Sculptor Isaac Duncan III Info

Description:

Isaac Duncan III, a Brooklyn, New York native and Afro-Cuban descendant, received his BFA from the University of Notre Dame, certification of secondary art education from St. Mary's College and MFA from the University of Kentucky.

Duncan has taught in primary, secondary and higher education over the past 10 years. He has held artist-in-residencies in Michigan, Illinois, and Tennessee. Along with completing private and public commissions, he has assisted other notable artist in the completion or installation of their projects; Richard Hunt, El Anatusi, Chakaia Booker, to name the least.

Isaac was employed by John Henry Sculptor, Inc., for three years, where he was the crew supervisor, heavy equipment operator and assistant. In mid-2008, Duncan has opened his own studio, Duncan Sculpture and Services in Chattanooga, TN.

RESUME

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Lexington, Kentucky
Masters of Fine Arts, Fall 2001- Spring 2004
Concentration: Sculpture
CENTRAL KENTUCKY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Welding Technology, Spring 2002- present
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN COLLEGE Dowagaic, Michigan
    Welding Technology, Spring 2000-Sping 2001
    UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame, Indiana, Bachelors of Fine Arts, May 1997
    Major: Art Studio        Concentration: Sculpture
    SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE Notre Dame, Indiana,
    Secondary Education Certification Program, May 1996

SPECIAL HONORS
University of Kentucky Department of Art fabricating assistant to Visiting Artist-in-Resident El Anatsui, Nigeria (2003)
University of Kentucky Department of Art representative/assistant to Visiting Artist-in-Resident Dariuz Gorczyca, Poland (2002)
Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship, University of Kentucky (2001)
University of Kentucky Department of Art representative to Visiting Artist-in-Resident Jose Toirac and Meira Marrero, Cuba (2001)
Private translator and assistant for Richard Hunt & Company and Trio Chicago & Friends to the 15th Festival de la Habana, Habana, Cuba (2000)

MEMBERSHIPS
Mid-South Sculpture Alliance (Present)
Association of Visual Artist (Present)
Chicago Sculpture International (Present)
International Sculpture Center (Present)

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- City of Chattanooga Public Art Committee, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Present)
- Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, 2007 Chattanooga Conference Planning Committee, Open Studio/ Demonstration Task Force Leader (2007)
- Renaissance Park Sculpture Selection Committee, Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, (2006)
- International Sculpture Center, 2005 Cincinnati Conference Planning Committee Member (2005)
- Art Graduate Student Association, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, President (2003-04), Vice-President (2001-2003)
- Artist-in-Residence Committee, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (2002- 2003)

JUROR/CURATORIAL INSTALLATION HONORS
- “John Regis Tuska: An American Artist Retrospective,” Headly-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky, Installer (2004)
- “Sculpting with Wood, Light & Steel,” Cerlan Gallery, Kentucky, Guest Curator (2004)
- “Homage to 911,” Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, Co-Curator (2002)
- “Student Art Show,” Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Juror (2000)
- “Dialog,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, Guest Curator (1999)
- “Community Artist Show,” The LOFT Teen Center, Benton Harbor, Michigan, Guest Curator (1998)

WORKSHOPS ASSISTED &/OR CONDUCTED
- “UW-LaCross Pele Iron Pour,” University of Wisconsin-LaCross, Wisconsin (2003&2004)
- “University of Kentucky- Iron Pour,” University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (2002-2004)
- “Casting Iron,” Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture, Coalbrookdale, United Kingdom (2002&2004)
- “Aluminum Pour in Solsberry,” Old Tobacco Barn, Solsberry Indiana, crew member (2002)

JURIED AWARDS
- AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION MERIT AWARD, “10th Annual Actors Theatre African American Show,” Louisville, Kentucky (2004)
- VICTOR’S AWARD FOR INSPIRATION, “9th Annual Actors Theatre African American Show,” Louisville, Kentucky (2003)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY SCULPTURE ON CAMPUS 2003, Lexington, Kentucky, Awarded to create a large outdoor sculpture for UK’s campus (Fall 2003)
- 1st PLACE AWARD, University of Kentucky 10th Annual Open Studio, Lexington, Kentucky (2001)

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
BARGER ACADEMY, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Artist-In-Residence (Fall 2007)

ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL ARTIST/ GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Co-Artist with Chakaia Booker and Lucinda Linderman (Fall 2004)

IRONBRIDGE OPEN AIR MUSEUM OF STEEL SCULPTURE, Coalbrookdale, United Kingdom (Summer 2002 & 2004)

RICHARD HUNT STUDIO CENTER/MUSEUM, Benton Harbor, Michigan (1998-2001)

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, CITY OF BENTON HARBOR, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Community Renewal Through the Arts Program, Cornerstone Alliance (August 1997- 2001)

