The Paintings of Anthony Ulinski

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My work honors the ordinary, the non-charismatic—everyday objects, figures engaged in small private rituals of daily life, landscapes often overlooked. If people recognize in my paintings the quiet beauty in their lives, I consider my job as an artist done.
 
I began my career in the arts as a studio furniture maker in 1976. My furniture and sculpture have been exhibited at the Smithsonian Craft Fair, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Fair, Funeria in San Francisco, and the John Elder Gallery in New York. 
 
In 1993 I began painting, studying with Elizabeth Lentz, Jacob Cooley, and Beverly McIver. I had my first solo show of paintings in 2001 at Hager Smith Design Gallery in Raleigh. Since then, I have exhibited regularly in solo shows and juried and invitational group shows. My work has been featured in arts magazines and on book covers. My awards include painting fellowships at The Virginia Center for Creative Arts and Vermont Studio Center.
 
I continue woodworking, accepting commissions and creating new work for galleries and exhibitions. I also teach woodworking and painting workshops. I have taught at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, Arrowmont School of Crafts in Tennessee, Peters Valley Craft Center in New Jersey, Haystack in Maine, the Durham Arts Council, the Pocosin Arts Center in Columbia, North Carolina, and East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. 
 
 
—Anthony Ulinski, August 2024