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Born: 1946, Hoosick Falls, NY
Studied:
2010
"Made of Wood," Northville Art House, Northville, Mich., Jan. 9-30
2009
"Actual Size," CAID, Detroit, Nov.-Dec. 2009
"Scripps Artists in Residence Show," Lake Orion Library, Lake Orion, Mich. Nov 2009
"All Media Show," Northville Art House, Northville, MI, Oct. 2-24, 2009
"Abstraction, " Izzy's Raw Art Gallery, Detroit, Sept-Nov 2009
"Our Rivers, Our Lakes," Grosse Pointe Art Association, Sept 2009
"Cho/Piotrowski/Pytko," Downriver Council for the Arts, Taylor, Mich., June 5-26
"Solo Show," Majestic Cafe, Woodward Ave., Detroit, June 2009
"ArtFutura 2009," Chicago Apparel Center, May 22-June 4, 2009
"Urban Edge," Grosse Pointe (Mich.) Art Association, Mar. 20-May 2, 2009
2008
"Our Town," Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 15-18, 2008
"Victor Pytko," Oakland County Executive Office Bldg, Pontiac, Mich, Sept. 18 - Nov. 7, 2008
"Vote For Me" (group show) Northville Art House, Northville, Mich., - Nov. 2, 2008
People, Places & Things: From Realism to Abstraction, Birmingham Unitarian Church , Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Aug. 29-Sept. 25, 2008
"Segue" , BooMA Gallery, MBooth & Associates, New York, NY, Jan. 7 -Sept. 11, 2008
"Muse in the Garden," Goldner Walsh Nursey, Pontiac, MI, June 19 - Aug. 22, 2008
Festival of the Arts, Nativity Episcopal Church, Bloomfield Twp, MI., April 11-13, 2008
Hannan Spring Open: "All Media Group Exhibition," Hannan House, 4750 Woodward Ave., Detroit, March 14 - April 25, 2008
Featured Artist - Sense Design, Ferndale, MI, Feb. 7-Mar. 5 , 2008
"Metal, Canvas, Wood" group show, Biegas Gallery, Detroit, Dec. 2007- Jan. 2008
2007
Have a Seat - Chair Auction, Marygrove College, Detroit - Nov. 8, 2007
"Our Town" , Community House, Birmingham, MI - Oct. 17-20, 2007
Open Studios, Pioneer Building, 2769 E. Grand Blvd, Detroit - Oct. 6, 2007
Art Works for Life Ritz Carlton, Dearborn, Mich. - Sept. 23, 2007
Gut ReActions Studio 601, 601 Washington (at Congress), Detroit - Aug. 25 - Sept. 29, 2007
Featured Artist, Oakwood Hospital (Dearborn, Mich.) /Oakwood Heritage (Taylor, Mich.) March -July 2007
Unfiltered !I, Octane Studios, Ferndale, June 2-July 9, 2007
4th Annual Intergenerational Community Exhibition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery,. Detroit, June 9 - Aug. 10, 2007
Fish Outta Water, Liberal Arts Gallery, Detroit, Mar 17-Apr 28, 2007
All Media Group Exposition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, Mar 1-Apr 27, 2007
Featured Artist-solo show, Art for the Spirits, Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn/Taylor, Mich., Mar 12-Jun 1, 2007
CPopportunity, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, Mar 10-Apr 9, 2007
Insatiable, Group Show, Biegas Gallery, Detroit, Mar 2-Apr 1, 2007
ArtRageous, MOCAD, Detroit, Feb, 10, 2007
2006
"Mid-Point," (solo) ArtCraft, Royal Oak, Mich. Oct.3-31, 2006
46th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, Mich., Sept. 30- Nov. 26, 2006
"Our Town," Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct 18-20, 2006
" n-turprt ," Group Show, Art House, 215 W. Cady, Northville, Mich. Sept. 1-Oct 22
Livonia Exhibition of Fine Art, Livonia, Mich., Sept. 1-30, 2006
"Juxtaposition Vol. II: Truth or Dare!" Berkeley Art Center, Denver, CO, July 8-26, 2006
"Birth of Worlds: Here and Beyond Reality," Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA. June 10-July 9, 2006
"Soulstice," Buckham Gallery, Flint, Mich., June 9 - July 1, 2006
" Motor CityScapes," Art Exchange Gallery, Detroit, June 5 - July 5, 2006
"Urban Alchemy," 555 Gallery / 4731 Gallery, Detroit, June 10-24, 2006
"Stretched Tight," Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Feb. 24-March 26, 2006.
