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Michael Hower is a Central Pennsylvania photographer. He photographs history by portraying human objects and structures in modified environments now devoid of human activity. His artwork is part of a process that includes learning local history and lore, consultation of maps, and place-seeking journeys.

I am an artist living in the Baltimore area for about 20 years now. 

I earned an MFA at The University of Arizona in 2003 and a BFA at The University of North Carolina Asheville in 1999. I’ve had exhibits both regionally and nationally, and was recently published in New American Paintings, South, Issue 142. Additional achievements include being a semifinalist for the 2016 Sondheim Prize and receiving Individual Artist Grants in Painting by the Maryland State Arts Council in 2016 and 2019.