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John Henry - T E N N E S S E E i.Z QVCMJD XPSL JT EFTJHOFE XJUI UIF JEFB UIBU JU XJMM CF WJFXFE CZ BOE JOUFSBDUFE XJUI UIF DPNNVOJUZ BOE BMTP XJUI UIF JOUFOU UIBU JU XJMM CFDPNF B DFOUSBM FMFNFOU UP UIF QFPQMF T EBJMZ MJWFT BOE FYJTUFODF .Z QSFDJTF NFUBM DPOTUSVDUJPOT TIPXDBTF B ĕOF UVOFE TFOTF PG UIF FOHJOFFSFE PCKFDU .Z QBTTJPO MJFT JO QVTIJOH UIF MJNJUT PG TQBDF BOE DSFBUJOH NBTTJWF PCKFDUT UIBU GPSDF UIF WJFXFS UP FYQFSJFODF B OFX BOE QPXFSGVM QFSTQFDUJWF ćF JOUFSTFDUJOH TMBCT BOE CFBNT PG JOEVTUSJBM TUFFM DPOGSPOU UIF WJFXFS XJUI TJNVMUBOFPVT GFFMJOHT PG CBMBODF BOE UFOTJPO BT XFMM BT VOJUZ BOE EJTTFOU w
John Henry has shown his sculptures extensively since the early 1960s. His sculptures have become part of public and private landscapes and collections throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. In addition to having taught at numerous universities and art institutes, he has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions. Henry has also served on the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts and on the board of the International Sculpture Center in various leadership roles.
ZACH’S TOWER Steel 216� x 120� x 144�
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Russell Whiting - L O U I S I A N A i#F JU UIF DIBJS BU UIF PÄ?DF BU UIF TDIPPM PS PG PVS PXO NBLJOH UIF NBO TUBOEJOH PO UIF DIBJS XJUI BSNT SBJTFE JT BO BÄ?SNBUJPO PG TVDDFTT PWFS UIF DIBMMFOHFT UIBU MJGF QVUT JO PVS QBUI ćF TDVMQUVSF JT UPSDI DBSWFE PVU PG QMBUF TUFFM w
Russell Whiting was born in Bastrop, Texas in 1955. He is a self-taught sculptor sion how construction grade steel could be carved into expressions of his thoughts. been incorporated into numerous public and private collections.
MAN DEFEATS CHAIR Carved Steel 120� x 36� x 28�
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He then obtained his MFA from University of Houston, where he now lives and works. He frequently relies on salvaged materials for both an aesthetic and environmental impact. Wilson continues to show his work in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world.
NETHERSHIP Steel 71� x 190� x 67�
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Jason Kimes - M I S S I S S I P P I
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Jason Kimes lives and works in southeastern Mississippi where he spent his childhood. Before returning to the region, he received his MFA from University of Southern Illinois. Using steel, cast metals, and found objects, his work indicates a fascination with individual illustrating connections between the viewer and the surrounding environment.
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Enrique AlfĂŠrez - L O U I S I A N A
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Easily recognizable for its simple elegant lines, excellent craftsmanship, and iconic imagery, the work of Enrique AlfĂŠrez has become an integral part the Mexican-born AlfĂŠrez followed the sculptor to Chicago before moving to New Orleans in 1929. AlfĂŠrez was a driven artist, dedicated to the democratic ideal of public art. AlfĂŠrez died in 1999. His legacy of work, both public and private, stands as a testament to a life dedicated to art.
GYMNAST Bronze 48� x 48� x 30�
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James Surls was born in East Texas in 1943. The state would be the site of his artistic development and success over several decades. Upon returning to Texas after receiving his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Surls began an extensive teaching career in Texas universities. While teaching at the University of Houston near his home
sculptures have been exhibited and collected widely. Surls now resides in Carbondale, Colorado.
STANDING VASE WITH FIVE FLOWERS Bronze and Stainless Steel 180� x 84� x 84�
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David Borgerding relocated to New Orleans in 2000 after obtaining his MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. That year, he quickly found a studio and resumed his sculpture practice focusing on fabricated bronze and stainless steel. In 2008, Borgerding built his current studio on Chippewa Street in the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans. He has been consistently active in the studio, working on large public and private sculpture commissions as well as smaller pedestal-sized works.
