ArtPrize - Sep. 23 - Oct. 8, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI
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Matt Kowalczyk
Marne, MI

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Each One Teach One
Each One Teach One
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Matt Kowalczyk

Artist bio

As can be evidence in his work, Matt Kowalczyk is inspired by a lifelong fascination with the social dance of everyday life that displays the depth and verisimilitude of the human spirit. Kowalczyk's work propels seemingly ordinary subject matter into the extraordinary and reflects his vision of the spiritual need people have for one another.

Kowalczyk was raised by his mother in a money poor but love rich single parent family where self-discipline, hard work, and compassion for others were character traits valued above all else. His compassion for others led him to a career path as a juvenile youth worker where he daily is thrust into the midst of emotional chaos and human support structures gone awry. Helping others learn how to accept help while helping themselves is a major theme of his life work as well as his art for in his words it is 'sometimes difficult to tell where one starts and another ends.'
About the work
Title: Each One Teach One

Art form: 2-D

Medium: oil

Year created: 2010

Description of work: " Each One Teach One" captures a moment when its possible that we all have something to share.

Technical details
Linear wall space needed: n/a
Total square feet needed: 24 sq. ft.
Additional considerations
Audio/video needed: No
Electrical needed: No
Lighting needed: No
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: No
Indoor space needed: Yes
Outdoor space needed: No
Immanuel Lutheran Church Matt Kowalczyk is showing at:
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2 Michigan NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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