MICHAEL STACK
PERSONAL PROFILE
Fine arts visionary whose work is found in private and public collections in the US, Europe, the Middle East and
Asia.
Painting and sculpture combine his rigorous modernist approach with classical disciplines to define two and threedimensional images. Work emphasizes mythical narratives, spontaneous sophistication and dedication to
technical excellence.
Commercial applications demonstrate his challenging artistic approach to design related problems.
These include color design, special painted effects, architectural restoration and renovation, interior design, and
custom furniture design.
Since 1998 the scope of his work has grown to include large scale structures that utilize the tetrahelical concept of
R. Buckminster Fuller that can be lit with fiber optics. These new forms are virtually unlimited in scale and form
with both indoor and outdoor applications. In 2005, another sculptural innovation was introduced that resulted in
the installation of RIBBONS, a painted steel sculpture in a building lobby that has, again, many indoor and outdoor
applications.
EDUCATION
University of Florida
Master of Fine Art - Painting
University of Illinois
Bachelor of Fine Art - Painting
Gainesville, FL
1966
Champaign-Urbana, IL
1964
HONORS
Arts & Craftsmanship Award, American Institute of Architects
Who’s Who in American Art
Phi Kappa Phi - University of Florida
Evans Scholar - University of Illinois
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Late Show, steel sculptures
Leedy-Voulkos Gallery
Gruen Gallery
Park College
Mossa Center
Studio Sculpture Exhibition
Batz Gallery
Mulvane Art Center - Washburn University
Meramec Community College
Terry Moore Gallery
Towson State College
Illinois Wesleyan University
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
Chicago, IL
Parkville, MO
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
Topeka, KS
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
Baltimore, MD
Bloomington, IL
1999
1984
1966
1959-1964
2014
2013
1994
1993
1990
1990
1983, 1986, 1989
1983
1972, 1980
1975
1971
1970
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LARGE SCALE COMMISSIONS
SCULPTURE
RIBBONS, 3 18’ h. X 11’ w. panels,
Tensegrity Sculpture 50’ L x 30’ H x 10’W
Kansas City, MO
Overland Park, KS
2005
1984
PAINTED ARCHITECTURAL SCHEMES
Blue Ridge Bank and Trust, 2000 sq. ft.
Sokia International, 5000 sq. ft. `
Unitog Corporation, 3000 sq. ft.
Cerner Corporation, 1500 sq. ft.
Gould Evans Goodman Architects, 3000 sq. ft.
Independence, MO
Lenexa, KS
Kansas City, MO
North Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
2003
2000
1998
1998
1996
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
Cows on Parade
Chicago, IL
“Hey Diddle, Diddle” located in the
Wrigley Building Plaza
Beyond Bounds: A Silksational Event - Johnson County
Community College
Overland Park, KS
Dorry Gates Gallery
Kansas City, MO
Corporate Collections - Bruce R. Watkins Center Kansas City, MO
1992
New Talent - Gruen Gallery
Chicago, IL
Kansas City Pride - Morgan Gallery
Kansas City, MO
Rockhurst College Invitational Painting Exhibition Kansas City, MO
1988
Kansas City Artist’s Coalition Group Exhibits
Kansas City, MO
(Merit Award $250-1987)
Gilman Gallery
Chicago, IL
Bruce R. Watkins Memorial Highway Interim Use
Design Charette, A Collaboration of Artists
and Architects First Prize)
Drawing the Line Catherine Nash Gallery
Silent Sounds - St. Catherine College
Explorations in Narrative Painting (3-man show)
Batz/Lawrence Gallery
Kresge Gallery - Minneapolis Art Institute
Dealer’s Choice - Nelson-Atkins Museum
Batz/Lawrence Gallery
Contemporary Kansas City Painters - Hall’s Stores
Mid-4 Painting Exhibition - Nelson-Atkins Museum
(3rd Prize)
An Evening with Heironymus Bosch
72nd Chicago and Vicinity Painting and Sculpture
