Public art and installation sculpture with an ecological focus. Pindell’s work serves environmental functions such as raising awareness and actual remediation. Place-making and poetic metaphor are also layered into these spaces.
Public Art and Installation Sculpture
2011 Carry Murray Nature Center, Leakin Park, Baltimore, MD Nature Art in the Park Doug Retzler, curator 2009-2013 (in progress) Jefferson County Irondale Beach Park Slow Art at Otter Crick 2010 Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA Transient Gift Analemma Sundial 2010 Webster’s Woods Outdoor Sculpture Park. Port Angeles Fine Art Center, WA. Squiggle Salal 2010 Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA Poetry For Salal
2009 Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA
Drip Line Drawing 1: Fallen Brothers temporary public art
2008 Port Angeles Fine Art Center’s Webster’s Woods
Juncture permanent public work
2007 Port Angeles Fine Art Center’s Webster’s Woods
Dreaming Tree with Meditation Bench, (public art outdoors)
1991 Fuller-Ellwood Gallery Seattle, WA
True Directions Installation Collaboration Frank Video, lead artist
1989 ArtSpring Festival Seattle, WA
Enchanted Tunnel Installation with Workshop
1988 911 Gallery Seattle, WA
Disposable Wisdom Tunnel Installation Collaboration
1986 University of Washington Seattle, WA
Public Installation Sculptures (several temporary, indoor and outdoor)
Solo Shows
2010 Ok Hotel Gallery Seattle WA
61 Mortal Decisions Eric Swangstu, curator 2009 Moses Lake Museum Moses Lake, WA
2004 - 2009 (annually) Collective Visions Gallery Bremerton, WA
Selected Juried and Invitational
2009 Bioneers Conference San Rafeal, CA
From Classroom to Community Beverly Naidus, Sharon Siskin, jurors
Port Angeles Fine Art Center Port Angeles, WA
Strait Art 2009 Juried Jake Seniuk, juror
2008 Collective Visions Gallery Bremerton, WA
CVG show 2008 Juried Susan Parke, juror
Port Angeles Fine Art Center Port Angeles, WA
Strait Art 2008 Juried Jake Seniuk, juror
2007 Port Angeles Fine Art Center Port Angeles, WA
Strait Art 2007 Juried Jake Seniuk, juror
Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Figure of Speech Invitational Deanna Pindell, curator
Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Vessels Juried Eric Swangstu, juror
2006 Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Earth. Air, Fire, and Water Juried Jake Seniuk, juror
Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Small Expressions V Juried Micheal McCollum, juror
2005 Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Small Expressions IV Juried Cheryl Hahn, juror
Gallery Utsalady Bay Camano Island, WA
Unclad 2005 Juried Gayle Picken, juror
2004 Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
Figuratively Speaking Juried Dan Adams, Alan Newberg, jurors
2003 Port Townsend Arts Commission Port Townsend, WA
5th Annual Juried Greg Bell, juror
Northwest Pastel Society Seattle, WA
17th International Juried Richard McDaniel, juror
1998 COCA, with Pratt Fine Arts Center Seattle, WA
Pratt Invitational
Grants, Awards, and Honors
2009 Professional Development Grant Olympic College
2008 Funds For Excellence Grant Olympic College Foundation
2006 Merit Award - Sequim Arts, Sequim WA, 30th Int. Juried Exhibit
1983 First place (three categories) - Cache Gallery, Fairbanks AK. University Students Annual Exhibit
Selected Professional Experience:
2007-ongoing Faculty Olympic College, Bremerton, WA
Art Department
2007 Curator Northwind Arts Center Port Townsend, WA
“Figures of Speech” Invitational Exhibit
2004, 2007-09 Board Member Collective Visions Gallery Bremerton, WA
2003 - 2006 Workshop Instructor multiple venues
Related Theatrical Experience
2000-2001 Theatrical Scenic Artist
Seattle Opera, Seattle, WA
Langston Hughes Cultural Center; Kevin Krist, designer, Seattle, WA
Bruce Jackson Designs, Seattle, WA
1994-2000 Seattle Opera Setbuilder, Stage Technician
1988-1992 Metaphonics Performance Art Group, Scenic Design, Sculpture
multiple venues including Bumbershoot, COCA, “Shredder Orpheus” (feature film)
Education:
2011 Goddard College, Port Townsend, WA MFA-IA
2008 EDGE program, Artist Trust
1999-2005 Gage Academy Seattle, WA Post-Baccalaureate
1997 Internatioonal Assoc. of Theatrical and Stage Employees
Journeyman
1986 University of Washington Seattle, WA B.F.A.
Selected Bibliography:
2008 ARTSOURCE, Summer 2008 volume X, no. 1
“2008 EDGE” by Nirmala Singh-Brinkman, photo: Frank Ross
Kitsap Newspaper Group “What’s Up” arts magazine, November 12
“The Unifying Agent of Art” by Bill Mickleson
Penninsula Daily News, June 20-21
“Webster’s Woods Holds New Treasure” by P. Dickerson, photo: K.Thorpe
On Center March - May, vol. XX no. 2
“Impress, Interpret, Invent” by Jake Senuik
2007 BKAT Public Access Television, December 2007
“Focus on Bremerton: Collective Visions Gallery”
On Center July - September, volume XIX, no. 4
“Second Wind Blows In” by Jake Seniuk
Jefferson County Leader “This Week Arts Magazine”, April 4
“Artists Render the Human Condition photo by Frank Ross
On Center March - May, volume XIX, no.2
“Home is Where the Heart Is” by Jake Senuik
