Box', 'UFO's 2', 'Heart Broken')

Pastel Society of America                                                  July                           2020                                         
48th Annual Exhibition: Online Show 2020
Enduring Brilliance!
('Granny's Box')

1st Place Scapes                                                              August                     2020
The Pastel Society of Australia
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Heart Broken')

3rd Place Still Life                                                            August                     2020
The Pastel Society of Australia
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Granny's Box')

The Pastel Society of Australia                                          July                           2020
On-Line Annual Exhibition 2020
('Granny's Box' and 'Heart Broken')

Distinguished Member DPANZ                                       July                          2020
​
Pastel Artists of New Zealand
Received notification from Max Currie
(PANZ President) on 1st  July 2020

SUPREME AWARD  (Unison Cup)                                  March                       2020
Pastel Artists of New Zealand
(PANZ) National Exhibition 2020

(Purely Pastel PANZ National Exhibition)
​'Granny's Box'


Purely Pastel PANZ 19th National Exhibition                     March                        2020
Railway Station, Dunedin, New Zealand
​('Granny's Box' and 'UFO's 2')

Richeson75 Still Life and Floral                                          March                        2020
Finalist Selection
(‘Granny's Box’ and UFO's 2)

Richeson75 Still Life and Floral                                          March                        2020
Meritorious Selection
(‘Bird’s and the Bees’)

Featured Artist                                                                   January                      2020
Pastel Society of America
​Facebook Page

Butler Institute of America Exhibition                                 December                  2019
Youngstown Ohio
(‘Bird’s and the Bees’)

35th IAPS Juried Webshow/Exhibition                               November                  2019
('Birds and the Bees')

Kumeu Arts Awards Juried Exhibition                                November                  2019
Kumeu Arts Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
('Beemuddled' and 'UFO's')

Awarded honor of Outstanding Pastel                          September                  2019
BoldBrush Painting Competition
by the BoldBrush Jury
('UFO's)

Tasman National Art Awards Exhibition                            September                  2019
Mapua, Nelson
New Zealand
('Clowning Around')

'Pure Color Online International Exhibition'                       September                  2019
Pastel Society of North Carolina
(One of 150 paintings chosen from 853 submitted)
​('UFO's')

'Passionate about Pastel' Exhibition                                  August                        2019
The Lake House Gallery
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
('Beemuddled')

2019 Pastel Society of America                                         July                             2019
47th Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance!
('Birds and the Bees')

Master Circle status with IAPS                                       June                            2019
Received notification from Richard McKinley
(IAPS President) on 20th June 2019


The Maggie Price Award of Excellence                         June                            2019
in the 34th IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2019  
IAPS Thirteenth Bienniel Convention,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
('She'll Bee Right!')

PASTEL Journal  (article)                                                June                             2019
An 8 page feature article in the June Issue
of Pastel Journal - 'A Realistic Approach'

34th IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2019                            June                             2019
IAPS Convention Pastel World Exhibition
('She'll Bee Right!')

34th IAPS Tutors Exhibition – The 2019                            June                             2019
IAPS Convention Pastel World Exhibition
('UFO's')

SIGNATURE MEMBER  PSA                                            March                          2019 
Elected Signature Member of the
Pastel Society of America

Purely Pastel PANZ 18th National Exhibition                     March                           2019
Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford,  New Zealand
(2x paintings accepted - 'Beemuddled'
​and 'Clowning Around')

HONORABLE MENTION                                                  April                             2019 
Richeson75  Still Life & Floral                               
Online Exhibition - 'UFO's'

2019 Finalist Selection Richeson75                                  March                           2019
Online Exhibition 
(2x paintings accepted - 'UFO's'
​and 'She'll Bee Right!')

2019 Meritorious Selection Richeson75                            March                           2019
Online Exhibition 
(2x paintings accepted - 'Beemuddled'
​and 'Clowning Around')

33rd IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2018                           November                     2018
Web Show (Bemuddled)

HONORABLE MENTION                                                 October                        2018 
20th Annual Pastel 100 Competition 
In the Still Life + Floral Category
​'UFO's'


Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                             Oct 12 - Oct 14              2018

MERIT AWARD                                                                April                              2018
PANZ National Exhibition 2018
​Pastel Artists of New Zealand

(Purely Pastel PANZ National Exhibition)
​She's Mine! 


Purely Pastel PANZ 17th National Exhibition                   April                                2018
Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand


BRONZE AWARD                                                           December                      2017
31st IAPS Juried Exhibition – 2017 
'The 2017 Web Show'     
 'Roadman's Hut'        

 
31st IAPS Juried Exhibition – The 2017                          November                      2017
Web Show (2x paintings accepted - Roadman's Hut
​and 'Something New')


1st Prize Best Still Life                                                   October                        2017
(15th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu)
'Something New'

15th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu                    October                          2017

Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                              April                               2017
 
Purely Pastel PANZ 16th National Exhibition                   March – April                 2017
Wallace Art Gallery, Morrinsville, New Zealand

Category Winner – Kapiti District                                 October                         2016
(14th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu)

14th Annual Rotary Art Show Paraparaumu                    October                          2016
 
PANZ Convention Attendees Choice Award                April                              2016
(Purely Pastel PANZ National Exhibition)    


Purely Pastel PANZ 15th National Exhibition                    April                              2016
 
Hibiscus & Bays Art Awards                                              Nov – Dec                    2015
 
Art Fusions Carmel College Auckland                               Aug 28 - Aug 30           2015







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