Public Art

2005

International Artist Residency Program, Kuona Trust’s 10th Anniversary-Year of Public Art, Godown Arts Center, Nairobi, Kenya

Wind River Circle, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY

‘with the grain’ International Public Land Art Symposium, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

2003

Arte Sella, International Biennale Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Borgo Valsugana, Trento, Italy

Skulpturenpark Rosental, Schloßpark Ferlach, Austria

2002

Donaufestival­Kunstwerkstatt Tulln, Tulln, Austria

Busan Biennial Sea Art Festival, Busan, Korea

2001

Year In Review, Compel + Provoke: Public Art 2001, New York, NY

Tenth Anniversary Symposium/Exhibition, Katzow Sculpture Park, Katzow, Germany,

Permanent Outdoor Sculpture Aurora, University of North Florida, Florida Art in State Buildings Program, Jacksonville, FL

Pineapple Grove Art Walk, Del Ray Beach, FL

2000

The Third Ichon International Symposium, Ichon Cultural Center, Ichon-City, Kyonggi-Do, Korea (Catalog)

2000 Hind-sight/Fore-site: Art for the New Millennium, Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Outdoor Site-Specific Installation, John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL

Bi-State Development Agency and Arts in Transit MetroLink Cross County Metro Light Rail Project, Design Collaboration Artist, St Louis, MO, Finalist

Departing Perspectives, Site-specific Installations By Miami Artists, Miami, FL

Art in Public Places, Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center, Gainesville, FL

Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Fairchild Tropical Garden Visitor Center, Miami, FL Finalist

1999

Outdoor Sculpture Program, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

LaSuerta Biological Field Station, Costa Rica

Ansung International Roadside Sculpture 1999, Ansung, Korea, Permanent Outdoor Sculpture (Catalog)

Neuberger Museum of Art, Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, Purchase College, New York, NY (Catalog)

4th International Environment Art Symposium, '99 Nine Dragon Heads, Theme: 2000 Cultivator, Neo-Nomadic, Taechong-Lake, Chongju-City, Korea (Catalog)

1st International Nature Art Festival in Gaya, Gaya Go In Dol '99, Theme: Human-Nature, Ara Park, Haman District, Korea

1998

Kunst in der Landschaft, Prigglitz, Austria

Skulpturen Park, Katzow, Germany

1997

The City Museum, Site-Specific Installation, St. Louis, MO

The City Museum, Permanent Collection, St. Louis, MO

Special Projects, Site-Specific Installations, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO

1996 - 97

County Jail Expansion Project, One-Percent-For-Art, Kansas City, MO, Finalist

Laclede's Landing Foundation Public Art Program, Site Specific Installation, St. Louis, MO,

Permanent Collection, Crapo Park, Burlington, IA

1996

Courthouse Square, Public Art Competition, Columbia, MO, Second Place

1995 - 99

Arts in Transit 1995, Commission, Bi-State Development Agency, St. Louis, MO

1995 - 96

Outdoor Sculpture Program, Luther College Art Gallery, Decorah, IA

1995

Cedar Rapids Airport Expansion, Commission, Cedar Rapids, IA

First Night, Collaborative Installation, America's Hall, St. Louis Convention Center, St. Louis, MO

1994

8th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC (catalog)

Glorification, Site Specific Installation, International Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Sculpture on Second, Outdoor Sculpture Walk, Cedar Rapids, IA

1993

Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition 10th Annual, Outdoor Site-Specific Installation Exhibition, Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park, Brooklyn, NY

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2003

Human/Nature, Katzow Sculpture Park, Katzow, Germany

1998

Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL

Miami-Dade Community College, Kendall Campus, Miami, FL

Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1996

Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1994

Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1992

Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

1991

Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL

 

Selected Invitationals

1998

Imposing Objects, The Armory Art Center Inc., West Palm Beach, FL

1997

The City Series: Saint Louis, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA

1996

Gastgeschenke (Gifts for the Guests), Webster University, Vienna,Austria

1994

Chicago International Exposition, Chicago, IL

Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO

Armstrong Gallery, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA

Art St. Louis X- Artists Choose Artists, St. Louis, MO

10th Anniversary, Elliot Smith Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO

1993

Locus Gallery, Group Exhibition, St. Louis, MO

1990

Three from St. Louis, Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL

Art St. Louis VI- Artists Choose Artists, St. Louis, MO

1986 - 89

Design in America, Eastern Europe Touring Exhibition, Consultant, Paul Smith, Director of the American Craft Museum

1989

Three Person Exhibition, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, MO

National Chair Invitational, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA

Group Invitational, Fendrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.

