Sculpture Commissions, Exhibitions and Sculpture Parks Founded:

2008

• “Sculpture for New Orleans”, Co-founder and curator for a citywide project utilizing public and private spaces.www.sculptureforneworleans.org
• Commission: “Hua” for Eschborn, Germany
• Andreas Brüning Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany

2007

• Exhibitions: Blickachsen, Germany. www.blickachsen.de
• Gallery Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany. www.galerie-scheffel.de
• St. Urban Sculpture Park, Switzerland
• North Bennington Art Park, Vermont
• Nürnburg, Germany, Haltestelle Kunst, received 1st prize for “Portrait of a Man and Woman”, purchased by the city of Nürnburg and placed by main train station.
• Speaker in Barcelona, Spain, Sculpture-Network. www.sculpture-network.org
• Speaker in LaCoste, France.
• Cashiers Sculpture Park, NC.
• Commission: “Utlunta” for center of Cashiers, NC

2006

• “Hudson River Sculpture Trail”, Co-founder and curator. Hired by Martin Ginsburg of Ginsburg Development, LLC to form a sculpture trail from NYC to Saratoga. Began in Haverstraw, NY and to include cities: Peekskill, Poukeepsie, Yonkers, Tarrytown, Saratoga, Ossining and others. An on-going project. www.hudsonriversculpture.com
• Exhibitions: “Neue Kunst in Alten Garten”, Hanover, Germany
  North Bennington Art Park, VT
• Commissions: “Odin” and “Freya” for Salem Art Works, New York www.salemartworks.com  and “Dancing with Torsten” for the Hudson River.

2005

• Commission: Group of monumental sculptures for exit of Holland Tunnel in Manhattan, placed inside the St. John’s Rotary, site under construction, hired by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
• Exhibitions: North Carolina State University
  Castleton State College, VT
  Triangle Workshop, New York

2004

• Founded: Saratoga Sculpture at the Saratoga Polo Grounds, NY
• Cherokee Sculpture, Philadelphia, PA, hired by developer Thomas Terantino.
• Norwalk Sculpture Trail, CT, hired by the Mayor
• Commission: Vevringutstillninga, Norway, “Vevring” for entrance to harbor.

2003

• Exhibitions: Storm King Art Center, NY, “Ingemar” and “Tor”, commissioned two new works for two-year exhibition.
• Long Island University, NY, “Curl”
• Squibb Sculpture Park, NJ, “8”

2002 & before:

• Founded: Connecticut Sculpture Park, in Washington, Middletown, Bridgeport, and Norwalk, CT.  Since 1996, exhibiting over 100 artists from over 20 countries.
• d’ART “No-Man’s Land” Sculpture Park, Berlin, Germany, sculpture park developed between east and west Berlin, destroyed with bulldozers by East German government prior to collapse of the “Wall”.
• Commission: “Euler” for George Washington Bridge, NY
• “Where is Geometry” for Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ

Exhibitions:

• Oil and Steel Gallery, NY
• Symposium Norge, Norway
• Aurora Gallery, Chelsea, NY
• Fort Tilden, NY
• Oakton Sculpture Park, IL
• Pier Walk, IL
• Franconia Sculpture Park, MN
• HdK, former East Berlin
• Amerika Haus, Berlin
• Chesterwood, MA
• Pratt Institute, NY
• Kalmar Konst Museum, Sweden
• Roda Tröden, Sweden
• Lilla Konstsallongen, Sweden
• Öland, Sweden
• Värnanäs, Sweden
• Ostrava, former Czechoslovakia

Grants:

• Connecticut Commission on the Arts.
• Berlin Senate, German Department of Culture.

Licensed:

New York City Crane Operator, since 1996.

Apprenticeship:

• From 1994-2000, studio assistant and crane operator to Mark di Suvero.
  Installed di Suvero’s major exhibitions in Venice, Paris, Berlin and New York City.
• 1994-2000 installation manager at Socrates Sculpture Park.
• 2001, crane operator to John Henry, built 102’ tall “Tatlin”.
• 1997-2000, restored numerous sculptures for the Alexander Calder Foundation.

Education:

• BA Mathematics and Physics, Skidmore College 1979-1982.
• BA Art, Skidmore College, 1983.
• MFA, Sculpture, 1985.

References:

• Mark di Suvero, sculptor, 718-545-7142
• David Collens, director, Storm King Art Center, 845-534-3115 x120
• Ralf Kirberg, president, Sculpture-Network Europe, 011-49-8157-998259 (Germany)
• John Henry, sculptor, 305-458-8701
• John Clement, sculptor, 917-400-0877
• Thomas Terantino, developer, 215-247-3501
• Martin Ginsburg, developer, 914-747-3600
• Hartmut Stielow, sculptor, sculpture park developer, 011-49-173-6111-803 (Germany)
• Claes Hake, sculptor, 011-46-733-1616-41 (Sweden)
• Anthony Cafritz, director, Salem Art Works, 347-581-2452
• Knut Wold, sculpture park developer, 011-47-951-35004 (Norway)
• Christian Scheffel, gallery director, 011-49-6172-28906 (Germany)
• Bernd Stieghorst, editor and chief of Sculpture-Network publication and curator, 011-41-76-3300-428 (Switzerland)

Represented in Europe by:

• Germany, Bad Homburg, Gallery Scheffel, tel: 49-6172-28906
• Switzerland, Zurich, by Bernd Stieghorst, tel:  41-43-233-9536