Michael Andrews
Resume
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Loma Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 apeiron@beachnet.com http://www.beachnet.com/~apeiron/ 310 374-7672
EXPERIENCE
Poet, Novelist, Philosopher, Teacher, Photographer, Programmer/Analyst Consultant.
Artist, self-employed. 1976 to 1982. Photography, poetry, writing, fine- printing, book design and book arts, publishing limited editions, portfolios and small press literary books. Letterpress portfolio texts for Joanne Callas, Mihoko Yamagata, Jeff Gates and Sequoia Dye Transfer. Various magazine work. Publisher and editor of Bombshelter Press and ONTHEBUS magazine. Editor for Beyond Baroque Foundation. Consultant for Black Sparrow Press. Poetry readings, Multi-Image audio visual readings.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS
| Cityscape Foto Gallery, L.A. - June 1980 | Sundance Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA - April 1983 |
| B.O.O.K.S & Co., N.Y. - May 1981 | Friends of the Arts, Hermosa Beach, CA - September 1982 |
| Riverrun Gallery, Ketchum, ID - November 1981 | Cityscape Foto Gallery, L.A. - March 1983 |
| The Union Street Gallery, San Francisco - Oct 81 | RiverRun Gallery, Ketchum, ID - June 1985 |
| Foto Gallery, N.Y. - December 1981 | Cityscape Foto Gallery, L.A. - December 1985 |
| Davis Gallery, Tucson, AZ - February 1982 | Future Perfect Gallery, L.A. - 1989 |
| Minus Zero Gallery, Torrance - April 1990 | Madera Arts Council - April 2002 | Occidental College- Feb 2004 | Kreuger Gallery, Pasadena - Nov 2003 - Mar 2004 |
GALLERIES
| Future Perfect Gallery, L.A. | Smith/Anderson, Palo Alto | Davis Gallery, Tucson, AZ |
| G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, L.A. | RiverRun Gallery, Ketchum, ID | Minus Zero Gallery, Torrance, CA |
| The Art Works, Riverside, CA | Galeria Nueva, Los Angeles, CA | Citiscape Foto, Pasadena, CA |
| Kreuger Gallery, Pasadena, CA |
MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, COLLECTIONS
| Arizona State University, Tempe | University of Illinois | Brigham Young University |
| Security Pacific Bank | California State University, Northridge | University State College, Cedar City, UT |
| California State Library, Sacramento | Universityof Arizona, Tucson | Crocker Bank of California, Santa Cruz |
| Los Angeles Public Library | Universityof California, Davis | New York Public Library |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Northern Arizona University | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Oakland Museum, CA | University of Southern California | Cedars Sinai |
| Occidental College, Special Collections |
READINGS
Hundreds of readings including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Tucson, Ketchum, Sun Valley, and San Diego; simple poetry readings, readings with prints and three projectors, audio/visual slide shows with a live poetry reading, group and improv readings. They include coffee houses, universities, formal theatre settings, galleries and institutions such as the L.A Photography Center.
FINE BOOK DEALERS
| Argus, Sacramento | Alan Fox, L.A. | Morningsun Rare Books, Mill Valley |
| Bartfield's, NY | Anthony Garnett, MO | Randall House, S.F. |
| Brentano's, NY | Heritage Bookshop, LA | Serendipity Books, Berkeley |
| Monk Bretton, London | John Howell Books, S.F. | Sergio Old Prints, SF |
| M. Du Priest, NY | Hyatt's Bookstore, CA | Michael Thompson, LA |
| D. P. DeSimon, NY | Samuel Katz, LA | Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, LA< /TD> |
| Either/Or Bookstore, LA | Kenneth Karmiole, LA | Joshua Heller, DC |
BOOK PUBLICATION HISTORY
| Poems for Amber | 3 Begats |
| Xmas Tree Massacre | 40 Turkeys So What |
| Not Another Love Poem | RiverRun (Artist Book / Portfolio) |
| Machu Picchu (Artist Book / Portfolio) | Gnomes & The Xmas Kid |
| Riding South (Artist Book / Portfolio) | A Telegram Unsigned |
| The Poet from the City of the Angels | The Gnomes of Uncertainty (philosophy) |
| In Country (With David Widup) | Coffin Lumber |
| A Lone Black Gull | Five Screenplays |
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The Place Where I Will Die (Artist Book / Portfolio) |
Stone (Artist Book / Portfolio) |
| Woman (Artist Book / Portfolio) | Child (Artist Book / Portfolio) |
MAGAZINES (Photography)
| Automobile Magazine | Outside | Picture Magazine #6 |
| Elan Vital | Photoshow #2 | Westways |
| Motorland | Cycle |
CURRENT PROJECTS
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THE WIZARD OF BUTTERFLIES (completed novel & screenplay) |
