LINDA RZOSKA
curriculum vitae
BIRTHPLACE
South Haven, Michigan, October 20, 1954
EDUCATION
Aquinas College, Grand Rapids Michigan
2005 M.M. School of Management
Area of Concentration: Arts Management and Curriculum Development
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
1978 - 1983 Graduate Studies, Department of Art
Area of Concentration: Painting
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
1976 Bachelors Degree, Department of Art
Area of Concentration: Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 'EPIPHANY', Kresge Foundation Art Galley, Olivet College, Olivet Michigan
2017 "ARCHETYPE'", Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2015 Nazareth Transformation Center, Nazareth Michigan
2014 "RECOGNITION", Kalamazoo Nature Center, Kalamazoo Michigan
2014 "SMALL WORKS" Art Council of Greater Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Michigan
2013 Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2012 "VIRIDITAS", Center for New Media, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
2011 Nazareth Transformation Center, Nazareth Michigan
2011 "SPIRIT OF THE LANDSCAPE", Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
2009 Sabbatical Exhibition, Center for New Media at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
2009 Burren College of Art, County Clare, Ireland
2009 It Frysk Skilderhus, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2006 Nazareth Transformation Center, Kalamazoo Michigan
2006 Fire, Kalamazoo, Michigan
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 "Photosynthesis II, a companion" Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2023 "THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROJECT II" Invitational Exhibition, Richmond Center
for the Arts: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
2022 8TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2022 Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon Michigan
2022 Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, BOOK ARTS IN ITALY 2022, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2022 'HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN' Invitational, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2021 7TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2021 'INTUITION' A Two Person Exhibition, J Petter Galleries, Douglas/Saugatuck Michigan
2021 Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon Michigan
2021 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2020 6TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2020 Gallery Stroll Group Exhibition, J Petter Galleries, Douglas/Saugatuck Michigan
2020 "THE EQUINOX EXHIBITION" Invitational, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2019 5TH ANNUAL GROUP EXHIBITION, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2019 "THE PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROJECT", Center for New Media Galleries, Kalamazoo Valley
Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2019 Gallery Stroll Group Exhibition, J Petter Galleries, Douglas/Saugatuck Michigan
2019 Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon Michigan
2019 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2018 Frostic School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan
University, Kalamazoo Michigan
2018 'TRANSITIONS' Invitational, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2018 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2018 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2017 Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey Michigan
2017 "ALCHEMY: AN ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROJECT" Invitational Exhibition, Richmond Center
for the Arts: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
2017 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2016 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2016 "MIND MORE THAN MEDIA" A Three Person Exhibit: Arcus Gallery, Kalamazoo Michigan
2016 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2015 Juried Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek Michigan
2015 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2015 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2015 "HOME: AN ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROJECT" Invitational Exhibition, Richmond Center for
the Arts: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Michigan
2014 "SENSE OF PLACE" Invitational Exhibition, Portage District Library, Portage Michigan
2014 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2013 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2013 Juried Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek Michigan
2013 "TREES" A Two Person Exhibit: It Frysk Skilderhus, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2013 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2012 Juried Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan
2012 Group Exhibition, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2011 Group Exhibition, Ninth Wave Studio, Kalamazoo Michigan
2011 Invitational July Exhibition, Midtown Gallery, Kalamazoo Michigan
2010 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2010 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2009 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2008 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2007 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2005 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2004 "LANDSCAPE IN THE FORUM", Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2004 "POETRY & ARWORK", Parkview Hills, Kalamazoo Michigan
2003 "OUT OF THE WASTELAND", Parkview Hills, Kalamazoo Michigan
2002 Center for New Media Faculty, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo Michigan
2000 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
1999 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
1999 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
1987 Juried Regional Competition, Krasl Centre for the Arts, St. Joseph Michigan
1984 Juried West Michigan Area Show, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
1983 Juried Regional Exhibition, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon Michigan
1983 Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
1978 Member's Exhibition, Samarkand Artist Market, Grand Rapids Michigan
1977 Member's Exhibition, Samarkand Artist Market, Grand Rapids Michigan
PUBLIC PROJECTS
2013 Art Prize, Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids Michigan
AWARDS
2021 Signature Artists Award, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2016 2nd Place, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
2016 Best of Show, Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2015 Juror's Award, Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2013 Best of Show, Juried Regional Competition, Carnegie Center for the Arts, Three Rivers Michigan
2013 Best of Show, Art Center of Battle Creek, Battle Creek Michigan
2013 5th Place, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
1993 Award of Excellence, Society of Technical Communications-International, St. Joseph Michigan
1991 Award of Excellence, Society of Technical Communications, St. Joseph Michigan
1988 Award of Excellence, Society of Technical Communications, St. Joseph Michigan
1987 Purchase Award, Krasl Art Centre, St. Joseph Michigan
1985 Award of Excellence, Society of Technical Communications, St. Joseph Michigan
1984 Award of Excellence, Society of Technical Communications, St. Joseph Michigan
RESIDENCIES
2002 Burren College of Art, County Clare Ireland
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS
2022 Scuola Internazionale di Grafia, Venice, Italy.
Printmaking, 5-day Workshop, June 2022
2022 Tipoteca Italiana Fondazione, Cornuda, Italy.
Letterpress, 3-day Workshop, June 2022
2010 - present
2010 - present