Robert S. Mirek

Born **** – Detroit, Michigan

Education

BFA –Painting- College for Creative Studies – Detroit, Michigan 1975-1979 Merit Scholarships ‘78, ’79

Teaching

College for Creative Studies – Detroit, Michigan – Entertainment arts and Foundations Departments 2004 - 2011 – Courses: Beginning Web Design, Advanced Web Design, Fundamentals of Imaging

Lawrence Technological University – Southfield Michigan – College of Architecture and Design – Adjunct faculty 2006 – Courses: Imaging Studio 1, New Media

Solo Exhibitions

STRANDS – Recent Works by Robert Mirek – solo exhibition – Tiffin, Ohio – Diane Kidd Gallery – Tiffin University – Hayes Center for the Arts 10/12 • SUNY Oneonta – Robert Mirek: Bodies of Work – solo exhibition – Ononta, New York 02/12 • Arnold Klein Gallery - NEW OBJECTS – solo exhibition – Royal Oak, Michigan 11/09 • Woods Gallery – New Works on Paper and other series by Robert Mirek – Huntington Woods, Michigan 02/06 • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE – Fine Arts Gallery – Recent Work by Robert Mirek – Flint, Michigan 10/05 • Designhaus – Work by Robert Mirek – Rochester, Michigan 12/05 • Caelum Galley, New Work from the Aluminum Series – New York, New York 08/03 • GALLERY B.A.I. - Solo Exhibition – Barcelona, Spain 03/02

Gallery LeVall - Novosibirsk, Siberia - Russian Federation 05/02 • Arnold Klein Gallery - Solo Exhibition – Royal Oak, Michigan 11/02 • Galerie GORA - Solo Exhibition – Montreal, Canada 01/00 • The Art Gallery a Casa di Giorgio - Solo Exhibition – Massa e Cozzile, Italy - 12/99 • The Gallery at Marygrove- INVENTIONS – Detroit, Michigan - 04/96

Group Exhibitions

2011

Group Exhibition “Stone Soup” U of M Work Gallery Detroit, Michigan - 8/11 - Detroit Annex Campus Group Exhibition “Beautiful Creatures” Madonna University - 2/11 - Livonia, Michigan

2010

• GROUP EXHIBITION – Arnold Klein Gallery – Royal Oak, Michigan 12/10 • BOOK OF HOURS – Arnold Kllein Gallery – Royal Oak, Michigan 05/10. Also designed and produced online version of show at: www.lmstudio.com/BOH

2009

• work•detroit – Migration – Detroit, Michigan 9/09 • Gallery Project – Shrines and Alters – Ann Arbor, Michigan 8/09 • Arnold Klein Gallery – HORIZON – Royal Oak, Michigan 5/09 2008 • Vellano Arte Gallery- Vellano Arte 2008 - Vellano, Italy- 8/08 • Gallery Marchi -LITTLE TREASURES - Bologna, Italy- 5/08• Butter Gallery: Robert Mirek – Recent Objects – Coconut Grove-Miami, Florida

• Gallery Project: SURFACE – Ann Arbor, Michigan

2007

• Gallery Project: Signs, Signals, Gestures – Ann Arbor, Michigan • Copper Country Community Arts Center – DRIVEN: Art from the Motor City – Hancock, Michigan • Artist Space – New York, New York • Sarah Bowen Gallery – The Submissions Show – Williamsburg, New York

2006

• Saatchi Gallery – Online Gallery – London, UK • Neal Davis Gallery – Small Works Exhibit – Royal Oak, Michigan • CCS at 100 – Faculty Now! – College for Creative Studies – Detroit, Michigan • Neal Davis Gallery – Black and White Show – Royal Oak, Michigan

• Synergy Gallery – Kowalski + Mirek – Berkley, Michigan • Arnold Klein Gallery – TEXT– Royal Oak, Michigan

2005

• Detroit Artists MARKET – Members Invitational 2005 Biennial – Detroit, Michigan • Sync 2005 – Duderstadt Center – University of Michigan • Saginaw Art Museum – 2nd Michigan Invitational – Architecture • TOTEM – 3 artist from 3 continents – Buggiano Castello, Italy

2004

• Gallery 128 - JUGALBANDI – Work from the Upanishad Series – New York, New York • Arnold Klein Gallery – NUMBERS – Royal Oak, Michigan

2003

• Michigan Guild Gallery - SELECTIONS 2003 – Ann Arbor, Michigan • Cass Cafe Gallery, - SELECTIONS 2003 – Detroit, Michigan

• BOOKS - Arnold Klein Gallery – Royal Oak, Michigan • V Salon Internacional de Arte Digital – Havana, Cuba • Villa Forini Lippi – Montecatini Terme , Italy • aniGma-2003, Festival of Digital Imaging and Animation – Novosibirsk, Siberia • Chelsea River Gallery, - Float Drawings, Paintings and New Aluminum Work – Chelsea, Michigan

2002

• Sekanina Gallery - Estense Castle - "Magica" – Ferrara, Italy • Cass Cafe Gallery - 6 @ Cass Café – Detroit, Michigan • Tengri Umai - International Arts Festival – Almaty, Kazakhstan • Paint Creek Center for the Arts - 20 Years at PCCA – Rochester, Michigan • Paint Creek Center for the Arts - Painting as an Abstraction – Rochester, Michigan • immedia 2002 – Ann Arbor , Michigan • Exhibition Tour: Kaliningrad: VII International Graphics Biennial, Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Novosibirsk: Gallery LeVall Moscow: M'ARS Gallery, St. Petersburg: Gallery LeVall Collaboration

