Carl Demeulenaere

One Person Exhibitions

2014-15   Labyrinth: The Circuitous Life of a Miniaturist, The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI

2011   Off the Walls, University Liggett School, Manoogian Arts Wing, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

1996   The New American, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor

1993   Sanctuary, The Detroit Institute of Arts

Selected Group Exhibitions and Awards

2025

The Language of Blue, Downriver Council for the Arts, James R. DeSana Center for Arts & Culture, Wyandotte, MI

Showcase, seasonal March display of printed cards and handmade ornamentals, Administrator Mary-Lynn Martin, Central Grosse Pointe Public Library, MI

Artists Support DAM, A Flood Emergency Support Fundraiser for Detroit Artists Market, BasBlue, Detroit

2024

I'll Be Your Mirror: Reflections of the Contemporary Queer, Mighty Real/Queer Detroit Biennial Exhibition, Curator Patrick Burton, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit

Art for the Holidays, Detroit Artists Market

2023

ArtWorks Detroit, Collected Detroit

2022

Mighty Real/Queer Detroit, Curator Patrick Burton, Detroit Artists Market

ArtWorks Detroit, Collected Detroit

2021

ArtWorks Detroit Virtual Auction, Matrix Human Services Building, Detroit

2020

ArtWorks Detroit At Home Edition, virtual auction, Wasserman Projects, Detroit

2019

Actual Size Biennial, invitational, Detroit Culture Club

Small Wonders 7, Atomic Cafe, Hamtramck, MI

Damned XII, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

ArtWorks Detroit, Wasserman Projects, Detroit

2018

Small Wonders 6, Atomic Cafe, Hamtramck, MI

Damned XI, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

ArtWorks Detroit, Wasserman Projects, Detroit

2017

Now and Then: Artists Contemplate the Summer of 1967, curated by Jeff Cancelosi, Detroit Artists Market

81st National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Damned X, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

313 in the D, Matrix Human Services auction fundraiser, Axis Building, Detroit

ArtWorks Detroit Preview Show, LevelOne Bank, Ferndale, MI

ArtWorks Detroit, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, CCS, Detroit

2016

Essay'd VI, N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit

80th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

6th Annual Wreck The Halls Exhibition, Krampus Night, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

Damned IX, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

Actual Size Closing Reception and Art Auction, Atrium Gallery, Detroit

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Bloomfield Hills, MI

ArtWorks Detroit Preview Show, LevelOne Bank, Ferndale, MI

ArtWorks Detroit, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, CCS, Detroit

2015

Actual Size Biennial, Atrium Gallery, Detroit

Damned VIII, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

ArtWorks Detroit, 20th Anniversary, The Alchemy, Detroit

2014

78th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH; Honorable Mention

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, College for Creative Studies, Detroit

We Light the Way, St. Clare of Montefalco auction, Grosse Pointe Park, MI

ArtWorks Detroit, Former Federal Reserve Building, Detroit

2013

The Life & Times of Emiliano's Zapatos: Los Machos Simpaticos, Curator Vito Valdez, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), at Detroit Contemporary

Damned VI, An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness, Tangent Gallery, Detroit

Detroit: A City Becoming, MOCAD 8th Annual Art Auction, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Detroit

Heroes Among Us, St. Clare of Montefalco auction, Grosse Pointe Park, MI

ArtWorks Detroit, Former Federal Reserve Building, Detroit

2012

Detroit Artists Market: The First 80 Years, The Detroit Historical Museum

The Sweet Spot, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI

I know you're there, but who am I?, Co-Curators John Gutoskey, Juliet Hinely, Work/Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI

Vote for Me! Artists Respond to the Presidential Election of 2012, Curator Jeff Cancelosi, Northville Art House, Northville, MI

Michigan Annual XXXVIII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Detroit

SUPERFRONT Denitza Benefit, Brooklyn, NY

JoAnn Aquinto Fundraiser, benefit auction, Kaiser Suidan Studio, Ferndale, MI

Mix, Mingle, and MAC, Michigan AIDS Coalition auction, Clawson, MI

The Best of Detroit, St. Clare of Montefalco auction, Grosse Pointe Park, MI

Artworks Detroit, Joe Dumars Field House, Detroit

2011

Gift of a Lifetime: Selections from the James Pearson Duffy Collection, The Detroit Institute of Arts

Michigan Annual XXXVII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Honorable Mention

SMALL(er) SHOW, Detroit Artists Market

Holiday Hullabaloo, studio of Angela Topacio, Detroit

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Detroit

ArtWorks Detroit, Willys Overland Lofts, Detroit

2010

Small Matters of Great Importance, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, NY

ArtPrize, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum and Library, Grand Rapids, MI

