John Kollig

John Kollig has been painting for 25 years following different aesthetic paths on his visual journey and artistic career. John has studied art at City Art College of San Francisco, the Academy of Art (sf) the Atelier of Thomas Leighton (sf) and earned an MFA in painting from Western Michigan University. Kollig’s work has been exhibited in many gallery venues including the Florence Biennale, Biennale Internazionale dell’arte Contemporanea. From Kollig’s Freedom Series, eight paintings were selected by Winn Devon Press for limited edition series of 85 each sold internationally to designers. His work can be found in Institutions, Corporations and Personal Collections.
Career experience in the arts include teaching painting and life drawing at university level, instructing workshops, and as juror for Michigan arts exhibitions; visual merchandising manager and director for retail stores; interior designer for Jacobson’s; and art advisor for the School of Art Western Michigan University.

MFA Western Michigan University

Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Kerr Gallery, March-May 2021
Noisy Rain, Issue 52, July-August 2019
Water Street Gallery, Douglas Michigan, 2012-2015
Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Kerr Gallery, Sphereworks XIII, solo exhibition, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, April-June 2013
Contempo Design, Dallas World Trade Market, Dallas Texas, January 1013
LuminArte Gallery, Imagine, Group show, Dallas, Texas, October 2012
Water Street Gallery, Group exhibitions, Douglas Michigan, Summer 2012
Harrell & Marvin Interiors, Impressionist Flower Series, Kalamazoo, MI, May 2012
Morgan Art Conservatory, DADA Print Series, Cleveland, Ohio, July-Sept 2011
Resident Artist, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, DADA Print Series, solo exhibition, September 2010
Harrell & Marvin Interiors, Sphereworks XII, Symbolist Landscapes, Thru the Looking Glass, solo exhibition, Kalamazoo, Michigan, June 2010
Florence Biennale, Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, December 2009