2001

• Museum of New Art (Mona)- DOCUMENTA-USA – Detroit, Michigan • Arnold Klein Gallery - Earth – Royal Oak, Michigan • Paint Creek Center for the Arts- Made in Michigan Invitational – Rochester, Michigan • TRIAD Gallery – Upanishad Series, Float Drawings & Recent Paintings – Seal Rock,Oregon

2000

• Museum of Contemporary Art /Detroit Institute of Arts - DOCUMENTA USA 2000 – Detroit, Michigan • Detroit Contemporary Gallery - Actual Size Exhibition – Detroit, Michigan • Arnold Klein Gallery - Red/Desert Exhibition – Royal Oak, Michigan • CAELUM Gallery – New York, New York • OPEN STUDIOS – Bielefeld, Germany

1999

• Ward-Nasse Gallery - 178 Prince Street – New York, New York • World Fine Art Gallery – New York, New York • Arnold Klein Gallery - In Honor of Water - Exhibition – Royal Oak, Michigan • Galerie BLU - Pontiac, Michigan • Nicolet College - National Juried Competition – Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Nexus Gallery - Third Annual National Juried Competition: 345 East 12th St. – New York, New York • Galerie BLU - Febbo, Mirek, Newbill Exhibition – Pontiac, Michigan • Arnold Klein Gallery - A Tribute To Time – Royal Oak, Michigan • Lindenberg Gallery - End of the Millennium Exhibition – New York, New York • Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea – Florence, Italy • Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts - Americans from the Florence Biennale – New York, New York

1995

•Arnold Klein Gallery - about BOOKS – Royal Oak, Michigan

1985

•CADE Gallery - NEO TROIT– Royal Oak, Michigan • Detroit Institute of Arts - On-Going works exhibition – Detroit, Michigan

1982

• Xochipilli Gallery – Birmingham, Michigan • Detroit Artists Market – Detroit, Michigan

1981

• Awful Truth Gallery - Pre-Institutional Art Exhibition – Detroit, Michigan

1978

• Gallery 7 - Ideas/Works Exhibition – Detroit, Michigan • Detroit Focus Gallery - 3-Dimensions Exhibition – Detroit, Michigan

1977

• Detroit Institute of Arts - Founders Gallery Exhibition – Detroit, Michigan • Detroit Artists Market – Detroit, Michigan • Gallery 7 - 7th Annual – Detroit, Michigan • Gallery 7 - 8th Annual – Detroit, Michigan

Lectures

Oakland University - 2008, 2009, University of Michigan - 2008, College for Creative Studies - 2008, Mott Community College - 2005

Private Collections

Donald Jones and Carol Breitmeyer - Michigan - USA, Gary and Kay Cowger - Michigan - USA, Francesco de la Torre - Florida - USA, Robert and Julie Edwards - Michigan - USA, Mary Fortuna - Michigan - USA, Barbara Grossman - Michigan - USA, James Hadge - North Carolina -USA, Michael Hanlen - Colorado - USA, Laura Hoskins - Michigan - USA, Michael Huepel and Karen VanAntwerp - United Kingdom, Arnold and Karen Klein - Michigan - USA, Arno and Deepanjana Klein - New York - USA, Andrea Martinov - Novosibirsk - Russian Federation, Christopher and Judith Merlo - Michigan - USA, David Miller- Michigan - USA, John and Joann Mulhere - Michigan - USA, David and Corrine Murdock - Michigan - USA, Dennis Alan Nawrocki- Michigan - USA, Richard Scott and Victoria Neale - Michigan - USA, Norman and Barbara Obert - Tennessee - USA, Dwight Rinke - Michigan - USA, James and Denise Scarletta - Michigan - USA, Gilbert and Lila Silverman - Michigan - USA, Bradley and Mary Smith - Michigan - USA, Giorgio Stolz - Massa e Cozzile - Italy, Gary Streby - Michigan - USA, James and Jennifer Townsend - Michigan - USA, Lorraine Ven Zuch - Arizona - USA, Diane Western- Michigan - USA, Amanda Wilner - Michigan - USA

Museum Collections

Museum of New Art (MONA) - Detroit, Michigan, Museo del Tessile – Busto Arsizio, Italy, Vellano Arte, Italy

Corporate Installations

Art in Stairways – Euro Hotel – Pisa, Italy - 2007, LOFTS322 – Ann Arbor, Michigan - 2007, Designhaus - Rochester, Michigan - 2005, Metro Lofts – Royal Oak, Michigan - 2004, Advantage Electric – Clinton Township, Michigan - 2003

Bibliography

UNDERVEJS - 222 teginger fra Picasso til Yoko Ono - Instruction Drawings - The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection © 2001 - Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst - Hendricks and Kuaran - ISBN#: 87-90029-59-3 ROBERT MIREK – RECENT WORK - catalog by Richard Scott, May 2003

Mirek's Idols - David Calvo, November 2002

Detroit Free Press - Invitational show delivers top quality - August 2001

Oregon News Times -- Artists Michael Shannon and Robert Mirek - July, 2001

Arte in Toscana - 2001 - 2002

Woodward Magazine - Passport For Painting – Detroit artists exhibits in Italy – January 2000

Gallery & Studio Magazine - New York Notebook - Robert Mirek chosen to represent the United States - January/February 2000

Wayne State University - African American Lecture Series - Lester Johnson: Collaborative Projects with Robert Mirek and new technologies - March 2000

The Royal Oak Mirror - Artist featured at Virtual Gallery - Detroit-area artists Robert Edwards, Kip Kowalski, Robert Mirek and Nelson Smith -- July 1998

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