Artists Reinhard Skoracki 1 page

`My sculptures/figures are launched against a backdrop of social or historical drama. We have no choice but to constantly witness time's passage within us and around us. At first glance, the toy-like sculptures seem supremely the gift of this time. This is a camouflage.`

Reinhard Skoracki’s sculptures illustrate the essence of what it means to be human. His bronzes use the human form along with humour and satire to express social and political views.

“Unlike black humor, which presents a world gone mad and without hope, Skoracki’s art is admittedly caustic satire, but closer to Pantagruelism – the Rabelaisian philosophy of dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.”
-“Artful Jesters” written by Nicholas Roukes

“Reinhard is an intellectual with an ever present smile; he has read widely and at times translated from the “black utopias” literature of Franz Kafka, Aldous Huxley and George Orwell, and like a latter day Aristophanes he has been using satire to affect a critical consciousness – not a small feat!”
“Migrations in the Third Dimension: Tradition and Innovation in Canada and the Cyclades” by Caterina Pizanias, PhD.

Education:

1992 – 96 - Diploma with Distinction, Fine Arts, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta
1996 – 97 - Bachelor with Distinction, Fine Arts, University of Calgary

Present Affiliations:
Member of the Artist Circle, Calgary, Alberta
Member of the Exhibition/Curatorial Committee of the Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts

Awards / Scholarships / Publications:

1993 - Illingworth Kerr Scholarship
1994 - L. McKinney Scholarship for exceptional academic achievement, Provincial Government, Alberta
1995 - Canadian Western Natural Gas Award
1993 – 95 - Award Exhibitions, Alberta College of Art, Calgary, Alberta
1996 - Diploma with Distinction, Fine Arts, Calgary
1997 - Bachelor with Distinction, Fine Arts, Calgary
1997 - Awarded "Best in Sculpture", Juried Competition of Alberta Artists organized by Art is Vital
1997 / 2001 - Television Coverage of Solo Exhibition
1998 - Publication in ‘New Art International’, Woodstock, NY
1999 - Art Review in ‘Gauntlet’, Calgary, Alberta
2000 - ‘Style at Home Magazine’, October Issue, Markham, Ontario
2000 - ‘Western Living Magazine’, October Issue, Cover Page, Vancouver, BC
2001 - The Alberta Foundation of the Arts Grant
2001 - Publication in ‘Where Calgary / Gallery Guide’ Artists Sketches
2001 - Television News Coverage of Solo Exhibition
2001 - “Critics Pick”, Calgary Herald, Nov. 15
2001 - "Beneath the Surface", Artichoke Magazine, Summer 2001
2001 - "Creations to Develop Critical Consciousness", Lingener Tagespost, March
2001 - "Light, Shadows, Living Souls on Ladders", Lingener Tagespost, March
2002 - CBC Radio, Arts Report
2002 - Review in ‘Calgary Real Estate News’ by Wes Lafortune
2002 - Review in Calgary Herald by Mary-Beth Laviolette
2003 - ACAD Alumni News #6, “Alums on the Move”
2004 - Review in ‘FFWD Weekly’ by Wes Lafortune
2004 - Publication, ‘Artful Jesters’ by Nicholas Roukes
2004 - Art Review in ‘Gauntlet’, Calgary, Alberta
2005 - 'The Sculpture Reference Illustrated', Arthur Williams
2005 - Ballerini Literati Magazine, ‘The Viewing Room’ by Chlarisa Upchurch, Modena, Italy
2006 Galleries West Magazine. Cover Story.

Group Exhibitions:

1994 - “Selected Work”, Sculpture Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
1995 - Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
1996 - Little Gallery, University of Calgary, AB
1996 - Grad Show, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB
1996 – 2004 - Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999 - "Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale '99", Juried Exhibition, Japan
2000 - "Show Me Your Shoe", Juried Exhibition, City Museum, St. Louis, MO, USA
2000 - "Kaleidoskope", Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2000 - "Kaleidoskope", Museum of Fine Arts, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2000 - "Kaleidoskope", WG Kunst, Amsterdam, Holland
2003 - "Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale '03", Juried Exhibition, Japan
2003 - “Pulse”, Polish Community Centre, Calgary
2004 - The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2004 - Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2004 - "Migrations in the Third Dimension: Tradition and Innovation in Canada and the Cyclades", Tinos, Greece
2004 - "Migrations in the Third Dimension: Tradition and Innovation in Canada and the Cyclades", Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts, Calgary, AB
2005 - "Figure Works", Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 - "Form-Space-Concept-Metaphor", Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 - "Containers/Contained", Juried Exhibition, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA, USA
2005 - "HK Summer 05", Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2006 - "Soliloquies", Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB

Solo Exhibitions:

1994 - "Es ist Seltsam im Nebel zu Wanderer", Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, AB
1997 - "Kali Yuga", Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB
1999 - "Pull the Plug. The Water is Boiling", Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB
2000 - "Pull the Plug. The Water is Boiling", McDonough Museum, Youngstown, Ohio, USA
2001 - "Es ist Seltsam im Nebel zu Wanderer", Ludwig Windhorst Haus, Lingen, Germany
2001 - "Shadow", Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB
2001/02 - "Kafkaesque", Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 - "Black Fly on White Wall", Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2005 - "In Dependent Thoughts", The Art Ark, Kelowna, British Columbia
2006 - “Glimpse into the Present”, The Prairie Art Gallery, Grande Prairie, AB
2006 - "Black Clouds/Silver Lining", Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB
2007 - “Searching for a Better World”, The Art Ark Gallery, Kelowna, BC
2007 - “Sit-uations”, Herringer Kiss Gallery, Calgary, AB

Professional Activities:

2000 - Guest Curator, “Beneath the Surface”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB
2000 - Lecture, Youngstown University, USA
2004 - Guest Curator, “miniARTure”, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB

Various Collections:

In Canada, USA, Germany, Holland, Japan as well as the Civic Art Collection of Calgary.