Michael Phelan (b. Beaumont, TX) lives and works in Marfa, Texas and New York City. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. Michael Phelan's work has been exhibited extensively throughout the US and Europe including Mary Boone Gallery, Andrew Kreps Gallery, Eleven Rivington Gallery | 11R, Elizabeth Dee, D'Amelio Terras, Leo Koenig Gallery, John Connelly Presents, Horton Gallery, Daniel Reich Gallery, MoMA PS1, The Kitchen, and Artists Space, New York | Sculpture Center, L.I. City, NY | Bard Center for Curatorial Studies, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | Kantor/Feuer, Q.E.D Gallery (David Quardrini and Elizabeth Dee), and Champion Fine Art, Los Angeles | Shane Campbell, Chicago | Lora Reynolds, Austin, TX | Ballroom, Marfa and United Artists, Ltd., Marfa, TX | Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami | JGM Galerie, Paris | Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva and Mitterrand + Sanz | Contemporary Art, Zurich.