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)