Will Cares
Artist, Musician, Author
WILLIAM R. CARES
2742 Beacon Hill Ann Arbor, MI 48104
email: careswa2@gmail.com
website: willcares.com
IG: @willcaresart
EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1996
Concentration: Environmental Sculpture/Installation
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1990
Concentration: Painting
Minor: Art History
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
HONORS Graduate/Professional Scholarship
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1995 - 96
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1993 - 95
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1990
Regents Scholarship
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1987 - 90
Art Department Scholarship
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, 1986 - 87
TEACHING Art Teacher
Dearborn Public Schools, Dearborn, MI
Jan. 2001 - present
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
Middle School Art Instructor 2006
Graduate Teaching Assistantship
(Taught Basic drawing and Basic Painting)
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1993 - 95
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
July 26, 2019 Open Wabi Open Studios Show
Open Wabi Artist Residency, Fredericktown, OH
Dec. 8-9, 2018 Ypsi Alloy Holiday Pop-Up
Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
Sept. 28 - 30, 2018 The Other Art Fair, Chicago
Mana Contemporary, Chicago, IL
In conjunction with Saatchi Online
Sept. July 27 & 28 Shift: Pop-up
2018 Wild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
June 22 - July 23 37th Annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition
2018 Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center
June 15 - July 14 Sanctuary: Ypsi Alloy Studios Group Exhibition
2018 Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
April 2018 Dearborn Public Schools Art Teacher Exhibit
Henry Ford Centennial Library, Dearborn, MI
Aug. 2014 Advocates
Padzieski Gallery, Dearborn, MI
Sept. 2013 Art Prize5
L-Loft, Grand Rapids, MI
Sept. 2010 Dearborn Public Schools Faculty Exhibit
Padzieski Gallery, Dearborn, MI
June 18 - July 28 Art and Nature
1999 Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI
Sept. 1998 - Sept. 1999 Krasl Sculpture Invitational: All Michigan
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
July 15- Sept. 27 Sculpture Pontiac '97
1997 Pontiac Creative Arts Center, Pontiac, MI
Feb.-April 1997 1997 Jackson Area Show
Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI
Aug. 1996 to April 1999 Crossroads
Michigan Legacy Art Park, Thompsonville, MI
March 1996 M.F.A. Exhibition: There was something I
wanted to say to you but have forgotten
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
May 1995 The Cathedral of Time: An Installation
Old Central Michigan Train Station, Detroit, MI