SASOOKASOON Hammered Bronze 206� x 24� x 24�
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Wesley Wofford - N O R T H C A R O L I N A ićJT DPNQPTJUJPO SFQSFTFOUT NZ XBLJOH VQ UP UIF XPSME PG ĕHVSBUJWF TDVMQUVSF 'PS PWFS UIJSUFFO ZFBST * XPSLFE JO UIF ĕMN JOEVTUSZ BOE XBT TUSVHHMJOH UP ĕOE B EJSFDUJPO GPS NZ QFSTPOBM XPSL ćJT TDVMQUVSF JT B NFUBQIPS GPS NF ĕOEJOH UIF QBUI BOE SFQSFTFOUT NZ BSUJTUJD SFBXBLFOJOH * UIPVHIU JU XBT BO BQQSPQSJBUF QJFDF GPS /FX 0SMFBOT BT UIF DJUZ IBT ĘPVSJTIFE BOE SFJOWFOUFE JUTFMG QPTU ,BUSJOB * DIPTF UP JOTUBMM UIF SFE WBSJBUJPO PG UIJT QJFDF UP FYQSFTT UIF KVYUBQPTJUJPO PG UIF PME XJUI UIF OFX B RVBMJUZ * ĕOE TZOPOZNPVT XJUI /FX 0SMFBOT w
Emmy and Academy Award winning artist Wesley Wofford works from his private studio in the mountainous National Forest of North Carolina. large commissions, portraits, gallery pieces, and maquette studies for submissions. He continuously participates in both indoor and outdoor exhibitions throughout the country. A BFA graduate of Valdosta State University, Wofford also serves as the curator of the permanent collection at the sculpture park near his North Carolina home.
REAWAKENING Polyurethane 84� x 41� x 36�
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Mia Kaplan - L O U I S I A N A
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Mia Kaplan’s work is driven by her love for art as a visual journal. Her work explores different avenues including plein-air painting, abstraction, assemblage, and sculpture. She holds a degree in Drawing and Printmaking from Memphis College of Art, and has held Orleans, and the New Orleans Botanical Gardens.
48".1 '-08&3 Plate Steel 84� x 60� x 84�
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Carlo Borer was born in Switzerland in 1961. It was only twenty years in Europe and North America, his work becoming a part of several collections. Highlighting the division and intersection of physical and virtual space, Borer has won several prizes in Switzerland.
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Martin Payton began his arts career as a painter, but has since He holds degrees from Xavier University in New Orleans and Florida A&M University, and Southern University in Baton Rouge. His sculpture is part of the permanent collections of the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the AshĂŠ Cultural Arts Center, and the Contemporary Arts Center.
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founded Toulouse Street Studio, a metal sculpting studio specializing in custom furniture and sculpture. Gaudet has taught and offered apprenticeships to many New Orleans metal artists and has led metalworking workshops at schools both nationally and internationally.
ENTRANCING Gold Leaf and Steel 120� x 36� x 36�
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Grendel’s Mother Trisha Kyner David Friedheim MARYLAND i(SFOEFM T .PUIFS TUSJWFT UP CSJOH BSU UIBU DPNCJOFT UIF NPOTUSPVT BOE QMBZGVM JOUP QVCMJD GPSVNT 0VS JNBHFSZ GSFRVFOUMZ FYQSFTTFT BO BOUJ IFSPJD TZNQBUIZ GPS VOEFSEPHT DIJMESFO BOE UIF PVUDBTU 8F ESBX PO EJWFSTF TPVSDFT JODMVEJOH NFEJFWBM JMMVNJOBUJPOT 5FY "WFSZ DBSUPPOT BOE +BQBOFTF XPPECMPDL QSJOUT w
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Trisha Kyner and David Friedheim live and work together under the name Grendel’s Mother in a converted 1950s grocery store on the outskirts of Baltimore. They met more than a decade ago as fellow faculty at The Crucible, a California school devoted to sculpture. Grendel’s Mother holds degrees from UC Santa Cruz, SUNY at Binghamton, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Maryland Institute College of Art, and the University of Montana. They have taught at a number of institutions in the BaltimoreWashington area.
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Chakaia Booker is a prominent New York-based artist known for her work using tires as a medium. She also works in metal fabrication, printmaking, and abstract painting. She has shown widely in museums, galleries, and sculpture parks across the United States and internationally. Booker has lectured and taught at universities, museums, and galleries across the world.
FOCI Recycled Tire and Stainless Steel 396� x 60� x 48�
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Mark di Suvero was born in Shanghai, China in 1933. He immigrated to the United States in 1941 and received a BA in Philosophy from UC Berkeley. di Suvero began showing his Abstract Expressionist work in the late 1950s. His architectural-scale sculptures—many with moving elements that invite viewer participation—have been exhibited in the United States, Japan and Europe. Internationally recognized, di Suvero has received numerous awards and has also helped establish several institutions committed to helping the arts and artists.
STAIRWAY TO THE STARS Steel 384� x 60� x 60�
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