AMERICAN ARTIST
JOHN BUKATY, AMERICAN ARTIST
BUKATY WAS BORN AND RAISED IN KANSAS CITY, MO. THE SON OF AN NFL PLAYER AND STAY-AT-HOME MOM, HE GREW UP DRAWING, IN MUD AT FIRST, AND THEN WITH PAPER AND PENCIL. HE WORKED DILIGENTLY ON HIS DRAWING IN GRADE SCHOOL AND LEARNED AS MUCH AS HE COULD, ON HIS OWN, AND ALSO WITH THE HELP OF HIS MOTHER, WHO TOOK HIM REGULARLY TO LOCAL MUSEUMS SO HE COULD STUDY THE WORK OF THE MASTERS UP CLOSE. HIS RESTLESS ENERGY TRANSLATED PERFECTLY INTO FOOTBALL AND HE BECAME A STANDOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE. RACKED WITH PERMANENT INJURIES DURING HIS COLLEGE YEARS, HE QUIT FOOTBALL, AND COLLEGE, AND DECIDED ON A LIFE IN BUSINESS, JUST AS HIS FATHER HAD DONE AFTER HIS NFL CAREER WAS OVER. A CONCERT IN COLORADO CHANGED HIS MIND ABOUT HIS BUSINESS CAREER. HE KNEW HE HAD TO GET BACK TO ART.
HE STARTED PAINTING AGAIN AND AT THE SAME TIME STARTED A WEEKLY LIVE SHOW AT A LOCAL BREWPUB. THE THURSDAY NIGHT EVENT GREW, AND IT EVENTUALLY LED TO OTHER LIVE PAINTING COMMISSIONS. ENCOURAGED BY FRIENDS AND FANS, AND LOOKING FOR A BIGGER STAGE, BUKATY MOVED TO HIS BELOVED COLORADO AND BECAME THE ROCK N’ ROLL PAINTER. DENVER’S LOCATION AND FANATICAL MUSIC FANS HAVE MADE IT A FAVORITE AMONG TOURING MUSICIANS OF ALL GENRES, AND BUKATY QUICKLY BECAME A POPULAR FIXTURE AT LOCAL CONCERTS. HE’S DONE PORTRAITS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, WILLIE NELSON, WIDESPREAD PANIC, AND BLUES TRAVELER. BUKATY’S WORK IS COLLECTED BY PROMINENT ACTORS, MUSICIANS, AND ATHLETES INCLUDING MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, PENELOPE CRUZ, J.J. CALE, JOHN POPPER, BILLY BUTLER, AND COACH BILL SELF. CORPORATE COLLECTORS INCLUDE WESTERN UNION, CHIPOTLE, SPRINT, AND COMCAST.
IN 2009 BUKATY TRAVELED TO INDIA AND CREATED 100 PAINTINGS IN 100 DAYS IN HIS "100 PAINTINGS AGO" COLLECTION. IN 2015 BUKATY TRAVELED TO IRELAND AND CAPTURED THE IRISH LANDSCAPE AND CULTURE IN HIS COLLECTION "IRELAND'S 33." IN BOTH JOURNEYS, HIS TRAVELS AND WORKS WERE RECORDED IN SHORT FILM DOCUMENTARIES. BUKATY DONATES HIS TIME AND TALENT AS OFTEN AS HE CAN. NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN BENEFACTORS OF HIS WORK INCLUDING THE YMCA, CHILDREN’S MERCY HOSPITAL, HALO FOUNDATION, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, COMMUNITY SERVICES LEAGUE, THE SPCA, AND TIPITINAS FOUNDATION. IN 2012, BUKATY CREATED KARTMA (A FUSION OF THE WORDS KARMA AND ART), A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO COMBINE ART, PHILANTHROPY, AND COMMUNITY. BUKATY CAPTURES DYNAMIC MOMENTS AT LIVE EVENTS ON CANVAS, AND THEN DONATES HIS ORIGINAL CREATIONS TO BENEFIT THE ORGANIZATIONS.
BUKATY PAINTS PEOPLE IN THEIR TIMES AND IN THEIR PLACES. HE PAINTS THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF LOUD, BUSY, AND CHERISHED EVENTS. HE PAINTS TO PRESERVE MOMENTS, FOREVER ETCHED IN COLOR ON CANVAS, AND IN THE MINDS OF ATTENDEES. HE CREATES BEAUTIFUL AND DURABLE PIECES OF HISTORY FOR THE AGES.