Winter Open House, John Street Gallery, Hoosick Falls, NY, Feb. 24-25, 2006
2005
"Our Town,” Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 20-21, 2005
“Motown Experience,” group show, Art Exchange, Detroit, June 20-July 9, 2005
"Tom's Tavern" The Spirits Within," (solo) Tom's Tavern, Detroit, May 22, 2005
"Signatures," (group show) Woods Gallery, Huntington Woods (Mich.)Public Library, May 16-July 7, 2005
24th Festival of the Arts Nativity Episcopal Church, Bloomfield Twp, Mich. April 8-10 (first place/honorable mention)
TransVision 2005, (solo) Brandon Twp Public Library, Ortonville, Mich., March 1- 31, 2005
Create Hamtramck, (group), Hamtramck, Mich., Feb, 5, 2005
"Inside the BBAC," (group) Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center, Feb, 4- March 4, 2005
"Full House," 555 Gallery, Detroit, Jan. 29 - Feb 26, 2005
Fall Colors,” Cafe de Troit, Detroit, Nov. 5-30, 2004
“Street Smart,” Art Exchange Gallery, Detroit, Nov 2, 2004 –Jan 1, 2005
2004
“Detroit DeJour,” 4731 Gallery, Detroit, Nov 5-8, 2004
“Our Town,” Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 14-16, 2004 (Juror’s Award)
"Detroit Landscapes: Side by Side," Birmingham (Mich.) Unitarian Church, July Aug. 2004
Featured Artist, Tatum Studios, Lake Orion, Mich., July Aug. 2004
"Paint Medium & Surface," Cafe de Troit, Detroit, (solo) June 2004
2003
"Double Vision,"Cafe de Troit/musee d'troit, Detroit, (solo) November 2003
Group show, Cafe de Troit/musee d'troit, September 2003
"Grand River Station Paints Detroit, "4731 Gallery, Detroit (group), July 2003
2002
Livonia (Mich.) Exhibition of Fine Arts (juried), (2002)
Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center (juried) 2002, 2003 (category prize winner)
Residencies
Awards
Collections / Commissions
Publications / Reviews / Interviews
Member
Instructor
Influential Instructors:
Studied:
- Indiana University (1964 67); Canton (Ohio) Art Institute (1974); Ann Arbor Art Association (1982- 86), Monroe (Mich.) Community
College (1988- 89); Toledo Art Institute (1989- 90); Birmingham/Bloomfield (Mich.) Art Center (1999-2007)
2010
"Made of Wood," Northville Art House, Northville, Mich., Jan. 9-30
2009
"Actual Size," CAID, Detroit, Nov.-Dec. 2009
"Scripps Artists in Residence Show," Lake Orion Library, Lake Orion, Mich. Nov 2009
"All Media Show," Northville Art House, Northville, MI, Oct. 2-24, 2009
"Abstraction, " Izzy's Raw Art Gallery, Detroit, Sept-Nov 2009
"Our Rivers, Our Lakes," Grosse Pointe Art Association, Sept 2009
"Cho/Piotrowski/Pytko," Downriver Council for the Arts, Taylor, Mich., June 5-26
"Solo Show," Majestic Cafe, Woodward Ave., Detroit, June 2009
"ArtFutura 2009," Chicago Apparel Center, May 22-June 4, 2009
"Urban Edge," Grosse Pointe (Mich.) Art Association, Mar. 20-May 2, 2009
2008
"Our Town," Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 15-18, 2008
