1972
- Southern New England Ceramics Exhibition, Roger Williams College, Providence, Rhode Island
- Smithsonian Institution Exhibition of Sculpture, Washington, D.C.
- Audubon Artists Society Collective Exhibition, New York
- National Arts Club Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, New York
1974
- New Talent Exhibition, Gimpel and Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York
1978
- Audubon Artist Society, Collective Exhibition, New York,
- New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Collective Exhibition, New Haven, Connecticut
- First International Biennale de Scultura, La Spezia, Italy
1979
- Stone Sculpture Society of New York, Lever House, New York
- Audubon Artist Society, Collective Exhibition, New York
- New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Collective Exhibition, New Haven, Connecticut
1980
- Stone Sculpture Society of New York, Collective Exhibition, Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York
- Monumental sculptures TIBETAN SUN XF-16 and STARGATE at Manhattan Plaza, New York
- Second International Biennale de Scultura, La Spezia, Italy
1981
- Sculptures and their Related Drawings, Collective Exhibition, Marisa del Re Gallery, New York
- Collective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Elena Prohaska Fine Arts, New York
1982
- Third International Sculpture Symposium, Carrara Italy
- Recent Marble Sculpture, Elena Prohaska Fine Arts, New York
1983
- The Way of Stone, Arras Gallery, New York
- The Way of Stone, Tiffany & Co., New York
- International Group Exhibition of Sculpture, Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
1985
- Scultura di Passaggio, International Group Exhibition of Sculpture, Montignoso, Italy
- The Way of Stone, Galerie Pierre Iynedjian, Lausanne, Switzerland (curated by Willy Rotzler)
1986
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, FIAC (Grand Palais), Paris, France
1987
- The Way of Stone, Galerie Pierre Iynedjian, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, FIAC (Grand Palais), Paris, France
1988
- The Way of Stone, Galerie Pierre Iynedjian, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
1989
- The Way of Stone, Galerie Pierre Iynedjian, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, FIAC (Grand Palais), Paris, France
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
1991
- Fifth International Sculpture Symposium, Dignes-les Bains, France
1992
- Arte e Natura, Mostra Internazione di Scultura, Collective Exhibition, Vanzago (Milan), Italy
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel Switzerland
1993
- Grands et Juenes d'aujourd'hui, Collective Exhibition Grand Palais, Paris, France
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
1994
- Grands et Juenes d'aujourd'hui, Collective Exhibition Grand Palais, Paris, France
1995
- Permanent exhibition Museo di Bozzetti, Pietrasanta, Italy
- MAC 2000: Manifestation d'art Contemporain, November, 1995 Espace Eiffel- Branly, Paris, France
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland
1996
- Mabres et Sculptures de Carrare, Collective Exhibition, Cercle Mixte de l'Air d'Apt, Apt, France
- I Marmi di Carrara, Collective Exhibition, Finter Bank, Chiasso, Switzerland
- Mostra della Pietra Lavorata, Collective Exhibition, Strada in Casentino (Arezzo), Italy (curated by Dott. Mario Guidotti)
- Situazioni Scultura, Collective Exhibition, Marina di Massa, Italy
- Galerie Denise RenÉ, Basel Art Fair, Basel Switzerland
1997
- Omaggio del Libro, Collective Exhibition, Pontremoli, Italy (curated by Dott. Mario Guidotti)
- Mostra della Pietra Lavorata, Collective Exhibition, Strada in Casentino (Arezzo), Italy (curated by Dott. Mario Guidotti)
1998
- Salon de Mai, Collective Exhibition, Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France
- The Way of Stone, Banque Edouard Constant, Geneva, Switzerland (curated by Jacques Magnol, Chiara Guidi, with essay by Antoine Poncet)
- Respiri di PietraIndefiniti Contorni, Traveling Collective Exhibition, Palazzo Martinino,
- Brescia, Italy, Ghedi (BS), Lago d'Iseo (BS), Gardone-Sal (BS)
1999
- La liberta dell'arte , Collective exhibition of sculpture, Massa Italy
2000
