Philip Krejcarek

Philip Krejcarek is a Wisconsin-based fine-art photographer and artist. He taught courses in photography at Carroll University (1977-2020). There, he served as Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department.[1] In 1993, he received The Benjamin F. Richason Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Educational Innovation.

Philip Krejcarek
Born
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
United States

education BS in Art, The University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh, MFA in Sculpture, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

occupation Professor Emeritus of Art, Carroll University, Wisconsin

He has won both regional and national awards for his work as an artist, and has published on photography. Has written three books on photography, including An Introduction to Digital Imaging (Thomson Learning, 2002), Digital Photography: A Hands on Introduction (Thomson Learning, 1996), and Photography as a Fine Art (Simon & Schuster, 1987). His influences include notable American photographers, sculptors, and installation artists, including Sandy Skoglund, Jerry Uelsmann, and Arthur Tress.

He is a recipient of a Wisconsin Arts Board grant for individual artists and regular presents at conferences such as the Society for Photographic Education.[2] His work has been displayed in national exhibitions and has been included in collections at the Milwaukee Art Museum, The Denver Art Museum, Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, and the Haggerty Museum of Art. He has been showcased by the ACLU as an artist whose work has sparked debates about freedom of expression,[3][4] In 2013, he received a prize for his photograph, “On the Scuppernong Trail,” in the Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art spring exhibition.[5]

Krejcarek received his M.F.A. degree in sculpture, and his work was featured in the Lynden Sculpture Garden.[6] with blue ladder sculptures.

He is the author of plays, short stories, articles, and a novel, Sybil. He has self-published 25 written books and created photography books.

The written books include: Sybil, Impure Thoughts, Words, and Deeds, Half-Life Stories, It Might Have Happened This Way, Last Chance, Still, Click, Unitil, Dead, Sybil's Story, Normal, Pip, 13, The Plays, Stories, Almost, Becoming, Maybe, If, Dead People, Those Who Can't, When, Then, Then Again, and Once Upon a Time.

Some of the photography books include: Dead, Second Coming, The Magdalene, Kodak Moment, Muse, Rubber Ducky, Exhibited At, Caution Signs, Calatrava, Orb, Signs Along the Way, Goddess of the Night, and Blue Ladders.


Early Years

Philip Krejcarek wa born on August 13, 1946, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He graduated from Nathan Hale High School, West Allis, Wisconsin in 1964. He received a B.S. in Art degree from The University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 1968. He earned an M.F.A. degree in sculpture form the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee in 1973. He taught art at Marquette University High School from 1968-1977, There he introduced courses in ceramics, photography and architecture. He also taught workshops at Peninsula School Art and Björklunden in Door County, Wisconsin, as well at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.

References
  1. "Carroll University :: Art :: Faculty Profile". www.carrollu.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  2. "Milwaukee Artist Resource Network | MARN".
  3. https://www.spenational.org/conference/speakers/philip-krejcarek
  4. "No Sanctuary From Public Criticism: Meet Philip Krejcarek, Photographer | American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin". aclu-wi.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  5. "Carroll artist wins MATA award". 29 May 2013.
  6. "Eddee Daniel + Philip Krejcarek".


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