MIKE KRAUS
41 Woodside Dr
Penfield, NY 14526
773.241.4599
MikeKKraus@gmail.com
41 Woodside Dr
Penfield, NY 14526
773.241.4599
MikeKKraus@gmail.com
EDUCATION
BFA, 2003:
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
MPA, 2005:
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan
PUBLISHING:
Staff Writer, ARTS o' Magazine. 2023 https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine
GALLERY:
Whitman Works Co. 1826 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY 14526, 585.747.9999, info@whitmanworks.com, WhitmanWorks.com
Whitman Works Co. 1826 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY 14526, 585.747.9999, info@whitmanworks.com, WhitmanWorks.com
Art Cats Gallery 1845 Lakeshore Dr, Muskegon, MI 49441 (231) 755-7606, fatcatclay@aol.com, https://artcatsgallery.com/
EXHIBITIONS:
EXHIBITIONS:
2024: Upstate New York Holiday Art Festival
2024: Winter Holiday Art Festival
2024: Grateful Art Festival
2024: Fabulous Fall Art Festival
2024: Awesome Autumn Art Festival
2024: Artist Trading Card (and Small Art) Festival
2024: Bring Spring Art Festival
2023: Upstate New York Holiday Art Festival
2023: Last Minute Holiday Art Festival
2023: Winter Holiday Art Festival
2023: Grateful Art Festival
2023: Fabulous Fall Art Festival
2023: Awesome Autumn Art Festival
2023: Artist Trading Card (and Small Art) Festival
2023: Open House Art Show, Cayuga, NY
2023: Bring Spring Art Festival
2022: Winter Holiday Art Festival
2022: Grateful Art Festival
2022: Fabulous Fall Art Festival
2022: Awesome Autumn Art Festival
2022: Artist Trading Card (and Small Art) Festival
2022: Summer Art Party
2021: Upstate NY Gift Finder Party
2021: Winter Holiday Party
2021: Grateful Art Show
2021: Fabulous Fall Art Show
2021: Awesome Autumn Art Show
2021: Artist Trading Card (and Small Art) Show
2020: 6x6x2020, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2019: Magic and Mayhem, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2019: The Coffee Art Project, Los Angeles Coffee Festival at the Magic Box at The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2019: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2019: Nightscapes: The Shadow Path. Cat Clay; Rochester, NY
2019: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2019: Brightscapes of the Finger Lakes, Mendon 64; Mendon, NY
2019: 6x6x2019, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2018: Solstice: Studies In Light and Dark, Whitman Works; Rochester, NY
2018: The Coffee Art Project, Los Angeles Coffee Festival at the Magic Box at The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2018: November Exhibition, Books Etc, Macedon, NY
2018: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2018: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2018: Live Now and Prosper, Cat Clay Gallery; Rochester, NY
2018: 6x6x2018, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2018: Mike Kraus Art Solo Show, 540WMain; Rochester, NY
2018: Rotating Art Program, Bausch + Lomb; Rochester NY
2017: $100 and Under Show, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2017: Featured Artist, Art Cats Gallery, Muskegon, MI
2017: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2017: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2017: 6x6x2017, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Exhibition, Union Place; Rochester NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Exhibition, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Show, 540WMain; Rochester, NY
2016: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, NY
2016: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2016: 6x6x2016, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, New York
2016: Victor Art and Wine Walk, Sidestreet, Victor NY
2016: BRIGHTSCAPES, Canandaigua National Bank 210 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY
2015:The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, New York
2015: 6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, New York
TELEVISION/RADIO:
"Alternative Investments Went On a Wild Ride During the Pandemic." NPR syndicated Marketplace by Minnesota Public Radio. December 19, 2023 https://www.marketplace.org/2023/12/19/alternative-investments-went-on-a-wild-ride-during-the-pandemic/