Robert Wilbert: Teacher, Mentor, Friend, Invitational, Scarab Club, Detroit

Detroit Artists at the Detroit Athletic Club, works from a private collector and Wayne State University

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

Michigan Annual XXXVI, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Open Competition 2010, University of MI-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Third Prize

ArtWorks Detroit, College for Creative Studies’ Benson and Edith Ford Conference Ctr., Detroit

2009

73rd National Midyear Show, Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

ArtPrize Inaugural, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI

49th Annual Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Ctr. for the Arts, Midland, MI; Excellence in Technique Award

Open Competition 2009, University of MI-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Best in Show

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

2008

Andres Serrano Picks Detroit, College for Creative Studies’ Center Galleries, Detroit

Open Competition 2008, University of MI-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Honorable Mention

Michigan Annual XXXIV, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Third Prize

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; Honorable Mention

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe, MI

Holiday Objects Up and Down, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI

For the Love of Art, Art In and Out of the Box, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI

2007

71st National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Explore This! 4 Exhibition, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA

Open Competition 2007, University of MI-Dearborn, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery; Second Prize

Michigan Annual XXXIII, Anton Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Director’s Award

For the Love of Art, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI

2006

70th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH; Honorable Mention

Midwest Color 2006, Schaumburg Prairie Center for the Arts, Schaumburg, IL; Judges Mention

27th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI; Best of Show

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

Honoring the Living Spirit, First Congregational Church, Battle Creek, MI

Art for the Holidays, Detroit Artists Market

Tick Tock, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI

2005

69th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Michigan Annual XXXII, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award

26th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI

Kinder Show, Juris Galleries, The Detroit Institute for Children benefit, Detroit

You Send Me, Paint Creek Center for the Arts auction fundraiser, Rochester, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Masonic Temple, Detroit

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Andiamo Italia Celebrity Showroom, Warren, MI

2004

68th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Michigan Annual XXXI, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

25th Annual Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center of Battle Creek, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Masonic Temple, Detroit

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Atheneum Ste. Hotel, Detroit

2003

67th National Midyear Show, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Detroit Artists Market Members’ Invitational

Michigan Annual XXX, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

Ferndale Arts and Cultural Commission, Kulick Community Center, Ferndale, MI

Outside the Lines, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art Exhibition, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, Dearborn, MI

Actual Size Biennial, Detroit Contemporary Gallery

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

2002

Detroit Artists Market Biennial 2002, Curator/Director Aaron Timlin

kaBOOM!, Museum of New Art, MONA, Detroit

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; Second Place Award

21st Annual Left Bank All Media Exhibition, Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI

2nd Annual Colored Pencil Showcase, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; Third Place Prize

Mail Art: Adventures in Postal Modernism, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Marriott Hotel, Detroit

2001

The Art of the Catharctic Circle, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester, MI

Made in Michigan, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

Actual Size, Detroit Contemporary Gallery

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI

Art is Where It’s At, Colored Pencil Society of America #104 Art Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI; First Place Prize

The Museum of New Art, MONA, Benefit Exhibition, Detroit

The Post Card Show, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI

2000

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI

1999          

Body and Soul, Curator John Cynar, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

Panic in Detroit, Curator Patrick Burton, Detroit Contemporary Gallery

Back to the Future, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, MI

1998

The Fine Line/The Subtle Stroke, Kougeas Gallery, East Boston, MA

Post Card Autobiography, Detroit Focus Gallery

Spring Show, Shaw/Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit

1997

Un-defining…Craft, Co-Curators Kathy Dambach, Albert Young, Detroit Artists Market

Portrayals, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

Michigan Annual XXV, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, MI

TeamZych, Hamtramck, MI

Zoo Do II, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit

1996

Patrimonio: The Legacy of Italian Art in Michigan, Curator Sergio De Giusti, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit

Michigan Annual XXIV, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Zoo Do, Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI

ArtWorks for Life, Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel

1995

Interventions, The Detroit Institute of Arts

The Holiday Show: Objects For and About the Holidays, Center Galleries, Detroit

16th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI

Artists’ Stuff, Detroit Artists Market

2nd Annual Art for AIN, AIDS Interfaith Network of Michigan, Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak, MI

1994

Naked Men and Women in American Art, Midtown Payson Galleries, New York, NY

8th Annual Ecclesiastical Art Exhibit, Historic Trinity, Detroit; Honorable Mention

8th Annual Celebrate Michigan Artists, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

The Detroit Show: Objects For and About Detroit, Curator/Director Dennis Nawrocki, Center Galleries, Detroit

All Michigan All Media Show, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI

Michigan Annual XXII, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Sketchbooks, Detroit Artists Market

