At the bottom of the page are two links. One is an impressive letter from Frank Hodsoll when he was Chairman of the National Endowment for the arts. The other is from Ron Feldman of Feldman Fine Arts in New York, one of the most influential dealers in the country. Together their interest demonstrates Vye's vision has the potential to become a strong national influence.

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Mike Vye

"Mixed Media Maven" St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Your work demonstrates that the potential for strong leadership in the arts is not limited to New York....." Frank Hodsoll, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts 1986.

For over 25 years Mike Vye has brought the traditions of the past and the experiments of contemporary art together.

Mr. Vye went to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he studied under Barry LeVa and Siah Armajani, leaders in the conceptual avante garde during the 1970's. After leaving MCAD Vye rejected conceptual art for a more visceral and tactile aesthetic at the same time appealing to a broader audience, while retaining the intellectual, avante garde foundation he learned from LeVa and Armajani.

In the past artists worked and sold directly from their studios. From Ancient Egypt to Praxiteles, Michelangelo to Rembrandt work was commissioned directly from the artist. That work could be anything the patron wanted from a new cabinet or sign to a fresco on the ceiling of a great hall, or even the dome of St. Peters.

Over the last century art and design have separated, Vye brings them back together to forge a new foundation for the 21st century.

Link to PDF letter from Frank Hodsoll
Chairman of the National Endowment for the arts