- Autor de l'art GÉomÉtrie, Collective Exhibition, Carre Espace Foundation, Vallorbe, Switzerland
- X Biennale Internazionale di Scultura (July-September), Carrara Italy
- Michael Esbin Skulpturen , Manfred Bockelmann Sytille, Galerie am Lindenplatz, AG Vaduz, Lichtenstein
2003
- Kunst 2003, Galerie am Lindenplatz , Zurich Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland
- SCULPTOR von der Stabilitat Zur Mobilitat von der wand in der Ruin, Ga1erie AM Lindenplatz, AG Vaduz, Lichtenstein
2005
- ART Innsbruck, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Innsbruck Art Fair, Innsbruck, Austria
2006
- Monumental SUNYA Sculpture in Belgian Black Marble, displayed at Sculpture Triennale of Bad Ragartz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
- Commission to create a monumental SUNYA in Black Swedish Granite for the Grunenthal Pharma Company, Aachen, Germany
- Artist designs a Boundless for the cover of finche l'amore e acceso, poesie racconti e saggi del premio di San Valentino
2007
- ART Bodense, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Dornbirn, Austria
- Kunst 2007, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland
2008
- ART Karlsruhe, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Karlsruhe Germany
- ART Bodense, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Dornbirn Austria
- XIII Biennale Internazionale of Sculpture di Carrara Italy, Nothing But Sculpture, Carrara, Italy
- De migrante marmoris, Collective Exhibitions, Bergiola, Carrara Italy
- Kunst 2008, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland
2009
- ART Karlsruhe, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Karlsruhe, Germany
- ART Bodense, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Dornbirn, Austria
- ART Innsbruck, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Innsbruck, Austria
- Monumental BOUNDLESS in Black Galaxy Granite, Sculpture Triennale of Bad Ragartz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
- Sculpture Kunstlerder Galerie, am Lindenplatz
- Kunst 2009, Galerie am Lindenplatz, Art Fair, Zurich, Switzerland
- Un San Valentino tuttod'oro Scultura Esbin incoronato a Terni La Nazione - Massa Carrara , March. 2005 by Francesca Frediani
- Malerie - Skulptur - Objekt, Galerie am Lindenplatz in Gesammelte Meisterwerke Collective Exhibition, including Yaacov Agam, Max Bill, Lynn Chadwick, Johannes Itten, Henry Moore, Victor Vasarely
2010
- “ESBIN” (One-man exhibition) of marble and granite sculptures with catalogue with an introductory essay written by Richard Meierfor the Galerie am Lindenplatz, Vaduz, Principality of Leichtenstein
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Aritst participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlshure, Germany
2011
- Artist participates together with the Galerie amLindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the KOUROS Gallery in “Accrochage-Summer, 2011” New York, United States
2012
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Artist participates together with the KOUROS Gallery in“THE OTHER GREECE” (Collective Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture), New York, United States
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in “ZERO und Collective Exhibition” (Painting and Sculpture), Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist has been selected for inclusion in The Palm Desert Artist Registry, Palm Desert, California at www.palmdesertartistregistry.com SCULPTURE NON REPRESENTATIONAL
- Artist has been selected for an on-line article written for “Lady Luxury.Eu” with an essay written by Richard Meier at www.LadyLuxury.Eu
2013
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
- “Michael Esbin BOUNDLESS STONE” article, with interview with artist, for MILLENIUM MAGAZINE written by Zarif Tafik
- “From Shapes in Stone to Shapes in Plasmas” article written by Dr. Antoine Pochelon. To publish in the ITER International Newsletter, Cadarache, France
- INSIDE RICHARD MEIER’S OFFICE article written for DUJOR Magazine by Adam Rathe (Mention is made of the work of Michael Esbin)
- Artist has been invited to participate in the 11th Annual TIBET HOUSE Benefit Auction at Christie’s, New York City. Artist to exhibit a“Boundless” sculpture.