"Victor Pytko," Oakland County Executive Office Bldg, Pontiac, Mich, Sept. 18 - Nov. 7, 2008
"Vote For Me" (group show) Northville Art House, Northville, Mich., - Nov. 2, 2008
People, Places & Things: From Realism to Abstraction, Birmingham Unitarian Church , Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Aug. 29-Sept. 25, 2008
"Segue" , BooMA Gallery, MBooth & Associates, New York, NY, Jan. 7 -Sept. 11, 2008
"Muse in the Garden," Goldner Walsh Nursey, Pontiac, MI, June 19 - Aug. 22, 2008
Festival of the Arts, Nativity Episcopal Church, Bloomfield Twp, MI., April 11-13, 2008
Hannan Spring Open: "All Media Group Exhibition," Hannan House, 4750 Woodward Ave., Detroit, March 14 - April 25, 2008
Featured Artist - Sense Design, Ferndale, MI, Feb. 7-Mar. 5 , 2008
"Metal, Canvas, Wood" group show, Biegas Gallery, Detroit, Dec. 2007- Jan. 2008
2007
Have a Seat - Chair Auction, Marygrove College, Detroit - Nov. 8, 2007
"Our Town" , Community House, Birmingham, MI - Oct. 17-20, 2007
Open Studios, Pioneer Building, 2769 E. Grand Blvd, Detroit - Oct. 6, 2007
Art Works for Life Ritz Carlton, Dearborn, Mich. - Sept. 23, 2007
Gut ReActions Studio 601, 601 Washington (at Congress), Detroit - Aug. 25 - Sept. 29, 2007
Featured Artist, Oakwood Hospital (Dearborn, Mich.) /Oakwood Heritage (Taylor, Mich.) March -July 2007
Unfiltered !I, Octane Studios, Ferndale, June 2-July 9, 2007
4th Annual Intergenerational Community Exhibition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery,. Detroit, June 9 - Aug. 10, 2007
Fish Outta Water, Liberal Arts Gallery, Detroit, Mar 17-Apr 28, 2007
All Media Group Exposition, Ellen Kayrod Gallery, Detroit, Mar 1-Apr 27, 2007
Featured Artist-solo show, Art for the Spirits, Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn/Taylor, Mich., Mar 12-Jun 1, 2007
CPopportunity, CPOP Gallery, Detroit, Mar 10-Apr 9, 2007
Insatiable, Group Show, Biegas Gallery, Detroit, Mar 2-Apr 1, 2007
ArtRageous, MOCAD, Detroit, Feb, 10, 2007
2006
"Mid-Point," (solo) ArtCraft, Royal Oak, Mich. Oct.3-31, 2006
46th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, Mich., Sept. 30- Nov. 26, 2006
"Our Town," Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct 18-20, 2006
" n-turprt ," Group Show, Art House, 215 W. Cady, Northville, Mich. Sept. 1-Oct 22
Livonia Exhibition of Fine Art, Livonia, Mich., Sept. 1-30, 2006
"Juxtaposition Vol. II: Truth or Dare!" Berkeley Art Center, Denver, CO, July 8-26, 2006
"Birth of Worlds: Here and Beyond Reality," Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA. June 10-July 9, 2006
"Soulstice," Buckham Gallery, Flint, Mich., June 9 - July 1, 2006
" Motor CityScapes," Art Exchange Gallery, Detroit, June 5 - July 5, 2006
"Urban Alchemy," 555 Gallery / 4731 Gallery, Detroit, June 10-24, 2006
"Stretched Tight," Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Feb. 24-March 26, 2006.
