Michael R. Grauer is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs & Curator of Art at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon, Texas.

Mr. Grauer holds a BFA in Painting and Art History from the University of Kansas and a MA in Art History from SMU. He also worked at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Meadows Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art. He has curated numerous exhibitions including “Women Artists of Texas, 1850-1950”, “Neighbors: Texas Artists in New Mexico”; and guest-curated “A Symphony of Shade and Light: Frank Reaugh and His Students”.

He has lectured nationally and has authored and co-authored books including W. Herbert Dunton: A Retrospective, Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945, and articles for American Art Review, Southwest Art, and the Panhandle-Plains Historical Review.