Exhibition - The Art Institute of Chicago
Eighth National Print and Drawing Exhibition
Olivet Festival of Fine Arts (Purchase Prize)
2000
1992
1992
1991
1989
1981 - 85
1987, 1990
1966, 1967, 1984
1986, 1987
Kansas City, MO
Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul, MN
1986
1986
1985
Kansas City
Minneapolis, MN
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
1985
1984, 1985
1985
1983, 1984, 1985
1983
Kansas City, MO
Houston, TX
1980
1976
Chicago, IL
1969
Olivet, MI
1969
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS (Continued)
XXIII American Drawing Exhibition
Hiram Williams and His Students - Nordess Gallery
Two-Man Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
Illinois Wesleyan University
20th and 22nd Annual Purchase Exhibition of
Contemporary American Art
Illinois Wesleyan University
Arts Festival Eight (2nd Prize)
Florida Artists - Florida State Pavilion, World’s Fair
Florida State Fair Fine Art Exhibition
(Award of Merit - $500)
2nd Annual Chicago Fine Arts Festival (3rd prize)
Norfolk, VA
New York, NY
1969
1969
Bloomington, IL
1968
Bloomington, IL
Jacksonville, FL
New York, NY
1966, 1968
1966
1965
Tampa, FL
Chicago, IL
1966
1963
PUBLICATIONS (Partial Listing)
Interior Design Magazine (Cover)
Ingrams Magazine, Charles Ferucca “On the Wall, Art Without Frames”
Pitch Magazine, D.A. Arneson “Fats Lays on the Taste and Color”
Forum Magazine, Ellen Goheen “Patron Prompts Painter Onto New Path”
Kansas City Star, Janet Majure “Whirling Dancers Cast in Bronze”
New Art Examiner, Donna Bachman “Michael Stack At Batz Gallery”
Kansas City Star, Donald Hoffman “Thin Line Between Dreams, Realty”
New Art Examiner, Mary Sprague “Michael Stack”
Kansas City Magazine, Ann Lowry “Outstanding Kansas City Citizens”
New Art Examiner, Garry Noland “Michael Stack”
Kansas City Star, Donald Hoffman “. . .Operatic Tone”
St. Louis Post Dispatch, Mary King “Fishbowl Taxicab, Stack-ed Deck”
Art Across America (Exhibition Catalog) The Mead Corporation
1996
1993
1993
1990
1990
1989
1989
1988
1986
1984
1983
1980
1965
August
October
July 28
September
April 22
April
February 5
July
January
January
October 9
April 22
COLLECTIONS (Partial Listing)
Olivet University, Olivet, MI
Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Dr. Gene Spector, St. Louis, MO
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore, St. Louis, MO
King Khalid, Saudi Arabia
Kansas City Arts Council, Kansas City, MO
Young Audiences, Kansas City, MO
Crown Center Re-development Corporation, Kansas City, MO
Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Overland Park, KS
Prince Mohammed Balklah, Brunei, Darussalam
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COLLECTIONS (continued)
Mr. and Mrs. A. Baron Cass, Dallas, TX
United Telecommunications, Lenexa, KS
DST Corporation, Kansas City, MO
Office of the Controller of the Currency, Kansas City, MO
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Continental Life Insurance Co, New York, NY
John and Sharon Hoffman, Kansas City, MO
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS
Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
Hallmark, Kansas City, MO
Devine Architects, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Gary and Sally Batz, Kansas City, MO
NCAA Headquarters, Overland Park, KS
Yellow Freight Corporation, Overland Park, KS
Twentieth Century Investments, Kansas City, MO
Claude F. Myers, III, Kansas City, MO
Harold M. Jennings, Bloomington, IL
Michael Foss, Kansas City, MO
Tom and Dyanne Bean, Kansas City, MO
John Redford, Chicago, IL
Hayworth, Inc., Overland Park, KS
Cary and Glenda Goodman, Kansas City, MO
Newman Center, Columbia, MO
Cindy Pritzker, San Diego, CA
Hines Corporation (IBM Building), Kansas City, MO
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