EXHIBITION HISTORY

2023
ANNEX GALLERY - Abstraction - Sam Kthar, Robert Mirek and Ammy Amorette Spencer- Highland Park, MI - May, 2023
MIX GALLERY - Robert Mirek - A Retrospective - Points of Departure - Mix Gallery - Ithaca, New York - October - November, 2023
MCONTEMPORARY GALLERY - IN-DEPTH: A group sculpture exhibition - December 2023 - January 2024

2022
BLO BACK GALLERY - Mystery and Metaphor - Pueblo, CO - 09/22

2020
Microcosmic Intricacies - Work by Charles Livingston and Robert Mirek - Priscilla Fowler Gallery - Las Vegas, NV - February, 2019
The Black & White Show - A Juried Exhibition - Galerie Camille - Detroit, Michigan - 11/19
For Want of Meaning - An exhibition by Robert Mirek - Box Heart Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 10/19

2018
Seeds, Comets and Shuttlecocks - A solo exhibition by Robert Mirek August, 2018
BIG Exhibition at 333 Midland Annex Gallery July, 2018
IAS-Stroh River Place - Robert Mirek - Internation Artist Society features 2 installations by Robert Mirek through 2018 - Open to public: Monday thru Saturda 7am -7pm. 500 River Place Dr., Ste 5165, Detroit, MI 48207

2016
SACRED SPACES - Higher Art Gallery - Traverse City, Michigan - 3/24 - 4/21
HAUTE DOMAIN DETROIT - New dwellings and exhibition in Detroit - 12/16 - 2/17


2016
100x100 - 100 Sculptors, 100 Sculptures: A Survey of Contemporary Sculpture from the Midwest- Ella Sharp Museum - Jackson, Michigan November, 2016
ABSTRACTION Invitational by Rick Vian - Janice Charach Gallery - Farmington Hills, Michigan October, 2016
BIG Sculpture Show - Sculpture Invitational- 333 Midland - Detroit, Michigan September 2016
ECHOES: New Work by John McLaughlin, Robert Mirek and Paula Schubatis - Galerie Camille - Detroit, Michigan - 4/8/16-4/30/16
Solo Exhibition: Robert Mirek - DCDT - Detroit Center for Design and Technology - Detroit, Michigan
03/14/2016-03/20/2016

2015
CrOp: Detroit- A group exhibition. The Harris Building Grand Rapids, Mchigan - 09/19/15-10/25/15 featuring SERIES SETS by Robert Mirek
Oak Park, Michigan City Hall offices - Summer & Fall, 2015- 09/1/15-11/1/15 - Aluminum & Thread Suites by Robert Mirek

2014
UNSEEN - A group exhibition - GALLERY PROJECT - Detroit 08/14, Ann Arbor 09/14 - THREADS BLACK BOX a collaboration by Robert Mirek and Christopher Merlo

2013
DRONES - A group exhibition - GALLERY PROJECT - Detroit 10-11/13, Ann Arbor 1-2/2014
Ivy-Tech Community College - STRANDS: New Sculpture by Robert Mirek, Bloomington, Indiana 7/5-7/27/13

2012
GALLERY PROJECT - Group Exhibition: Process as Content - Ann Arbor, Michigan 11-12/12
The Diane Kidd Gallery- Tiffin University- STRANDS - Recent Work by Robert Mirek: Tiffin, Ohio -10-11/12
State University of New York - Oneonta Campus - Martin Mullen Gallery - Solo Exhibition
Robert Mirek: Bodies of Work - 2-3/12

2011
Valade Gallery - "Multiple Personalityies: CCS Faculty Now!" - CCS Taubman Campus -1/11
Madonna University Gallery - Beautiful Creatures 1/11

2010
Arnold Klein Gallery - Final Group Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan 12/10
Arnold Klein Gallery - Book of Hours 2010 - Group Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan 5/10. Online version also available at: http://www.lmstudio.com/BOH

