Michael Polakowski is a painter based in Detroit, MI. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, most recently at
Oever Gallery in Oostende, BE, in the two-person show
‘Near/Far’. In January 2023, his solo show
‘Anywhere and Here’ was mounted at
Thinkspace Projects, Los Angeles, CA. Other notable exhibitions include the group shows
‘Potluck’ at
Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA;
‘LAX / AMS’ at Thinkspace Projects, Amsterdam, NL;
‘Voyage’ at
Nothing at All, Sheung Wan, HK; ‘Get Together’ at
Reyes Finn, Detroit, MI; and
‘Pet Peeves’ at
5-50 Gallery, NYC
. Polakowski was awarded the
Red Bull House of Art Residency in the fall of 2019. He recently completed a mural in collaboration with the
Detroit Institute of Arts as a part of their Partners in Public Art Program and has participated in
Murals in the Market and
Bright Walls Mural Festival. His works have been featured by publications like
Juxtapoz,
Booooooom and
ArtMaze Magazine.
Polakowski’s work is currently on view at 5-50 Gallery in New York City, in the two-person show ‘Back In 5’, alongside paintings by Ivan Montoya. ‘Back in 5’ is on view through the 8th of October.
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