Sculptor Bernard F Hosey Info - Sculpture.org

STATEMENT

Much of what I try to do with my art is to make a human connection that is so simple it defies the ability of language to explain. That makes it difficult to talk about. The highly simple is almost always too complex to explain.

But there certainly is a lot that can be said about what I'm trying to do, what I think about, why I do what I do and what I hope to accomplish.

One of the things that most motivates me is beauty. Most people think beauty is a hard word to define, a complicated thing. But that's not at all how I feel about it. It is simple, and the plain old dictionary definition works fine. Beauty is the pleasurable characteristic that exalts the human spirit and mind.

I like the exaltation part. Here is something that we see or feel that expresses the greatness of the human spirit and mind. That is what art is supposed to do. It is supposed to touch something deep in us, something we don't intend or contrive, something that is already there. Art tries to find that something that is buried in us, all of us, and celebrates it. Exalts it. Frees it. Digs it up like ore, fires it and makes something useful out of it.

I am not creating beauty. I am creating art that unlocks it in the people who see my sculpture.

RESUMÉ

EXHIBITIONS AND INVITATIONALS

2010 Woodside/Braseth Gallery, A Summer Salon, Seattle, Washington

2010 AMO Art Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Waitsburg, Washington

2010 Woodside/Braseth Gallery, A Spring Salon - 49th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Seattle, Washington

2008-9 Northstar Winery, Solo Exhibition, Walla Walla, Washington

2008 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2008, Bellevue, Washington

2007 Group Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

2007 Depot Arts Center Gallery, Sculpture Exhibition 2007, Anacortes, Washington

2006 International Sculpture Exhibition, Beijing, China

2006 Big Rock Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Bellingham, Washington

2006 Northstar Winery, Solo Exhibition, Walla Walla, Washington

2006 La Conner, Sculpture Exhibition 2006, La Conner, Washington

2006-7 Westcott Bay Reserve, 4th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Roche Harbor, Wash.

2005 Solo Show, ‘Show of Tessellations’, Sunburst Gallery, Chelan, Washington

2005 Solo Show, ‘Spheres’, Bernard Hosey’s Studio, Twisp, Washington

2005 Group Show, ‘Mountain to Steppe’, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

2005 Artist Trust Art Auction, Consolidated Works, Seattle, Washington

2004 Group Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

2004 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2004, Bellevue, Washington

2004-5 Westcott Bay Reserve, 4th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Roche Harbor, Wash.

2003 Art & All That Jazz, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington

2003 Art On The Avenues, Wenatchee, Washington

2003 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, Washington

2002-3 Group show, National Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

2002 Elements of the Earth, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

2000 Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham,

Washington

2000 Annual International Sculpture Exhibit, Big Rock Garden Park, Bellingham,

Washington

2000 Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Wash.

2000 Two Person Show, Methow Valley Brewing Company, Twisp, Washington

2000 Art for the Heart, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1998 Metalurge, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1997 Two Person Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1996 Fahrenheit 96, Liquid Solid Liquid, Bellevue Public Library, Bellevue, Wash.

1996 Two Person Show, Anderson-Glover Gallery, Kirkland, Washington

1996 Group Show, Anderson-Glover Gallery, Kirkland, Washington

1995 Group Show, Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1995 Two Person Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1994 Two Person Show, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington

1993 Two Person Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1992 Two Person Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1991 Architectural Details: Contemporary Blacksmithing, Tempe, Arizona and Sky

Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona

1991 Two Person Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1990 Sculpture Group Show, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1990 Firearts Group Show, Confluence Gallery, Twisp, Washington

1989 House Jewelry II, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1988 Group Sculpture Show, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1988 The Bird-5 Interpretations, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1988 Metal Arts, North Seattle Community College, Seattle, Washington

1987 Solo Show, 1001 - 4th Avenue Plaza, Seattle, Washington

1987 Group Show, 50 years of Northwest Sculpture, Seattle, Washington

1987 Art Expo 1987, Trade Center, Seattle, Washington

1986 Solo Show, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1986 Metalwork in Architecture Exhibition, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of

Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1986 Art Works/Working Art Exhibition, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington

1986 Art Expo 1986, Design Center, Seattle, Washington

1986 Studies for Murals & Sculpture, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1986 Twentieth Anniversary Show, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1984 Three Person Show, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1983 Solo Show, Collections Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1983 Showcase ’83, Portland, Oregon

1982 Twenty Years of Metals, University Museum, Southern Illinois University at

Carbondale, Illinois

1982 Northwest Crafts Exhibition, Bellevue, Washington

1982 Pacific Northwest Crafts Exhibition, Seattle, Washington

1981 Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana

1981 Solo Show, National Ornamental Iron Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1981 Owensboro Invitational, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, Kentucky

1980 Pre-Metals, National Ornamental Iron Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1980 University Selected Metalsmiths, Emporia, Kansas

1980 The Wabash Valley Exhibition, Sheldon Swope Art Gallery, Terra Haute, Indiana

1980 33rd Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition, Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana

1980 American Art Industries Invitational, Atlanta, Georgia

1980 Memphis State University Invitational, Memphis, Tennessee

1978 50th Annual Student Art Show, Madison, Wisconsin

1977 Black and Gold, Cedarsburg, Wisconsin

1977 Beaux Art Designer/Craftsman, Columbus, Ohio

1977 Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC

1976 Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York

1976 Solid Wrought/USA, Carbondale, Illinois

1976 Wisconsin Union Crafts Exhibition, Madison, Wisconsin

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

2010 ‘Infinite’, commissioned by Tsinghua University Centennial – Shui Mu Tsinghua, China

2010 ‘Departure’, commissioned by Nanhu Tangshan, China, International Urban Sculpture Symposium

2010 ‘Sphere in Slab’, commissioned by the city of Tongling, China, International Copper Sculpture Exhibition in China

2010 ‘Uno Grande, commissioned by the City of Taizhou, China, International Urban Sculpture Symposium

2010 Twisp Sculpture, Twisp, Washington

2009 Monumental Sculpture for the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Kennewick, Washington

2008 ‘Close to the Bone’, commissioned by Jim and Gaye Pigott, Twisp, Washington

2008 ‘Pre-Mathematics’, commissioned by Art on the Avenue, Wenatchee,

Washington

2007 City of La Conner, Washington, ‘Rosary Bead’

2007 ‘International Sphere’, commissioned by the 2007 Beijing International

City Sculpture Exhibition Org. Committee

2003 Sculpture commission, Alcazar L.L.C., Edmonds, Washington

2002 Pharos Corporation, Edmonds, Washington

2002 Pacific International Engineering LLC, Edmonds, Washington

1990 Early Winters Resort Corporation, Bellevue, Washington

1986 Monumental Sculpture, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska

1985 Diamond & Sylvester, Attorneys at Law, Columbia Center, Seattle, Washington

1984 Exterior sculpture, Mercer Island Community Center, Mercer Island, Washington

1984 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington

1984 John Rushmore Design Group, Architects/Interior & Space Planning,

Bellevue, Washington

1983 Hosey & Associates Engineering Company, Bellevue, Washington

1983 National Metals Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1983 Hayden Island, Inc., Portland, Oregon

1981 Edward Merrin Gallery, New York, New York

1981 The Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana

1980 Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1980 Art Industries, Atlanta, Georgia

1980 Artpark, Lewiston, New York

1976 The University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS

2004 Private commission, sculptured railing, Hosey residence, Edmonds, Washington

2003 Architectural commission, Pors residence, Winthrop, Washington

2002 Architectural commission, David Bonn, Winthrop, Washington

2002 Architectural commission, Alcazar L.L.C., Edmonds, Washington

2001 Architectural commission, Hosey-Shulman residence, Edmonds, Washington

2000 Architectural commission, Howard Johnson residence, Twisp, Washington

2000 Architectural commission, David Bonn residence, Winthrop, Washington

1999 Burning Desire, monumental sculpture, 40 feet high, 5 tons

1999 John Bonica residence, Twisp, Washington

1998 Jim Pigott residence, Twisp, Washington

1995 Architectural commission, Methow Valley Methodist Church, Winthrop, Wash.

1995 Architectural commission, Mary Anne Bidart residence, Winthrop, Washington

1995 Architectural commission, Peter Vogt residence, Twisp, Washington

1991 Private commission, Glass Top Forged Iron Dining Table and Chandelier. Charles & Janice Helming residence, Seattle, Washington

