Static Curator Packet Cover Letter www.artoflyle Polyak.com July 12, 2017 For immediate release to curators and gallery managers and museum representatives Greetings: Thank you for your interest in my work and your commitment to presenting exhibitions of quality fine art. With the intent of securing exhibition space at your establishment I submit this packet containing my curriculum vitae, artist s statement and selected samples of artwork for your review and consideration. I welcome your inquires at the below contacts LYLE POLYAK CREATIVE STUDIO 617A CLEVELAND STREET SUITE NUMBER 20 CLEARWATER, FL 33755 LYLEPOLYAK@LIVE.COM PHONE: 727.812.1326 Thanks! Lyle Polyak Pastel Fine Artist Commissionable Illustrator
Static Curator Packet Artists CV www.artoflyle Polyak.com Curriculum Vitae of Lyle Polyak, Artist, Revised 07-10-2017 617-A Cleveland Street, Suite #20, Clearwater, FL 33755, (727) 812-1326, lyle@artoflylepolyak.com Summary Seeking new venues to showcase my varied works, to participate with and contribute to the local artistic community, I submit this, my curriculum vitae, for your review, with the hope of acceptance into an assembly of like-minded peers. Genres of Specialty Portraiture and scenes in graphite pencil, charcoal pencil, oil pencil, color pencil and pastel pencil, wildlife and scenic photography, computer graphic design, caricature and illustration. Education Bachelor of Science in Mathematics / Physics, 2007, Eckerd College of Saint Petersburg, FL Private classes with local professional artists and visiting master artists Solo Exhibitions 2012-15, Pinellas Park City Hall, 5141 78th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 2013, Pinellas Park Public Library, Pinellas Park, FL Juried Exhibitions 2014, 2016-17 Bay Area 7, 9 & 10 Juried Art Show, Olde Hyde Park Art Center, 705 W Swann Ave, Tampa, FL 2014, 2016 Gallery 120 Presents the Pinellas Park Art Society, juried by watercolorist, Richard Jansen, Largo Public Library s Gallery 120, 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL 2015-16 Artworks 2015 & 2016 Juried Show, Presented by The Brandon League of Fine Arts, Center Place, 619 Vanderburg Dr, Brandon, FL 2014-17 Martinis and Matisse Presented by The Clearwater Free Clinic, Frank Crum Building 100 S Missouri Ave, Clearwater, FL 2013, 2015-16 Stirling Studios and Gallery Presents the Pinellas Park Art Society, juried by watercolorist, Richard Jansen, Stirling Art Studios and Gallery, 702 Broadway, Dunedin, FL 2012-15 Juried Exhibition, juried by watercolorist, Richard Jansen, Pinellas Park City Hall, 5141 78th Ave N, Pinellas Park, FL 2014-15 SPC Downtown Campus Presents The Pinellas Park Art Society, Saint Petersburg College Downtown Campus, 6605 5th Ave N, St Petersburg, FL (curated by Brandy Stark) 2014-15 Tampa Bay Lightning s 3rd Annual Open Call to Artists, juried by The Ringling Museum, the Dali Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Florida Museum of Photographic arts and Penny Vinik, Amalie Arena (formerly Tampa Bay Times Forum), 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL
Group Exhibitions 2017 Bloom! A Floral Exhibit, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL (curated by Nancy Kirkpatrick) 2017 The People, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL (curated by Nancy Kirkpatrick) 2011, 2016-17 Spectrum Networks (formerly Brighthouse) Presents The Exhibiting Society of Artists, Spectrum Networks Corp. 700 Carillon Pkwy, St. Petersburg, FL 2017 Spring All Media Art Exhibition, The Beach Art Center, 1515 Bay Palm Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach, FL 2011-16 Art Hop Annual Exhibit, Largo Public Library s Gallery 120, 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL 2016 Art is Good Cultural Encounter, Presented by Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts, Piquant Epicurean, 1704 N Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 2013-16 Art to the Rescue, Presented by Stirling Art Studios and Gallery, Benefitting Dunedin Doggie Rescue, Stirling Art Studios and Gallery, 702 Broadway, Dunedin, FL Dunedin, FL 2016 Black and White, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2011-16 Carrollwood Cultural Center Presents The Exhibiting Society of Artists, Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL (curated by Nancy Kirkpatrick) 2016 Fall Members Show, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2016 Florida: Paradise Lost and Found, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2016 Fountain Square Public Art Exhibit Presented by Galleries on the Go, Fountain Square II Luxury Office Complex, 4925 Independence Pkwy, Tampa, FL 2016 Illuminations, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL (curated by Nancy Kirkpatrick) 2016 Miniature Marvels, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2016 Poetry of the Body: Faces and Figures, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2016 Spring Members Show, Saint Augustine Art Association, Marine Street Gallery, 22 Marine Street, St. Augustine, FL 2016 Reflection, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL (curated by Nancy Kirkpatrick) 2016 Ruth Eckerd Hall Public Art Exhibit Presented by Galleries on the Go, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 2015 Alfresco, Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, FL, 1515 Bay Palm Blvd, Indian Rocks Beach 2014-15 Black and White, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2015 Inspiration, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2015 No Time Like The Present, Morean Art Center, 720 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 2012-15 Ruth Eckerd Hall Presents The Exhibiting Society of Artists, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 2013-15 SPC Seminole Campus presents The Exhibiting Society of Artists, Saint Petersburg College Seminole Campus, 9200 113th St., Seminole, FL (curated by Brandy Stark)
