Michael Warrick was designated the 2020 Arkansas Arts Councils Living Treasure award. He has a national exhibition record of 55 solo exhibits and 155 competitive and invitational exhibits plus he has been a Visiting Artist, Artist-In-Residence, Lecturer or Panelist at 92 institutions and has installed works in 15 states, China and South Korea. He is the recipient of grants and fellowships such as the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship through the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois, a Visual Arts Grant from the Southeastern College Art Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, an Arkansas Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship and Artist Grants from Art Matters, Inc. and the Pollack-Krazner Foundation both located in New York City.