03-22-2018 (Public Arts Advisory) Agenda Packet Wylie Public Arts Advisory
Board
CITY OF WYLIE
NOTICE
Notice
Thursday, March 22, 2018 — 6:00 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex-Council Chambers/Conference Room
300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100
Wylie, Texas 75098
DISCUSSION/INPUT SESSION
STAKEHOLDER MEETING- Wylie Animal Shelter Public Art Project
Members of the Wylie City Staff, Public Arts Advisory Board and Wylie Animal Shelter Art Selection
Committee will meet with semi-final artists and any and all interested parties (public) to discuss and
gather input for the Wylie Animal Shelter Public Art project.
A QUORUM OF THE PUBLIC ARTS ADVISORY BOARD, SELECTION PANEL, CITY OF
WYLIE BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, AND/OR THE CITY COUNCIL MAY OR
MAY NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE INPUT SESSION. NO ACTION OF THE PUBLIC ARTS
ADVISORY BOARD/WYLIE BOARDS, SELECTION PANEL AND/OR THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS INPUT SESSION.
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DON KENNELL
My work is about the relationship that humans have with animals. Pivotal species that resonate with the
public have motivated my monumental sculptures in the last five years. People value nature and they
like to see their values reflected in the art around them. The relationship that humans have with animals
is profound. My designs directly speak to the symbiotic nature of that relationship. By making sculptures
that provide shade and seating to humans in the form of giant animals, we symbolize the reciprocity of
the relationship between humans and our pets My sculptures are like totems that mark space and
proclaim an allegiance with the natural world.
We use scale to create that moment of wonder and awe where a viewer is invited to engage with the
sculpture in front of them.We focus on color, pose, and gesture, the visual mechanics, to draw the
viewer in, to create a moment of beauty, of ease and elegance, a lifelike thing, a living presence. Gesture
is crucial to this process. It is my skill as a figurative sculptor to render gesture with care. My life long
project has been to develop this ability at a large scale that reads in an instant. In that moment, I want
my work to connect with the viewer and elicit an emotional response. Achieving the precise line,the
living pose, the dynamic gesture is key.
Materials mean a lot to me. I have achieved mastery with a variety of metals (steel, corten, copper,
aluminum) both welding and casting. Some works incorporate glass, stone or cement elements. Moving
materials into unlikely configurations is one of my favorite challenges as an artist.This virtuosity is a way
to demonstrate the importance of an idea, a way for me to be worthy of the subject matter. I like to
surprise the viewer so that the question of materials becomes part of the conversation—what is that
made of(I hope they wonder)? Can metal, a very hard and unforgiving material, become this fluid and
alive?
We have many years experience designing and delivering public art on the scale you require. For the
past five years, I have made sculpture for Goldenvoice, producer of the largest music festivals in the
world such as Coachella and Stagecoach. Each year, I create iconic sculptures that are delivered on time
and on budget.They adhere to rigorous engineering standards to withstand their highly interactive
nature, serving tens of thousands of people on a daily basis In 2015, I incorporated DKLA Design with
my business partner, Lisa Adler, a social scientist who brings over 20 years experience in education and
grassroots community engagement. We are equipped to engage with all stakeholders throughout the
design and installation process and we view this practice as key to the success of public art.
With our clients, we approach our work collaboratively. For example, with the art directors at Coachella,
we developed a long-term theme of using desert animals. We worked again last year with the
Philadelphia Zoo to help them reach their educational goals by designing a sculpture that includes
exploration, discovery and play. We currently sit on a design team with architects, engineers, landscape
and lighting designers for a new public building in a Denver suburb. We will coordinate with state
highway officials,foundation subcontractors and the building crew on site to plan, place and install our
monumental sculptures there this winter. We routinely install sculptures around the nation.
Our designs draw people in, to develop a relationship that connects the viewer to the place and the art
becomes a part of a person's experience.This synergy between the location, the artwork and viewer is
significant. It is the goal of public art: to bring art into peoples' lives. We make public art because we
want to bring joy to peoples' lives and to materialize beauty in the world.
Thank you for your consideration,
Don Kennell
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donkennell.com
2018 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
"Navigator" a 30-foot tall hummingbird made from aluminum repurposed from
decommissioned airplanes. Commissioned for the Norfolk International Airport in Virginia.