2009
Arnold Klein Gallery - Robert Mirek - New Objects - Solo Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan 10-11/09
Scavenger Invitational - Group Exhibition - Paint Creek Center for the Arts - Rochester, Michigan 8/09
HORIZONS - Group Exhibition - Arnold Klein Gallery - Royal Oak, Michigan 4/09

2008
American Contemporary Gallery - New Visions group show - Annapolis, Maryland - 12/08
Vellano Arte Gallery- Vellano Arte 2008- Group Exhibition - Vellano, Italy- 8/08
Gallery Marchi - LITTLE TREASURES- Group Exhibition - Bologna, Italy- 5/08
Gallery Project - SURFACE - Group Exhibition - Ann Arbor, Michigan- 3/08

2007
Butter Gallery - Coconut Grove - Miami, Florida - 11/07
46th Founders Exhibition - von Liebig Center - Naples, Florida - 11/07
Gallery Project - Signs, Symbols and Gestures - Group Exhibition - Ann Arbor, Michigan - 10/07
Copper Country Community Arts Center - DRIVEN: Art from the Motor City - Group Exhibition - Hancock, Michigan - 8/07
Sarah Bowen Gallery - Williamsburg, New York - 7/07
Artists Space - New York, New York

2006
Saatchi Gallery - Contemporary Art in London
Neal Davis Gallery - Holiday Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan - 12/06
CCS at 100: Faculty Now! - Group Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan - 2/06
Neal Davis Gallery - Black and White Show - Group Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan - 4/06
Woods Gallery - Solo Exhibition - New Works on Paper and Other Series by Robert Mirek - Huntington Woods, Michigan - 4/06
Synergy Gallery - 2 person exhibition: Kowalski + Mirek - Berkley, Michigan - 4/06
Arnold Klein Gallery - TEXT - Group Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan - 5/06

2005
Detroit Artists Market - Members Invitational 2005 Biennial - Detroit, Michigan - 2/05
Mott Community College - Fine Arts Gallery - Recent Work by Robert Mirek - Flint, Michigan - 3/05
Designhaus - Work by Robert Mirek - Rochester, Michigan - 3/05
Sync2005 - Duderstadt Center - University of Michigan - 3/05
Saginaw Art Museum - 2nd Michigan Invitational - Architecture - 7/05
TOTEM - 3 artists from 3 continents - Buggiano Castello, Italy - 9/05

2004
Gallery 128 - JUGALBANDI - A Group Exhibition - Featuring selections from the Upanishad Series by Robert Mirek- New York, New York - 2/04
FESTIVAL SIGNES DE NUIT Cinema Balzac, 1 rue Balzac - Paris, France - 3/04
Arnold Klein Gallery - NUMBERS a group exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan - 4/04
Parterre des Arte - Piazza della Liberta - Firenze, Italia - 7/04
Caelum Gallery - International Group Exhibition - 8/04
OUR TOWN - An all media exhibition sponsored by the DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund and The Community House - Birmingham, Michigan- 10/04
B.ART.2004 - Museo del Tessile- Group Exhibition - Busto Arsizio, Italy 12/04
Massenzio Arte Instituto Superiore Anticendio - Group Exhibition - Rome, Italy 11/04

2003
Michigan Guild Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan - SELECTIONS 2003- 2/03
Cass Cafe Gallery, Detroit, Michigan- SELECTIONS 2003- 3/03 - 5/03
BOOKS, Group Exhibition - Arnold Klein Gallery - Royal Oak, Michigan 3/03
Deluxe Arts Gallery, London, England - 4/03
V Salon Internacional de Arte Digital - Havana, Cuba - 6/03
Caelum Galley, New York, New York- New Work from the Aluminum Series - 7/03
Villa Forini - Lippi - Montecatini Terme - Tuscany, Italy - 9/03 - 10/03
aniGma-2003, Festival of Digital Imaging and Animation - Novosibirsk, Siberia - 10/03
Chelsea River Gallery, Chelsea, Michigan - New Work from the Aluminum Series - 11/03