- Artist begins preliminary discussion with Architect James Burdge for a collaboration for the visionary “TST PROJECT”-“Tibetan Sun Tower Project”
2014
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in FARBER-KONKRETE-KONSTRUKTIV (Group Exhibition), Vaduz, Principality of Lichtenstein
2015
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
2016
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in a group exhibition entitled: “SKULPTUR - VOM STEIN ZUM OBJEKT.”
- Artist begins a working collaboration with Galerie Oben Kathrin Lahl, Chemintz, Germany
2017
- Artist participates together with Galerie am Lindenplatz for ART BODENSEE, Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in “Skulptur vom Stein zum Objekt” (Group Exhibition)
2018
- April: Artist meets with Mr. Stephen Ross and Mr. Bruce Warwick to discuss the creation of a large granite sculpture for the Hudson Yards Project, New York City
- September: Artists meets in New York with Mrs.Kathrin Lahl, Director of Galerie Oben Kathrin Lahl. Discussions held regarding gallery representation in Germany.
2019
- Artist participates, together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART BODENSEE (Art Fair), Dornbirn, Austria
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART ZURICH 2018 (Art Fair), Zurich, Switzerland
- Artist participates together with the Galerie am Lindenplatz in ART KARLSRUHE (Art Fair), Karlsruhe, Germany
2020
Awards
1978
- Artist is awarded the Vincent Glinsky Memorial Award for Sculpture, Audubon Artist Society, New York, 1978
1991
- Artist receives Prix du Public and the Prix SpÉcial du Jury created especially for the Fifth International Sculpture Symposium, Dignes-les Bains, France, 1991
1995
- 1995 finalist, Waterside Sculpture Competition, Shiga Japan
- Sculpture BOUNDLESS selected for award: Premie Veuve Clicquot, Business Women of Switzerland, award ceremony, Berne, Switzerland, November, 1995
2000
- 2000 Finalist Terzo Millennio, Premio Internazionale di Scultura, Sponsored by Gruppo Terra Moretti, Brescia Italy
2004
- 2004 Finalist to create a monumental sculpture for the future New York City headquarters of the Bank of America recommended by Robert J. Fox, architect
- Artist receives the First Prize for Artistic and Cultural Achievement, Carrara, Italy, "Premio Citta di Carrara per la Scultura", 2004
2005
- Artist receives the Premio San Valentino d'Oro per L'Arte, first prize for his work and philosophical research, Terni, Italy, 2005
Press
1985
- Les marbres esoteriques de M. Esbin Gazette de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, November, 1985 by Bernard Paul Cruchet
- Michael Esbin et l idee constructiviste VOIR Lettres, arts, spectacles, November 1985 by Jean Sen
1988
- Sculptor of the Cosmos, by Barry Edgar, Hors Ligne, December, 1988
1997
- Artist filmed working in studio in Carrara, Italy for Going Places, WNET, channel 13, New York, aired February 24, 1997
1988
- Michael Esbin:The Way of Stone, by M. Esbin, A. Poncet, J. Magnol, C, Guidi, Geneva, Banque Edouard Constant, 1998
1999
- Artist is interviewed at work by RAI 3 (Italian State Television) for "Bella Italia" series, aired on May 31,1999
2000
- Artist cited in article in Bella Italia, Le Alpi Apuane Cattedrali di Marmo, 2000
2001
- Le Forme Geometriche di Michael Esbin e la struttura Atomica della Materia, by Carla Piro in Arte Giovane, 2001
2005
- Un San Valentino tuttod'oro Scultura Esbin incoronato a Terni La Nazione - Massa Carrara , March. 2005 by Francesca Frediani
2006
- Nothingness is Not Nothing, by Jacques Berg, 2006
Michael can be reached at m.esbin@tiscali.it