Collections by Michelle Brown WSG MetrDetroit Artist obert Zurenko

Robert Zurenko is a professional artist currently living and working in the Metro-Detroit area.

He has multiple degrees in art and has spent his entire career in the creative field, making art, educating people and trying to make art experiences more accessible for everyone.

In October 2019 he was one of the jurists at Kaleidoscope of Expression which celebrated pride at the Pontiac Creative Arts Center. The exhibit’s goal was to showcase the varied works and talents of LGBTQ artists.

Zurenko's work revolves around the intersection of ideas embedded in gender identity, sexuality, popular culture, and the context in which they are presented His passion for nature and harmony drives his work, and he loves connecting the world back to itself through people and art.

Zurenko has participated in many exhibits locally including the Trans Day of Artivism and Gender X Show at Afffimations, the NSO Detroit Man In the City Event, Hamtramck Neighborhood Arts Fest, and the Breaking Borders Fine Art Show and Harmony & The Cosmic Connection show at Tangent Gallery.

His biggest supporter is his mother who not only has saved his art but allowed him to put a temporary tattoo of "The Golden Girls" on her back,  His MFA Thesis Show, at the Broad Art Museum on the campus of MSU "Lesbian Ancient Aliens" housed objects, videos and images associated with famous lesbians throughout history.

When not teaching, judging or making art on Canvas, Robert is making personal art as a tattoo artist. Tattoos are a world tradition that has cropped up in every single part of the world from time. before we could even know it, you know. He believes it is one of those practices that has a deep history and a wide world history, which is one thing that he loves about it.