ARCHI-TREASURES/ GALLERY 37 Chicago, Illinois
Lead Artist/ Site Supervisor (Summer of 1998 and 2001)

VISTING ARTIST
CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES, Detroit, Michigan, Presentation on cardboard and metal fabrication (2004)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
CHATTANNOGA STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation (Fall 2008-Spring 2009)

JOHN HENRY SCULPTOR, INC., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Supervisor for Internationally Renowned Sculptor John Henry (2004-2008)

KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY, Frankfort, Kentucky
Adjunct, Digital Imaging I, Digital Imaging II (Fall 2004)

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, Lexington, Kentucky
Instructor, Teaching Assistantship, A-S 103 Visual Explorations
Sculpture Foundations (2002-2004)

DAVE CAUDILL (Sculptor), Singletary Center for the Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Main welder for commissioned works for Singletary’s concert hall, (Summer 2003)

COMMISSIONS
- “The Rise in Steel,” EMJ Corporation, Chattanooga, TN, 2008
- “The Guidance,” Louisville Downtown Management, Louisville, Kentucky, 2005
- “Life’s Hope Shines,” Lexington Diagnostic Center, Lexington Kentucky, 2004
- Outdoor Sculpture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (scheduled 2004)
- “Kae Me: The Lesson from the Black Star,” African-American Heritage Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky, 2003
- “Grace,” Kathy and Glenn Zerler, St. Joseph, Michigan, 2002
- “Phoenix Arise,” Doctor Lester, Oncologist, Cedarwood Hospital, St. Joseph, Michigan 2001
- Family Crest Fireplace Screen, Mr. And Mrs. Von Koenig, Stevensville, Michigan 2001
- “Banjo & Tambourine and City Landscape II Base,” Sandy and Larry Feldmen, Union Pier, Michigan 2001
- “City Landscape Base for Musicians,” Patricia Healy, Oak Park, Illinois 2000
- “Cello Player,” Carolyn Bloch, Wisconsin 1999
- “Untitled,” Roosevelt Elementary School, Stevensville, Michigan 1998
- “Can You Hear the Hummingbird Sing?” Electro Voice, Mark IV Audio, Buchanan, Michigan 1997

EXHIBITIONS
2008:    -“MSA Sculpture Symposium 2008 Outdoor Juried Exhibition,” Lexington, Kentucky
- “Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan
- “Surface Issues,” Create-Here, Chattanooga, Tennessee

2007:    - “Glimpse and Stare,” Northeastern Illinois University, Illinois
- “In the Shadows of the Alps- 11 American Sculptors,” Art St. Urban, St-Urban, Switzerland
- “Odessey ’07,” Purdue North Central, Westville, Indiana

2006:    - “Reinvesting in Form-R,” CFA Gallery, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, solo show
- Contemporary Museum of Outdoor Sculpture, Chattanooga State College, Chattanooga, Tennessee, group invitational exhibit
- Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky
- The Gallery, Red Bank, Tennessee, group show
- Metalico Arts, Chattanooga, Tennessee, group show
- Chumley/Orr Gallery, Cleveland, Tennessee, two person show
- “Art in Public Places,” AVA, UnumProvidence, Chattanooga, Tennessee

2004:    - Lexington Art and Cultural Council Invitational Sculpture Exhibit, LACC Downtown Art Center, Lexington, Kentucky
- “Duncan: A Phenomenological Approach,” Headley-Whitney Museum, Lexington, Kentucky, Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit
- “Sculpting with Wood, Light, & Steel,” Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, three person invitational, Guest Curator
- “10th Annual Actors Theatre African American Show,” Actors Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky, Juried, Award Winner

2003:    - Doors Project, Lexington, Kentucky, group show
- Four Bridges Festival, Chattanooga, Tennessee, group show
- Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky, Invitational group show
- “University of Kentucky 12th Annual Open Studio”, Lexington, Kentucky, Juried
-“9th Annual Actors Theatre African American Show,” Actors Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky, Juried, Award Winner
- Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, group show

2002:     - Sculpture Trails, Solsberry, Indiana, group installation of on-loan works
- Gallerie Soleil, Lexington, Kentucky, three person show
- “Homage to 911,” Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, group show
- “transcenDANCE,” Di Stilo Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, group show
- “New Works,” Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, two person show
- “University of Kentucky 11th Annual Open Studio”, Lexington, Kentucky, Juried
- “Missed Media,” Studio Fortuna, Lexington, Kentucky, Invitational group show
- “Nuevas Andanzas,” S.S. Nova, Cincinnati, Ohio, group show
- “Memory, Struggle, Affirmation: Expressions of the African American Artist,” Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Recent Purchases show
- Rasdall Gallery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, two person show
- “Shifting Summer,” Enchanted Gardens, Lexington, Kentucky, two person show
- “The President’s Inauguration,” Alumni Association, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- “Garden Sculptures,” UK Arboretum, Lexington, Kentucky
- Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, group show

