Michael Golden was born in Fayetteville, NC and lives and works in Houston, TX. Golden received his MFA in printmaking and drawing from the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL in 1989. For 25 years he taught in the Art Department at Houston Community College-Central, where he served as Department Chair and Gallery Director. His work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including �The Abstract Impulse� at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Galveston Arts Center; Rudolph Blume Fine Art/Artscan Gallery, Houston; Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL; Project Row Houses, Houston; and Artists Space and the Painting Center in New York City. Golden�s work is in collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, IN; University of California, Palo Alto; and University of Texas at Austin, as well as corporate and private collections. He has received Individual Artists Grants from HAA for both his own work and for curating. Instagram: Goldenslefteye