1989 Private commission, 21,000 pound sculpture, Las Vegas, Nevada

1989 Private commission, sculpture, Seattle, Washington

1985 Architectural commission, Don Brown residence, Kirkland, Washington

1984 Architectural commission, Charles Bond residence, Mercer Island, Washington

1984 Architectural commission, Terry Kelly residence, Woodinville, Washington

1984 Private commission, automobile design, Seattle, Washington

1982 Private commission, sculptured spiral staircase, Hosey residence, Woodinville,

Washington

VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS

2007 Olympic Sculpture Conference, Beijing, China

2006 Visiting Artist, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

2006 Visiting Artist, “Olympic Culture & Public Art Seminar”, Beijing, China

2004 Juror, Artist Trust GAP Grants

1989 Juror, Artsplash, Redmond, Washington

1988 Juror, Artsplash, Redmond, Washington

1988 Juror, Redmond Art Festival, Redmond, Washington

1988 Visiting Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina

1983 Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois

1981 Workshop, Illinois Valley Blacksmiths Association, Peoria, Illinois

1980 Resident Artist, Artpark, Lewiston, New York

1980 Ornamental Iron Museum, Memphis, Tennessee

1978 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

1977 University of Wisconsin, Madison and LaCrosse, Wisconsin

AWARDS

2008 Honor Certificate for “International Sphere”, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Beijing, China

2006 Outstanding Award for presentation of “International Sphere” to China

Beijing Olympic Park City Sculpture Design Competition, Beijing, China

1982 Merit Award, Northwest Crafts Exhibition, Bellevue, Washington

1980 Purchase Award, 33rd Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville, Indiana

1978 Purchase Award, 50th Annual Student Art Show, Madison, Wisconsin

1977 Cash Award, AUA 5th Annual Student Art Show, Madison, Wisconsin

1976 Purchase Award, 5th Annual Wisconsin Union Crafts Exhibition, Madison,

Wisconsin

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

1979 Research Fellowship, University of Southern Illinois

1978 Ford Foundation Grant, University of Washington

EDUCATION

1981 University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, Illinois, M.F.A.

1979 University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

1978 University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, B.S., Art

REVIEWS

Summer 2010 Passion and Power, by Nancy B. Zastrow (ISBN 978-0-615-38408-5)

June 9, 2010 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

Spring 2010 Methow Arts Alliance, Twisp, Washington

Dec. 23, 2009 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

March 5, 2009 Tri-Cities Herald, Tri-Cities, Washington

March 4, 2009 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

March 4, 2009 KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Washington

February, 2009 Tri-Cities ‘Journal of Business’, Kennewick, Washington

February 7, 2009 Tri-Cities Herald, Tri-Cities, Washington

Sept./Oct. 2008 425 Magazine, Bellevue, Washington

August 27, 2008 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

July 25, 2008 The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington

July, 2008 Treasures of Washington & Oregon, Morgan & Chase

Publishing (ISBN 976-1-933989-19-8)

April 9, 2008 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

March 27, 2008 The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington

January, 2008 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

Oct. 11, 2007 The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington

Sept. 26, 2007 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

March 28, 2007 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

January, 2007 Public Art for Beijing Olympics, Theses (ISBN 7-5074-1819-7)

January, 2007 Public Art for Beijing Olympics, City Sculpture Proposals

(ISBN 7-5074-1794-8)

May 21, 2006 Channel 9 KCTS, “About Us”, Portraits in Art, Seattle, Wash.

April, 2006 Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington

April 12, 2006 Channel Town Press, La Conner, Washington

Nov. 24, 2005 Channel 9 KCTS, “About Us”, Portraits in Art, Seattle,

Washington

July 26, 2005 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

June 22, 2005 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

Fall 2004 Methow Valley Arts Magazine, Twisp, Washington

Sept. 22, 2004 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

August 6, 2004 The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington

June 25, 2004 The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington

April, 2003 Methow Arts Alliance, Twisp, Washington

Mar/Apr 2003 HEPHAISTOS, International Magazine, Immenstadt, Germany

Jan/Feb 2002 HEPHAISTOS, International Magazine, Immenstadt, Germany

April, 2001 Methow Valley News, Twisp, Washington

April 22, 1986 KOMO 4 News

June, 1985 Arts Line, Seattle, Washington, Cover

January, 1982 Metalsmith Magazine

April, 1981 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee

April 29, 1981 Courier Express, Buffalo, New York

April 30, 1981 Niagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, New York

May 15, 1981 The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee

June 3, 1981 The Jackson Sun, Jackson, Tennessee

June 21, 1981 Evening News, Buffalo, New York

June 26, 1981 Empire State Press, Scarsdale, New York

July 2, 1981 Niagara Gazette, Niagara, New York

August, 1981 Backstage Artpark, Lewiston, New York

August 16, 1981 Buffalo Courier Express

October, 1976 Crafts Horizons