MICHAEL HOWARD

Born in Vancouver, Canada, in 1946, Michael began sculpting at the age of fifteen. He studied sculpture at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and received a BFA from Eastern Michigan University, and a MA in Fine Arts from Columbia Pacific University in CA.  

He met the work of Rudolf Steiner in 1969 when he attended Emerson College in England.

Since that time he has researched the relationship between qualities of movement, sound and form. From this foundation, exploring the nature of metamorphosis has been a central part of his creative activity.

In addition to making visible speech, in recent years he has also explored making visible music in drawings, paintings, relief sculptures and light art.

His writing includes the introduction to, Art as Spiritual Activity, a collection of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures on art and, Educating the Will, concerning the role of the visual arts in education. Currently, he is working on a book entitled, Art and Humanity In Metamorphosis that introduces the perspective that artistic capacities must be developed in all human beings so that, individually and collectively, we can better understand and meet the personal, social and ecological challenges of our time

He lives and works in Amherst, MA.