This artwork is in the design stage and has a budget of$200,000.
"Trailblazers" three monumental Bison, made from corten steel will be 12-15 feet tall, 20
feet long, 6 feet wide commissioned for the Second Creek Recreation Center in Commerce
City, CO. This artwork is currently under construction and has a budget of$100,000.
"Barn Dog" a monumental dog with custom porch swing purchased by the City of Santa Fe
for permanent public display at the Santa Fe Convention Center. 15'x19'x8'. This artwork
becomes an interactive performance when the viewer responds to the dog tag included in the
installation.
2017 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
"Ram Jam" a 23-foot tall ram commissioned and owned by the Coachella Music Festival.
On permanent public display in Indio, CA.
"Howl" and "Pounce" two monumental coyotes made from upcycled car hoods. The larger
is 20 feet long and over 13 feet tall. Glass eyes are illuminated at night with an internal
lighting system. Commissioned by artist David Syre for permanent installation at the Syre
Farm Park, a private venue in Bellingham, WA.
"Frequent Fliers" two aluminum birds for permanent public display at Lamar State College
— Port Arthur, TX. Sculptures depict monumental seahawks. Commissioned for the Sheila
McCarthy Umphrey Industrial Technology Center, the sculpture mark each end of a path to
the building and are designed for wayfaring.
"Rocky Mountain Hummer" a monumental steel hummingbird, 15 feet tall commissioned
by the City of Golden, Colorado for a traffic roundabout. Sculpture base is designed to
include signage added by the city. This is the inaugural project for a new wayfaring program.
"Kanga Hop" an interactive sculpture commissioned by the Philadelphia Zoo.A 12-foot tall
kangaroo with a pouch large enough fit several people for photo ops is made from burlap and
fiberglass with a steel armature.A joey made from forged steel is attached for discovery play.
"Redrock Roadrunner" a monumental steel roadrunner that is 7 feet tall.Art in Public
Places purchase by the City of Albuquerque selected by the Wells Park Neighborhood
Association. On permanent public display as an entrance to the neighborhood.
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2016 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
"Stepping Out," a pair of monumental cowboy boots commissioned and owned by the
Stagecoach Music Festival for permanent display in Indio, CA. One masculine and one
feminine, the tallest boot is 25 feet tall. Made from steel and lit from within.
"Colossal Hummer" City of Santa Fe Art in Public Places purchase for the Arroyo Sonrisa
Pocket Park. Made from upcycled car hoods, the sculpture is the third in a series exploring
the relationship between nature and contemporary life.
"Play Bow," a ten-foot tall dog in the universal play pose commissioned by Greeley Art in
Public Places for permanent display at the Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley, CO. Steel
armature with a fiberglass skin.
"Monkey See," a ten-foot tall monkey in enigmatic pose commissioned by the Rose Kennedy
Greenway Conservancy in Boston, MA to celebrate the Chinese Zodiac Year of the
Monkey. Made from steel and lacquer.
"Shelter" an interactive sculpture commissioned by the Santa Fe Animal Shelter depicting
dogs and cats dynamically rendered in steel, arranged in frames that stack up over time to
represent the community.
"(Where is)Justice"Art in Public Places purchase from the State of New Mexico on
permanent public display in the library foyer of Central New Mexico Community College in
Albuquerque, NM.
2015 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
"Big Bear," a large-scale interactive sculpture commissioned and owned by the Coachella Art
and Music Festival. The sculpture is 20 feet tall and has an engineered structural steel
armature that supports a large porch swing style bench painted with the California flag.
Currently on public display at the Shady Lane Park in Coachella, CA.
"Blue Gorilla," a 13 foot tall sculpture made from up-cycled automobile hoods
commissioned by the Philadelphia Zoo for their exhibition "Second Nature."This project
has also been part of the Railyard 'Art in The Park Program' in Santa Fe, NM.The hoods
were taken from cars spanning decades and the material has a specific past etched on its
surface. This connects the artwork to unique lives, while at the same time adding up to a
particular but broader American cultural legacy.
"Amur Leopard," memorial sculpture for a Philadelphia Zoo employee to be displayed
permanently at the zoo. Made from tool and machine parts. Philadelphia, PA.
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"Green Coyote" for Santa Fe Railyard Steward's Art in the Park Program. Green Coyote was
featured on Instagram event, "How to Santa Fe" on Oct 3, 2015. Made from steel, up-cycled
car hoods and glass eyes. Purchased by the Meow Wolf Art Collective. On permanent public
display in Santa Fe, NM.
"Once Upon A Time In The West"Art in Public Places purchase from the State of New
Mexico for permanent public display in the Bataan Memorial Building in Santa Fe, NM.
2014 PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
"Road Trip," commissioned and owned by the Coachella Art and Music Festival. The
sculpture of a 35-foot long Roadrunner features an engineered armature and a porch swing
bench hanging from the beak. The roadrunner is skinned with galvanized sheet metal
wrapped in steel. Currently on public display in La Quinta, CA.
"Love Transfer Station," public/private collaboration transforming a used construction
dumpster into a portable, public park. With landscape designer Christie Green of Radicle.
Currently on public display in Santa Fe, NM.
"Royal Hummer"Art in Public Places purchase from the State of New Mexico for
permanent public display at the Animal Shelter in Farmington, NM.
Selected Previous Public Art Commissions
2013 "Yard Dog" a twenty foot long dog sculpture with porch swing seating was purchased
by the Coachella Art and Music Festival. Made with powder-coated steel frame and covered
with corrugated tin. Currently on display in Indio, CA.Also the inaugural project for the
Railyard Steward's Art in the Park Program.
2007 "Water Works"Art in Public Places Commission for the City of Santa Fe, NM.
Ceramic and steel wall sculpture, custom railings and stair risers designed for the Children's
Patio at the South Side Library.
2006 "Bike Bath" and "Dragonfly" commission from the city of Longmont Colorado to
construct two powder-coated steel sculptural bike racks.
2005 "Sandia Allegory"Art in Public Places commission from Bernalillo County for two 14-
foot steel and copper lizards and three cast-concrete pottery shard benches on permanent
public display at the W.L.Jackson Park.
2004 "Fish Spirit" Commission from City of Santa Fe to carve a large cottonwood tree
located in the Santa Fe River Park.
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2000 "Hatful of History" National Endowment for the Arts resident artist for Pinedale,WY.
Cast aluminum, copper, steel, ceramic sculptures designed and fabricated in collaboration
with varied local stakeholders.
1999 Award from The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation to collaborative public sculpture in
three local high schools. Ceramic,wood, resin.
1999 "Back to Basics" Commission from New Jersey Transit for a pair of cast concrete
sculptures for the Westside Avenue Station in Jersey City, NJ.
1998 Commission from Raritan Valley Community College for wood and ceramic sculpture
for the library foyer.
1998 Fellowship from the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper. 13 cast paper
sculptures produced.
1996 "Miles Galvin Memorial" Commission from the American Association of University
Professors, for a copper sculpture of Miles Galvin at the Labor Education Center at Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ.
1995 Fellowship from Art Matters, NYC. Interactive art car performance utilizing found
materials and a 1989 Toyota Tercel.
1995 Commission Mayfair '95 to build a steel and aluminum sculpture for Allentown, PA.
1995 Commission from Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia to build 8-foot 'wild thing'
for the Maurice Sendak exhibit.
1994 Fellowship from The New Jersey State Council on the Arts to produce steel,wood and
cast concrete sculptures.
1994 Grant from city of Camden, NJ, for 'Camden Odyssey', a children's theater project.
RECENT ART SHOWS
2017
"Sculpture in the Park" Benson Sculpture Garden. Loveland, CO
"Spectacle," Artists respond to the Santa Fe Opera 2017 Season.
Curated by Rod Lambert, Community Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
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2016
"Sculpture in the Park" Benson Sculpture Garden. Loveland, CO
"Greenway Public Art Season" Rose Kennedy Greenway. Boston, MA
"Fire Monkey" DKLA Studio Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
2015
"Truth and Beauty" Solo show. Janine Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
"Second Nature" Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA.
"Axle Indoors at Peters Projects" Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
"Spring Show"Janine Contemporary Industri, Santa Fe, NM.
2014
"Bird's The Word" Solo show. Lois Lambert Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"ArtCRS" Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM. Curated by Kathryn M. Davis.
"Wilderness Acts" Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve, NM. Curated by Axel Gallery featuring
work made from materials sourced on site.
"End of Days" City of Santa Fe Community Gallery, NM. Curated by Rod Lambert.
"Things With Wings" Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM.
2013
"Winter Group Show"Johnson's of Madrid Gallery, Madrid, NM.
"Sram PART Project" The Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah.
"The Artist Is In"Axel Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey MFA 1990
The University of Houston, Houston Texas BFA Cum Laude 1988
Casper College, Casper,Wyoming AA 1984
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JAMES N. BURNES
To whom it may concern,
This project is of special interest to me because it fits well with my work. My modern yet timeless
renderings of animals would pay homage to the adoption center.The abstract yet lifelike forms in my
sculpture invite contemplation as well as inspire a new way of looking at the forms. People are often
drawn closer to inspect the unique construction.They are modern renderings that revel a layering of
found and fabricated materials, shapes and negative space that form a natural and lifelike homage to
the animals they portray.This interplay of new and old, of positive and negative space, of modern yet
rusty materials will help create an iconic sculpture that will invite passers by into the animal shelter.
Thank you for your consideration
Jamie Burnes
James N. Burnes
Born Boston MA
Galleries
Gallery MAR, LIT • Gerald Peters Gallery, NM
Awards
Peoples Choice, Napa Art Walk, Napa CA, 2017
Best in Show, Cow and Calf, St Joseph Sculpture Walk, St Joseph MO, 2016
Honorable Mention, St Joseph Sculpture Walk, St Joseph MO, 2015
Best in Show for purchase, Ernesto, Art Around Town, Carbondale CO, 2014
People's choice for purchase Laura's Ego, an original artwork commissioned by and in the public
collection of the City of Coral Springs, FL, 2008
Honorable Mention, City of North Charleston Sculpture Competition, N. Charleston, SC, 2007
Honorable Mention, City of North Charleston Sculpture Competition, N. Charleston, SC, 2006
Peoples' Choice Award, Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Lakeland, FL, 2006
Honors, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Skidmore College, NY, 1997
Honorable Mention, Student Exhibition, Skidmore College, NY, 1995
Selected Shows
Napa ARTwalk 2017, Napa CA, 2017
Art In The Park, Worcester MA, 2017
Sculpture Nov, The Mount Museum, Lennox MA 2017
Sculpture without walls, Lake Oswego OR, 2017
St Joseph Sculpture 'Valk, St Joseph MO, 2016
2016 Northglenn's Art on Parade, Northglenn CO, 2016
Art Around Town Carbondale, Carbondale CO, 2016
.4rt on the streets, Colorado Springs CO, 2015
Napa ARTwalk 201 3, Napa CA, 2015-2016
St Joseph Sculpture 'Valk, St. Joseph MO, 2015
Art in the park, Worcester MA, 2015
Art Around Town Carbondale, Carbondale CO, 2014
2014 Northglenn's Art on Parade, Northglenn CO, 2014
Sheridan Public Arts, Sheridan WY, 2014
Can- Visual Art 2014 Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Juror Renee Piechocki, Cary, NC, 2014
Public installation at the Boston Convention Center, curator Susan Merritt, Boston MA, 2013
Public installation at the Town of Weston Public Library, Weston MA, 2013
Public installation the city of Park City, Park City UT, 2012
Art in Public Places, Curator Eileen Heckerling, Stamford CT, 2011
Cary Visual Art 2010 Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Juror Glenn Weiss, Cary, NC, 2010
City Of Newbury Port iIL4, Curator Jay Havighurst, Newburyport, MA, 2009
City of North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Juror David Furchgott, President and Founder of
International Arts and Artists, N Charleston, SC, 2009
"Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Inaugural opening"installation, , 2008
"Art in The Park",jurors Pieranna Cavalchini and Susan Cross, City of Worcester, MA, 2008
"Sculpture on Sample" City of Coral Springs, FL, 2007
"Conversation Pieces", The Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA, 2007
City of North Charleston Sculpture Competition, Juror Mary Katherine Johnson, N Charleston, SC, 2007
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City of North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Juror Carla Hanzl, N Charleston, SC, 2006
City of Lakeland Outdoor Sculpture Competition,tuned by The Polk Art Museum, Lakeland, FL, 2006
"Cairn Croft Garden Sculpture Show", Curator Meredyth Moses, Dover, MA, 2005 and 2006
"The Future of Art, Emerging artists of N.II", Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2005
Selected Collections and Installations
Huaso, public installation at Worcester Academy, Worcester MA, 2018
Santiago, Private collection of Andrew Giles, CO, 2017
Ernesto, In the public collection of the city of Carbondale CO, 2015
White Tail Buck, in the collection of Thunder Mountain Ranch, Cnvitz WI, 2013
Flaco, In the public collection of The City of Park City UT, 2013
George, in the collection of Triple Creek Ranch, Darby MT, 2011
Clyde, In the public collection of the City of Newburyport MA, 2009
Laura's Ego, an original artwork commissioned by and in the public collection of the City of Coral
Springs, FL, 2008
Western Tears, an original artwork commissioned by and in the public collection of the Woodford
Reserve Distillery, Versailles, KY, 2005
Beware of bigger bears, collection of Hillside farm, NH, 2004
After Work, An original Artwork commissioned by and in the public collection of the Cabot
Corporation, Billerica MA, 1997
Bibliography
Lake Oswego Review,Art Lovers Gather to welcome 15 new sculptures to Lake Oswego's popular Gallery
Without Walls , 8/14/2017
Napa Valley Register, No Bull " 'Guermo en inverno"named people's choice of Napa Art Walk", 6/15/17
Mountain Living, Beauty and the Beast, pg 192,July 2015
Roaring Fork Lifestyle, Anonymous Donor Corals Ernesto the Buffalo,July 2015
Aspen Times, "Arts commission brings new public art to Carbondale"6/9/14
Artist of Utah, "James Burnes Sculpture Installed in Park City", Dec 2012
Southwest Art, "Dimensional expression meet eight artist who take art beyond the canvas"p. 89, July 2011
The Boston Globe"Clyde may find a home along Newburyport's rail trail"bv Wendy Killeen, Dec 23, 2010
The Cary News, "An Artful Arrival", p 1, by Sadia Latifi and Ted Richardson, August 15 2010
The Daily News, "Dynamic designs, Sculptures bring 'Energy and Form'to Port's waterfront, By Sonya
Vartabedian, Oct 22 2009,
Hub Arts.com, , by Joel Brown ,Oct. 22 2009
Wellesley Weston Magazine, "Sculptor Jamie Burnes"p. 41 by Winky Merril, Spring 2009
Weston Town Crier, "Weston Artist to be featured" p 14, Oct 2 2008
Coral Springs Forum, "Artwork Graces Sample", p. 21, Dec 20 2007
Brookline Magazine, "It Grows On You"p. 30, by Kristen Paulsen, June 2007
The North Charleston News, "2007 Nation Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition Winners"p. 9,
May 23 2007
Charleston Post and Courier, "Sculpture Competition to be held at Riverfront Park", May 10 2007
Weston Town Crier "Rich Sis makes splash at library" p. 1, By Susan Wagner, Dec 6 2007
Carolina Arts, "City of North first annual outdoor sculpture competition and exhibition"p 24,
May 2006
Boston Sunday Globe, Living Arts p 8, by Carol Stocker, August 25 2005
The Santa Fe Reporter, "Zanes' World","The Future of Art, Emerging artists of N.11 by Zane Fischer,
October 19 2005
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ROBERT BARNUM
ROBERT L BARNUM RL BARNUM STUDIOS
As an experienced public artist with public art successfully installed in eight different states throughout
the US I offer the Wylie Animal Shelter public art project the opportunity to present a large scale
exterior sculpture environment that visually presents a compelling multiple figure sculptural statement
dedicated to the rescue power of adoption and the powerful bond between humans and the pets that
become such an integral part of their lives.As technical reference and as you will note I have worked
decades at evolving public art that celebrates the human agenda and presents the personal story,
narrative or personal content in creative visual terms. My exterior public sculptures are carefully
engineered to be safe, to last for centuries and will require minimum maintenance. I create or design
personal content or the personal story in two sculptural forms.The first form of content is in and with
the character and implied movement of the figure, animal forms, land, and symbolic sculptural forms
that stand as personal signature in my public art.The second form of content or story I create is unique
and seems ideal by design for a sculpture dedicated to animal care/rescue and the powerful relation we
have with our pets.This second form of personal content or personal narrative is in the sculptural form
of the cut word or cut image. Names, Dates, Historical content or historical symbols, educational
content, ethnic character or inspirational comment all stand as visual content possibilities. In essence
you not only view my freestanding sculptures but you also read them like organic pages in a landscape,
animal form or figure shaped sculptural book. All my public art is designed and engineered to be wind,
sun and weather resistant. I exclusively work in extremely durable 6000 series aluminum or Corten
Steel. Both metals will last for centuries and require almost zero maintenance.The exterior sculpture I
am proposing will have no paint that will fade and crumble under harsh Texas weather or year round
sunlight. When illuminated with quality commercial lights or from direct sunlight the 6000 series
aluminum sculptures and the Corten steel marriage will present an elegant almost jewel like visual
appearance that can be viewed at a considerable distance All my public art is created under my hand in
my well tooled sculpture and mural studios in Michigan. I design public art that is efficient to install. My
goal as an experience public artist would be to create a compelling, thought provoking exterior multi
figure/multiple animal form multi content sculpture presence at 20' or taller that inspires a personal
response and a personal interpretation.As you will note from my image references I recently created
and installed a sculpture titled the Sound of The Wind dedicated to the sight impaired. In that sculpture
you will note my inspirational cut word content and my sculptural seeing eye dog. As further reference, I
am currently working on a multiple figure sculpture dedicated to the ARC program in Big Rapids,
Michigan.This current sculpture titled the ARC Pet Walk will include a dog and a cat. I work well with
selection committees, city engineers and other vested groups or individuals with accurate scaled
concept drawings.These accurate scaled concept drawings serve as my communication tool to design
that personal statement a
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robert_barnum@ferris.edu. RL BARNUM STUDIOS. 8460 Midstate Drive. Mecosta. Michigan. 231-598-
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1980 M.F.A.- Idaho State University,
1978 B.S.-Southern Oregon State University
1974 A.A.-Oregon College of Art
Michigan ArtWalk-Concept that has resulted in a 20-year plan to develop Ferris State
University into a campus-wide art museum dedicated to Michigan artists.
Presidential Art Collection-Concept to establish one major piece of art at FSU for the
current and past 14 Presidents.The first piece was unveiled November 1996.The
second piece was unveiled spring 1999.
Mecosta County Public Art Initiative- Public art design to create a county wide
collection.
"We Stand Tall" Aluminum 24'x3'x3'- Lafayette, Indiana.
"Freedom is Not Free" Aluminum 11'x25'x25'-Evart, Michigan
"Rhythm of Knoxville" Aluminum 7'3"x12'10" -Knoxville,Tennessee
"Fire Fighter EMT monument" Aluminum 16'x6'x13'-Morton Township, Michigan
"Sound of the Wind"Aluminum/ Painted Steel 10'x9'x5'-Dexter, Michigan
"She Who Grew From Trees" Aluminum/Painted Steel 18'x2'x3'6"- Greely, Colorado
"Flight of Leaves" Aluminum 11'x26'x4"- Fort Wayne, Indiana
"Age of Iron" Painted Steel 7'x7'x3'- Auburn, Indiana
"Touch the Sky"-Three figure sculpture 19'x 6'x6'.Aluminum/Corten Steel. Susan
Wheatlake Cancer Center, Reed City, Michigan.
"We Are One"-Three figure sculpture. 13'x 8'x8'.Aluminum/Painted Steel/Corten Steel
- East High School,Anchorage,Alaska.
"Magic Man"- Relief sculpture in acrylic/Plexiglas. Edge lit. 7'x 3'x 6" Big Rapids
Library, Big Rapids, Michigan.
"Lumber"- Etched image in acrylic with edge lighting. 3'x 6'x 3" Big Rapids Library, Big
Rapids, Michigan.
"Volunteers"-Multiple layer relief sculpture. 6'x 26'x 6"Aluminum-Chugiak,Alaska.
"Heart and Soul"- Four figure sculpture. 7'x 8'x 8'Aluminum-Performing Arts Center,
Fort Wayne, Indiana
"All That Jazz"-Three figure sculpture. 11'x 6'x 7'Aluminum- Reuther Pavilion,
Canadian Lakes, Michigan.
"Create the Future"- Relief sculpture in Acrylic/Plexiglas. Edge lit. 7'x 3'x 5"School of
Technology-Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan.
"Honors Sculptures"-5 relief sculptures in 5 Ferris State University dorms.Varied sizes.
Painted steel/aluminum- Ferris State University.
"Hope, Struggle, Perseverance"-Three panel stretched canvas mural. 14'x 23'x 4"-
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
"MTL"-Five figure aluminum sculpture. 14'x 11'x 10'-Mecosta, Michigan.
"The River Runs through Us"-Aluminum/Corten steel sculpture 19'x 18'x 5'-Michigan.
"LOSB"-Three figure aluminum sculpture with narrative forms. 14'x 6'x 5'-Michigan.
"Isabella"-Three figure Corten steel figure sculpture with 8'tall aluminum narrative box.
12'x 7'x 7'. Michigan.
"Flow"-42'long metal mural. '/<"aluminum in relief layers.42'x 23'x 6"-Montague,
Michigan.
"Human Poetry"-Four panel oil on stretched canvas presentation. 9'x 30'x 2'-City
County Building, Denver, Colorado.
"Visual Sound"-Corten steel.Two figure forms. 11'x 15'x 5'- Pocket Park, Big Rapids,
Michigan.
125th Sculpture-Corten steel.Three piece figure form sculpture. 22'x 25'x 23'- Ferris
State University.
"Healing Hands"-Corten steel sculpture. 5'x 5'x 9'-Mecosta County Hospital, Big
Rapids, Michigan.
"UVU Story"-Six panel mural. 15'x 65'- Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah.
"Struggle and Security"-Ten panel mural approx. 2000 square feet-Central Mutual
Insurance,Van Wert, Ohio.
"Visionary"-triptych. 21'x 33'stretched oil on canvas-Arts and Sciences Building,
Ferris State University.
"Continuous Game"-6'x 33'bent steel sculpture-Ferris State Student Recreation
Center.
"Jump Ball"-9'x 21'and"Break Away"-4'x 7'Steel relief sculptures-Ferris State
University Wink Arena.
"Of Thought and Reason"- 10'x 130'oil on canvas mural-Ferris State University FLITE
Library.
"With Our Hands-With our Minds"—4'x 45'mural-Grand Rapids Community College.
"Fair Commerce"- Four panel oil on canvas mural covering 70'of wall-Community
Central Bank, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
"Swimming Up Stream"-6'x 8'steel sculpture-Montague, Michigan.
"Contemplation"-Bent steel sculpture, 11'x 7'x 4'-City Hall, Big Rapids, Michigan.
Received over 30 awards in National and International Juried Competitions,
2002-2008.
2011 -Taiwan International Water Color Exhibit,Taiwan.
2008-"People Reading"-Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC.
Curator Thomas L. Johnson.
2007-Midwest Art Exhibit-Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, Kansas.
2006-"And So It Goes"-One person exhibit. Dow Museum of Art, Midland Michigan.
2005-Watercolor USA-Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri. Robert E.
Goodier Memorial Award.
2004-"Blue Collar"-One person exhibit. Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon
Michigan.
2002-66th Annual Mid-Year Exhibition-The Butler Institute of Art,Youngstown Ohio.
Patron of the Arts Award-Mecosta County Council of the Arts-Robert and Lisa Barnum.
Michigan Artist of the Year Award, 2003.
Governor's Award for the Arts and Culture,ArtServe of Michigan.
Professional Achievement Award for Arts&Sciences, Idaho State University.
Congressional Recognition: Freedom is Not Free Veterans monument.
Congressional Recognition: Fire Fighter EMT Monument.
American Watercolor Society
National Watercolor Society
Watercolor USA Society