Artist Statement

I create sculptures and 3-D objects which are transformed by the interaction of people or nature. My intention is to captivate, delight and sometimes inform, often harkening back to childhood memories such as lightning bugs, toys and quilts. The work done for museums, offers a thoughtful and playful structure which invites the participation of the viewer in the completion of the artwork. This involves the physical interaction and decision-making of the viewer. These pieces educate in an experiential rather than a didactic manner, revealing fundamental elements of the artistic process. My sculpture that interacts with nature is meant to surprise, provoke a curiosity about scientific phenomena and draw attention to crucial issues regarding the environment.

Artistic Resume

EDUCATION:

1982 Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN

1980 Penland School of Crafts, NC

1979 League of NH Craftsmen, NJ

1965-1969 Florida State University, Printmaking/Art History

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

FINE ARTS

1969-1972 Potsdam Print Show: The George Eastman House; Suzuki Graphics Gallery and the AAA Gallery, NYC

CRAFTS (selected shows)

1976-1986

American Craft Museum, NYC; Cooper-Hewitt Museum, NYC

Milwaukee Art Museum, WI; Lubbock Art Museum, TX

Phoenix Art Museum, AZ

RECENT PROJECTS:

1998 Developer/Producer of LIGHTFORMS'98 exhibition, the New York Hall of Science. Three monumental, interactive lightart works.

1998 Developer/Producer of ArtSci98 Symposium at Cooper Union; top people in diverse fields speak on synergy of art & science.

1997 Documentation included in "SUN", an exhibition of Solar Art at the Rauma Art Museum in Finland curated by Janne Koski.

1994-1996 Designed and built aquatic sculpture with solar cell and fiber optic light system, water-tested at University of Miami, FL.

1988-1995 Founder and Director of an international, non-profit arts organization, Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.

1993-1995 Curatorial Work: "SpringWorks Festival" at the New York Hall of Science; The "Gallery Section, Leonardo Journal; "Pull of Kinetics I" at Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY; "The Pull of Kinetics II" at the New York Hall of Science; "LightWorks" at the Javits Center for the Illuminating Engineering Society of New York.

1994 Commission: design and partial fabrication of low-tech interactive sculpture, "Bug Eye", for the Staten Island Children's Museum's "Adventures in 3-D" funded by AT&T's international program called NEAT.

1993-1995 Producer of Art & Science Collaborations monthly "Art & Technology Speaker Series" at Cooper Union.

1992-1993 Commission: design of two interactive artworks for the new teaching gallery at the Discovery Museum, Bridgeport CT. "The Artist" is a multi-media installation; "The Grid" is a view-activated, mechanical wall-mounted sculpture. Technical design and fabrication by Windigo, Morristown, NJ.

1991 Commission: Mixed-media, high-relief mural, "The World's Table", 4' x 5'; commissioned by the Staten Island Children's Museum, funded by grand from NEA.

1991 Commission: The Metropolitan Transit Authority/ARTS FOR TRANSIT's Exhibition Center commission of drawing series, "Around New York" (7' x 3' x 4') for the Court Street/Brooklyn and 42nd Street/6th Avenue subway stations; 1 yr. public viewing.

1991 Commission: "The World's Table", a mixed-media relief (4'x6')for the Staten Island Chidren's Museum; funds from NEA.

1990 Visual Artist Grant, Staten Island Council on the Arts.

1988 Commission: Room Installation/Interactive Environment, "The Ferry Project" at the SI Children's Museum; 6 month exhibit.

RELATED WORK

TEACHING & GUEST ARTIST

1975-Recent University of Vermont, League of NH Craftsmen; Montclair State College, NJ; The Fashion Institute, New York; The University of Delaware; Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FL; University of Miami; University of Florida at Gainsville; New World School of Art, Miami.

ART & TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT

1994-1995 Advisory Panel to AT&T for the NEAT Program.

1995 Consultant to NTT in NYC for bringing them new telecommunications projects; interactive, multimedia installations; multi-media performance work.

PROJECTS WITH CHILDREN

1993-1995 Design and implementation of after-school art program for disadvantaged youth; NYC Youth Bureau Contract.

1993 Outdoor Mural Project with youth group on Staten Island.

1992-1993 Intergenerational Art Project (Wall Quilts) at two Senior Centers with 4th grade children through the Staten Island Children's Museum.

1990-1991 8 Murals with high school students on store-front security gates, downtown Stapleton, SI. LDC and NYC Youth Bureau contract. (environmental themes)

1991-1992 5 Murals with 8 graders about the environment. Funded by NYC Youth Bureau via Stapleton Local Development Corporation (LDC), Staten Island.

1991 Designed and led a 5-week session of art projects with children from transitional housing; NYC, DCA funding.

1990 Quilt Project with SI Teen Pregnancy Network funded by the Staten Island Arts Council.

1989 Mixed-media Project with teens about local architecture; LDC/NYC Youth Bureau contract.

1988-1990 Mural Workshops at Staten Island, Manhattan and Queens Children's Museums.

ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONS

1976 Hilton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria.

1982 CITICORP's Data-Processing Ctr, Newcastle, DE

1983 Oktagon Corporation, Inc., NYC

1985 Liemas, Roth and Schein Law Offices, NYC

1986 Meldisco Corporate Headquarters, Mahwah, NJ.

PUBLICATIONS

1993 The New Yorker, April

1993 New York Newsday, April 3

1992 The New York Times, Connecticut Section, January

1992 The Staten Island Advance, April and May

1991 The Staten Island Advance, June 26th

1990 The Daily News, March

19th

1989 The New York Times, October 13th

1987 Metropolis, April

1986 Hotel and Restaurant Design, November

1985 Metropolis, May

1984 Facilities Magazine, November

1983 Fiberarts, January/February

1982 NY's Inside Design, June

1982 Fiberarts, May/June

1978 Fiberarts Design Book

1976 Craft Horizons, April

1976 American Fashions and Fabrics, May

GRANTS, AWARDS, COLLECTIONS

1990 Visual Artist Grant, SI Council on the Arts, NYC

1982 NEA Visual Arts Fellowship/Crafts

1980 Scholarship Award, Penland Crafts School, NC

1976 Permanent Collection, Delta State University, MI

1969 Permanent Collection, Potsdam University, NY