[ Sculpture Biography ] [ Artist's Statement ] [ Resume-sculpture ] [ Resume-furniture ]
Born:
1958, New York, NY
Education:
1990, B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected
Sculpture Commissions:
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Current
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Public
Commission – due in 2010
Large
kinetic sculpture pavilion for the Veterans Glass City Skyway Tribute
Memorial,
Ohio
,
Toledo
.
Commissioned
by the Arts Commission of the City of
Toledo
.
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Current
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Public
Commission – due in the summer of 2008
Exterior
and interior kinetic sculptures for the Morris Library, Southern Illinois
University at
Carbondale
.
Commissioned
by the Capital Development Board of
Illinois
.
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Current
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Public
Commission – due in the spring of 2008
Suite
of seven sculptures for the
McCormick
Center
,
Chicago
,
Illinois
.
Commissioned
by the McCormick West Constructors / City of
Chicago
.
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2006
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Private
Commission
Large
kinetic sculpture pavilion for the
Art
District
,
Chattanooga
, Tennessee.
Commissioned
by the
River Gallery
.
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2004
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Public
Commission:
Kinetic
sculpture for a fountain, downtown
East Lansing
,
Michigan
.
Commissioned
by the
East Lansing
Arts Commission.
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2003
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Public
Commission:
Large
kinetic sculpture pavilion for the campus of the Southern Illinois
University at Edwardsville.
Commissioned
by the Capital Development Board of
Illinois
. |
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1999
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Public
Commission:
Large
kinetic sculpture for the campus of the
Northern
Illinois
University at
DeKalb
,
Illinois
.
Commissioned
by the Capital Development Board of
Illinois
.
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1995
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Private
Commission:
Several
sculptures for the motion picture "Twister".
Commissioned
by Warner Brothers.
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1995
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Private
Commission for a public space:
Two
large kinetic stainless steel sculptures for the
Westlake
Promenade
Shopping
Plaza
,
Westlake
,
Ohio
.
Commissioned
by Stark Enterprises of
Cleveland
,
Ohio
.
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1994
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Private
Commission for a public space:
Large
kinetic sculpture for the Homart Community Centers. Broadway Marketplace
in
Denver
,
CO
.
Commissioned
by Klein Art Works,
Chicago
,
Illinois
.
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1992
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Public
Commission:
Sculptural
kinetic fountain for the 91st Avenue Waste Water Treatment Plant,
Phoenix
,
Arizona
.
Commissioned
by the
Phoenix
Arts Commission,
Arizona
.
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1988
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Public
Commission:
Expo
88,
Brisbane
,
Australia
: fourteen wind/sound sculptures titled
Semafourteen, commissioned by Expo 88
and
shown on the grounds -in the
Brisbane
river - for the duration of the Expo.
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Selected
Exhibitions:
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2007
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Sculpture
Invasion;
An invitational art exhibit at the Koehnline Museum of Art,
Des Plaines
,
IL
.
Organized
by
Chicago
Sculpture International.
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2007
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Skokie
Northshore
Sculpture
Park
; Outdoor exhibition of large-scale sculpture;
Skokie
,
IL.
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2006
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Second
International Pyramid Hill Biennial Exhibition;
Pyramid
Hill
Sculpture
Park
& Museum;
Hamilton
,
OH
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2006
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CSI
Biennale 2006; Juried
sculpture show; FLATFILEgalleries,
Chicago
,
Illinois
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2005
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Port
Warwick
Art and Sculpture Festival;
Newport News
,
Virginia. Juried
outdoor sculpture exhibition.
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2005
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Sarasota
Season of Sculpture; the Bayfront Exhibition,
Sarasota
,
FL
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2005
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One Man Show; River
Gallery; Sculpture Garden; Chattanooga, TN
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2005
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First Street
Sculpture Garden; downtown Chattanooga, TN
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2004
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Art
Connects:The River; downtown Chicago
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2004
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RiverSculpture;
River Walk; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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2004
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First International
Pyramid Hill Biennial Exhibition; Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park &
Museum; Hamilton, OH
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2004
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Florida
Outdoor Sculpture Competition;
Polk Museum Of Art; Lakeland, FL
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2003
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Lincoln Park
Sculpture Exhibit; Chicago, IL
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2002
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Sarasota
Season of Sculpture; the Bayfront Exhibition, Sarasota, FL
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2002
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River
Gallery’s Sculpture Show 2002-2003;
River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
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2002
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Niemi
Sculpture Gallery; Outdoor sculpture show; Kenosha, WI
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2002
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Lincoln
Park Community Art Initiative; Outdoor sculpture show; Chicago, IL
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2002
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Skokie
Northshore Sculpture Park; Outdoor exhibition of large-scale
sculpture; Skokie, IL
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2001
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River
Gallery’s Sculpture Symposium 2001-2002;
River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
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2000
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Sarasota
Season of Sculpture; the Bayfront Exhibition, Sarasota, FL
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1999
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Pier
Walk 1999;
Outdoor sculpture exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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1998
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Pier
Walk 1998;
Outdoor sculpture exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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1998
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Contemporary
Kinetic Art & the Folk Tradition: A sense of whimsy; Eastern
Illinois University, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, IL
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1997
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Pier
Walk 1997;
Outdoor sculpture exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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1996
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Outside
In, Award winners of ten Rosen outdoor sculpture competitions,
Appalachian State University, Boon, NC
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1995
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The
12th Annual Festival of The Arts, The Fourth Presbyterian Church,
Chicago, IL
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1995
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Klein
Art Works, solo exhibit in the garden, Chicago, IL
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1994
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Sculpture
Garden III., Chattanooga State Technical Community College,
Chattanooga, TN
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1994
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Whirligigs
and Weathervanes, touring exhibition organized by Visual Arts
Resources, Eugene, OR
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1993
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Seventh
Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Appalachian State
University, Boone, NC
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1992
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In
Form, Old Lemp Brewery, St. Louis, MO.
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1992
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Mechanical
Contraptions, Objects Gallery, Chicago, IL.
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1991
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Arts
in the Park, Memphis, TN.
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1991
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Site,
Space, Object, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA.
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1991
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Sculpture
Symposium, Fermilab, Batavia, IL.
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Awards:
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2006
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Purchase
Award,
City of Green Bay
,
Wisconsin
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2006
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Purchase
Award,
City of Sarasota
,
Florida
.
Sarasota
Season of Sculpture. |
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1994
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Purchase
Award, Chattanooga State Technical Community College,Chattanooga,
TN. |
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1993
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Rosen
Award, Seventh Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition,
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
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1991
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First
place, special projects, Arts in the Park, Memphis, TN.
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1989 |
Ingenuity
Award, Art in Motion, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ.
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1988 |
Chevron
USA Award, North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO
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1985 |
Second
place in best of classic, Emerald City Classic, Nepenthe Mundi
Society, Wichita, KS. |
Residencies:
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1996
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Tri
State Sculptors Educational Association, Spartanburg, SC. Guest speaker
and panelist.
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1994
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Appalachian
State University, Boone, NC. Gave demonstrations and lectures to
students.
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1992
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Artpark,
Lewiston, NY. Three weeks working and offering instructions in forge
studio.
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1991
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The
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gave demonstrations and
instructions in school metal shop, presented past work and critiqued
student work.
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1990 |
Artpark,
Lewiston, NY. Three weeks working in forge studio.
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1987 |
Artpark,
Lewiston, NY. Four weeks working in forge studio.
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