1988

Three from Chicago, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

1987

Lakota Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

1986

Inaugural Exhibition, Elaine Horwitch Galleries, Palm Springs, CA

Biannual Art Auction, Contemporary Art Museum, Chicago, IL

Familiar Forms/Unfamiliar Furniture, First Street Forum, St. Louis, MO, Curated by Emily Rauh Pulitzer (catalog)

Bentwood, National Invitational Exhibition, The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI (catalog)

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2002

Inaugural Exhibition, 108 Fine Art, Miami, FL

2001

Miami Art Exchange: Unaffiliated Artists, Art Basel, Miami, FL

The House at MoCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL

Time In Space, The House, Miami, FL

1999

Hortt 41, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, First Prize

1998

SECAC, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL

1996

Art St. Louis XII, St. Louis, MO, Juror: J. W. Mahoney, Award of Excellence

1995

Iowa Artists 1995, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, First Prize Sculpture

University of Iowa Biannual Faculty Art Exhibition, Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

1993

Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL

All Sculpture Juried Exhibition, Gallery West Art House, Davenport, IA

1992

45th Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN, Juror: Linda Downs

Sixth Annual Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition, Greater Denton Arts Center, Denton, TX, Juror: Paul Smith

The Midwestern Sculpture Exhibition, South Bend Art Center, South Bend, IN, Juror: Richard Hunt

Sioux City Art Center 51st Annual Juried Exhibition, Sioux City, IA, Juror: Peter Morrin

Galex XXVl, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, First Prize Sculpture

Concepts/Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Proposals, West Bend Gallery of Fine Arts, Merit Award

1991

Summer Show, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

Furniture of the Nineties, Hokin/Kaufman, Gallery, Chicago, IL

Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Quincy, IL, Best of Show

1990

Fantastic Furniture, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH

Group Exhibition, Locus Gallery, St. Louis, MO

Lectures / Workshops

2002

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

2000

Washington University, St Louis, MO

John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL

Florida Atlantic University

Eastern Michigan University

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Arts & Medicine Symposium, The University of Miami, FL

1999

ChoongAhng University, Ansung, Korea, Seminar Speaker/Slide Presentation

Sunkok Art Museum, Seoul, Korea, Seminar Speaker/Slide Presentation

1998

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

1996

Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Webster University, St. Louis, MO

1995

Perspectives: Faculty Focus, University of Iowa, Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA

1991

At the Cutting Edge: Featuring Furniture of Today, Seminar, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO

Artists' Demonstrations - Special Exhibition Galleries: Art Walk Exhibit, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO

St. Louis Art Museum, Furniture of Today - Panelist, St. Louis, MO

1992 Laumeier International Sculpture Park, Lecture, St. Louis, MO

 

Video Interviews / Selected Publications

2002

ArtNexis, No.43/Volume 1/2002

The Living Traditions of Coconut Grove: The Work of the University of Miami Initiative For Urban and Social Ecology (INUSE), Edited by Todd W. Bressi

2001

Art in America, December

Ostvorpommern, (Germany) 6-¹01 Von Marcus Kowalzyck

The Herald, Miami, FL 11-Œ01

The Herald, Miami, FL 12-22-01

The Herald, Miami, FL 12-26-01 Elisa Turner

Street Miami, December 14-20

The Herald, Miami, FL 9-¹01 Elisa Turner

The New Times, Miami, FL 8-¹01 Alfredo Triff

2000

Art in America, May

The Ichon Journal, Ichon, Korea

The Riverfront Times, St. Louis, MO

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA

The Gadsden Gazette, Gadsden, AL

St, Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO

1999

Miami Magazine, The University of Miami, Miami, FL

The Herald, Miami, FL

Sun-Sentinel, Arts & Leisure, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Ansung International Roadside Sculpture 1999, Ansung, Korea, Permanent Outdoor Sculpture, (Catalog)

