MICHAEL RADYK
COLLECTIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, Public Collection, purchase
University of Georgia, Special Collections Library
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, RI
Master’s of Fine Arts, Honors
Concentration in Textiles and Material Studies
Brown University
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 Fibers & Material Studies, Art History
GRANTS
Illuminate the Arts Grant, City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy, 2021, 2022
Artist Relief Grant, organized by United States Artists, 2020
Gus Foundation Research Grant for Clothworker's Centre for the Study of Textiles and Fashion, Archive, V & A Museum, London, UK, 2019
Kutztown University, College of Visual & Performing Arts Research Grants, 2012-2016
Kutztown University, Professional Development Grant, 2012-2016
Kutztown University Foundation Grants for Engage conference and exhibition, 2014
Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant, 2010
Textile Society of America Presenter Grant, 2010
SELECTED FELLOWSHIPS & RESIDENCIES
Hambidge Center For the Arts, Artist Residency, Rabun Gap, GA, 2020
Research Fellowship, Clothworker's Centre for the Study of Textiles and Fashion, Archive, V & A Museum, London, UK, 2019
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VCCA, Arlington, VA, 2019
Hambidge Center For the Arts, Artist Residency, Rabun Gap, GA, 2010 Oregon College of Art and Craft Residency Program, Portland, OR, 2010
AWARDS
Recipient of the 2021 Meyer Family Award for Contemporary Art and
18th Annual Betsy Meyer Exhibition, Main Line Art Center Gallery
Awarded by James Claiborne, Curator of Public Programs at the Barnes Foundation
Presidents Prize, FOCUS; Fiber 2014-2015, Erie Art Museum, Bacon Gallery
Textile Art Alliance of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Awarded by Paola Morsiani, Director Neuberger Museum, State University of New York
Merit Award, 34th Juried Exhibition 2009, Lyndon House Arts Center, Athens, GA
Awarded 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, Wayne, PA
Awarded 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.
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Studio Artist, Philadelphia, PA, 2001-present
Member-InLiquid Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA, 2021-present
Curator of Public Programs,
American Craft Council
Minneapolis, MN
Responsibilities included both director of education and editor in chief of journal.
Director of Education, American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN, 2016-2018
Editor in Chief, American Craft Inquiry Journal, Minneapolis, MN, 2016-2018
Associate Professor, Area Head of Textiles, 2011-2016
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Department of Art Education & Crafts
Area Chair of Crafts (Textiles, Fine Metals, Ceramics & Wood), 2012-2016
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Department of Art Education & Crafts
Professor, Textiles & Fibers, 2010-2011
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Visiting Artist/Professor of Art, Fabric Design, 2008-2010
University of Georgia, Athens
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Instructor, 2006-2008
RISD, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
www.behance.net/michaelradyk
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Work and Interview Featured in ArteMorbida, Textile Arts Magazine,
January 2022 Issue, print and online, Italian and English
“Moving On,” RISDXYZ, Providence, RI, Fall/Winter 2019/20. 90.
“International Fiber Art Fair,” catalogue, Seoul, South Korea, 2019. 12.
“Focus Fiber: Kent State University Museum,” catalogue, Kent, OH, 2019. 50-51.
Michael Radyk, “Juror Statement,” Burke Prize MAD Museum, New York, NY, 2018. 11.
“Blue/Green: color/code/context,” catalogue, Wilton, CT, 2018. 90-91.
“Super Surfaces,” catalogue, Seoul, South Korea, 2018. 34-35.
Helen Lee and E. Ashley Rooney, “Artistry in Fiber, Vol. 2: Sculpture,” 2017. 12, 150-151.
Helen Lee and E. Ashley Rooney, “Artistry in Fiber, Vol.1: Wall Art,” 2017. 150-151.
“Still Crazy After All These Years,” catalogue, Wilton, CT, 2017. 124-125.
“Influence and Evolution: Fiber Sculpture-then and now,” catalogue, Wilton, CT, 2015. 16, 122- 125.
SELECTED LECTURES & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Project Manager, Present Tense Conference, Omaha, NE, American Craft Council, 2016
Artist Lecture, Cleveland Museum of Art, Sponsored by the Textile Art Alliance, 2015
Artist Lecture, Kent State University, 2015
Conference Chair, ENGAGE: Color, Ritual & Material Studies Conference, Kutztown University Annual Art Education & Crafts Conference, 2014
Artist Lecture, Wayne State University, 2013
Artist Lecture, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2010
Artist Lecture, Oregon College of Art and Craft, 2010
SELECTED CURATORIAL ACTIVITIES
Exhibition Curator, ENGAGE: Color, Ritual & Material Group Exhibition, Kutztown University, Marlin & Regina Miller Gallery, 2014
JUROR & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
American Craft Exposition, awards judging, 2019
Emerging Voices Awards, American Craft Council, selection juror and organizer, 2017, 2019
Burke Prize for Craft, MAD Museum, Inaugural selection juror, 2018
Jerome Foundation, Textile Center Exhibition Grants, fellowship selection juror, 2018
The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, Small Favors: Think Inside the Box, exhibition juror, 2017
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, selection juror, 2018
Rare Craft Awards, sponsored by Balvenie Distillery and American Craft Council, selection juror and organizer, 2016
American Craft Council, show awards judge, 2016, 2017, 2018
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Adrianna Farrelli Prize For Excellence in Fiber Art, award judge, 2014
WORKSHOPS & OTHER TEACHING
Peters Valley School of Craft, 2017, 2019
Kent State University, Kent Blossom Art Summer Program, 2015
Kutztown University Summer Institutes, 2012-2016
SCHOLARSHIPS
Barbara L. Kulhman Foundation, Greene, NY. 2008
Graduate Fellowship, RISD, Providence, RI. 2006-2008
Handweavers Guild of America, HGA Scholarship, Suwanee, GA. 2007
John A. Chironna Scholarship, Providence, RI. 2006-2008
WEB
Artist Member-InLiquid Art & Design, artist member
www.instagram.com/michael_radyk_studio/