JOHN BUKATY SEES LIFE, AND THE SPECIAL EVENTS IT’S MADE OF, IN DISTINCT MOMENTS. HE SEES THINGS ONE FRAME AT A TIME. WHETHER IT’S THE ENJOYABLE CHAOS OF A MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE INTENSE COMPETITION OF A COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME, OR A TENDER MOMENT AT A FAMILY EVENT, BUKATY SEES THEM ALL, IN PORTRAITS. AND LIKE A DISTORTION PEDAL THAT ADDS FUZZINESS AND GROWL TO A GUITAR, BUKATY TRANSLATES THESE SINGULAR SIGHTS ONTO A CANVAS USING A SELF-TAUGHT METHOD OF BLURRED LINES AND VIBRANT COLORS.
ABOUT
RÉSUMÉ
JOHN BUKATY
1001 S. BROAD ST.
UNIT 208
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125
[970] 417-0234
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SUMMARY
I am a live performance artist as well as a commissioned artist. My accomplishments include numerous exhibitions, solo and collaborated exhibitions (Please see below). I make myself accessible to the public by creating customized art pieces for various subjects. My portfolio is overwhelming and I have attached several for your viewing. My subjects have included jazz music to New York Broadway, to painting on stage at Jazz fest in New Orleans, Red Rocks in Denver to Chicago Bears Stadium. I possess a strong sense of artistry and forward thinking that is consistently displayed across all my art pieces, capable of communicating with clients regarding customized art pieces.
EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute of Kansas City, MO
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, Major Communications
Butler County Community College, El Dorado, KS Major Art, Art Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SELF-EMPLOYED Bukaty Studio & Gallery New Orleans, LA
Artist (Live Performance Art and Freelance) March, 2011 to present
Design, develop and deliver art pieces to clients according to specifications
Produce stylized and realistic photos for 3 online websites
Collaborate with local foundations to develop and create pieces of art for charity
Cultural Center for the Arts Crested Butte, CO
BLU-JACK GALLERY Denver, CO
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jennifer Gibson Schecter, “Dancing in Bare Feet”, BIZ The Magazine, August, 2016
Gregory Pettys, “Where Art Meets Karma”, Crested Butte Magazine, November 13, 2015
Julie Dunlap, “Artists’ Work in New Business School Building”, Lawrence Business Magazine, October, 2016
Steven Forster, White Linen Night “Fun in the Abstract” “Grit & Grace: Meditation in Colors”, The New Orleans Advocate, August 14, 2016
Colin Mahar, “Local Artist bukaty Derives Beauty from Imperfection”, NOLA Pot Holes: Impressions of Street Art, Tulane Hullabaloo, February 25, 2015
Lianna Patch, “The Hole Deal: Artist John Bukaty Explores a Medium You Might Recognize”, New Orleans Living, Arts: April, 1, 2015
Barbara Scofidio, Prevue, June 8, 2015
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
100 Days Ago, 100 paintings done in India Exhibit, Kansas City, MO, February, 2010
Flags of Our Time, The American Collection @ Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO December 6, 2013
24 Thoughts in 24 Hours @ Todd Weiner Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2013
NOLA Pot Holes: Impressions of Street Art, Bukaty Studio & Gallery, New Orleans, LA 2015
White Linen Night – Grit & Grace: Meditation in Colors”, Bukaty Studio & Gallery, New Orleans, LA October 31, 2016
Irelands 33, Exhibit of 33 paintings done in Ireland by John Bukaty, Kansas City, MO, March 3, 2016
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Anders Osborne & Bukaty, Holiday Art show, December 17, 2016 Bukaty Studio & Gallery (with artist Osborne)
2015 New Orleans Jazz fest Poster – Frenchy and John Bukaty
Frenchy & Bukaty, Oak Street Galleries, November 9, 2010
Bukandy Show Collaboration Denver, New Orleans
THUNK, Denver Collaboration
LECTURES
Young Centurions, Chamber of Commerce
IRF
MURALS
Mary L. Kelly Community Center, Kansas City, MO, Mural of Count Basie
Rum House, Baton Rouge, LA, Bob Marley
Fiesta Bowl, Phoenix, AZ, Football player – 18 ft
COMMISSIONS
Public/Corporate/Private
Private: Matthew McConaughey, Penelope Cruz, Steve Wynwood, J.J. Cole, John Popper, Billy Butler, Coach Bill Self
Corporate: NBA All Star private party 2014, Corporate: Sprint, Western Union, Chipotle, Comcast, Budweiser, and Jameson
American Royal BBQ, Kansas City, October 2, 2016
Incentive Research Foundation Live Auction, Miami, FL 2016
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Creative Director for Kanrocksas Music Festival
100 Paintings Ago – India
Irelands 33 – Ireland
Art for Arthritis, Board of Directors 2013, 14, 15 and 2016
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation, Inc. poster artist for the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Live Art Performance Painting
Corporate Appearances
Drawing and sketching
Design skills
NON PROFIT EXPERIENCE
HALO Foundation
Art for Arthritis
Synergy
Kansas City Royals Baseball Auction for Cancer
Art Attack
YMCA at the Midland
Coaches for Cancer
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