Neuberger Museum of Art, Biennial Exhibition of Public Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, NY (Catalog)

Artworld, Korea, June Artworld, Korea, November

New York Times, Outdoor Sculpture, July

1998

Miami Herald, Arts, Miami, FL, August

Southwest Gallery Guide

1997

Riverfront Times, Art, October

Spotlight, St. Louis, MO

1996

Sculpture Magazine, Reviews, October

Art and Antiques, Openings, June

Post Dispatch, Art Review, June

1995

Sculpture Magazine, Commissions, July-August

New Art Examiner, July

St. Louis Post Dispatch, Art in Review, April

Iowa City Press Citizen, Info to Go, February

1989

New York Times, The Living Arts Section, August 10

1988

St. Louis Artists Coalition Magazine, Feature Article, Fall

Guest Artist, Skyline, KETC-PBS Independent

Guest Artist, Art in Perspective, St. Louis Artists Coalition, Cencom Cable Network

 

Residency Grants

1999

Ansung International Roadside Sculpture 1999, Ansung, Korea

Nine Dragon Heads 1999, '99 Nine Dragon Heads Curator PARK, Byoung-Uk, Korea

1998

Kunst in der Landschaft, Prigglitz, Austria

Skulpturen Park, Katzow, Germany

1994

Fellowship, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE

1983

Fellowship, The MacDowell Colony, Inc., Peterborough, NH, September - October

Philip Morris Fellow, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY, November

 

Honors / Awards

2001

Aurora, University of North Florida, Florida Art in State Buildings Program, Jacksonville, FL, Budget

Instructional Advancement Grant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2000

Hortt 41, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, First Prize

First Annual Faculty Scholarly Activity Recognition Reception, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

General Research Support Award, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Instructional Advancement Grant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

1999

Art in Public Places, Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center, Gainesville, FL

General Research Support Award, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Instructional Advancement Grant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Dean¹s Excellence in Teaching Awards, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Grant 1999, Miami, FL

1998

Max Orvitz Summer Award in the Arts and Humanities, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

Instructional Advancement Grant, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

1996

Laclede's Landing Foundation Public Art Program, Sculpture, St. Louis, MO

Art's in Transit1995 Commission, Bi-State Development Agency, Financial support provided by the Regional Arts

Commission, The Missouri Arts Council, Downtown St. Louis Inc., and the Missouri Department of Conservation, St. Louis, MO

 

Education

M.F.A. Sculpture - University of California, Berkeley, CA

M.A. Sculpture - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

B.A. Sculpture - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professional Experience

1997 - Associate Professor, Sculpture Head, Department of Art and Art History, University of Miami, Miami, FL

1999 - La Suerta Biological Field Station, Costa Rica, Summer Session

1996 - 97 Gallery Director, Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, MO

1995 - 97 Adjunct Professor, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

1992 - 95 Visiting Professor, Sculpture, All Levels, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

1986 - 91 Full-Time Studio Artist

1985 - 86 Lecturer, 3-D Design, Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO

1979 - 83 Instructor, Sculpture, All Levels, Washington University School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO

 

Permanent Collections

Seoul Art Center, Seoul, Korea

Ansung City, Korea

Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO

The City Museum, St. Louis, MO

Skulpturen Park, Katzow, Germany

Cedar Rapids Airport, Cedar Rapids, IA

Laclede's Landing, St. Louis MO

Crapo Park, Burlington, IA

Beej Nierengarten-Smith

Elliot Smith

Mark Twain Banks

Northwest Bottle Company

Metropolitan Design and Building Company, Inc.

Hibdon Hardwood, Inc.