MICHAEL RADYK

EDUCATION           
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), 2006-2008
Providence, RI
Master’s of Fine Arts, Honors
Concentration in Textiles

Brown University, 2007- 2008
The Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Providence, RI
Concentration in Collegiate Teaching

Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Magna cum laude
Concentration in Textiles, Fiber Arts, Art History

University of The Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Fibers and Crafts

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown, PA
Professor Fibers, 2011-present

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Savannah, GA
Professor, Fibers, 2010-2011

University of Georgia, Lamar Dodd School of Art
Athens,GA
Visiting Professor of Art, Fabric Design, 2008-10

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence,RI
Instructor, 2006-08

AWARDS
Merit Award, 34th Juried Exhibition 2009, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Juried by Karen Shaw, Chief Curator of the Islip Art Museum and Carriage House Workshop

Visionary Award of Excellence, Craft Forms 2008, 14th Annual International Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Juried by Michael W. Monroe, Executive Director & Chief Curator at the Bellevue Arts Museum and former curator at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.

Most Promising Designer, Philadelphia Dresses the World, 1999, 2000, City of Philadelphia,
Presented by the Mayor of Philadelphia for Ready- to-Wear collection.

GRANTS
Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant 2010

FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES
Hambidge Center For the Arts, Artist Residency, 2010, Rabun Gap, GA
                                                                       
Oregon College of Art and Craft Residency Program, 2010, Portland, OR
Funded by the Collins Foundation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Michael Radyk Textiles, 1999-present           
Studio Artist and Designer of fine art, textile wall pieces, exhibiting in juried and
invited shows.  Designer of woven and embroidered scarf collection, sold in galleries, specialty             
stores and museum stores.

Michael Radyk Clothing, 1991-99
Philadelphia, PA
Designer and Manufacturer of limited edition women’s and men’s clothing and accessories, specializing in handwoven, handmade and embroidered fabrics, pattern making, individual and production sewing.  Clients included fine craft galleries, specialty stores and department stores. 

Sunbury Textile Mills, 1992-94
New York, NY
Stylist and colorist for Jacquard woven home interior fabrics for the Furniture Market.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Barbara L. Kulhman Foundation, Greene, NY.  2008
Nomination only funding.

Graduate Fellowship, RISD, Providence, RI.  2006-08

Handweavers Guild of America, HGA Scholarship, Suwanee, GA.  2007
Juried selection.

John A. Chironna Scholarship, Providence, RI.  2006-08

SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES & PAPERS
Invited Artist to exhibit at the Textile Society of America Symposium.  2010

Textiles and Settlement: From Plains Space to Cyber Space
on digital textiles in show called Binary Fiction and paper.

WORKSHOPS
Penland School of Crafts, 2012, Asheville, NC

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fiberarts. November/December.  2010
The Surface Design Journal, Exposure section.   2006
The Weekly Press, Philadelphia.  2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Textile Society of America
College Art Association
Handweavers Guild of America

QUALIFICATIONS
Floor, Dobby, Tapestry & Jacquard loom weaving, Surface Design, Machine and hand embroidery,  Fabric Manipulation & embellishment, Rug Weaving, Garment and accessory design, Color and Material research, Dyeing, and resist techniques.

Able to teach undergraduate to graduate level fiber, fabric design and textile studio classes, special topics studios, foundation and seminars.

WEB
michaelradyk.com
mradyktextiles.blogspot.com

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