1st Annual Art for AIN, AIDS Interfaith Network of Michigan, Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak, MI; Merit Award

Human Rights Campaign Fund, Westin Hotel, Detroit

1993

57th Annual National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Inst. of American Art, Youngstown, OH

Nineteenth Annual National Miniature Show, The Gallery La Luz, La Luz, NM

Enlightenment, Curator/Director Paul Kotula, Revolution – A Gallery Project, Ferndale, MI

A Touch of Silver, 25th Anniversary, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; First Place Award

Celebrate Michigan Artists, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

14th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI; Merit Award in Drawing

All Michigan All Media Show, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI

Michigan Annual XXI, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Second Place Prize

1992

New Mexico Miniature Arts Society Tenth Annual National Show, New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, MI; Arts Foundation of MI Best in Show

Soma/Psyche, Curator Gerry Craig, Detroit Artists Market

34th Annual Mid-Michigan Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI

13th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI

11th Annual Left Bank All Media Show, Left Bank Gallery, Flint, MI

Expressive Visions and Exquisite Images, Part II, Curator Kiichi Usui, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester, MI

Art Time Capsule 1991-2091, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, CAID Detroit

Pridefest ‘92, Oakland Community College, Royal Oak Campus, MI

1991

Drawings:, Curators/Jurors Jim Nawara, Linda Mendelson, Detroit Artists Market

Michigan Annual XIX, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI; Trustees award

Detroit Artists Market Garden Party and Art Sale, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI

1990

Detroit Artists Market Scholarship Winners Revisited II: 1977-88, Detroit Artists Market

Art for Life, Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

1988

9th Michigan Artists Competition, Art Center, Battle Creek, MI; First Prize

Michigan Annual XVI, The Art Center, Mt. Clemens, MI

Group Show, Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

1987

Apocalypse, Invitational, Curator Sergio De Giusti, Michigan Gallery, Detroit

Atlas to Zemco, Detroit Artists Market

Artists Choose Artists, four-person show, Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit

1986

WSU in Michigan, an Alumni Exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit

1983

4th All-State Competition, Battle Creek Civic Art Center, MI; Michigan Foundation for the Arts Best of Show Prize

1982

Dimensions on Site Group Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, CAID Detroit

1981

Rockford International ‘81, Rockford College, IL, Juried Print and Drawing Exhibition

1980-83

Wayne State University Graduate Shows, Detroit

1980

Charlotte Printmakers Society Eastern United States 4th Annual Print Exhibition, Spirit Square Art Center, Charlotte, NC

Object as Occasion, The Gallery at Marygrove College, Detroit

All-State Competition, Battle Creek Civic Art Center, MI; Purchase Prize

A Look at Wayne at the Detroit Artists Market

1979

Italy ‘79 Show, The Academy, Venice, Italy, and Wayne State University, Detroit; First Prize

Michigan Water Color Society 33rd Annual Water Color Exhibition, Detroit Artists Market; DIA Drawing and Print Club Purchase Prize

1978

Under 6” and Over 6’ Show, Detroit Focus Gallery

35th Annual Scarab Club Water Color Show, Detroit; First Prize

Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, Honorariums, Trusts, Awards, Commissions, and Residencies

2024

Patricia J. Shaw Artist Trust, estate of the late Patricia Shaw, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

2022

Kresge Arts in Detroit Honorarium, in conjunction with Ford Foundation and City of Detroit's Office of Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship; Mighty Real/Queer Detroit exhibiting artist

2017

Irvin D. Reid Honors College Inductee, Wayne State University, Detroit

2016

The Butler Institute of American Art Commission, U.S. Presidential Portrait Collection, portrait painting of Former President George W. Bush (deferred), Youngstown, OH

2011

Michigan AIDS Coalition Award for Distinguished Volunteerism and Philanthropy, MAC, Ferndale, MI

2005

Sylvia Marciniak Artist Trust, estate of the late Sylvia Marciniak, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

2004

La Romita Residency, Terni, Italy

2002

Detroit Artists Market Honorarium, Biennial 2002

2000

Fulbright Research Grant, Finalist, Rome, Italy

Fundación Valparaíso Residency, Mojácar Playa, Spain

1998

Creative Artist Grant, ArtServe Michigan in conjunction with Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Study and Conference Center Residency, Bellagio, Italy

Villa Montalvo Residency, Saratoga, CA

1997

Millay Colony for the Arts Residency, Austerlitz, NY

Rome Prize Fellowship, Alternate I, American Academy in Rome, New York, NY

1996

Blue Mountain Center Residency, Blue Mountain Lake, NY

Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, IL

1995

Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, supported by Rockefeller Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, and Philip Morris Companies, Inc., NY, NY

