EDUCATION:
1987 BA Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
1978-1980 Fine Art Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
1979-1988 Studied studio practices under Tom Sherwood, Bellingham, Washington
Teaching:
2006-2008 Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Inlet, SC
2001-2002 Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
1999-2003 Gage Academy, Seattle, Washington
EXHIBITIONS:
2008 “Good Things Come in Small Packages: Medallic and Relief Sculpture”, Brookgreen, Pawleys Island, SC
“Addicted to Art” PONCHO invitational, Seattle, WA
“2008 Biannual” Village Green, Cashiers, NC
2007 Seattle Men’s Chorus 4th Annual Benefit Art Auction
“Celebration” opening exhibition of the Sisko Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 “National Sculpture Society 73rd Annual Exhibition,” Fairfield, CN & Brookgreen Gardens
National Sculpture Society Members Exhibition,” New York, NY
2005 “Sculpture”
Annual Curator's Auction Brookgreen Pawleys Island, SC
West Edge Invitational” Seattle, WA
2004 “Allegory” John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“20 years”
2003 “Portraits: Public and Private,” National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
“Recent Work,” Lisa Harris Gallery
2002 “Annual Award Show,” National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
“Art About Agriculture,” Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
“Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit,” Maryhill Museum, George, WA
“71st Annual Exhibition,” Hudson Valley Art Association, Hasting-on-the Hudson, NY
“Angels, Cupids and Winged Creatures of Fantasy" National Sculpture Society Gallery, New York, NY
2000 “Wanderings,” Seattle University, Kinsey Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Celestial View” Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2000,” City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Annual show, Big Rock Sculpture Garden, Bellingham, WA
Twentieth Anniversary Show, Blues Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1999 John Pence Gallery “Gallery Artists” San Francisco, CA
Simon Edwards Gallery, “Torsos” Yakima, WA
Simon Edwards Gallery, “NW Sculptures” Yakima, WA
John Pence Gallery, “Five Sculptors,” San Francisco, CA
1997
1996 Bellevue Art Museum, “Northwest Annual” juried show of northwest artists
National Sculpture Society, “Sport Sculpture” show in conjunction with 1996 Olympics
John Pence Gallery, “Traditions,” Retrospective of 20th Cent Realism, San Francisco, CA
Lisa Harris Gallery, “After Past,” Seattle, WA
1995 Kirkland Library, “Islands in the Stream,” NW Sculpture exhibition, Kirkland, WA
“Northwest Poets and Artist Calendar Exhibition,” juried traveling show
“National Sculpture Society 61st Annual Exhibition” juried show, New York, NY
1994 John Pence Gallery, “New Faces,” Group Show, San Francisco, CA
Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, “Figurative Sculpture,” Santa Fe, NM
1993 Eastern New Mexico University “Scene and Unseen” National juried exhibit, Portales, NM
“Sedona Sculpture Walk,” invitational, Sedona, AZ
Sonoma Arts Guild, “Baird Purviance Exhibit,” Awarded “Best of Show,” Sonoma, CA
1992 Blue Horse Gallery, “Nudes,” Bellingham, WA
Gardens of Art, “Summer Show,” Featured Artist, Bellingham, WA
1990 1001 Plaza Building, Featured Artist, Seattle, WA
Lisa Harris Gallery, “Bronzes,” Seattle, WA
1988 Blue Horse Gallery, “Floral Works,” Bellingham, WA
COMMISSIONS:
“Goat Cart,” bronze and wood 2007, Bellingham Public Market, Bellingham, WA
“St Francis,” forton relief 2006, Church of St Francis, Burien, WA
“African Elephant,” bronze 2006, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
“Grand Sow,” bronze 2006, Murphy Brown, Ames, IA
“Four Elements,” bronze relief, 2003, Private Commission, Seattle, WA
