Infected by Art Book - Volume 9

Michael Kucharski

20099 Moenart Street · Detroit · MI 48234 · 313 - 598 – 2605 · mlkucharski@juno.com

Graphic Designer · Illustrator · Painter · Printmaker

Education

Macomb Community College, Warren, MI. Quark and InDesign refresher classes as well as Dreamweaver and Maya

Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI. Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Maya classes

College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. BFA in Graphic Communication with a Major in Illustration

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI. Drawing & painting classes

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Painting & sculpture classes

Oakland Community College, Oakland County, MI.

Famous Artist Correspondence School

Employment

Adjunct Instructor
2009 – 2013

Macomb Community College, Warren, MI.

Teaching Digital Layout through the use of InDesign and QuarkXPress on Mac and PC; also substituting for instructors who are assigned to teach Illustrator, Photoshop and Maya

Graphic Designer
2006 – Present
Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI.

Budget difficulties resulted in the City of Detroit turning over the day-to-day responsibility for the Detroit Historical Museum to the Detroit Historical Society, since January of 2006, I have acted as both a consulting Exhibit Designer and contract Graphic Designer doing much the same for them as I had previously done for the City of Detroit.

Graphic Designer/Exhibit Designer

1994 – 2005

Detroit Historical Museums, Detroit, MI.

Responsible for exhibit graphics, visual appearance and design as well as exhibit installation, de-installation, repair and maintenance. Other responsibilities include museum signage, both interior and exterior, including street banners. Worked with education department to develop, research, write and design educational outreach teaching aids: curriculum guidebooks, posters & handouts, which in 1997 & 1998 won Gold medals for Quest for Excellence awards from the Michigan Museum Association for graphic design of educational outreach materials. Scanned and digital retouched photographs, paintings and other archival documents for use in exhibit design and general museum promotions. Created original illustrations for print and electronic media; both temporary & semi-permanent murals for exhibits. On both a PC and MAC system, worked with PageMaker 6.5, PhotoshopCS4, InDesignCS4, IllustratorCS4, and Microsoft Word; to a lesser degrees Excel, and PowerPoint. Supervised a staff of 3-5 semi-skilled and unskilled volunteers to assist with the installation, maintenance and removal of exhibits.

Editor/Art Director/ Illustrator

1991/2002–Present

Amberzine, Phage Press, Detroit, MI.At the behest of publisher and previous editor, assumed the role of editor and art director to produce Amberzine. Phage Press has been among my freelance illustration clients since 1991, and in 2002 I was asked if I would edit an issue of its support magazine, Amberzine. Page count for this periodical is usually 160 pages but for its final issue had been increased to 512 pages. The final issue was published in the fall/winter of 2004/2005.

Sales Manager

1993

ArtWorks, Livonia, MI.

Supervising a sales staff and along with usual retail sales, also responsible for making contract with and servicing commercial clients.

Artist-in-Residence

1992

Art Train, Southeastern MI

Demonstrati