1994

Arts Midwest/NEA Regional Visual Artist Fellowship, Minneapolis, MN

Regional Artists’ Projects Grant, Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, in partnership with National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH

1993

Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Inc. Grant, Brooklyn, NY

Mini-Grant, Detroit Council of the Arts in conjunction with Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

1992

Creative Artist Grant, Arts Foundation of Michigan in conjunction with Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Art Matters Inc. Fellowship, supported by Rockefeller Foundation, Andy Warhol Foundation, and Philip Morris Companies, Inc., NY, NY

1979-80

Graduate Professional Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit

1979

Elizabeth Donovan Graham Scholarship, Detroit Artists Market

Italy ‘79 Residency, three months in Positano, Rome, Florence, Assisi, and Venice, Italy

Italy ‘79 Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit

1974-79

Merit Tuition Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit

Multi-Media Performances and Films (Actor)

2012

When Will it End?, as Delivery Man, Director Sue Carman-Vian, The Apocalypse Show, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), at Detroit Contemporary

2008

The Eve of St. Agnes, as ensemble cast member, Film Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit

2004

The Candy Store, as Carlotta, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Royal Oak, MI

2000

It Takes One to be One, as Carlotta, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit

1999

Tableze, as ensemble cast member, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, St. John’s Church, Southfield, MI

1997

An Evening of Allen Ginsberg, as Reader, Coordinator Brian Kay, Cass Café, Detroit

1995

Punk, as ensemble cast member, Director Jennifer Jones, Writer Patrick Burton, 1515 Broadway, Detroit

Heaven, as Angel, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit

1994

Hugging, as ensemble cast member, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

1993

Psychological Gravity, as ensemble cast member, Director Nelson Smith, Detroit Artists Market

A Slice of Heaven, as Angel, Director Sue Carman, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit (CAID), at Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI

1992

Until, as Graffiti Artist, Writer Patrick Burton, 1515 Broadway, Detroit

A Stage for a New Life, as White, Film Director Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

Please Hold for a Service Representative, Please Hold for a Service Representative…, as ensemble cast member, Director Ann Maria D'Anna, Detroit Focus Gallery at Magic Bag Theatre, Ferndale, MI

The Beautiful Truth, as Visitor to Heaven and Hell, Film Director Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

1991

Crimes Against Nature, as Graffiti Artist, Writer Patrick Burton, Cleveland Public Theatre, OH, and 1515 Broadway, Detroit

1990

The Greenhouse, as Bandit, Directors Sue Carman, Nelson Smith, Detroit Chamber of Commerce, Detroit

Cross Dressing, as ensemble cast member, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

1989

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem, as ensemble cast member, Detroit Producers Assoc., Oakland Community College, MI

Ego, Alter Ego, as Distress, Film Director Alex Mills, Detroit Producers Assoc., Detroit

The Missing Persons, States of Mind, as ensemble cast member, Director Nelson Smith, Detroit Artists Market

America's Thanksgiving Parade, as Leonardo da Vinci for The Michigan Renaissance Festival, Detroit

The Michigan Renaissance Festival, as Leonardo da Vinci, Holly, MI

1988

American Beauty Ltd., as ensemble cast member, German Film Director Dieter Marcello, Detroit

1987

Out of the Blue, as Alberta Clipper, Old Man, Blue Lips, Director Sue Carman, Marygrove College Theatre, Detroit

Out of the Blue, as ensemble cast member, Film Directors Sue Carman, Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

Second Serenade, as Caryatid, Director Lucio Pozzi, The Detroit Institute of Arts

Man With a Hat, as Man, Film Director Jeff Bloomer, Detroit

1985

Welcome to the Moulin Rouge, as Vatican Cardinal, Directors Mary Butler, Sue Carman, Old St. John’s Church, Detroit

1984

You Say Tomato, as Idol, Director Sue Carman, St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit

Adoration of Breakfast, as Walking Theatre, Director Sue Carman, Atlas Building, Detroit

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Between the Lines, “Creativity with a Conscience,” by D’Anne Witkowski, pg. 7, 9/8-9/14/05

Hour Detroit, “Fighting AIDS with Art,” by George Bulanda, pg. 32, 9/04

Detroit Free Press, “The Way We Live: Miniature Art, Big Heart,” by Frank Provenzano, pgs. 1G, 6G, 9/17/04

Inside Art, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit: “Art Police II,” hosted by Robert Maniscalco, Channel 5, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Studios, 9/13-9/17/04

The Monitor, “Living Art,” pg. 24, 9/16/04

C & G Newspapers, “Bringing Art to Life,” by K. Michelle Moran, newspapers serving Oakland, Macomb, Wayne Counties, pgs. 22-23A (Grosse Pointe Times edition), 9/8/04

