Plastic Paradise, Oil Paint and Oil Stick on Canvas, 180”x60” 2025
MICHAEL VITHA-NOLAN
Illustrator and Instructor
50 Views From St. Plasticine MFA Exhibition
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You and Your Little Plastic Friends (Plastic at Your Fingertips) Series
Oil Pastel on Wood Boards, Each 24”x24” or 24”x8” 2026
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Plastic Paradise Diptych
Oil Paint and Oil Stick on Unstretched Canvas, 180”x60”, 2025
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Welcome to St. Plasticine Series
Oil Paint and Oil Pastel on Canvas, Each 48”x24”, 2025 and 2026
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50 Views From St. Plasticine (Ongoing)
Photoshop and Procreate, Each 12”x8” or 8”x12”, 2025-2026
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Sea of Plastic
Heavy-body Acrylic, Unstretched Canvas, Pvc Piping, Audio, Assemblage, and Trash, Painting 240”x84”, Instalation: 10’x10’x10’, 2026
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St. Plasticine Stamp Rally
Stamps and Custom Postcards, 2026
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An Ode to Plastic
Paper Sculpture and relief printmaking, 30”x30”x30”, 2025
Portfolios
50 Views From St. Plasticine
Warning: External Link to an intractable 3d scan of the 50 Views from St. Plasticine M.F.A Exhibition.
Past Digital Work
Past Traditional Work
Meet Mike
Services
Illustration
Design
Instructor
Education
2021 BFA: Illustration at Northern Illinois University
2026 MFA: Visual Integrated Arts at Iowa State University
Recognition
2026 Iowa State University College of Design Arts and Visuals Cultures Chair’s Book award
2025/2026 Iowa State University Teaching Excellence Award
Classes Taught
ART 2120: Studio Fundamentals: Digital Media
Dsn 1310: Drawing 1