Winter Open House, John Street Gallery, Hoosick Falls, NY, Feb. 24-25, 2006
2005
"Our Town,” Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 20-21, 2005
“Motown Experience,” group show, Art Exchange, Detroit, June 20-July 9, 2005
"Tom's Tavern" The Spirits Within," (solo) Tom's Tavern, Detroit, May 22, 2005
"Signatures," (group show) Woods Gallery, Huntington Woods (Mich.)Public Library, May 16-July 7, 2005
24th Festival of the Arts Nativity Episcopal Church, Bloomfield Twp, Mich. April 8-10 (first place/honorable mention)
TransVision 2005, (solo) Brandon Twp Public Library, Ortonville, Mich., March 1- 31, 2005
Create Hamtramck, (group), Hamtramck, Mich., Feb, 5, 2005
"Inside the BBAC," (group) Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center, Feb, 4- March 4, 2005
"Full House," 555 Gallery, Detroit, Jan. 29 - Feb 26, 2005
Fall Colors,” Cafe de Troit, Detroit, Nov. 5-30, 2004
“Street Smart,” Art Exchange Gallery, Detroit, Nov 2, 2004 –Jan 1, 2005
2004
“Detroit DeJour,” 4731 Gallery, Detroit, Nov 5-8, 2004
“Our Town,” Community House, Birmingham, Mich., Oct. 14-16, 2004 (Juror’s Award)
"Detroit Landscapes: Side by Side," Birmingham (Mich.) Unitarian Church, July Aug. 2004
Featured Artist, Tatum Studios, Lake Orion, Mich., July Aug. 2004
"Paint Medium & Surface," Cafe de Troit, Detroit, (solo) June 2004
2003
"Double Vision,"Cafe de Troit/musee d'troit, Detroit, (solo) November 2003
Group show, Cafe de Troit/musee d'troit, September 2003
"Grand River Station Paints Detroit, "4731 Gallery, Detroit (group), July 2003
2002
Livonia (Mich.) Exhibition of Fine Arts (juried), (2002)
Birmingham/Bloomfield Art Center (juried) 2002, 2003 (category prize winner)
Residencies
- 2009 Artist in Residence, Wm E. Scripps Estate, Lake Orion, Mich.
- 2008 Artist in Residence, Glen Arbor Art Association, Glen Arbor, Mich.
Awards
- 2009 Grosse Pointe Art Association, Honorable Mention
- 2008 Our Town, Community House, Silver Award
- 24th Annual Festival of the Arts 2005, Nativity Episcopal, First Place, Honorable Mention
- 2005 BBAC, 36 x 36 Eva Briggs Estate Award
- 2004 Our Town 2004, Community House, Juror’s Award
- 2004 BBAC, 36 x 36 Eva Briggs Estate Award
- 2002 Livonia Fine Arts Competition, Honorable Mention
Collections / Commissions
- Ernst & Young, Detroit (corporate)
- Tokai Rica, Japan (corporate
- MotorCity Casino (corporate)
- The Stein Agency, Troy, Mich. (corporate)
- Mass Transit Authority, Grand Blanc, Mich. (government)
- Mass Transit Authority, Fenton, Mich.
- Lochmoor Tennis Club, Grosse Point Shores, Mich. (private club)
- 4731 Gallery, Detroit
- Private collectors
Publications / Reviews / Interviews
- "Here and Now: Emerging Artists in Michigan," by Angie Mausolf, 2009
- "Detroit Today," WDET-FM, with Anne Fracassa, Pioneer Building Open Studios, Oct. 2, 2008
- "Paint a Picture / World Peace Starts with Your Spouse," Michigan Senior Living, March 2008
- Fish Outta Water , the detroiter.com, April 4, 2007
- Signature 48009 - "D'art Next Door," Dec. 2006-Jan. 2007
- Art Beat Segment #206, aired Oct. 23/27, 2004, May 7/11, 2005, WTVS-56 PBS
- Paint: Medium & Surface, thedetroitter.com, June 2004
- Grand River Station Paints Detroit, the detroiter.com, July 2003
Member
- Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Advisory Committee
- Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit
- Glen Arbor Art Association
- Grosse Pointe Art Association
- Detroit Artist Market
Instructor
- Beginning Painting, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Mich.
Influential Instructors:
- 1953-54 Miss Curtis, Grades 3-4. teacher, Hoosick Falls, NY
- 1964/65 Boris Pufterman Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (painting)
- 1965/66 Michael O'Neill Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (drawing)
- 1972 Vivian Williams Coshocton, Oh (private instruction painting)
- 1980 Alice Crawford Ann Arbor Art Association, Ann Arbor, MI (painting)
- 1984 Don Wynn Ann Arbor Art Association, Ann Arbor, MI (painting)
- 2001 - 04 Leslie Masters Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, (painting)
- 2003 -05 Charles McGee Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Mich. (mixed media)
with Studios in the Pioneer Building Detroit |
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