2020: ARTvirus, ARTvirus.org; Houston, TX
2020: Closing Show, Whitman Works; Rochester NY2019: Magic and Mayhem, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2019: The Coffee Art Project, Los Angeles Coffee Festival at the Magic Box at The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2019: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2019: Nightscapes: The Shadow Path. Cat Clay; Rochester, NY
2019: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2019: Brightscapes of the Finger Lakes, Mendon 64; Mendon, NY
2019: 6x6x2019, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2018: Solstice: Studies In Light and Dark, Whitman Works; Rochester, NY
2018: The Coffee Art Project, Los Angeles Coffee Festival at the Magic Box at The Reef, Los Angeles, CA
2018: November Exhibition, Books Etc, Macedon, NY
2018: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2018: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2018: Live Now and Prosper, Cat Clay Gallery; Rochester, NY
2018: 6x6x2018, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2018: Mike Kraus Art Solo Show, 540WMain; Rochester, NY
2018: Rotating Art Program, Bausch + Lomb; Rochester NY
2017: $100 and Under Show, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2017: Featured Artist, Art Cats Gallery, Muskegon, MI
2017: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York City, NY
2017: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2017: 6x6x2017, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Exhibition, Union Place; Rochester NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Exhibition, Whitman Works; Rochester NY
2017: Mike Kraus Art Solo Show, 540WMain; Rochester, NY
2016: The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, NY
2016: KettleFest, Kettle Ridge Farm; Victor, NY
2016: 6x6x2016, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, New York
2016: Victor Art and Wine Walk, Sidestreet, Victor NY
2016: BRIGHTSCAPES, Canandaigua National Bank 210 Alexander Street, Rochester, NY
2015:The Coffee Art Project, New York Coffee Festival at the 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, New York
2015: 6x6x2015, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, New York
2014: Changing Tides Art Show, Spectrum Creative Arts Center, Pittsford, New York
2014: 6x6x2014, Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Rochester, New York
"Alternative Investments Went On a Wild Ride During the Pandemic." NPR syndicated Marketplace by Minnesota Public Radio. December 19, 2023 https://www.marketplace.org/2023/12/19/alternative-investments-went-on-a-wild-ride-during-the-pandemic/
"Hobby Investments Can't Escape That Darn Global Economy." NPR syndicated Marketplace by Minnesota Public Radio. February 13, 2019 https://www.marketplace.org/2019/02/13/business/hobby-investments-cant-escape-darn-global-economy/
"Mike Kraus." 104.3 FM WAYO Rochester. July 5, 2018 https://www.mixcloud.com/graphic-ear/070518-graphic-ear-with-mike-kraus/
"Local Painter Shows Off Work At 540 Art Gallery." WROC 8 Rochester News. CBS. February 5, 2017. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/local-painter-shows-off-work-at-540-art-gallery/
PRINT:
"Weekend Best Bets" Rochester Business Journal. August 30, 2019: page 27
"Macedon's Gathering Place" Life In the Finger Lakes. November/December 2018
"Check out Mike Kraus' Artwork" Boston Voyager. September 3, 2018
"Brightscapes Show on display at Canandaigua National Bank and Trust" Penfield Post. March 3 2016: page A3
Kraus, Mike K. "How To Build a Simple Fire Pit." DIY Decorating Addict Magazine. July 2015: page 37.
BLOGS/ONLINE MEDIA:
"Local Painter Shows Off Work At 540 Art Gallery." WROC 8 Rochester News. CBS. February 5, 2017. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/local-painter-shows-off-work-at-540-art-gallery/
PRINT:
"Weekend Best Bets" Rochester Business Journal. August 30, 2019: page 27
"Macedon's Gathering Place" Life In the Finger Lakes. November/December 2018
"Check out Mike Kraus' Artwork" Boston Voyager. September 3, 2018
"Brightscapes Show on display at Canandaigua National Bank and Trust" Penfield Post. March 3 2016: page A3
Kraus, Mike K. "How To Build a Simple Fire Pit." DIY Decorating Addict Magazine. July 2015: page 37.
