GARY KULAK
EDUCATION:
1983 MFA – Hunter College, New York, NY
1975 BFA – Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
1976-present Gary Kulak Sculpture LLP, Birmingham, MI
2005-present Artist in Residence/Head Department of Fine Arts, Cranbrook-Kingswood, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1992-2002 Design/Fabrication, Dirk Denison Architects, Chicago, IL
1997 Visiting Artist, Cranbrook Academy of Art
1990-1992 Adjunct Professor, University of Toledo, OH
1989-1991 Adjunct Professor, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
2012 Oliver Art Center, Frankfort, Mi.
2007 G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York
2006 G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI
1995, ‘90, ‘89, ‘87, ‘84, ‘81 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1988 Gallerie Ninety-Nine, Bay Harbor Island, FL
1985, ‘83, ‘80 Kornblee Gallery, NY
1985 Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2012 “International Sculpture Exhibition”, Chicago IL
2012 “80 Years of the Detroit Artist Market” Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit MI
2011-12 Crystal Mountain Resort, Thompsonville, MI
2011 SOFA, Chicago, IL
2011 Next Step Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2010 SOFA, Chicago, IL
2009 Chelsea Sculpture Walk, Chelsea, MI
2009 “Art Chicago”, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago
2009 “Spring Happening”, Next Step Gallery, Curator, Narine Kchikian
2008 “Detroit Art”, Selections by Andreas Serrano, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit
2008 Marshall Fredericks Museum, Saginaw, MI
2007 G.R.N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit
2006 “AAF”, G.R.N’Namdi, NYC, NY
2006 “XXX”, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2005 “Governor of Michigan Residence”, Lansing, MI
2005 “Cartunes on Parade”, Detroit, MI & Windsor, Ontario
2005 “Michigan Annual”, Mt. Clemens Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
2004 “Great Lakes Annual”, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
2001, ‘97, ‘95, ’93,’92,’91 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI
Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI Kmart Corporation, Troy, MI
Holtzman/Silverman Co., Southfield, MI AT&T, Southfield, MI
IBM Corporation, Southfield, MI Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH
Royal Maccabees Insurance Co., Charlotte, SC City of Mt. Clemens, MI
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI Elm Development Inc., Chicago, IL
Forbes-Cohen/Nemer Assoc., Southfield, MI Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville, MI
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2008 Nawrocki, Dennis, “Detroit Art in Public Places”, Wayne University Press
2006 Carducci, Vince, Metro Times, January 2006
1999 Cho, Hanna, The Detroit News, Wednesday, July 21, 1999
1995 Birkenhauer, Tracey, Oakland Press Review, Wednesday, February 8, 1995
1994 Pasfield, Veronica, Detroit Monthly, November 1994
1993 Green, Roger, Ann Arbor News, Review, Friday, January 29, 1993
1990 Colby, Joy Hakanson, Exhibits, The Detroit News, Thursday, November 8, 1990
1990 Westenberg, W.D., Metro, The Grand Rapids Press, Friday, June 22, 1990
1989 Carducci, Vincent A., Artforum, May 1989
1989 Colby, Joy H., “Reviews”, Detroit News, Friday, March 24, 1989
AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS:
2011-12 Sally Brown Heavenrich Award, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills
2009 Miro Award, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2007 Schulak Grant, Cranbrook Schools, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2005 YMCA, Detroit, MI
1999 Art in Public Places, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
1991 Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
1990 Art in Public Places, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI
1987 ArtQuest ’87, First Place, Drawing
1985 Direct Artist Grant, Michigan Council for the Arts
1983 Tony Smith Sculpture Award, Hunter College
1982 William Graff Scholarship Award, Hunter College
1981 Direct Artist Grant, Michigan Council for the Arts