The Detroit News, “Features: AIDS benefit art auction moves, draws more items,” by Joy Colby, pg. 1C, 9/6/04

Between the Lines, “Artists against AIDS appear at gala,” by Sharon Gittleman, pg. 23, 8/26-9/1/04

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “Inside Out: Butler Institute’s Midyear exhibition frames personal observations,” by Mary Thomas, pgs. C-8, C-12, 8/14/04

Akron Beacon Journal, “Art Review,” by Dorothy Shinn, pg. E8, 7/18/04

The Friday Macomb Daily, “Your Weekend,” pg. 4B, 9/19/03

Fox 2 News, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Alan Lee, 8:30 am, 9/17/03

Inside Art, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit: “Art Police I,” hosted by Robert Maniscalco, Channel 5, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Studios, 9/15-9/19/03

C & G Newspapers, “Artists for Life, Art Works for Life benefits from creative supporters,” by K. Michelle Moran, newspapers serving Oakland, Macomb, Wayne Counties, pgs. 18-19A (Journal edition), 9/17/03

Out of the Ordinary, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Robert Taylor, Channel 5, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Studios, 9/8-9/17/03

Between the Lines, “Art auction puts charity on the map,” by Sharon Gittleman, pg. 6, 10/3/02

The Detroit News, “Exhibits: New season brings bold and bland shows,” by Joy Colby, pg. 3D, 9/28/02

C & G Newspapers, “Seeing Anew, Artist returns to painting career with fresh insights on institutions and issues,” by K. Michelle Moran, newspapers serving Oakland, Macomb, Wayne Counties, pgs. 1-2B (Troy Times edition), 9/26/02

The Detroit News, “Features: Art is at the heart of these fund-raisers,” by Joy Colby, pgs. 1E, 5E, 9/19/02

Fox 2 News, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Alan Lee, 8:30 am, 9/17/02

Detroit Free Press, “DAM looks back and forward,” by Keri Guten Cohen, pg. 3G, 9/15/02

The Observer and Eccentric, “Social Lights: Michigan Fine Arts Benefactor Reception,” by Sally Gerak, pg. C6, 3/21/02

Detroit Free Press, “Award-winning art picked for impact,” by Keri Guten Cohen, pg. 3F, 3/17/02

The Detroit News, “Weekend Guide: Artists continue donating to auction for AIDS fight,” by Joy Colby, pg. 14E, 9/21/01

Out of the Ordinary, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Robert Taylor, Channel 5, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Studios, 9/10-9/17/01

Fox 2 News, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Alan Lee, 8:30 am, 9/11/01

Detroit Free Press, “Entertainment: Invitational show delivers top quality,” by Keri Guten Cohen, pg. 9G, 8/26/01

The Detroit News, “Exhibits: Common chemistry gives eclectic show a nice jolt at Meadow Brook Art Gallery,” by Joy Colby, pg. 3E, 3/24/01

Detroit Free Press, “The Way We Live: An Eccentric Circle,” by Frank Provenzano, pgs. 1D, 3D, 3/6/01

Orchard Leaves, Montalvo Artist Residency Alumni News, vol. 2, “Visual Artists,” 9/00

Out of the Ordinary, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Robert Taylor, Channel 5, Grosse Pointe War Memorial Studios, 9/3-9/10/00

Detroit Free Press, “Local performance artist examines the idea of fame,” by Keri Guten Cohen, pg. 6E, 5/21/00

The Detroit News, “Features: Controversy may bring museum art community closer,” by Joy Colby, pgs. 1-2, 11/26/99

The Ann Arbor News, “Exploring the art of tolerance, Some gay artists find acceptance an elusive goal,” by Roger Green, pg. F6, 7/25/99

Detroit Free Press, “The Way We Live: Detroit artists are trying to push people’s buttons,” by Keri Guten Cohen, 5/17/99

Detroit MetroTimes, “Come in the Eye of the Storm,” by Glen Mannisto, pg. 73, 5/5-5/11/99

Trait Magazine, vol. 1, “Stephen Magsig’s Detroit,” by Vincent Carducci, pgs. 6-13, 8/98

The Detroit News, “Accent: ArtWorks raises AIDS research funds,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 2E, 8/7/98

WDET-FM, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Ralph Valdez, 10:30 pm, 8/6/98

The Detroit News, “Exhibits: Local artists donate works for AIDS charity auction,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 1E, 8/8/97

WDET-FM, ArtWorks for Life AIDS benefit, interview with Ralph Valdez, 10:30 pm, 8/7/97

The Detroit News, “On Exhibit: Michigan Fine Arts Competition,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 2E, 4/11/97