2001:    - “University of Kentucky Graduate Student Show,” Tuska Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, group show
-“Grand Opening,” Cerlan Gallery, Lexington, Kentucky, group show
- “University of Kentucky 10th Annual Open Studio”, Lexington, Kentucky, Juried, Award
- “Meet me on the Island,” South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana, solo show
-“Farewell to Duncan,” Richard Hunt Studio Center, Benton Harbor, Michigan
- “Art on the Bluff,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, Invitational
-Axis Gallery, Martin Soto, Chicago, Illinois, group show
-7th Annual Actors Theatre African American Show,” Actors Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky, Juried
-“Celebrating Diversity: MLK Celebration,” Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan, solo exhibit

2000:    -“New Works,” Governor State University, University Park,
Illinois, solo show
-“Berrien County Artist Guild Exhibition,” Box Factory,
St. Joseph, Michigan, group show
- “City Center Lights Up,” City Center, Art Coalition, Benton Harbor, Michigan, invitational exhibit
- “Art on the Bluff,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan
- “Lakeside Art Fair,” Lakeside Association, Lakeside, Michigan
-“Stamps and Fine Art,” William R. Monroe Museum/ Carnegie Center, Three Rivers, Michigan, two artist show
-“National Conference of Artist; Michigan Chapter,” Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, group show
-“Black Cultural Arts Center Annual Exhibit,” Epic Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, group show
-“New Works,” Cornerstone Community Gallery, Benton Harbor,
Michigan, solo show
-“Musicians,” Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan,
solo show
-“Celebration African American Contemporary Artist,” Indiana University of South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, group show

PRIVATE COLLECTORS
James Dicke, New Brehman, Ohio
EMJ Corporation, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Louisville Downtown Management, Louisville, Kentucky
Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture, Coalbrookdale, United Kingdom
Lexington Diagnostic Center, Lexington, Kentucky, Doctor Privett
African American Heritage Foundation, Louisville, Kentucky
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Glen and Kathy Zerler, Published Writer and Journalist
Phillip Wicklander, Wicklander Publishing Corporation,. Chicago, IL
Cedarwood Hospital, St. Joseph, MI, Oncologist, Doctor Lester
Richard Hunt, Sculptor
Eva Worthington, Gallery Dealer
Ken Marlowe, Philanthroper
Evan LeDuc, Architect

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Archives:
Latino Studies Archives, Mid-West Latino Artist, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Analog Tape Documentary, 1999

Television/Video:
- “Art: That’s What It Is?,” Channel 13, FCPS Educational Channel, Lexington, Kentucky, 2003
- “UK Foundry/Fayette County Public Schools,” Channel 13, FCPS Educational Channel, Lexington, Kentucky, 2003
- “Homage to 911: at Cerlan Gallery,” Morning with Lee Cruse, WLEX 18, Lexington, Kentucky, September 2002
- “Art from the Heart,” Sharron Dalton, City Cable Channel, Richmond, Kentucky, 2002
- “Sculptor Isaac Duncan III: Open Studio 2001,” Brenda Bowers, WNIT, Elkhart, Indiana, 2001

Magazines and Newspapers:
- “Cities rack up public artwork with bike racks,” USA Today, November 11, 2008
(http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-11-02-bike-rack-art_N.htm)
- Chattanooga Times Free Press, “Local sculptor challenges the fundamentals of his medium,” December 3, 2008 (http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/dec/03/local-sculptor-challenges-fundamentals-his-medium/#video)
- Herald Palladium, “Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational,” June, 2008
- La Voz, Lexington, Kentucky, “Latino artist adds to Louisville,” April, 2004
- Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, “Art Expertise,” Front Page, March 1, 2004
- Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, “A Child’s Reflection,” E1, September 18, 2003
- Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, “UK Concert Hall gives its audiences a hand-hold,” p.2, September 12, 2003
- Chevy Chaser Magazine, Lexington, Kentucky, “Isaac Duncan III, a sculptor on a powerful journey,” June 2002
- Odyssey, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, “Fired Up for their Art,” Spring 2002
- Art Across Kentucky Magazine, “Pressing the Advantage,” Lexington, Kentucky, Winter 2003
- Herald Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Farewell,” 2001
- Herald Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, “Benton Harbor Help Upton’s Students Make Holograms,” 1999
- Actionline, Volume 32/ Number 4, Benton Harbor, Michigan, May 1998
- Herald Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, "Who's..Who..," 1998
- Herald Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, "Sculptor Joins Community," October 12, 1998
- Hispanic Alumni of Notre Dame News Letter, Notre Dame, Indiana, Spring 1996
- Notre Dame Magazine, Notre Dame, Indiana, Spring 1996

Catalogs:
-“Dynamic Doors,” Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, Lexington, Kentucky, 2003
- “Sculpture Symposium and Exhibition 2008,” Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, Lexington, Kentucky