ARTIST'S STATEMENT- I view “life as a journey that comes full circle.” Born in Chicago, my interest in art started at the age of 5. I went from sculpting and smoothing dirt in a tree well to now smoothing stainless steel sculptures. I’ve always been detail oriented and have enjoyed building unique things that challenge our mind and boundaries.

My current work focuses on simple, elegant geometric shapes- I like to create in sculpture, lyrical shapes that suggest things that we see and are familiar with but cannot touch or quantify, like the warmth of the sun, or the energy of a crashing wave. Inspired by curves depicted in life and nature, I like how they meander and cross over each other. My opinion is that curves are more happily found in nature than straight lines.

So, simply said, by using curves I am now sculpting feelings instead of people. This is more challenging, and more fun- there are no wrong interpretative viewpoints.

My emphasis on the circle as a thematic symbol is something artists have been dealing with since the Renaissance. A circle portrays presence in everyday life. A circle in its beauty is a spiritual shape with no beginning, middle or end. Wm Shakespeare quoted, “The object of art is to give life shape”.

My art, which is now in 1500 collections located in over 44 States and seven countries has shaped the journey of millioms of people each day, all while bringing a few smiles along the way. And taking you the viewer on a right line that comes full circle.

RESUME

Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia

USAF Museum, Warner Robins, Georgia
Columbus Museum of Art, Georgia
Albany Museum of Art, Georgia
State of Illinois Museum, Illinois
Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, Georgia
Butler Institute of Fine Arts, Ohio
Forsyth County Nature Preserve, Georgia
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Alabama
Southern Technical University, Georgia
Northwestern University, Illinois
Brenau University, Georgia
North Georgia University, Georgia
Illinois State University, Illinois
AME of Paul Quinn College, Texas
Northwest State University, Missouri
University of Chicago, Illinois
Tennessee Wesleyan College, Tennessee
Furman University, South Carolina
Appalachian State University, North Carolina
Mercer University of Atlanta, Georgia
Mercer University of Macon, Georgia
Campbell University, North Carolina
Southern Adventist University, Tennessee
University of Tennessee, Tennessee
Newberry College, South Carolina

Hutchinson College, Kansas
City of Alpharetta, Georgia
City of Woodstock, Georgia
High Point Medical Clinic, Braselton, Georgia
City of Cumming-Forsyth County War Memorial, Georgia
Castlegar Public Awards Purchase, Canada
Greeley Colorado Peoples Choice Award (2), purchase award (1)
Mankato Children's Clinic, Minnesota 2014
City of East Peoria, Illinois, purchase award
Butler National Golf Course, Illinois
Big Canoe POA, Georgia
Suwanee Salude Health Center , Georgia (2)
Eau Claire Sculpture Walk Purchase Award (4), Wisconsin
State of Georgia Botanical Gardens, Georgia
City of Altona, Manitoba Gallery Park, Canada
Leaders Conference Center, New York
Avera McKennan People's Choice Award, 2012 South Dakota
Salina Kansas Sculpture Tour, Purchase Awards 2011-13, (5) Kansas
Kingsport TN Sculpture Walk, Purchase Award 2013, Tennessee
JUST Purchase Award, Jackson-Union University, 2013 Tennessee
Hutchinson KS Sculpture Tour, Purchase Award (4) 2013-15 Kansas
Gillette WY Avenues of Art, Purchase Award, (3) 2013-14 Wyoming
Sandy Springs Public Library, Georgia
Forsyth County Developmental Authority (5), Georgia
Union County-Blairsville War Memorial, Georgia
Jefferson Courthouse Square, Georgia
United States Army at Fort McPherson, Georgia
Sawnee Cultural Center, Georgia
Guilford Federal Courthouse, North Carolina
Dahlonega- Lumpkin County Administration Plaza (3), Georgia
Franklin Office Park (4), Thomaston, Georgia
City of Atlanta, Dorothy Benson Center, Georgia
City of Blue Ridge- Fannin County War Memorial, Georgia
Hacienda Panilla Golf Resort (2), Costa Rica
City of Gainesville, Gen. James Longstreet Memorial, Georgia
Challenged Child Educational Facility (2), Gainesville, Georgia
Athens Symphony Orchestra, Classic Centre, Georgia
City of Barnesville, Veterans War Memorial, Georgia
Gainesville Military Academy, Georgia
Swan Gardens, South Carolina
City of Collegedale (3), Vietnam Medic Memorial, Tennessee
Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama
Marcus Institute and Arthur Blank Foundation (2), Atlanta, Georgia
Golden State Foods, (2) Irvine, California
Washington County, Sandersville, Georgia
City of Madison-Morgan (3), Georgia
Baldridge Boys Home, Georgia
Lost Children’s Park, People’s Choice Award 2008, Wyoming
City of Sioux Falls People’s Choice 2007, South Dakota
Brookings City Walk, South Dakota
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (4), Illinois
Organon, Netherlands
Alabama Power (4), Alabama
Tysons Foods, Inc. Alabama
The Blount Collection, Alabama
Duchossois Industries, Illinois
CGR Advisors, Georgia
Peachbowl Inc, Atlanta, Georgia
Salinas Kansas, (8), Kansas
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (3)
Alpharetta, North American Properties, Avalon, Georgia
High Pointe Medical Center, Braselton, Georgia (2)
Longstreet Clinic Park, Gainesville, Georgia

EDUCATION:
Bowling Green State University, Ohio 1974
Illinois State University, Bachelors of Arts 1977
Masters in Art, Illinois State University, 1980

REFERENCES

1.) SCULPTURE- DUET
LOCATION – Avalon, in Alpharetta, GA
CONTACT- North American Properties,
Matt Simon CSM,
2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta, GA 3009
PHONE- 770.599.7717
EMAIL- matt.simon@naproperties.com

2.)SCULPTURE- MODERN PEACH
LOCATION – Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
CONTACT – Gary Stokan CEO,
3284 Northside Parkway NW Suite 550,
Atlanta, GA 30327
PHONE- 404.586.8501
EMAIL- gstokan@cfabowl.com

3.)SCULPTURE – PROTECTIVE EMBRACE
LOCATION – NE GAINESVILLE MEDICAL CAMPUS, GA
CONTACT- Mr. Frank Norton Jr.
434 Green Street
Gainesville, GA 30501
PHONE-770.718.5252
EMAIL- fknjr@nortonnorthga.com