Miroslaw Rogala
Multimedia artist, educator
Born Apr. 25, 1954, Kazimierza Wielka, Poland; came to U.S., 1978; son of Stefan and Zofia (Marzec).
Education: Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow (Poland), 1979, and School of the Art Institute, Chicago (IL), 1983.
Career: multimedia artist, 1984 -, faculty, Columbia College, 1987 -, Chicago; associate prof., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), 1991-93.
Author: artist, producer, director, over 50 videotapes and multimedia installations, i.a.: Question to Another NATION, 1983, Dia/Log, 1984, Love Among Machines, 1986, Remote Faces: Outerpretation, 1986, Nature is Leaving Us (video-theater), 1987, 1988, 1989, Chicago Designs, 1990, Instructions Per Second, Artificial Intelligence, 1994, Personal Space, 1995; numerous exhibitions and screenings, i.a.: Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, The Kitchen, and Exit Art, New York City, 1986, Grand Palais, Paris (France), Art Space, San Francisco (CA), 19th International Video Biennial, Sao Paulo (Brazil), 1987, Scan Video Gallery, Tokyo (Japan), 1988, American Film Institute Festival, Los Angeles (CA), 1989, Brooklyn Art Museum (NY), and Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (MN), 1990, Siggraph'92, Chicago, International Center of Photography, New York City, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati (OH), and Oskar Friedl Gallery, Chicago, 1993, Fylkingen, Stockholm (Sweden), 1994, Multimediale 4, Karlsruhe (Germany), Arsenal, Bialystok and Galeria Biura Wystaw Artystycznych (BWA), Cracow (Poland), 1995; artist, director, producer, 18 videotapes, 1980-93; articles in Leonardo, 1993.
Member of: International Association of Video and Film; International Society for Arts, Science and Technology; Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for New TV, Chicago.
Honors: grant to Merce Cunningham Dance Center, New York City, 1982; fellowships, Edward Reyesron Ravellind, 1983, Bear Trust, 1991; grants, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs, 1990, New York State Council on Arts, 1991-93, Goethe Institute, 1994, 1995; awards, National Endowment for the Arts - American Film Institute, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1993; artist-in-residence, ZKM Center for Media and Technology, Karlsruhe, 1994-95.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Office: Outerpretation, Inc., 1524 South Peoria Street, Chicago, IL 60608.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.