2014 Naturescapes, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2013 Doodle Show, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2013 Drawing and Illustration Gala, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2013 Visual Poetry, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2012 Best of the Best, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2012 Crazy Critters, Presented by Stirling Art Studios and Gallery, Benefitting Dunedin Doggie Rescue, Stirling Art Studios and Gallery, 702 Broadway, Dunedin, FL Dunedin, FL 2012 Photography, Presented by Carrollwood Cultural Center, 4537 Lowell Rd, Tampa, FL 2013-15 Faces of the Feminine, Saint Petersburg College Seminole Campus, 9200 113th St., Seminole, FL (curated by Brandy Stark) Current and On-going Exhibits Monthly Art Shows, The Olde Hyde Park Art Center, Tampa, FL (Presented by Tampa Regional Artists) Monthly Art Shows, Sun Tan Art Center, St. Pete Beach, FL Semi-Annual Art Shows, The Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, FL Honors 2014 Jurors Choice Award, awarded to Florida State Fair 2014, 16x20 Photograph, juried by The Ringling Museum, the Dali Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Florida Museum of Photographic arts and Penny Vinik 2013 2012 Pinellas County Bicentennial Poster, Timeline, 24in x 36in computer-generated collage, Florida Gulf Coast Center For Fishing, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL Collections 2015-Present Lyle Polyak Creative Studio, 617A Cleveland Street, Number 20, Clearwater, FL 2014-2015 Stirling Studios and Gallery, 730 Broadway, Dunedin, FL 2012-2013 Florida Gulf Coast Center For Fishing and Interactive Museum Gallery, 12211 Walsingham Road, Largo, FL Lectures and Dissertations 2017 Gone Full Circle: Hand Drawn Art Re-emerges in Marketing with a High Tech Twist, Safety Harbor Community Center for The Exhibiting Society of Artists 2016 Oil on What? How Wacom Tablets and Next Generation Printers are Changing the Shape of Art, Safety Harbor Community Center for The Exhibiting Society of Artists 2011 On Computers and Comics. Saint Petersburg College Seminole Campus, Seminole, FL, June 25 Affiliations Tampa Regional Artists, The Beach Art Center, Saint Augustine Arts Association, Sun Tan Art Center, The Exhibiting Society of Artists, The Pinellas Park Art Society, Professional Photographers of America
Boca Ciega Sunrise Pastel, 12x16 The Birth of Christ Pastel, 12x16 Beach Boardwalk Pastel, 12x16 St. Augustine Fresh Catch Pastel, 12x16 Baptism Pastel, 12x16 Winter s Tale Pastel, 12x16
Static Curator Packet Artists Statement www.artoflyle Polyak.com Artist s Statement "Tell a wonderful story." This simple phrase sums up my artist's statement and it is the driving desire behind my art. Realistic art is a language I use - It's a vehicle to converse about an event, without using words, and to summon into your psyche the essence of an individual, real or imaginary. Influenced by the whimsical illustrations that I penned early in my career, my realist style introduces a meaningful scene, or a recollection, in storybook fashion. I'm not trying to document a moment in time for posterity, but rather to weave a visual tale, rich in emotion and detail, emphasizing the qualities that make it special, and spurring the viewer to explore the page and imagine, "What's happening here?" I should like to be considered a "storyteller artist" like my idol Norman Rockwell, capturing scenes rather than places and personalities rather than portraits. My purpose is to bring you into a tale, to rope you with detail and flashes of color. As you gaze deeper, and notice the surprise hues that underpin the scene, attentive viewers will also notice hints and visual cues in much of my art that include you in an unfolding plot. A scene that at first seemed commonplace now expands and exposes its intrigues. Ask what's happening. Put yourself in this place and ponder what occurs next. Look into the\eyes of the person I ve painted and ponder who they are, what they're like and, most importantly, what they've experienced. My art is an investment of time to bring you into my story. I envision a show of artwork in whose interpretation lies its value... A great visual tale that unfolds before the viewer, taking them deep into their own creative soul, to find the artist and storyteller within, to ask questions and explore a world that is made real in their imaginations. I think-it may be possible to produce such an exhibit, which brings together individuals, of all cultures and creeds, and collects them, in a place inspired by art, where language and beliefs are secondary to a shared creative journey, a visual story that everyone can appreciate equally..'!'