THE GNOMES OF UNCERTAINTY (non-fiction philosophy, cognitive science, shamanism) |
RIDING SOUTH (novel & screenplay) |
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THE PLACE WHERE I WILL DIE (Artist Book / Portfolio development) (fine print book, poetry and art photography) |
THE WORLD AS I FOUND IT (15 major art photography projects) Fine Print, Pigment Printing, InkJet |
99% PACIFIED (novel in progress) |
| ELECTRONIC MEDIA: http://www.beachnet.com/~apeiron/ |
MAGAZINES (Poetry)
| Amelia | Abraxas | Alley Cat Readings | Aero Sun Times | American Mosaic |
| Apostrophe | Beatniks From Outer Space | The Black Fly Review | Bongo Chalice | The Cape Rock |
| The Cathartic | Chattahoochee Review | Chernozem | Cloudline | Community of Friends |
| Contemporary Quarterly | Cornerstone | Cottonwood | The Dekalb Literary Arts | Elan Vital |
| Event | Exquisite Corpse | Footntes | Gallery Series | Green’s Magazine |
| Gypsy | Home Planet News | Huron Review | Impetus | Indigo |
| The Jacaranda Review | Juice | Lingo | Lips | The Long Story |
| Lucky Star | Margarine Maypole Ourangoutan | Mr. Cogito | Momentum | Newsart |
| News From Inside | Oasis | The Old Red Kimono | ONTHEBUS | Orion Magazine |
| Orpheus | Orphic Lute | Pacific Poetry Review | Photoshow | Pinchpenny |
| Poetry/LA | Purr | Quixote | Roanoke Review | Saint Andrews Review |
| Samisdat | Scree | Screen Door Review | The Small Pond | The Smith |
| Snapdragon | South Bay Magazine | South Carolina Review | Spillway | Spree |
| Stonecloud | Tempest | Tolar | Urthkin | Voices |
| Voices International | Westways | The Whichita Independent | Wind Literary Journal | The Wisconsin Review |
| The Wormwood Review |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Learning Tree University (1990-1993) Chattsworth, CA Getting Published, The Novel The Poet's Task |
Palos Verdes Art Center (1991-1993) Rancho Palos Verdes, CA The Poet's Task |
LITERARY AGENTS
| Sarah Jane Freymann Stepping Stone Literary Agency, Inc. 59 West 71st Street, Apt 9B New York, NY 10023 212 873-3663 |
Julie Popkin Literary Agency 15340 Albright St., #205 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 310 459-2834 |
EDUCATION
El Camino College; Mathematics and Philosophy, 2 years. UCLA; Literature, 1 1/2 years. System Development Corp.; Computer math, flow charting, COMPASS, JOVIAL, BAL, RPG, 10 weeks. Bell Helicopter, Tehran Iran; 6000 Series GMAP, COBOL, IDS, Data base Concepts, 6 weeks. Numerous technical seminars and classes.
PERSONAL
Military Service - exempt. Citizenship; U.S.A. Married. Born 15 Dec 1944, Hawthorne, CA. Height: 5'. Weight; 230lbs. Excellent health. Bad eyes, poor teeth and a strong back, mangled leg. Affiliations at one time or another: MENSA, Friends of Photography, Society for Photographic Education, Friends of the Arts, Los Angeles Times subscriber, Hopalong Cassidy Fan Club. Religion; Anarchosolipsist. Hobbies, none.
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY
I was born laughing, but I became a fast learner. I was crippled from age 4 to 14: crutches, chairs, braces and they sent the homework home. I sat in bed and figured out the math and English workbooks while I watched the other kids out the window splashing in the plastic pool. I still can't spell, but I learned how to learn.
Bad legs kept me out of the army when it counted, and made me a guerrilla athlete. I run so I can walk. I learned to tell time when I was 5 by watching the hands and counting seconds, minutes and hours. I never caught up with time. I liked to figure things out.
Around 9 or 10 I was surprised to learn about death. I was deeply offended. I never figured death out.
I left school when I realized that it wasn't there to teach me. I don't like any kind of boot-camp and since the Cub Scouts wouldn't have me because I was a crip, I never liked any kind of uniform. I was never anyone's assistant, and I never studied with any great guru, so I've read about 6000 books.
I have come close to 4 wars; 3 years in Saigon, 1 in Iran, and I sat in the monsoons in Calcutta when the bodies poured across from Bangladesh, and in Nicaragua I came the closest to dying. I never figured out war either.
I have worked as an usher, paperboy, meat packer, librarian, courier, door-to-door salesman, boat builder, post office clerk, jewelry maker, wire sculptor, carpenter, day labor in Standard Oil, furniture builder, book designer, computer operator, programmer and analyst. I went around the world twice. I got old. I got cynical. I get sad sometimes when I read the newspaper. But life still surprises me, and death. I still laugh, though I never figured anything out.