2002
Arnold Klein Gallery - Royal Oak, Michigan- Solo Exhibition - 11/02
Estense Castle - Ferrara, Italy - Group Exhibition "Magica" 11/02
Cass Cafe Gallery - Detroit, Michigan - Group Exhibition: 6 @ Cass Cafe- 10/02
Tengri Umai - International Arts Festival - Almaty, Kazakhstan 9/02
Paint Creek Center for the Arts - 20 Years at PCCA 8/02
Paint Creek Center for the Arts - Painting as an Abstraction - Juried Exhibition 4/02
immedia 2002- Ann Arbor , Michigan 2/02
Gallery LeVall - Novosibirsk, Siberia - Russian Federation Exhibition Tour: Kaliningrad: VII International Graphics Biennial, Krasnoyarsk: Krasnoyarsk Museum Centre, Novosibirsk: Gallery LeVall - Solo Exhibition, Moscow: M'ARS Gallery, St. Petersburg: Gallery LeVall Collaboration 2002-2003.

2001
Museum of New Art (Mona)- DOCUMENTA-USA Detroit, Michigan 9/01
Arnold Klein Gallery - Earth Group Show - Royal Oak, Michigan 9/01
Paint Creek Center for the Arts- Made in Michigan Invitational - 8/01
TRIAD Gallery - Upanishad Series, Float Drawings & Recent Paintings - Oregon 7/01

2000
Museum of Contemporary Art /Detroit Institute of Arts - DOCUMENTA USA 2000 - 01/00
Detroit Contemporary Gallery - Actual Size Exhibition - 2/00
GALLERY B.A.I. - Solo Exhibition - Barcelona, Spain - 3/00
Arnold Klein Gallery - Red/Desert Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan 5/00
CAELUM Gallery - International Group Exhibition - New York, NY - 6/00
OPEN STUDIOS - Group Exhibition - Bielefeld, Germany - 8/00
Galerie GORA - Solo Exhibition - Montreal, Canada - 10/00

1999
Ward-Nasse Gallery - 178 Prince Street New York, NY 2/99-3/99
World Fine Art Gallery - 443 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY - 3/99
Arnold Klein Gallery - In Honor of Water - Exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan 5/99
Galerie BLU - Group Exhibition - Pontiac, Michigan - 7/99
Nicolet College - National Juried Competition: Rhinelander, Wisconsin - 7/99
Nexus Gallery - Third Annual National Juried Competition: 345 East 12th St. New York, NY - 8/99
Galerie BLU - Febbo, Mirek, Newbill Exhibition: Pontiac, Michigan - 10/99
Arnold Klein Gallery - A Tribute To Time - Group Exhibition - Michigan 11/99
Lindenberg Gallery - End of the Millenium Group Show - New York, NY 12/99
Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea - Florence, Italy - 12/99
The Art Gallery a Casa di Giorgio - Solo Exhibition - Massa e Cozzile, Italy - 12/99
Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts - American Artists from the Florence Biennale - Soho, NY - 12/99

1996
The Gallery at Marygrove- INVENTIONS - Detroit, Michigan -12/96

1995
Arnold Klein Gallery - about BOOKS - Royal Oak, Michigan- 5/95

1985
CADE Gallery - NEO TROIT- a group exhibition - Royal Oak, Michigan - 12/85
Detroit Institute of Arts - On-Going works exhibition - Detroit, Michigan 7/85

1982
Xochipilli Gallery - Group Exhibition - Birmingham Michigan - 2/82
Detroit Artists Market - Group Exhibition - 2/82

1981
Awful Truth Gallery - Pre-Institutional Art Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan -8/81

1978
Gallery 7 - Ideas/Works Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan - 3/78
Detroit Focus Gallery - 3-Dimensions Exhibition - 12/78

1977
Detroit Institute of Arts - Founders Gallery Exhibition - 12/77
Detroit Artists Market - Group Exhibition - 2/77
Gallery 7 - 7th Annual Group Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan - 4/77
Gallery 7 - 8th Annual Group Exhibition - Detroit, Michigan - 12/77


