Education

SANTA BARBARA ART INSTITUTE, Santa Barbara, CA                                            1970-1973

Coursework towards B.F.A., major in metal fabrication and casting 

Experience

A-Z SCULPTURE SERVICE, Chicago, IL                                                                        1995-present

Operate a freelance business offering: moldmaking, fabrication, and installation

for the artists community.  Major projects have included:

·         Assisted in the mount-making and installation of “Lyuba” the baby

mastodon at the Field Museum, Chicago (2010).

·         Assisted in design, fabrication and installation of public sculpture by

Lucy Slivinski in Logan Blvd. skatepark (summer 2010).

 

RICHARD HUNT STUDIOS, Chicago, IL                                                                          1990-1995

Assistant to Richard Hunt.  Duties included fabrication and installation.

 

SCULPTURE SOURCES, Chicago, IL                                                                                 1988-1990

Assistant to Barry Tinsley.  Fabrication, casting, and installation for Chicago artists.

 

SHIDONI FOUNDRY, Tesuque, NM                                                                                   1986-1987

Fabrication and casting for artists, including: Allan Houser, Bill Barrett, Ida

Kohlmeyer, and Judy Chicago.

 

LIPPINCOTT, INC., North Haven, CT                                                                                 1983-1984

Fabricated works for Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, Donald Judd, and

other major New York artists.

 

RENAISSANCE ART FOUNDRY, Norwalk, CT                                                                1980-1982

Bronze casting, including works of Reuben Nakian and reproductions of collection

of Nelson D. Rockefeller (Rodin, Matisse, Gaston Lachaise).

 

Teaching Experience & Invited Lectures

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL                                                                               Feb. 2007 & Oct. 2007

Guest speaker in two of Prof. Leppanen-Guerra’s “Contemporary Art” courses,  

Department of History of Art & Architecture.

 

EVANSTON ART CENTER, Evanston, IL                                                                      2003

Taught two courses in metal fabrication and welding of 3D sculpture.

 

Selected Exhibitions

BRIDGEPORT ART CENTER, Chicago, IL                                                                            2012

“Anxious Object” group show

THE GREEN EXCHANGE, Chicago, IL                                                                                 2011-present

Artwork in lobby of The Green Exchange building dedicated to ecological businesses.

ART LOOP OPEN, Chicago, IL                                                                                               2010

SOUTH BEND AIRPORT PROJECT, South Bend, IN                                                           2008-2010

LINCOLN PARK ART INITIATIVE PUBLIC SCULPTURE, Chicago, IL                           2008

INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Gary, IN                                                                                         2007                      

Solo artist exhibition, “All Hail the Pink Carboni”

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER, Chicago, IL                                                                     2006

Group exhibition, “Artists & Automobiles”

INDIANA INFORMATION CENTER, Highland, IN                                                           2006

Group exhibition, “Trash to Treasure”

VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, Valparaiso, IN                                                                     2006

“Steel Show”

HAMMOND DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SCULPTURE, Hammond, IN                                 2003