Director Assistant
Resume:
Carl Demeulenaere
Gallery . Resume . Statement **09 . Statement 2011 .
Carl Demeulenaere
Biographical
Information
Education: BFA 1979, MFA Candidate 1981, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Address: 263 Roosevelt Place, Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
Email: abovt3@r.postjobfree.com
Phone: 313-***-****
One Person
Exhibitions
2013 Labyrinth, (slated), Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI
2011 Off The Walls, University Liggett School, Manoogian Arts Wing, Grosse Pointe Woods,
MI
1996 The New American, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
1993 Sanctuary, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
Selected Group Exhibitions and
Awards
2012
Detroit Artists Market: The First 80 Years, Detroit Historical Museum, Detroit, MI
Michigan Annual XXXVIII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Mix, Mingle, and MAC, Michigan AIDS Coalition auction, Clawson, MI
The Best of Detroit, St. Clare of Montefalco auction, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
2011
Gift of a Lifetime: Selections from the James Pearson Duffy Collection, Detroit Institute
of Arts, Detroit, MI
Michigan Annual XXXVII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Honorable Mention
SMALL(er) SHOW, Detroit Artists Market
Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Detroit, MI
Holiday Hullabaloo, studio of Angela Topacio, Detroit, MI
ArtWorks, Willys Overland Lofts, Detroit, MI
2010
Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY
ArtPrize, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Wilbert: Teacher, Mentor, Friend, Invitational, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI
Detroit Artists at the Detroit Athletic Club, works from a private collector and Wayne
State University, Detroit, MI
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
Michigan Annual XXXVI, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Open Competition 2010, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Third
Prize
ArtWorks for Life, College for Creative Studies Benson and Edith Ford Conference Center,
Detroit, MI
2009
73rd National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
ArtPrize Inaugural, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI
49th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Ctr. for the Arts, Midland, MI;
Excellence in Technique Award
Open Competition 2009, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Best in
Show
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
2008
Andres Serrano Picks Detroit, College for Creative Studies Center Galleries, Detroit, MI
Open Competition 2008, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery;
Honorable Mention
Michigan Annual XXXIV, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Third Prize
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; Honorable Mention
Holiday Objects Up and Down, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser,
Rochester, MI
For the Love of Art, Art In and Out of the Box, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction
fundraiser, Rochester, MI
Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI
2007
71st National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Explore This! 4 Exhibition, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Open Competition 2007, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Second
Prize
Michigan Annual XXXIII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Director s Award
For the Love of Art, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI
2006
70th National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH;
Honorable Mention
Midwest Color 2006, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL; Judges
Mention
27th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI; Best of Show
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
Honoring the Living Spirit, First Congregational Church, Battle Creek, MI
Art for the Holidays, Detroit Artists Market
Tick Tock, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI
2005
69th National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Michigan Annual XXXII, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award
26th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI
Kinder Show, Juris Galleries, The Detroit Institute for Children benefit, Detroit, MI
You Send Me, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Andiamo Italia Celebrity Showroom, Warren, MI
2004
68th National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Michigan Annual XXXI, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
25th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Atheneum Ste. Hotel, Detroit, MI
2003
67th National Midyear Show, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Detroit Artists Market Members Invitational
Michigan Annual XXX, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
Ferndale Arts and Cultural Commission, Kulick Community Center, Ferndale, MI
Outside the Lines, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art Exhibition, Alfred
Berkowitz Gallery, Dearborn, MI
Actual Size Biennial, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
2002
Detroit Artists Market Biennial 2002, Curator/Director Aaron Timlin
kaBOOM!, Museum of New Art, MONA, Detroit, MI
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; Second Place Award
21st Annual Left Bank All Media Exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI
2nd Annual Colored Pencil Showcase, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art
Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Center, MI; Third Place Prize
Mail Art: Adventures in Postal Modernism, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Marriott Hotel, Detroit, MI
2001
The Art of the Catharctic Circle, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester, MI
Made in Michigan, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
Actual Size, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI
Art is Where It s At, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art Exhibition, Birmingham
Bloomfield Art Center,
MI; First Place Prize
The Museum of New Art, MONA, Benefit Exhibition, Detroit, MI
The Post Card Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
2000
Canvas, Ann Mikolowski Tribute, Alley Culture, Detroit, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
1999
Body and Soul, Curator John Cynar, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
Panic in Detroit, Curator Patrick Burton, Detroit Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI
Back to the Future, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI
1998
The Fine Line/The Subtle Stroke, Kougeas Gallery, East Boston, MA
Post Card Autobiography, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
Spring Show, Shaw/Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit, MI
1997
Un-defining Craft, Co-Curators Kathy Dambach, Albert Young, Detroit Artists Market
Portrayals, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit, MI
Michigan Annual XXV, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, MI
TeamZych, Hamtramck, MI
Zoo Do II, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit, MI
1996
Patrimonio: The Legacy of Italian Art in Michigan, Curator Sergio DeGiusti, Community
Arts Gallery,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Michigan Annual XXIV, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Zoo Do, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI
ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit, MI
1995
Interventions, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
The Holiday Show: Objects For and About the Holidays, Center Galleries, Detroit, MI
16th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI
Artists Stuff, Detroit Artists Market
2nd Annual Art for AIN, AIDS Interfaith Network of Michigan, Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak,
MI
1994
Naked Men and Women in American Art, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY
8th Annual Ecclesiastical Art Exhibit, Historic Trinity, Detroit, MI; Honorable Mention
8th Annual Celebrate Michigan Artists, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
The Detroit Show: Objects For and About Detroit, Curator/Director Dennis Nawrocki, Center
Galleries, Detroit, MI
All Michigan All Media Show, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
Michigan Annual XXII, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Sketchbooks, Detroit Artists Market
1st Annual Art for AIN, AIDS Interfaith Network of Michigan, Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak,
MI; Merit Award
Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit, MI
1993
57th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, OH
Nineteenth Annual National Miniature Show, The Gallery La Luz, La Luz, NM
Enlightenment, Curator/Director Paul Kotula, Revolution A Gallery Project, Ferndale, MI
A Touch of Silver, 25th Anniversary, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award
Celebrate Michigan Artists, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
14th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI; Merit Award in Drawing
All Michigan All Media Show, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
Michigan Annual XXI, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Second Place Prize
1992
New Mexico Miniature Arts Society Tenth Annual National Show, New Mexico Military
Institute, Roswell, NM
Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, MI; Arts
Foundation of MI Best in Show
Soma/Psyche, Curator Gerry Craig, Detroit Artists Market
34th Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
13th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI
11th Annual Left Bank All Media Show, Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI
Expressive Visions and Exquisite Images, Part II, Curator Kiichi Usui, Meadow Brook Art
Gallery, Rochester, MI
Art Time Capsule
1991-2091, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, CAID Detroit, MI
Pridefest 92,
Oakland Community College, Royal Oak Campus, MI
1991
Drawings:, Curators/Jurors Jim Nawara, Linda Mendelson, Detroit Artists Market
Michigan Annual XIX, Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Trustees award
Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
1990
