ARTIST BIO

BIO

John Ulrich is a visual artist living and working in Duluth, Minnesota. Primarily an oil painter, he creates evocative figurative works, portraits, and contemporary still life pieces. With his unique perspectives and visions, painting has been a life-long tool of expression for Ulrich. His work has been selected for numerous juried exhibitions featuring artists from around the Midwest, such as the Arrowhead Biennial. His original work and commissioned pieces can also be found in private collections across the US. Ulrich studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2002 to 2006.

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Artist Statement

The cycles of sadness shattering the happiness, and happiness shattering the sadness; the existential chaos of eternally being on the brink of one or the other, the emptiness of being in-between. It is a cryptic language of emotion we all speak, but we only understand our own dialect. My artwork intends to be a universal translation, a visually decoded lexicon.

SELECT EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

2006 - Annual Student Exhibition- University of Minnesota Duluth

2010 - Arrowhead Regional Biennial - Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN

2015 - Annual Juried Exhibition - MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

2017 - Annual Juried Exhibition - MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

2018 - Annual Juried Exhibition - MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN

2018 - Career Development Grant recipient - Arrowhead Regional Arts Council

2019 - Arrowhead Regional Biennial - Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN

2019 - Annual Juried Exhibition - MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN