Vita
EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
MFA - 1981 BFA -1973 / A&T State College, Greensboro, N.C. ST. Cloud State College, ST. Cloud, Minn. New York University, NYC, NY.
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EXHIBITIONS:
Currently 80, Westbeth Gallery, NYC, NY Feb, 2017 (Curated Group) Currently 80 was also exhibited on Governors Island, NYC.
St Andrews Sculpture Garden, Buffalo, NY Curator; Lawrence Kinney. 2017
Journeys in Iron, 2nd International Sculpture invitational: Bascom Center, NC, Curator; George Beasley, 2107
Sanctuary Zheng Zhou, China, Eastern Art Academy, Site specific Sculpture 2016
Continuum 2016, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, 2106 (Invitational)
Eastern International Art College, Zhen Zhou, China 2016 (Solo)
Devils Tower, a sculpture stone and iron, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia, installed June 2014
Uguns Zīmēdams, Sabile Jewish Synagogue Contemporary Art and Heritage Site, Latvia, June 2014
Savienošanas Coalescence, Talsi Regional Museum, Latvia , June ,2014 (group)
Mara: Granite site specific sculpture, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia 2013
Ferrous Maximus: Sculptors Guild Gallery, Brooklyn NY, Sept, 2013 (group)
Iron Organisms Burchfield-Penney Art Center: Buffalo, NY, Nov, 2012 (group)
Sculpture Installation University of West Georgia August 2011 (ongoing)
Windows on Fifth: Saks Fifth Avenue, NYC, NY, Sept. 2011 (group)
White Hot: Expressions in Iron: Museum at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Oct, 2011
Something Old Something New: Sculpture, Sculptors Guild Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Oct, 2011 (solo exhibition)
Mardi Gras Dogs: Multi-Media Performance, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham Al. April 2011
Intersections: Governors Island, NY, NY June 2011 (Group)
Heat Sacred Heart University, Gallery of Contemporary Art, May 2011 (Group Show)
Franconia Sculpture Park: New site specific sculpture “Gash” Installed August 2010
Abava Venus: Site specific sculpture installed at Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia, June 2010
Baltic Sea Center: Site specific Sculpture (Working Class Venus) Installed, Finland June 2010
Objects of Earthly Delight: (Solo) Exhibition, Starlight Studios, Buffalo, NY March 2010
Sleeping Stones: New site specific sculpture installation, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia June 2009
Goddesses lonely Hearts and Pragmatic Devils: (Solo) Exhibition, Center for Inquiry, Amherst, NY March, 2009
Heavy Metal: Group show and hot metal performance: Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, Oct. 2008
Edges: Group show, Art Park, Lewiston, NY. May 2008
DOG STAR: site specific sculpture installation, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia, June 2008
Hot Metal:, Space Gallery, Group Invitational, Pittsburg, Penn, Jan, 2008
Leonia Sculpture: Inaugural Exhibition Leonia Sculpture Garden, Leonia NJ. Nov .2007
Hot Metal Moon/ Heart of the Raven: performance w/molten Iron and Ice. Braddock, PA.Oct 2007
CIRCUS INFERNO: Molten Iron and Ice performance, Burchfield Art and Nature Center, West Seneca, NY. July 2007
CONSTRUCTIONS: Two person show Meibohms Gallery, East Aurora, NY. Sept. 2007
Glass Moutain: New site specific Sculpture installation, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia, May 2007
Intimate Objects: (Solo) Exhibition, Burchfield Art and Nature Center, West Seneca, NY Dec 2006
From the Earth:(solo) exhibition ,Puffin Foundation/Tea Neck New Jersey, October 2006-May2007
Performance With Iron and Ice: Vanha Savu Gallery, Merikarvia, Finland, July 2005
Sabile Art Center: work from the “Four Elements” exhibitions at Pedvale Sculpture Park, Sabile, Latvia, summer 2005
Exhibition of Iron Art: Lalcigas Makslas Gallery, Liepaja, Latvia June 2004
Cast Iron Sculpture: Monastery Gallery, Tallinn, Estonia, June, 2004
IRON INTO ICE: Performance with cast iron, Ashford Hollow foundation, Essex St. Gallery, Buffalo NY May 2004
Sculpture in Perkkala, Perkkala, Finland, June 2003
Over Heated Again: Paul Rodgers Gallery, NYC, NY,summer 2003 (two person Exhibition)
IRON AND ICE Performance with cast iron, Brooklyn, NY, summer 2003
“DZELZS EZERS’ RADISANA (Creation of the iron lake) Mid-summer night performance/installation, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia June 2002
Rahvusvahelised Skulptuuripaevad, (cast iron event) Parnu, Estonia July 2002
BETEKINTS GARDEN: Veszprem, Hungary Sept. 2000
EXHIBITION: Jish, Israel Aug. 2000
Page 2COLLECTIONS:
Franconia Sculpture Park, Franconia Minnesota USA
Baltic Sea Center, Helsinki Finland
Puffin Foundation, Tea Neck, New Jersey
Burchfield Art and Nature Center, West Seneca, NY
City of Merrikarvia, Finland
Municipal Park, Perkkala, Finland
Sculpture Ally, City of Parnu ,Estonia
International Air Port, Tempere, Finland
City of Pirkkala, Finland
City of El Jish, Israel
Veszprem Sculpture Collection, Veszprem, Hungary
Betekints Hotel, Veszprem, Hungary
Griffiths Sculpture Park, East Otto, NY (two works)
Muveszet Malom, Szentendre, Hungary
Pedvale Open Air Museum, Pedvale, Latvia (six works)
Grounds For Sculpture, Mercerville, NJ ( two works)
Academy of Art, Tallinn, Estonia
Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY.
M&T Bank Collection
Erie County out door sculpture collection (Buffalo, NY.)
Milwaukee Jewish Center, Milwaukee, Wisc.
Numerous Private Collections
Publications
Catalog Essays:
PIRKKALA Fe 2001, Symposium (2001)
Vasszobor-Onto Tabor, Symposium (2000)Newspaper articles:
Merikarvia Lehti, (Finland) July 2005
Buffalo News, February 23, 2003, November 25,2002 July 27,2003, June 6, 2001
Special_E_fects, Ellicottville NY. March 1, 2002
Art Voice August 23-29 2001
Talsu Vestis, July 15, 2000 (Latvia)
Pirkkalainen July 13, 2001 (Finland)
Veszpremi 7 Nap September,8 & 15, 2000Misc Magazine
World Sculpture News, Spring 2001
Sculpture Magazine, November 2000
Art in America, May 1999