“Music, Drama” Two life-size bronze, 2002, King Cnty Regional Library, Issaquah, WA
“Freedom Born” bronze relief, 2002, Island county Courthouse, Coupeville, WA
“Wanderers,” bonze and steel, 2000, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
“Harvest Reliefs,” bronze, 2000, for Bradford and Valarie Lovering, Seattle, Washington
“It is Good,” bronze and steel, 1999, for Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
“Orion,” bronze and steel, 1997, for Kazuko and Clayton Nishimoto, Honolulu, Hawaii
“Sundial,” bronze/Found Object, 1994, for Jerry and Carolyn Richard, Seattle WA
“The Bather,” life-size bronze, 1993, for Guy Anderson, La Conner, Washington
“Kodiak,” small bronze, 1993, for Anne and Wayne Gittinger, Seattle, Washington
“Osprey,” bronze, 1989, for Anne and Wayne Gittinger, Seattle, Washington
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
2000 National Sculpture Society, (oldest professional sculpture organization), New York, NY
2007 Elected Fellow of the National Sculpture Society
Other Professional Honors:
Editorial Board member, “Sculpture Review” magazine
AWARDS:
2002 Springer Award, National Sculpture Society Annual Award Show, New York, NY
Elliot Liskin Memorial Award, Hudson Valley Art Association, 71st Annual Exhibition
2000 Alex J Ettl Grant, National Sculpture Society, New York, New York
First prize, Fine Arts Division, HARC Foundation Grant, Los Angeles, California
1993 “Walter and Michael Lantz Prize,” (Top Award) Young sculptors award competition, National Sculpture Society, New York, New York
“Best of Show,” Baird Purviance Juried Exhibit, Sonoma Arts Guild, Sonoma, CA
PUBLICATIONS:
2002 Sculpture Review, second quarter “Hexagon”
1999 It is Good, documentary produced by James Hupf
1995 Sculpture in Bronze and Words, Episode #4 of Live Art TV, Public Access Television documentary produced by Stark Beatty and funded by the Seattle Arts Commission and SAFECO
1993 Sculpture Review, third quarter
Artweek, October 21
1990 Northwest Gallery, July/August
COLLECTIONS Public/Corporate: Archbishop Murphy High School, Seattle WA Bellevue Athletic Club, Bellevue, Washington Brookgreen Gardens Pawleys Island, SC Genzyme Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts Hedges Cellars, Issaquah, Washington Island County Courthouse, Coupeville, Washington KMS Inc., Seattle, Washington King County Library, Issaquah, Washington Seattle University, Seattle Washington Trilliam Corporation, Bellingham, Washington University of Washington Hospital, Seattle, WA COLLECTIONS Private: Doug and Ona Canfield, Bothell, Washington Ron Childers, Langly, Washington John Cole, Bellingham, Washington Mel Curtis, Seattle,, Washington Richard Curtis, San Francisco, California Jim Cutler, Lake Oswego, Oregon Mark Field, Los Angeles, California John Fikkan, Seattle, Washington Jay Gould, Los Angeles, California Lisa Harris and David Wendel, Seattle, Washington Susan Harris, Oakland California | High/McClaskey, Laguna, California Mr Landlands, Vienna Austria Brad and Valerie Lovering, Seattle, Washington Suzie Locke, Oakland, California John McNelly, Puyallup, WA Dr. and Mary Lee Morris, Hewlett Bay Park, NY Tom O’Brian, Milton, Massachusetts Jerry O’Leary, Seattle, Washington Sean O’Reilly, Seattle, Washington John Pence, San Francisco, California Jonathan Poneman, Seattle, Washington James Queen, San Francisco, California Jerry and Carolyn Richard, Seattle, Washington George and Maryann Rolfe, Seattle, Washington Janice Sanford, Bruce Neptune Beach, Florida Joe Simon, Yakima, Washington David Skover, Seattle, Washington Dr. Robert Stevenson, Hong Kong Fritz Wolff, Scottsdale, Arizona Thomas Wood, Bellingham, Washington William Wu, Vancouver, Canada Dr. Zuckerman, Orinda, California |
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