Bio
Shane Lutzk is a unique ceramic artist. At the age of nine, he was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, and much of his work depicts his struggle with this disease. Lutzk wants to bring both the ramifications and the positive outcomes that come from diabetes to the public's attention. His monumental works are included in both public and private collections.
Lutzk completed his BFA in ceramics at the Kansas City Art Institute in 2014. Lutzk earned his Master of Fine Arts at Arizona State University in May of 2017. His work was recognized and he received awards for his ceramics. In the summer of 2017, Lutzk was a resident artist at C.R.E.T.A. ROME in Rome, Italy.
Currently, he is the Head of Ceramics at Eastern Illinois University. His work is in the collections of the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, in Kansas City, Missouri; The Ken Ferguson Teaching Collection at the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. He has a public piece displayed at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. He has commissioned work in the homes of art collectors.
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Interrupted Flow, Haw Contemporary, Kansas City, MO (details)
2017 In The Round, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2017 Clay, Lines, Fire, Belger Crane Yard Studios Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Crosscurrents, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2019 Geologic Shift, University of Minnesota Wilson Library, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Unexpected Encounters, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
2017 Art and Design Faculty Biennial, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL
2016 Winter Salon, Cerbera Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2016 Mud Works: 15th Annual Studio Tour Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2015 UrbanSuburban XI: Transition, Experience, Adventure, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS
2014 In Suspension, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2014 Trajectories, Stark Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2014 New Graduate Student Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2014 Nebraska National, Elsentrager-Howard Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
2014 Addmix, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2014 Annual BFA Exhibition, H&R Block Artspace, Kansas City, MO
2013 Objectivity, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2013 Gilding of Nature, Leedy-Voulkous Art Center, Kansas City, MO
2013 Urban Suburban, Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, KS
2013 Create and Collaborate, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2013 Hotbox, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics, Kansas City, MO
2013 Descendant, The Late Show, Kansas City, MO
2012 Flux, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics, Kansas City, MO
2012 Beauty, Plenum Space Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2012 Expo 82, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics, Kansas City, MO
2011 Architectural & Landscape Drawing Show, Arcosanti, Mayer, AZ
2011 Strata, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute Ceramics, Kansas City, MO
2009 Emerging Artists, Pi Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Selected Honors & Awards
2016 Wong Foundation Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2015 The Joan Frazer Memorial Award for Judaism & the Arts, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2014 School of Art Special Talent Scholarship, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2010 Merit Award Scholarship Recipient, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO