Alexander Tylevich is a sculptor and architect working in a variety of media, with projects ranging from freestanding site-specific sculptures to a master plan of a metropolitan city.

Selected Public Art Works:

• Vincentian Letter, DePaul University, Downtown Chicago, IL
  23 ft. tall, bronze and steel sculpture
• St. Thomas More Chapel, University of Saint Thomas, Minneapolis, MN
  Includes a site-specific art glass installation (3,000 sq. ft.) and a grand bronze door
• Blue Springs.net, Blue Springs Convention Center, Blue Springs, MO
  A site-specific outdoor sculpture. Named “Favorite Sculpture of the Year” by Americans for the Arts Year in Review 2003
• Letters of Creation, Center for Faith and Life, Wayzata, MN
  Suspended sculpture
• Letterdance, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
  Three site-specific art installations
• Design for Harriet Island Park Development, St. Paul, MN
  Worked as an Artist Consultant to work in collaboration with Wallace Roberts & Todd Architects (Philadelphia, PA) and RRT Architects (St. Paul, MN)
• Suspended Recognition Sculpture, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Coon Rapids, MN
• Montessori’s Vision: Through the Eyes of a Child, Lake Country School, Minneapolis, MN
  12 ft. tall, steel and glass sculpture
• Tree of Life, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  A fountain, an altar, and floor designs for a meditation room
• Gateway to Belief, St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN
  25 ft. tall, painted steel, bronze, and wood sculpture
• Tribute to Erich Mendelsohn, FORECAST Public Artworks, St. Paul, MN
  A sculptural triptych in bronze
• The Process of Becoming Airborne, Winona Technical College Aviation Facility, Winona, MN
  Sculptural ensemble including 30 ft. tall Triumphal Arch, a bronze sculpture of Charles Lindbergh, and Ceremonial Table

Collections:

• North Shore Synagogue, Syosset, NY
• Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, MN
• St. Paul Seminary, St. Paul, MN
• St. Joseph Abbey, Saint Benedict, La
• Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, SC
• Arca Artium Collections, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Durham, NC

Private collections:

• USA, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Israel and England
• Artist/Architect, Fine Arts Foundation, Minsk, Belarus 1974-1989
  Member of a state-run collective of artists and architects.
• Principal and Senior Architect, Minskprojekt, Minsk, Belarus 1971-1984
  Member of a state-run design collective of architects, engineers, and artists.

Academic Background:

• B.A. Architecture (1965), Minsk Architectural Institute
• M.A. Architecture (1971), Byelorussian Politechnical Institute (Minsk)
• Private studies in sculpture with Professor Zair Azgur

Featured In:

• Progressive Architecture, August 1991.
• Business Media, August 1994.
• Faith and Form, Spring/Summer 1996.
• The Guild. Architectural Arts & Sculpture. 1997, 1999
• Architecture Minnesota, January/February 1998.
• Sculpture Magazine. November 2000 Vol.19 No.9
• “The Best of Soviet Architecture,” in Architecture of the USSR, 1984, 1985, 1991
• “The Best of Soviet Architecture,” in Architecture of Byelorussia, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
• Encyclopedia of Historical and Cultural Monuments of Byelorussia, Minsk, 1988, 1995, 1997