Detroit Artists Market Scholarship Winners Revisited II: 1977-88, Detroit Artists Market
Art for Life, Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
1988
9th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI; First Prize
Michigan Annual XVI, Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI
Group Show,
Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
1987
Apocalypse, Invitational, Curator Sergio DeGiusti, Michigan Gallery, Detroit, MI
Atlas to Zemco, Detroit Artists Market
Artists Choose Artists, four-person show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
1986
WSU in Michigan, an Alumni Exhibition,
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1983
4th All-State Competition, Battle Creek Civic Art Center, MI; Michigan Foundation for the
Arts Best of Show Prize
1982Dimensions on Site Group Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, CAID Detroit, MI
1981
Rockford International 81, Rockford College, IL Juried Print and Drawing Exhibition
1980-83
Wayne State University Graduate Shows, Detroit, MI
1980
Charlotte Printmakers Society Eastern United States 4th Annual Print Exhibition, Spirit
Square Art Center,
Charlotte, NC
Object as Occasion, The Gallery at Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
All-State Competition, Battle Creek Civic Art Center, MI; Purchase Prize
A Look at Wayne at the Detroit Artists Market
1979
Italy 79 Show, The Academy, Venice, Italy, and Wayne State University, Detroit, MI;
First Prize
Michigan Water Color Society 33rd Annual Water Color Exhibition, Detroit Artists Market;
DIA Drawing
and Print Club Purchase Prize
1978
Under 6 and Over 6 Show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI
35th Annual Scarab Club Water Color Show, Detroit, MI; First Prize
Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, Honorariums, Awards, and
Residencies
2011 Michigan AIDS Coalition Award for Distinguished Volunteerism and Philanthropy, MAC,
Ferndale, MI
2004 La Romita Residency, Terni, Italy
2002 Detroit Artists Market Honorarium, Biennial 2002
2000 Fulbright Research Grant, Finalist, Rome, Italy
Fundacion Valparaiso Residency, Mojacar Playa, Spain
1998 Creative Artist Grant, ArtServe Michigan in conjunction with Michigan Council for
Arts and Cultural Affairs
Rockefeller Foundation s Bellagio Study and Conference Center Residency, Bellagio, Italy
Villa Montalvo Residency, Saratoga, CA
1997 Millay Colony for the Arts Residency, Austerlitz, NY
Rome Prize Fellowship, Alternate I, American Academy in Rome, New York, NY
1996 Blue Mountain Center Residency, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, IL
1995 Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, supported by Rockefeller Foundation, Andy Warhol
Foundation, and Philip Morris
Companies Inc., New York, NY
1994 Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN
Regional Artists Projects Grant, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, in partnership
with National
Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
1993 Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, Inc. Grant, Brooklyn, NY
Mini-Grant, Detroit Council of the Arts in conjunction with Michigan Council for Arts and
Cultural Affairs
1992 Creative Artist Grant, Arts Foundation of Michigan in conjunction with Michigan
Council for Arts
and Cultural Affairs
Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, New York, NY
1979-80 Graduate Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1979 Elizabeth Donovan Graham Scholarship, Detroit Artists Market
Italy 79 Residency, three months in Positano, Rome, Siena, Florence, Assisi, and Venice,
Italy
Italy 79 Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1974-79 Merit Tuition Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Multi-Media Performances and Films
(Actor )
2008 The Eve of St. Agnes, Film Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit,
MI
2004 The Candy Store, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Royal Oak, MI
2000 It Takes One to be One, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit, MI
1999Tableze, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, St. John s Church, Southfield, MI
1997 An Evening of Allen Ginsberg, CoordinatorBrian Kay, Cass Cafe, Detroit, MI
1995Punk, Director Jennifer Jones, Writer Patrick Burton, 1515 Broadway, Detroit, MI
Heaven, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit, MI
1994Hugging, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
1993 Psychological Gravity, Director Nelson Smith, Detroit Artists Market
A Slice of Heaven, Director Sue Carman, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit,
CAID at
Paint Creek Center
for the Arts, Rochester, MI
1992Until, Writer Patrick Burton, 1515 Broadway, Detroit, MI
A Stage for a New Life, Film Director Jeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
Please Hold for a Service Representative, Please Hold for a Service Representative,
Director Ann Maria D Anna, Detroit Focus Gallery at Magic Bag Theatre, Ferndale, MI
The Beautiful Truth, Film Director Jeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
1991 Crimes Against Nature, Writer Patrick Burton, Cleveland Public Theatre, OH, and 1515
Broadway, Detroit, MI
1990 The Greenhouse, Directors Sue Carman, Nelson Smith, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, MI
Cross Dressing, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
1989Things Aren t Always What They Seem, Detroit Producers Assoc., Oakland Community
College, MI
Ego, Alter Ego, Film DirectorAlex Mills, Detroit Producers Assoc., Detroit, MI
The Missing Persons, States of Mind, Director Nelson Smith, Detroit Artists Market
1988American Beauty Ltd., German Film DirectorDieter Marcello, Detroit, MI
1987 Out of the Blue, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit, MI
Out of the Blue, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
Second Serenade, Director Lucio Pozzi,
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
Man With a
Hat, Film DirectorJeff Bloomer, Detroit, MI
1985 Welcome to the Moulin Rouge, Directors Mary Butler, Sue Carman, Old St. John s
Church, Detroit, MI
1984You Say Tomato, Director Sue Carman, St. Andrew s Hall, Detroit, MI
Adoration of Breakfast, Director Sue Carman, Atlas Building, Detroit, MI
Bibliography and
Reviews
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2/23/12
The Detroit News, "Two offbeat, spirited exhibits," by Michael H. Hodges, pg. 11M,
12/15/11
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12/8/11
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9/20/07
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Macomb,
Wayne Counties, 9/12/07
Akron Beacon Journal, Butler Show admits photos for first time, by Dorothy Shinn,
entertainment section, 7/29/07
The Observer and Eccentric, Events to raise funds for HIV/AIDS programs, by Linda Ann
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Signature Magazine, Artist for Life, by Liz Hill, pgs. 18-19, March/April 2006
The Detroit News, DIA sculpts the future Detroit leads other museums in creating
friendly environments
for their visitors, by Joy Colby, pg. 1E, 3/29/06
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9/14/05
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Detroit Free Press, The Way We Live: Miniature Art, Big Heart, by Frank Provenzano,
pgs. 1G, 6G, 9/17/04
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5F, 8/1/96
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9/4/94
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Challenge, by Dennis Nawrocki,
pgs. 1,3, Spring 1994
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4/2/94
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11/30/93
Detroit Free Press, New Galleries Take Novel Approaches, by Marsha Miro, pgs. 1G, 8G,
10/10/93
Detroit Monthly, Revolution in Art, by Kathleen Harkness, pg. 38, 9/93
/8/93
Detroit Free Press, Also at Paint Creek, 9/3/93
The Detroit News, What a difference a gay makes, by Michael H. Hodges, pgs. 1D, 3D,
4/29/93
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1/93
Detroit Free Press, Institutions, Artists Leapt Over Most of the Hurdles, by Marsha
Miro, pg. 3F, 12/27/92
The Detroit News, Wild at Arts, by Joy Hakanson Colby, pgs. 1C-3C, 12/19/92
Detroit Monthly, Word Is, Frontlines, pg. 18, 11/92
The Detroit News, From Sinners to Saints, A gay artist uses divine inspiration, by Joy
Colby, pgs. 1F, 4F, 11/6/92
Ann Arbor News, Statewide Art Show Offers Wide Imaginative Range, by Roger Green, pg.
9B, 4/16/92
The Detroit News, It Pays to Spend Some Time with this Exhibit, by Joy Hakanson Colby,
pg. 4D, 4/10/92
The Observer and Eccentric, Creative Living: Entries Show Wide Variety, by Mary Klemic,
pg. 1D, 4/9/92
Detroit Free Press, 180 Works Provide Good Overview, by Marsha Miro, pg. 2Q, 4/5/92
The Michigan Tribune, no. 38, State, by Steven Culver, pg. 3, 3/92
Detroit Artists Market Journal of Exhibitions, vol. 4, no. 3, Soma/Psyche, by Gerry
Craig, 2/14-3/13/92
Detroit Free Press, Artists Market Show Takes a Spiritual Journey, by Marsha Miro, pg.
12D, 3/11/92
The Detroit News, Mystery and Reality Chart a Landscape of the Soul, by Joy Colby, pg.
4C, 3/6/92
Metra Magazine, issue 314, Friends of Dorothy, by Sister Mary Alice Louise, pg. 17,
3/4/92
Spirit News, vol. III, no. VII, Soma/Psyche, pg. 6, 2/92
Cruise Magazine, vol. 14, no. 8, News, pg. 26, 2/26/92
The Detroit News, Michigan Artists, by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 9D, 2/14/92
Rochester Clarion, Exhibition Focuses on Art Trends, pg. 4A, 1/30/92
TV 2 News, Steppin Out Royal Oak AIDS Walk 1991, interview, 6:00 pm, 9/29/91
The Macomb Daily, Attraction: Diversity Highlights Mount Clemens Art Show, by Kenneth
Gross, pg. 7A, 2/14/91
Detroit Artists Market Journal of Exhibitions, vol. 2, no. 7, Detroit Artists Market
Scholarship Recipients 1977-1988,
by Sandra Yolles, 7/6-7/27/90
Detroit Focus Quarterly, vol. 8, nos. 1 and 2, Perspectives, by Robert Marsh, pg. 9,
Spring-Summer 1989
New Art Examiner, Apocalypse, by James Kirchner, pgs. 52-3, 11/87
The Metro Times Magazine, Apocalypse Now, by Manon Meilgaard, pgs. 18-19, 6/24/87
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Letters, pg. 32, 11/23/86
WSU in Michigan, an Alumni Exhibition, journal, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1986
Battle Creek Shopper News, Juried Exhibit of Award-Winner on Display at Art Center, pg.