BLOGS/ONLINE MEDIA:
Staff Writer, ARTS o' Magazine. 2023 https://medium.com/arts-o-magazine
"Check out Mike Kraus' Story" VoyageOhio. September 8, 2022 https://voyageohio.com/interview/check-out-mike-krauss-story/
"Postcards From the Edge" ArtEnquirer. April 8, 2020 https://www.artenquirer.com/postcards-from-the-edge/2/
"Weekend Best Bets" Rochester Business Journal. August 29, 2019 https://rbj.net/2019/08/29/5-brightscapes/
"Macedon's Gathering Place" Life In the Finger Lakes. November/December 2018 https://www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/macedons-gathering-place/
"Rochester's Coolest Places: 540WMain Learning Academy" Rochester Business Journal. October 19, 2018 https://rbj.net/coolest-spaces/2018/08/30/540wmain-learning-academy/
"Check out Mike Kraus' Artwork" Boston Voyager. September 3, 2018 http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/check-mike-krauss-artwork/
"The Boston Arts and Culture Weekly Review" Boston Voyager. August 17, 2018 http://bostonvoyager.com/2018/08/17/boston-arts-culture-weekly-review-2/#comment-51490
"Mike Kraus Artist" Loving Rochester. YouTube. February 9, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoKU60lBELc&t=11s
"DIY Fire Pit Plans That Are Easy To Build." HomesteadSurvival.com. May 22nd, 2018: https://homesteadsurvivalsite.com/diy-fire-pit-plans-easy-to-build/
"Local Painter Shows Off Work At 540 Art Gallery." RochesterFirst.com. February 5, 2017: http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/local-painter-shows-off-work-at-540-art-gallery/650149291
"Featured Friday: Photographer Allan Beatty and Painter Mike Kraus" PI Photography and Fine Art. April 1,2016: https://pipafineart.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/featured-friday-photographer-allan-beatty-and-painter-mike-kraus/
LECTURES:
"Weekend Best Bets" Rochester Business Journal. August 29, 2019 https://rbj.net/2019/08/29/5-brightscapes/
"Macedon's Gathering Place" Life In the Finger Lakes. November/December 2018 https://www.lifeinthefingerlakes.com/macedons-gathering-place/
"Rochester's Coolest Places: 540WMain Learning Academy" Rochester Business Journal. October 19, 2018 https://rbj.net/coolest-spaces/2018/08/30/540wmain-learning-academy/
"Check out Mike Kraus' Artwork" Boston Voyager. September 3, 2018 http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/check-mike-krauss-artwork/
"The Boston Arts and Culture Weekly Review" Boston Voyager. August 17, 2018 http://bostonvoyager.com/2018/08/17/boston-arts-culture-weekly-review-2/#comment-51490
"Mike Kraus Artist" Loving Rochester. YouTube. February 9, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoKU60lBELc&t=11s
"DIY Fire Pit Plans That Are Easy To Build." HomesteadSurvival.com. May 22nd, 2018: https://homesteadsurvivalsite.com/diy-fire-pit-plans-easy-to-build/
"Local Painter Shows Off Work At 540 Art Gallery." RochesterFirst.com. February 5, 2017: http://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/local-painter-shows-off-work-at-540-art-gallery/650149291
"Featured Friday: Photographer Allan Beatty and Painter Mike Kraus" PI Photography and Fine Art. April 1,2016: https://pipafineart.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/featured-friday-photographer-allan-beatty-and-painter-mike-kraus/
"Brightscapes Show on display at Canandaigua National Bank and Trust" Brighton-Pittsford Post. January 2016: http://www.brightonpittsfordpost.com/news/20160129/brightscapes-show-on-display-at-canandaigua-national-bank-and-trust
Sinerje Studio, "Art Now: Mike Kraus, Painter," Your Daily Sinerje Blog, April 8, 2015: http://www.sinerjestudio.com/blog/2015/04/08/art-now-mike-kraus-painter/
Julia Klimek, "Beautiful Paintings," Happy House and Home Blog, March 30, 2015: http://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/2015/03/beautiful-paintings.html
Laura Sliva, "Creative Series: Mike Kraus," Creative Moxie Studio Blog, August 26, 2014: http://laura-sliva.blogspot.com/2014/08/creative-series-mike-kraus.html
LECTURES:
2018 Creating a Digital Presence As An Artist, 540WMain, Rochester, New York, October 2, 2018
2018 How To Be A Professional Artist, 540WMain, Rochester, New York, October 18, 2018
2014 Artist Spotlight: Mike Kraus, Spectrum Creative Arts Center, Pittsford, New York, November 15, 2014
2018 How To Be A Professional Artist, 540WMain, Rochester, New York, October 18, 2018
2014 Artist Spotlight: Mike Kraus, Spectrum Creative Arts Center, Pittsford, New York, November 15, 2014
