Michael Sims | Spencer Museum of Art

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Place of Birth: Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Works of Art: 76

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Zanatta Editions (1996–present), Nature/Medicine

Nature/Medicine, 1996

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Zanatta Editions (1996–present), Tribe/Community

Tribe/Community, 1996

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Zanatta Editions (1996–present), Wisdom/Knowledge

Wisdom/Knowledge, 1996

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Zanatta Editions (1996–present), Humor

Humor, 1996

Charles Jeffries Bangert (1938–2019); Colette Stuebe Bangert (born 1934); Michael Sims (born 1944), Coiled Line Studies

Coiled Line Studies, 1974

Charles Jeffries Bangert (1938–2019); Colette Stuebe Bangert (born 1934); Michael Sims (born 1944), Line Studies

Line Studies, 1974

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Ion Paleologue (1911–2004); Michael Sims (born 1944), The Apotheosis of Count Orgaz(hm!)

The Apotheosis of Count Orgaz(hm!), mid 1900s

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Mavadene Brittain; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Kabuki Play

Kabuki Play, 1985

Lisa Bulawsky; Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Akio Takamori (1950–2017); Michael Sims (born 1944), Match, No Mix: No.1

Match, No Mix: No.1, 1993

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 1

Yellow No Same, No. 1, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 2

Yellow No Same, No. 2, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 3

Yellow No Same, No. 3, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 4

Yellow No Same, No. 4, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 5

Yellow No Same, No. 5, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 6

Yellow No Same, No. 6, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 7

Yellow No Same, No. 7, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 8

Yellow No Same, No. 8, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 9

Yellow No Same, No. 9, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 10

Yellow No Same, No. 10, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 11

Yellow No Same, No. 11, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Kate Phillips; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Yellow No Same, No. 12

Yellow No Same, No. 12, 1992

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1979–1998); Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Kabuki Play

Kabuki Play, 1985

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Michael Sims (born 1944), El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof)

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof), 1999

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Michael Sims (born 1944), El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof)

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof), 1999

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Michael Sims (born 1944), El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof)

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof), 1999

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); Michael Sims (born 1944), El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof)

El Buen Pastor (The Good Shepherd) (state proof), 1999

Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 1998–2001); Jorge Perales; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Mix and Match: No. 1

Mix and Match: No. 1, 2001

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Ron Adams (1934–2020); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Blackburn

Blackburn, 2002

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Wasatch Winter

Wasatch Winter, 2002

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Linda Samson-Talleur (born 1953); Steinbaum Krause Gallery; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), Memories of Childhood

Memories of Childhood, 1999

Ann Muntjes; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), End of the Rainbow

End of the Rainbow, 2004

Ann Muntjes; Roger Shimomura (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Cecilia Bakker, Kansas Samurai

Kansas Samurai, 2004

Luis Alfonso Jimenez (1940–2006); John Kline; Scott MacNellis; Jason Van Dolson; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), War Horse

War Horse, 2001

Gesine Janzen (born 1967); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Cecilia Bakker, Project #1

Project #1, 2003

Gesine Janzen (born 1967); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Cecilia Bakker, Project #2

Project #2, 2003

Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Archie Scott Gobber (born 1965); Cecilia Bakker, Doers

Doers, 2004

Warren Rosser (born 1942); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Cecilia Bakker, Hinged Reflection

Hinged Reflection, 2003

Tom Hück (born 1972); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Cecilia Bakker, Goatroper Rodeo

Goatroper Rodeo, 2003

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), untitled (horse)

untitled (horse), 2002

Priscilla Spitler; Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present); Peregrine Honig (born 1976), portfolio

portfolio, 2006

Margo Kren (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Coyote

Coyote, 1985–2013

Margo Kren (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Spider Mite

Spider Mite, 1985–2013

Margo Kren (born 1939); Michael Sims (born 1944), Dog of the Prairie

Dog of the Prairie, 1985–2013

untitled (Stone I-Yellow)

untitled (Stone I-Yellow), 1936

untitled (Stone II-Red I)

untitled (Stone II-Red I), 1936

untitled (Demo State II- Red I and Yellow)

untitled (Demo State II- Red I and Yellow), 1936

untitled (Stone III- Red II)

untitled (Stone III- Red II), 1936

untitled (Demo State III- Red I, II, and Yellow)

untitled (Demo State III- Red I, II, and Yellow), 1936

untitled (Stone IV- Green)

untitled (Stone IV- Green), 1936

untitled (Red I, II, Yellow, and Green)

untitled (Red I, II, Yellow, and Green), 1936

Exhibitions: 23

40,000 Years of American Art: The Works of Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

Joni Murphy, curator

2000

Conflicting Memories

Stephen Goddard, curator
Saralyn Reece Hardy, curator

2003–2004

Conflicting Memories

Stephen Goddard, curator
Saralyn Reece Hardy, curator

2004

Teaching Gallery: American Indian Art From the Collection

2007

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator

2021

Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator

2021

Fish, Flowers & Flying Things: Nature at the Spencer

Joseph W. Lampo, curator

2002

A Century of Kansas Printmakers

Edward Barr, curator
Stephen Goddard, curator

1998

The Prints of Roger Shimomura

2007

The Prints of Roger Shimomura

2007–2008

Brosseau Center for Learning: Silk Road to Kansas

2018

The Other Side of the Fence

2004

Brosseau Center for Learning: War and Peace in Western Art 2019

2019

Brosseau Center for Learning: Opening Up

2023

Windmills to Workshops: Lawrence and the Visual Arts

Kate Meyer, curator

2004

Teaching Gallery: Selections for 12/10 & 12/17 Children's Classes

2011–2012

Black Lives Matter

Kate Meyer, curator

2020

Conversation VIII: Serious Play

Susan Earle, curator
Kate Meyer, curator

2010

Staging Shimomura

Kris Ercums, curator

2020

Staging Shimomura

Kris Ercums, curator

2020

Conversation XII: Politics as Symbol/Symbol as Politics

Burdett Loomis, curator
Celka Straughn, curator

2012–2013

Prepared: Strategies for Activists (William T. Kemper Foundation International Artist-in-Residence Chen Shaoxiong)

Kris Ercums, curator

2012

Susan Earle, curator

2025