The Detroit News, “Exhibits: Surpassing Expectations,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 8F, 12/26/96

Ann Arbor Observer, vol. 20, no. 12, “The New American,” by Jennifer Dix, pg. 75, 8/96

Detroit Free Press, “East-side Artist’s Provocative Gay Images Get Homey Backdrop at U-M,” by Lawrence Devine, pg. 3E, 8/15/96

The Detroit News, “Detroit Artist Updates ‘American Gothic’,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 5F, 8/1/96

The Ann Arbor News, “Novel Gothic,” by Roger Green, pg. D2, 7/26/96

Cruise Magazine, “Nite Beat,” pg. 39, 7/24/96

The University of Michigan Museum of Art Journal, “Special Exhibitions: The New American,” Spring-Summer, 1996

Cruise Magazine, vol. 17, no. 27, “News,” pg. 31, 7/12/95

Grand Rapids Press, “Thought-provoking DIA exhibit may require more than one visit,” by Roger Green, 6/19/95

The Detroit News, “Crashing the DIA,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pgs. 1D-2D, 5/9/95

Grand Rapids Press, “A View of AIDS,” by Roger Green, pgs. C1-2, 3/14/95

Detroit MetroTimes, “A Day Without Artists?,” by Andy Sunfrog Smith, pgs. 22-3, 11/30-12/6/94

The Ann Arbor News, “Sale of original, angel-themed cards benefits AIDS group,” by Roger Green, pg. D7, 10/11/94

Detroit Free Press, “Defining Michigan Through Its Artists,” by Marsha Miro, pg. 3G, 9/4/94

Art Beat, The Friends of Modern Art Newsletter, vol. 2, no. 1, “Forum Seeks to Challenge,” by Dennis Nawrocki, pgs. 1,3, Spring 1994

Grand Rapids Press, “Risks, rewards extremely hard to find in show,” by Roger Green, 4/2/94

Detroit Monthly/DIA Section, “A Day Without Art: Sanctuary,” pg. 8A, 12/93

Detroit MetroTimes, “The Ties That Bind,” by Lisa Cramton, pg. 46, 12/1-12/7/93

C & G Publishing, Inc. Newspapers, “Diary of a Mad Critic,” by Don Ruedisueli, 12/1/93

The Detroit News, “A Day Without Art Dawns at the DIA,” by Reed Johnson, pg. 6F, 12/1/93

Detroit Free Press, “Compassion at DIA on ‘A Day Without Art’,” by Marsha Miro, pg. 1D, 11/30/93

Detroit Free Press, “New Galleries Take Novel Approaches,” by Marsha Miro, pgs. 1G, 8G, 10/10/93

Detroit Monthly, “Revolution in Art,” by Kathleen Harkness, pg. 38, 9/93

Orbit Magazine, “The Process of Revolution,” by Alex Smith, 9/93

The Journal, “A Touch of Silver,” pg. 9, 9/29/93

Cruise Magazine, vol. 15, no. 35, “Nite Beat,” pgs. 14,39, 9/8/93

Detroit Free Press, “Also at Paint Creek,” 9/3/93

The Detroit News, “What a difference a gay makes…,” by Michael H. Hodges, pgs. 1D, 3D, 4/29/93

Detroit Free Press, “Waxing Artistic,” by Marsha Miro, pgs. 1H, 4H, 1/31/93

Detroit Monthly, “Acting Up,” Oakland Life Studio Visit, by Veronica Pasfield, pg. 20L, 1/93

Detroit Free Press, “Institutions, Artists Leapt Over Most of the Hurdles,” by Marsha Miro, pg. 3F, 12/27/92

The Detroit News, “Wild at Arts,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pgs. 1C-3C, 12/19/92

Detroit Monthly, “Word Is…,” Frontlines, pg. 18, 11/92

The Detroit News, “From Sinners to Saints, A gay artist uses divine inspiration…,” by Joy Colby, pgs. 1F, 4F, 11/6/92

Ann Arbor News, “Statewide Art Show Offers Wide Imaginative Range,” by Roger Green, pg. 9B, 4/16/92

The Detroit News, “It Pays to Spend Some Time with this Exhibit,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 4D, 4/10/92

The Observer and Eccentric, “Creative Living: Entries Show Wide Variety,” by Mary Klemic, pg. 1D, 4/9/92

Detroit Free Press, “180 Works Provide Good Overview,” by Marsha Miro, pg. 2Q, 4/5/92

The Michigan Tribune, no. 38, “State,” by Steven Culver, pg. 3, 3/92

Detroit Artists Market Journal of Exhibitions, vol. 4, no. 3, “Soma/Psyche,” by Gerry Craig, 2/14-3/13/92