Corporate Installations
Metro Lofts - Royal Oak, Michigan - July, 2004
LoFT322 - Ann Arbor, Michigan - May, 2007
Art in Stairways - Euro Hotel - Pisa, Italy - July, 2007
Center for Exceptional Families - Interactive sculpture design, production and installation - Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan - September, 2013

Internet Exhibitions
Cube Gallery
LeVall Gallery online solo exhibition 2002
immedia 2002 - the senses: Exhibition Catalog
Swissart Network - International artist directory 1999
Net Art - International space for art and communication 1999
Ward-Nasse Gallery - Internet exhibition - Soho, New York 2/99
ArtXL - Toronto, Ontario - featured artist 1/99
Irish Times - Dublin, Ireland - Bloomsday 1999: American Artists
Revisit The Narrative 1999
GALLERY SITE - Inaugural installation 6/97 20 CHAIRS / 20 ARTISTS +4 - Internet Exhibition Production and Design 1998
World Fine Art Gallery - Soho, New York 1998
GALLERY SITE - Bloom's Day Group Exhibition and window
installation Royal Oak, Michigan - 1998
OOZE.com- Featured artist: Issue #7 August/September of 1998
HEILMAN-C.com - Guest artist for July of 1998
Gulp! Gallery - Glasgow, UK December 10-18, 1998

Bibliography
11 Artists to Watch in 2021 - The Gander Newsroom - February, 2021
"ECHOES" @ Detroit Art Review - by Sarah Rose Sharp
Breakfast with Artists: Reading the Signs with Robert Mirek by Sarah Rose Sharp
Mirek art invites interpretation - review by MaryAnn Kromer, The Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio, Saturday October 27, 2012
Explore 'New Objects' at Arnold Klein Gallery - review by Diana Wing, South Oakland Eccentric - November, 2009
La Gazzetta - Detroit artist showcases artwork in Italy - June, 2008
Royal Oak Tribune - Synergy Hosts Exhibition 3 - Kip Kowalski and Robert Mirek - May 2006
UNDERVEJS - 222 teginger fra Picasso til Yoko Ono - Instruction Drawings - The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection © 2001 - Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst - Jon Hendricks and Gunnar B. Kuaran - ISBN#: 87-90029-59-3
Exhibit shows beauty in simple objects - review by Grayce Shoit - Flint Journal - March, 2005
The Detroiter.com- review by Nick Sousanis, May 2003
ALUMINUM SERIES- catalog by Richard Scott, May 2003
ALUMINUM SERIES - press release by Nicholas Bergman - CAELUM GALLERY, New York - 2003
SELECTIONS 2003 - a critical review, March 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
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

Teaching
College for Creative Studies - Detroit, Michigan - Department of Digital Media and Animation - Adjunct Faculty since 2004
Courses: Beginning Web Design, Advanced Web Design, Internet Basics, Web Portfolio
Lawrence Technological University - Southfield, Michigan - College of Architecture and Design - Adjunct Faculty since 2006
Courses: Imaging Studio 1, New Media

Private Collections
Multiple private collections in the United States, Europe and the Russian Federation

Permanent Collections
Museum of New Art (MONA) - Detroit, Michigan
Museo del Tessile - Busto Arsizio, Italy

Awards
Scarab Club 105th Annual Gold Medal Winner - Best in Show - "Blue Morphos: A Requiem for Robert Edwards" - Deecmber, 2018
Award recipient - Community of Florence, Italy - Council of Foreign Affairs, Exhibition of Painting and Artisans, July, 2004
B.Art 2004 - Museo del Tessile - Busto Arsizio, Italy - December, 2004

Curatorial Projects
Detroit Collective 2013 - Works Gallery Detroit - University of Michigan - November - December, 2013

Contact Information
Residence:
8787 Kenberton Dr.
Oak Park, Michigan 48237 U.S.A.
Phone: (313) 410-7322
Email: mirek@lmstudio.com

Michigan Studio:
8104 W. Nine Mile Road
Oak Park, Michigan 48237 U.S.A.
Phone: (313) 410-7322
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