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Michael completed his undergraduate studies at Notre Dame College in Manchester NH where he studied Graphic Design and Illustration. He worked in education for a few years out of college before attending The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University’s MFA program beginning in 2006. During his tenure there, Michael focused his interests on painting and contemporary photography. His first big exhibition was the Boston Young Contemporaries show in July of 2007. Critic Cate McQuaid, a Boston Globe Correspondent, said in an article she wrote on July of 2007, “Painter/ printmaker Michael Finnegan calls his works ‘oil-on-canvas monotypes.’ He uses paint, not ink, and prints on canvas to create, in his ‘September Wedding’ series, elusive and deliciously textured scenes.” He teaches painting classes for Brookline and Medway Adult Education and has taught Pre-College at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Recently, Michael spent the majority of 2010 organizing and curating an MFA Alumni Show with 82 artists from all around the world. He currently is the Coordinator for a non-profit After School program in Newton, MA and a board member for The Medway Cultural Council.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Statement

My work focuses on contemporary digital culture. More specifically, how we connect with people through social media and the impact it has on how we perform tasks every day. I see a growing concern with conservative thinkers in regards to digital technologies and how they are ‘disconnecting’ us from real life.  There are a number of people who believe that the path we are on will change the way we communicate and THINK, in a way that could destroy our personal connections or relationships with each other. I believe that social media is an incredible tool that could build on connections and create a viable interaction with people in our community and globally. 
Cell phones have opened up many doors to the social experience. It has giving us access to unlimited content and mobility.  My paintings and sculptures are inextricably linked to digital media, viral content and social interactions. 
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