Michael Aldana    Biography


Born: New Orleans, Louisiana 1975
           Grew up in many locations (including abroad) while father was in the military from 1975 until returning to Louisiana in 1996.

College: Southeastern Louisiana University
Degree: Visual Art (painting) BA 2002
          Was president of the Visual Art Society 2001 - 2002
          Prior to discovering art, Aldana was a Mass Communications student (in radio production)
          of 4 years.

Art Related: Well, I had taken a break from producing art for about a year and a half. I had my first child in the fall of 2002 and did the whole stay at home full time daddy thing. During that time, you will quickly realized there is little to no time for anything else. Unfortunately art had to take a backseat for a short while. Now that we have worked out a better schedule, my creativity now has an outlet again! I've been producing work on 3 new series. One is figurative, where I'm depicting the simple and mundane aspects of domestic life. The second series is that of Louisiana landscapes. Landscapes are new to me and I find them fun to explore when I want to recharge from my other two series of works. Finally, the series that I've been most excited about. The "My Supplication" and "Sull" series. This body of work has been very enriching to me on a deeper level. Each of these paintings is like it's own sort of visual prayer. They pull from my life and project (abstractly) those wants, desires and reflections I'm experiencing on that level inside (the one for which there are no words to express). All three of these series will be added to regularly on my art page.

I am currently seeking a gallery for representation and employment relating to the arts.

That is where I'm at now. Below is a list of the few art related things I have done thus far

2007 Aug. Begin work on MFA at the Memphis College of Art
2007 July 42nd annual juried art exhibition (St. Tammany Arts Association)
2005 RAIN event at the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
2004 Ozone film festival exhibition in Covington, Louisiana
2003 - 2004 Covington Spring for Art and Covington Fall for Art in Covington, Louisiana
May 2002 Senior Exhibition at Clark Hall Gallery in Hammond, Louisiana
March 2002 Biannual Juried Student Exhibition in Hammond, Louisiana
Apr. 2002 Covington Art Walk in Covington, Louisiana
Nov14 – Dec9 2001 Annual Juried Student Exhibition in Hammond, Louisiana
Nov2 – Nov15 2001 Solo Exhibition at Hammond Regional Art Center in Hammond, Louisiana
Oct. 2001 Reaction to Terrorism art exhibition at SLU in Hammond, Louisiana
Oct. 2001 Art and All That Jazz in Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Aug. 2001 Hot August Night in Hammond, Louisiana
2001 Both Spring and Fall Hammond Art Walks in Hammond, Louisiana
Oct. 2000 Annual Juried Student Exhibition in Hammond, Louisiana
Aug. 2000 Hot August Nights in Hammond Louisiana