Michael Wille’s small-scale abstract paintings have been included in exhibitions around the country and abroad, including venues such as The Painting Center in New York City, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary in St. Louis, Galleri Urbane in Dallas, and Resolution Gallery in Johannesburg (South Africa). Wille’s paintings have been featured in New American Paintings five times, and he has also curated exhibitions centered on trends within abstract painting. Wille has lectured about his work at various institutions including Temple University in Japan (Tokyo), the University of Mississippi, Universidad del Arte Ganexa in Panama City (Panama), and the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg (South Africa).
Wille earned an MFA from Bowling Green State University and a BFA from Millikin University. In addition to rising to the rank of professor over a two-decade career, Michael Wille held the position of Director of the Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University for eight years and has recently moved back into his faculty role to teach.
