Background
Oatman, Michael James was born on August 7, 1964 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Gordon and Shirley Oatman.
Oatman, Michael James was born on August 7, 1964 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Gordon and Shirley Oatman.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, 1986. Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Albany, 1992.
Teaching assistant Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1983—1986, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988. Lecturer University Vermont, Burlington, 1992—1998. Adjunct faculty State University of New York, Albany, 1993—1998.
Clinical assistant professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, since 1999. Rotating faculty member Vermont College and Union Institute, Montpelier, Vermont. Consultant Alice Austen House, Staten Island, New York, 2001.
Visiting critic Rhode Island School of Design, since 1986.
Chairman artists' committee Arts Center of Capital Region, Troy, 1999—2003. Member of College Art Association.
Married Bree Edwards, August 4, 2001.