Michael R. Kapetan
Sculptor ~ Master Wood Carver ~ Scholar

 

Education

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Harvard University, BA cum laude 1969
University of Michigan, MFA 1978

 

Employment

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1976-Present
Sculptor
1984-Present
Teacher at the University of Michigan School of Art & Design

 

Professional & Academic Honors

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1994
Artist-in Residence, Washington National Cathedral
1991
American Institute of Architects Award for Excellence for Collaboration between Architects and Artists
1994
OVPR University of Michigan Research Grant
1994
Horace H. Rackham Grant
1991
Michigan Council for the Arts Grant

Selected Commissions

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Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. 1996
Sts. Cyril & Methodius Orthodox Church, Terryville, Connecticut 1998
St. Clement Ohridski Orthodox Church, Dearborn, Michigan 1981-97
Beth Israel Congregation, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1999
St. Christopher Episcopalian Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1998
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Troy, Michigan 1995
St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Church, Canton, Michigan 1981
First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1987

 

Selected Publications

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1994
Ratio, Publication of the Institute for Humanities
1993
Craft Arts International
1993
Faith and Form
1991
Sacred Arts Journal