Michael Jones McKean (b. 1976, Truk Island, Micronesia) is a recipient of numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and residencies at the MFAH Core Program, Houston, TX, The International Studio and Curatorial Program, New York City, NY and The Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA. Recent group exhibitions include the Center for Curatorial Studies: Bard, Annedale-On-Hudson, NY (2012), Horton Gallery, New York, NY (2011), Manifestation Internatiationle d’art de Quebec Biennale (2010) and The Art Foundation, Athens, Greece. Recent solo exhibitions include Gentili Apri, Berlin, Germany (2012), Parisian Laundry, Montreal, Canada (2012), Shenkar, Tel Aviv, Israel (2011) and The Bemis Center for Comtemporary Art, Omaha, NE (2012).