Detroit Free Press, “Artists Market Show Takes a Spiritual Journey,” by Marsha Miro, pg. 12D, 3/11/92

The Detroit News, “Mystery and Reality Chart a Landscape of the Soul,” by Joy Colby, pg. 4C, 3/6/92

Metra Magazine, issue 314, “Friends of…Dorothy,” by Sister Mary Alice Louise, pg. 17, 3/4/92

Spirit News, vol. III, no. VII, “Soma/Psyche,” pg. 6, 2/92

Cruise Magazine, vol. 14, no. 8, “News,” pg. 26, 2/26/92

The Detroit News, “Michigan Artists,” by Joy Hakanson Colby, pg. 9D, 2/14/92

Rochester Clarion, “Exhibition Focuses on Art Trends,” pg. 4A, 1/30/92

TV 2 News, Steppin’ Out Royal Oak AIDS Walk 1991, interview, 6:00 pm, 9/29/91

The Macomb Daily, “Attraction: Diversity Highlights Mount Clemens Art Show,” by Kenneth Gross, pg. 7A, 2/14/91

Detroit Artists Market Journal of Exhibitions, vol. 2, no. 7, “Detroit Artists Market Scholarship Recipients 1977-1988,” by Sandra Yolles, 7/6-7/27/90

Detroit Focus Quarterly, vol. 8, nos. 1 and 2, “Perspectives,” by Robert Marsh, pg. 9, Spring-Summer 1989

New Art Examiner, “Apocalypse,” by James Kirchner, pgs. 52-3, 11/87

Detroit MetroTimes, “Apocalypse Now,” by Manon Meilgaard, pgs. 18-19, 6/24/87

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Letters,” pg. 32, 11/23/86

Battle Creek Shopper News, “Juried Exhibit of Award-Winner on Display at Art Center,” pg. 14, 6/19/80

Wayne Report, vol. XLI, no. 6, "Italy '79," 12/13/79

The Detroit News Magazine, "Move Over, Michelangelo," by Claudia Capos, pgs. 46-49, 11/25/79

Published Work

22nd Annual ArtWorks Detroit Event Program, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, CCS, Detroit, 2017

ESSAY'D 2 // 30 DETROIT ARTISTS, "56 // Carl Demeulenaere," by Steve Panton, published Wayne State University Press, pgs. 122-27, ISBN: 978-0-8143-4415-6 (paperback), 7/16

21st Annual ArtWorks Detroit Event Program, A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, CCS, Detroit, 2016

20th Anniversary ArtWorks Detroit Event Program, The Alchemy, Detroit, 2015

FIA Magazine, “Labyrinth: The Circuitous Life of a Miniaturist,” pg. 7, November/December 2014

Off the Walls Book, miniature, hardbound limited edition, University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 2011

The Art of the Catharctic Circle Exhibition Catalogue, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester, MI, 3/01

Fiesta de los Moros y Cristianos Poster, Fundación Valparaíso Residency, Mojácar Playa, Spain, 2000

Selections from the Wayne State University Art Collection Catalogue, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1992

Detroit Artists Market Annual Report 1991-92

Print’s Regional Design Annual/1987, Bethesda, MD; Certificate of Design Excellence

WSU in Michigan Catalogue, An Alumni Exhibition, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1986

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Harry Houdini, Still Struggling for that Final Escape,” cover drawing, pgs. 9-12, 10/26/86

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Private Lives: Art’s a Lot of Rubbish!” drawing, pg. 4, 8/17/86

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Private Lives: Dreams of Glory,” drawing, pg. 6, 7/6/86

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Private Lives: Her Daily Horrorscope,” drawing, pg. 4, 4/20/86

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “Fiction: Soaps,” drawing, pg. 14, 3/30/86

The Detroit News Michigan Magazine, “When the New Year Comes,” drawing, pg. 4, 12/29/85

Collections

The Detroit Institute of Arts / The Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI / The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI / Wayne State University, Detroit / Battle Creek Art Center Museum, Battle Creek, MI / Venus Bronze Works, Detroit / Oddo-Parks, Briarcliff Manor, NY / Artpack Services, Inc., Ted Lee Hadfield, Farmington Hills, MI / Mr. & Mrs. John Stroh III, Grosse Pointe, MI / estate of the late James Duffy, Jr., Grosse Pointe, MI, The Detroit Institute of Arts / estate of Andrew & the late Gayle Camden, Grosse Pointe, MI, The Detroit Institute of Arts / estate of the late Patricia Shaw, Chapel Hill, North Carolina / Dr. Dan & Mrs. Janet Haddad, Bloomfield Township, MI / Mr. Geoffrey Emery, Pacific Palisades, CA / Ross & Barbara Bunting, Franklin, MI / Dirk Bakker & Hope Palmer, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico / Skip Davis, Southfield, MI / Sergio De Giusti, Redford, MI / Jeff Cancelosi, Beverly Hills, MI / William Pignonello, Dearborn, MI / Steve Rost & Andrea Eis, Royal Oak, MI / Mr. Thomas Gervasi, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Lectures and Educational Projects