14, 6/19/80
Published
Work
Off the Walls Book, miniature, hardbound limited edition, University Liggett School,
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
The Art of the Catharctic Circle Exhibition Catalogue, Meadow Brook Art Gallery,
Rochester, MI, 3/01
Selections from the Wayne State University Art Collection Catalogue, Wayne State
University, Detroit, MI, 1992
Detroit Artists Market Annual Report 1991-92
Print s Regional Design Annual/1987, Bethesda, MD; Certificate of Design Excellence
WSU in Michigan Catalogue, An Alumni Exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI,
1986
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Harry Houdini, Still Struggling for that Final
Escape,
cover drawing, pgs. 9-12, 10/26/86
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Private Lives: Art s a Lot of Rubbish! drawing, pg.
4, 8/17/86
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Private Lives: Dreams of Glory, drawing, pg. 6,
7/6/86
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Private Lives: Her Daily Horrorscope, drawing,
pg.4, 4/20/86
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, Fiction: Soaps, drawing, pg. 14, 3/30/86
The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, When the New Year Comes, drawing, pg. 4, 12/29/85
Collections
Detroit Institute of Arts i** University of Michigan Museum of Art i** Wayne State
University i**
Battle Creek Art Center Museum i** Venus Bronze Works i** Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III i**
estate of James Duffy, Jr. i** Andrew & Gayle Camden i** Mrs. John Emery i** Ross &
Barbara Bunting i**
Dirk Bakker & Hope Palmer i** Skip Davis i** Sergio DeGiusti i** Patricia Shaw i**
William Pignonello
Lectures and Educational
Projects
Eastsider/Outsider: Growing Up in Detroit, Gay Straight Alliance, University Liggett
School, G. P. W., MI, 5/4/11
La Romita Lecture, La Romita Residency, Terni, Italy, 9/26/04
My Work through 2004, Literature course on HIV and AIDS, Madonna University, Livonia, MI,
5/19/04
Symposium: How to Survive as an Artist in Detroit, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester,
MI, 3/31/01
Presentation, Fundacion Valparaiso Residency, Mojacar Playa, Spain, 1/25/00
An Artist s Lecture, sponsored by Detroit Artists Market, Madonna University, Livonia,
MI, 6/14/99
Visibility and Invisibility in American Visual Culture, by Giovanna Costantini, 21st
Annual American Culture
Association, The Marriott, San Diego, CA, 4/3/99
Rockefeller Foundation Lecture, Bellagio Study and Conference Center Residency, Bellagio,
Italy, 12/9/98
Painting and Installation Work, Outreach Program for Troubled Teens, Villa Montalvo
Residency, Saratoga, CA, 9/9/98
Time and Literature, Madonna University, Livonia, MI, 6/3/98
Installation Work through 1997, Millay Colony for the Arts Residency, Austerlitz, NY,
10/27/97
Image Making, Installation, and Performance Work, Blue Mountain Center Residency,
Blue Mountain Lake, NY, 10/26/96
The New American: New Perspectives on Gay Male Relationships, University of MI Museum of
Art,
Ann Arbor, MI, 7/26/96
The Development of Sanctuary and Other Installation Projects, Center for Creative
Studies, Detroit, MI, 3/16/94
The Evolution of My Work, Revolution A Gallery Project, Ferndale, MI, 9/19/93
Facebook Video: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation features Carl Demeulenaere s
Arcada, interview with
Donna Calvaruso and Kristin Mooney, Grand Rapids, MI, 9/21/10
You Tube Video: Rob Bliss, and other ArtPrize artists, talk about their art, Grand Rapids
Press interview with
John Gonzalez, mlive.com, Grand Rapids, MI, 9/29/09
In-House Interactive Project, CD-ROM, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI, 1997
Interactive Project, CD-ROM, Interventions Exhibition, Detroit Institute of Arts,
Detroit, MI, 1996
Related Experience
ArtWorks for Life, Art Auction Committee, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe
Shores, MI,
Bloomfield Art Center, MI, 2009
;
College for Creative Studies Benson and Edith Ford Conference Center, Detroit, MI, 2010
;
Willys Overland Lofts, Detroit, MI, 2011
Venus Bronze Works, Detroit, MI, Foundry Assistant, 2008
ArtServe Michigan, Creative Artist Grant Review Panel, 2001
Habatat Gallery,
Pontiac, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1997-99
Shaw/Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1996-98
Margie FitzSimons Art Services, MI, Art Consultant, 1989-97
Arts Foundation of Michigan, Creative Artist Grant Review Panel, 1994
Detroit Artists Market, Production Assistant, 1993-94
Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1987-90
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