DRAWING GYM WORKSHOP
Drawing Gym is a participatory experience that combines drawing with physical exercise, helping participants grow and evolve through a simultaneous exploration of physical and creative limitations. If you are interested in bringing Drawing Gym to your class or organization, inquire here.
Thinking Through Drawing Symposium, London UK, 2015
Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami FL, 2013
San Franciso Museum of Modern Art Family Day, 2012
UNIRIO University, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 2014
UNIRIO University, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 2014
Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum, Niteroi, Brazil, 2014
North Dakota State University, 2009
Thinking Through Drawing Symposium, London UK, 2015
Drawing Gym 2: This Time It's Personal, Bayview Hunters Point YMCA, San Francisco, CA 2012
“I have never attended a performance workshop like this previously and as such it was eye opening on embodying vulnerability, pain, courage, and strength to endure.”
“I loved the process of doing something to challenge my mental blocks and then being able to process the experience and write about it. The visceral feeling of my muscles fatiguing and then being able to close my eyes and focus on the physical sensation were tools to help me move beyond discomfort and the limits of the mind. I feel like this workshop was a combination of yoga practice, art making, performance art, and journaling.”
“This workshop was very illuminating as it helped me see the connection between mind, pain, and artistic creation. I observed on a practical and deeply visceral level how pain transforms into art and what role the mind plays in this process.”
“I appreciated hearing the stories around Michael’s poetry as well as his demonstration of the experiential part of the workshop. Michael's gentle presence throughout the workshop encouraged acceptance however the experience unfolded for each person.”
“Such a wild art form Michael has invented. It was amazing. I wish I could do it every day. The discussion about it was really good too.”
Past partnerships include:
Madrona Recovery, Tigard, OR, 2022 - 2025
North Beach Elementary Arts and Culture Day, North Miami Beach, FL 2017
Little LAB, Locust Projects, Miami, FL 2014
UNIRIO University, Rio de Janiero, 2012
SFMOMA Family Day, San Francisco, CA 2011
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR 2023
Art Gym, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2017
Thinking Through Drawing Symposium, London UK 2014
North Dakota State University, Fargo ND 2009