Bio: Dr. Michael Faris is an artist and art instructor. He is an Assistant Professor of Art Education at Northwest Missouri State University. Faris has exhibited his paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures at the Kranzberg Art Center of St. Louis, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the St. Louis Artists’ Guild, the Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, The Indianapolis Art Center, The Springfield Art Association, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Swope Art Museum, Carbondale Community Arts, the Centralia Cultural Society, South Suburban College, the Hise Museum of Regional Art, Southeastern Illinois College, and other locations. Faris lives in Maryville, Missouri, with his wife Debra.