Curriculum Vitae

Ladislav R. Hanka

1005 Oakland Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49008, US • (616) 388-5631 • Ladhanka@yahoo.com

Education

  • MFA in Printmaking: Western Michigan University (1981)

  • MS in Zoology: Colorado State University (1979)

  • BA in Biology: Kalamazoo College (1975)

  • Guest Student:

    • Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Germany (1973)

    • Hochschule für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna Austria (1979-80)

  • Private Apprenticeship: Prague, Czechoslovakia with Jindra Schmidt, engraver of stamps and currency

Major Traveling Exhibitions

2007-2008

  • "Books by Ladislav Hanka bound by the Czech Society of Design Book binders"

    • National Museum, Prague

    • International Book Exposition

    • Nove Libri, Olomouc

    • Western Bohemian Museum, Pilsen

    • Velke Losiny hand-made paper factory exhibition halls

2002-2008

  • "Reflections of Superior; Artists under Sail"

    • Exhibited at multiple locations including Little Cities Gallery, art museums at South Haven, Escanaba, Manistee, Thunder Bay, Saginaw, Petoskey, Ferris State University, Finlandia University, and Marquette Library

1997-2001

  • "Visions of a Wandering Naturalist"

    • Exhibited across multiple venues including Muskegon Museum of Art, Ferris State University, and Chicago Center for the Print

Selected One-Man Shows

2010s

  • Midwest Museum of American Art, Elkhart IN

  • Art Museum in Holland MI

  • Grand Rapids Art Museum

  • Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

  • Art Gallery Michigan City IN

2000s

  • Multiple venues including Dennos Museum Center, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Detroit Zoo, and international locations in Japan and the Czech Republic

Notable Public Collections

Major Museums

  • Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City

  • Detroit Institute of Art

  • Kalamazoo Institute of Arts

  • Muskegon Museum of Art

  • Dennos Museum of Art

University Collections

  • Harvard University (Fogg Museum of Art)

  • Princeton University Print Collection

  • Rutgers University (Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum)

  • Cornell University (Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art)

  • Multiple other university collections across the US

International Collections

  • The British Library, London

  • The Rembrandt House, Amsterdam

  • MonSe Museum, Numazu

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo

  • Multiple collections in China, Czech Republic, and Central America

Grants and Residencies

  • Artist in Residence at Plen-aire Pardubice (1998)

  • Individual Artist's Grants from Arts Foundation of Michigan & Kalamazoo Foundation (1997/2002)

  • Irving S. Gilmore Foundation Grant for Emerging Artists (1996/90/01)

  • Artserve Michigan Individual Artist Grant (1998)

  • Artist in Residence, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan (1992)

  • Various grants from Ford & Upjohn Foundations (1979-88)