I express in my work the inherent structure and order found in nature. My sculpture presents forms in geometric compositions whose proportions and organization have been derived from mathematical formulae. My references come from basic, primal, fundamental images that transcend style or ethnic origin.
Currently my work includes the carving of city trees that have been cut down and will be discarded. I reuse the wood to give these beloved trees an extended life - now as sculpture. The carvings are inspired by and become a remembrance of the places from which they fell. The forms are the result of my ongoing exploration of growth patterns found in leaves, flowers, and human anatomy. I assemble these components into sculpture.
Education
1963 Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA Sculpture
1962 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI BFA, Sculpture
1959 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Liberal Arts
Awards & Honors
2012 Dean’s Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Grant
1999 Leeway Foundation Grant
1999 Artist-in-Residence, Hambidge Center for the Arts, Rabun Gap, GA
1998 Artist-in-Residence, Hambidge Center for the Arts, Rabun Gap, GA
Professional Experience
1988 - 2012 Associate Professor, Sculpture, Drawing, Critic, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Guest Lecturer, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
1992 - 1995 Chairman of Sculpture Department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1992 Guest Lecturer, Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
1983 - 1990 Instructor, Design Studio and Drawing, Spring Garden College, Department of Architecture, Philadelphia, PA
Exhibitions
Public Projects
2004 - 2011 Ghost Cats, Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Paulownia Project, Window Installation-The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2007 - 2008 Paulownia Project, Philadelphia International Airport-Terminal C, Philadelphia, PA
2009 The Welcome House: A 24 Hour Artist Residency in Love Park, First Person Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - Current Interplay: Art, Audience, Architecture, Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia
2011 Hopes and Fears, Pentimenti Gallery Project Room, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Hopes and Fears Revisited, University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - Current Princess, 3434 Chestnut Street Lobby, Philadelphia, PA Radnor Properties
