Allan Cyprys, Sculptor

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26 SIDEHILL LANE        YONKERS,   NY  10710        TEL:  914/ 961 3908        E-mail: acyprys@yahoo.com 

 

 

SITE-SPECIFIC TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART:

·                 Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY  2006

·                 Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY  2002

·                 Cedar Beach Park, Allentown, PA  1992

 

TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART:

·                 Cary Hill Sculpture Park, Salem, NY  2007-Present

·                 Mathews Mansion Museum, Outdoor Installation, City of  Norwalk, CT  2005-7

·                 McLevy Park,  Bridgeport, CT  2004-5

·                 RAA at Fort Tilden, Queens, NY  2000 – 2010

 

SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

·                 HEAD TO TOE–SELF PORTRAITS, Governors Island Art Fair 2011, Sponsor: 4Heads, Governors Island, NY  2011                         

·                 FLAG DAY, Curator: Janet Goleas,  Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY  2011                         

·                 WESTCHESTER’S FANTASY LANDSCAPE IN THE YEAR 2059, Artist Alive Artist Grant Exhibition,                          

                             Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  2009

·                 Xavier University, New Orleans, LA  2008-Present

·                 PLANET IN CRISES,  St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, NY  2008

·                 SPEAKING TO POWER, Sculpture Garden, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ  2007-11

·                 © 2000, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY  2000

·                 URBAN AIR FORMS, an outdoor exhibition, City State College, Jersey City, NJ 1998-9

·                 THE RAW & THE COOKED, Nassau Community College, Firehouse Art Gallery, Garden City, NY  1998

·                 MATERIAL NARRATIVE, Curator: Carlos Gutierrez-Solana, 14 Sculptors Gallery,  New York, NY 1994

·                 John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada  1993

·                 IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD, College of New Rochelle, NY  1993

·                 COLUMNS, Curator: Joyce De GuatEmala, Lehigh University, Siegel Gallery, Bethlehem, PA  1992               

·                 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: ALTARS AND SYMBOLS, curator, Richardo Viera, 14 Sculptors Gallery,               

                             New York, NY  1991

·                 PIPE DREAMS: A COLLABORATION, Curator:  Marsha Moss, 14 Sculptors Gallery, NY  1989      

·                 Cazenovia College, Chapman Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1987

·                 ONE BY FOURS & SIXES, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1987

·                 NEW DIMENSIONS: A GLASS AND WOOD INVITATIONAL, Central Connecticut State University,

·                                              New Britain, CT  1987

·                 INDUSTRIALIZATION BEFORE & AFTER - SOUTH & NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTORS, Curator:  Franz Vila,                                   14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY                                 

·                 William Paterson College, The Student Center Gallery, Wayne, NJ  (Solo Exhibition)  1986

·                 CLUSTERED HOUSING, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1984

·                 The Bronx Museum, Satellite Gallery, Bronx, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1980

·                 CONSTRUCTIONS, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1980

·                 THE GREAT ATLANTA NEW YORK SCULPTURE EXCHANGE, Curator: Steven Steinman ,The Third Floor,       

                         Atlanta, GA  1979

·                 SEMICIRCLES Mari Galleries, Mamaroneck, NY  (Solo Exhibition)  1978

·                 Nexus, Philadelphia, PA  1978

 

GRANTS & AWARDS:

·                 Arts Alive Artist Grant, ArtsWestchester with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts  2009

·                 Honorarium, Mayfair ’92, Sculpture in the Park, the City of Allentown, PA  1992

·                 Storm King Art Center – Outreach Grant Program, Teaching Grantee 1987

·                 New York State Council on the Arts Grantee with 14 Sculptors Gallery for the exhibition “Columns

                            by Artists”  1986

·                 NYC Department of Education , Impact II Award, Teaching Grantee  1985

 

COMMISSIONS:

The Chubb Group, Warren, NJ, The Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY, Cardio Fitness Center, New York, NY

Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing, NY, Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

Dean Witter, New York, NY, Williams Island Condominium, Williams Island, FL

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2011        LoHud.com, September  2.  Essay & Photo

2009        The Journal News, November 26, p. 3. Essay & Photo

                ArtsNews, November,  p. A13. Essay             

                LoHud.com,  November 13. Essay & Photo

2005        The Advocate, James Lomuscio, October 17, p. 1 Essay & Photo

                Gallery & Studio, Eaton, J. Sanders, April/May, p. 16, Review & Photo

2004        Connecticut Post, Frank Juliano, October 3, p. A11. Review

2002        The Daily News, Warren Woodberry, Jr., October 10, p. QLI3

1993        The New York Times, Vivien Raynor.  August 1, p. D16.  Review

                Gannett Westchester Newspapers, July 15.  Essay & Photo

1992        Gannett Westchester Newspapers, July 2.  Essay & Photo

1991        COLUMNS, Joyce De Guatemala, Exhibition Catalogue, Siegel Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

1988        Gannet Westchester Newspapers, October 6.  Essay & Photo

1987        Cazenovia Republican, January 7.  Essay & Photo

                Imprint Newspapers, “Best Bets,” January 29.  Essay & Photo

                INDUSTRIALIZATION BEFORE AND AFTER – SOUTH & NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTORS,

              Franz Vila, Exhibition Catalogue, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY

                Art & Antique, “Openings.”  December p. 38.  Essay & Photo

1986        The New York Times, Michael Brenson, “Critics Choices,” December 28, p. D2.  Review

                COLUMNS BY ARTISTS, SUSAN TUNICK, Exhibition Catalogue,14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY

1984        Dictionary of American Sculptors, 1984, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsi, NY

                Bronx Times Reporter, November 7.  Essay & Photo

1983        Gannett Westchester Newspapers, January 26.  Essay

1982        Gannett Westchester Newspapers, “Lifestyles,” December 23.  Essay & Photo

                CENNTENNIAL EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE, Robert Reid, Exhibition Catalogue, New Jersey

                Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ

1981        Gannett Westchester Newspapers, April 24, p. 13.  Review

                The Star-Ledger, May 18, p. D 17.  Review.

1980        New York Artist Journal, Leslie Plummer, April, p. 34.  Review & Photo

Daily News, John Lewis, September 28, p. MB2.  Essay

The Standard -Star, April 20.  Essay & Photo

The Bronx Press Review, August 28, p. 15.  Essay & Photo

1979        The Advocate, July 5.  Review

                The Greenwich Times, July 5, p. 8. Review

                The Atlanta Journal, November 1, p. 3-B, Essay

1978        Arts Magazine, Edgar Buonagurio, April, pp. 35-36.  Review & Photo

                The Westsider, Nina French-Frazier, January 26, p. 15.  Review

                Gannett Westchester Newspapers, Kathie Beals, April 28, p. D8  Review & Photo  

 

SELECTED POSITIONS:

NYC Department of Education, High School Teacher  1966-1997

Christopher Columbus H.S., Bronx, NY

      Business Technology & Visual Arts - Faculty Member

Executive Director of 14 Sculptors, Inc.  1988-89, 1997 to Present

 

SELECTED EDUCATION:

Studied painting and sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Sarah Lawrence College and The New School, photography at Westchester Community College.

B.S., M.B.A. Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY