Michael King Gallery - About the Artist

The Artist in his Brooks School Studio, 1967

Michael King was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1957. He studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in the summer of 1964 and on a Sabbatical year in Rome with Gregorio Prestopino at The American Academy in 1968. He was awarded his Masters in Arts Education from Boston University in 1984. King was Head of the Art Department and the first Director of the Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School, No. Andover, MA, during his 36 years at the School.

One person shows include the following: Parsons Schoolhouse Gallery, Governor Dummer Academy, Byfied, MA; Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; The Laura Knott Gallery, Bradford College, Bradford, MA; and The Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH.

The Teacher in Photo Class, 1979

Group Shows include The Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Howard Yezerski Gallery, Andover, MA; The Eleanor Rigelhaupt Gallery, Boston, MA; Graphics 1 and Graphics 2 Gallery, Boston; Goethe Institute, Boston; Thomas Ford Gallery, West Tisbury, MA; Boston Printmakers, Brockton Museum, Brockton, MA; Mills College, Oakland, CA; Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY; and Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York.

King's Works are in the collections of The Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA; The Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH; Milton Academy, Milton, MA; The Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School, No. Andover, MA; The First National Bank of Boston; The DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA; Harvard Medical Associates, Cambridge, MA; The Junior League of Boston; Vitale, Caturano & Co., Boston; and the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.

The Director stands in front of his own posters, part of an Art Deco exhibit he designed for The Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School in 1999.

He is also represented in Private Collections in Boston, Providence, Chevy Chase, Cincinnati, Detroit, Lake Forest, Washington, DC; New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Now retired, King lives in Dublin, NH.

Top Picture:
The Artist in his Brooks School Studio, 1967
Photo by Joshua S. Wattles, Brooks '69
Brooks School Archives

Middle Picture:
The Teacher in Photo Class, 1979
Photo: Brooks School Archives

Bottom Picture:
The Director stands in front of his own posters,
part of an Art Deco exhibit he designed for The
Robert Lehman Art Center at Brooks School in 1999.
Photo by Bryon Rivers/Eagle-Tribune