My Artwork Within the LGBTQ+ Community, Kroger Pride Associate Resource Group (ARG), South Lyon, MI, 4/10/25

Gallery Talk, Now and Then: Artists Contemplate the Summer of 1967, Detroit Artists Market, 5/6/17

Essay'd VI Exhibition Walkthrough - Part I, N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Detroit, 8/18/16

Eastsider/Outsider: Growing Up in Detroit, Gay Straight Alliance, University Liggett School, G. P. W., MI, 5/4/11

La Romita Lecture, La Romita Residency, Terni, Italy, 9/26/04

My Work through 2004, Literature course on HIV and AIDS, Madonna University, Livonia, MI, 5/19/04

Symposium: How to Survive as an Artist in Detroit, Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Rochester, MI, 3/31/01

Presentation, Fundación Valparaíso Residency, Mojácar Playa, Spain, 1/25/00

An Artist’s Lecture, sponsored by Detroit Artists Market, Madonna University, Livonia, MI, 6/14/99

Visibility and Invisibility in American Visual Culture, by Giovanna Costantini, 21st Annual American Culture Association, The Marriott, San Diego, CA, 4/3/99

Rockefeller Foundation Lecture, Bellagio Study and Conference Center Residency, Bellagio, Italy, 12/9/98

Painting and Installation Work, Outreach Program for Troubled Teens, Villa Montalvo Residency, Saratoga, CA, 9/9/98

Time and Literature, Madonna University, Livonia, MI, 6/3/98

Installation Work through 1997, Millay Colony for the Arts Residency, Austerlitz, NY, 10/27/97

Image Making, Installation, and Performance Work, Blue Mountain Center Residency, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, 10/26/96

The New American: New Perspectives on Gay Male Relationships, University of MI Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI, 7/26/96

The Development of Sanctuary and Other Installation Projects, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, 3/16/94

The Evolution of My Work, Revolution – A Gallery Project, Ferndale, MI, 9/19/93

Facebook Video: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation features Carl Demeulenaere’s “Arcada,” interview with Donna Calvaruso and Kristin Mooney, Grand Rapids, MI, 9/21/10

You Tube Video: Rob Bliss, and other ArtPrize artists, talk about their art, Grand Rapids Press interview with John Gonzalez, mlive.com, Grand Rapids, MI, 9/29/09

In-House Interactive Project, CD-ROM, The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1997

Interactive Project, CD-ROM, Interventions Exhibition, The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1996

Related Experience

ArtWorks Detroit/ArtWorks for Life, Co-Founder, Art Auction Committee (1996-2019), Donating Artist, the venues: Collected Detroit, 2023; Collected Detroit, 2022; ArtWorks Detroit Virtual Auction, 2021; ArtWorks Detroit At Home Edition, Virtual Auction, 2020; Wasserman Projects, Detroit, 2018-19; A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education, CCS, Detroit, 2016-17; The Alchemy, Detroit, 2015; Former Federal Reserve Building, Detroit, 2013-14; Joe Dumars Field House, Detroit, 2012; Willys Overland Lofts, Detroit, 2011; College for Creative Studies’ Benson and Edith Ford Conference Center, Detroit, 2010; Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, MI, 2009;  Ritz-Carlton, Dearborn, MI, 2006-8; Masonic Temple, Detroit, 2004-5; Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, 1996-2003

Artworks Detroit/ArtWorks for Life, the evolution: ArtWorks Detroit, 2016-2023, host Matrix Human Services, Detroit; ArtWorks Detroit, 2009-2015, host Michigan AIDS Coalition (MAC), Ferndale, MI, MAC partners with Design Industry Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA), NY, 2010-2014; ArtWorks for Life, 1996-2008, host Midwest AIDS Prevention Project (MAPP), Ferndale, MI     

Venus Bronze Works, Detroit, Foundry Assistant, 2008

ArtServe Michigan, Creative Artist Grant Review Panel, 2001

Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1997-99

Shaw/Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1996-98

Margie FitzSimons Art Services, MI, Art Consultant, 1989-97

Arts Foundation of Michigan, Creative Artist Grant Review Panel, 1994

Detroit Artists Market, Production Assistant, 1993-94

Joy Emery Gallery, Grosse Pointe, MI, Gallery Assistant, 1987-90

Wayne State University, Detroit, Professor's Assistant, 1980