EDUCATION
BA, Fine Arts, Cum Laude, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 1984.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Long Island Arts Council, Beth Jacobi Dancers, funding for dancers to choreograph and perform utilizing my kinetic sculpture and interactive web sculpture in a public dance program. 2007.
Americans for the Arts, “2005 Public Art Network Year in Review”, Selection of 40 public artworks nation wide by Public Art Network, Washington, DC, Curated by Donald Lipski. May 2005.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Morris Museum, “Simply Steampunk” Morristown, NJ. 2019
Hispanic Attack Artists Group, “Constructivismo” Manhattan, NY. 2006.
Local Project Gallery, “Surrealisme” Long Island City, NY. 2004.
Ray Bernard Gallery, “Grand Opening” Long Island City, NY. 2003.
Cave Gallery, “Upward”, Brooklyn, NY. 2001.
SCIENCE MUSEUM COMMISSIONS
The Labyrinth Museum of Arts and Sciences, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. “Ropes and Pulleys, Luz”. Interactive and interdependent "network" sculpture, yacht wheel powered museum exhibit. Permanent display. 2009.
The New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY. “Ropes and Pulleys”. Yacht wheel powered interactive. Permanent display. 2005.
PERCENT FOR ART COMMISSIONS
Florida Turnpike Operations Center, Main Lobby, Pompano Beach, FL. "Pilgrim 2000". Truck steering wheel powered, kinetic sculpture in brushed, candy apple aluminum. 1996.
Florida Public Service Commission, Main Lobby, Tallahassee, FL. "Electra". Suspended, motor driven, motion detector activated, 900 lb. kinetic sculpture in brushed, candy apple aluminum. 1997.
COLLECTIONS
Robert Mannix, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Vero Beach Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, FL.
Sharon Berryman, Houston, TX.
Andrew Stear, Monaco Bradshaw Lotspiech, Miami Beach, FL.
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Williams, Scottsdale, AZ.
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Landon, Miami, FL.
Gracie Finkel Freeman, Delray Beach, FL.
PUBLICATIONS
Ins and-Outs Magazine, L.I.C., NY, Article by Irene Archolekas Summer 2006.
Architectural Record Magazine, photo of “Ropes and Pulleys”, May 2005.