Sculptor Barbara Grygutis Info

Selected Major Public Art Projects

“Signs and Symbols_Symbols and Signs,” Olympic College, Bremerton, WA 2009.“Desert Passage, Canopy Dreams,” ChandlerGilbertCommunity College, Gilbert,

Arizona 2009.

“ImaginaryGarden,” Promenade for WalnutStreetPark, Cary, North Carolina, 2009.

Sculptural Promenade, sculptural environment with lighting, El PasoCivicCenter, El

Paso,Texas. 2009.

Medal of Honor Memorial; City of San Antonio, Texas. Completion 2012.

Sculptural Railing for the SouthParkBridge Replacement; Seattle,

Washington. Completion 2010.

KinoParkwayInterchangeBridge, sculptural treatment; Tucson, Arizona. Construction to

commence 2010.

“Seagrass,” Ocean Boulevard Median Sculptures; Long Beach, California. To be

completed 2009.

KubanPark; Artist designed park, with amenities. Phoenix, Arizona. To be completed

2010.

“Wave,” Palm BeachCountyConvention Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Completion

January 2009.

“The Color of Snow,” Northwest Light Rail Transit Station and Bridges,” Calgary,

Alberta,Canada. 2008.

"Flamingo Arroyo Trail," 11 mile trail with rest areas, Collaborative Design Team Project

with Buster Simpson and Kevin Berry. Las Vegas, NV. 2008.

“Luminarias: The Seasons,” Twin Rivers Community Park, Greeley, CO. 2006.

“Luminarias: Phoenix,” Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. 2006.

“Universal Signs,” three sculptural environments, TexasTechUniversity, Lubbock,

TX. 2006.

“Life Lines,” sculptural environment for SEPTA, CityCenter, Philadelphia. Philadelphia,

PA. 2006.

“Rookie Card,” gateway to ballpark, Jacksonville, FL. 2005.

"Bird's Eye View," plaza for HayesMansionConferenceCenter, City of San Jose, CA. 2006.

“Journeys,” sculptural environment, New York Ave. Metro Station, WMATA, Washington,

DC. 2004.

“The Illuminated Page,” pedestrian gateway, Santa Clara Central Library, Santa Clara,

CA. 2004.

“Standing Leaves, Falling Light,” light sculpture, OverlakeTransitCenter, Seattle,

WA. 2002.

“Common Ground,” sculptural environment for CommonsPark, Downtown. Denver,

CO. 2002.

“River Run,” SciattoRiver foot bridge, sculptural passageway. OhioUniversity, Athens,

OH. 2002.

“CamelbackBridge Over US Interstate I-17,” Phoenix, Arizona. Sculptural treatment for

roadway bridge. 2000.

"Railgate," Hamilton, New Jersey. Sculptural gateway to the NJ Transit Transportation

Center. 1999.

"Ocean Motion," enclosure for Robb Field, City of San Diego, CA. 1999.

"FrontRowCenter," arts oasis for the College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona. Tucson,

AZ. 1999.

"Never Does Nature Say One Thing and Wisdom Another," West Toledo Branch Library.

Toledo, OH. 1997.

"Tools for Life," ceremonial plaza, Police & Fire Training Facility, Tucson,

AZ. 1997.

"College Grove Drive, Road Improvement Project," San Diego, California. Collaborative

design project with Nasland Engineering and EstradaLand Planning. San Diego,

CA. 1996.

"Tribute," bench for Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, ILL. 1996.

"Four Rooms On Siringo," Park/Earthwork. Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1996.

"Portal," (GSA Project) Los Indios Border Station. Los Indios, Texas. 1993-95.

"Garden of Constants," sculpture garden, College of Engineering, OhioStateUniversity,

Columbus, OH. 1994.

"Earth and Water," sculpture for parks, Kent, Washington, 1993.

"American Loveseat," sculpture for KennethMyerPark, Miami, Florida, 1993.

"Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial," Columbia, Missouri, 1993.

"Real Tools" gateway for St. PaulTechnicalCollege, St. Paul, Minnesota 1992.

"Cruising San Mateo I,II,III," 3 mini-parks for San Mateo Street widening project, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1992.

Art Park on the west bank of the Santa CruzRiver; collaborative master plan with naturalist

Peter Warshall, 1989-1990, sponsored by the Downtown Development Corp. Tucson,

AZ.

EstrellaMountainCommunityCollegeCentralPlaza Design: collaborative project with DMJM

Architects, Jeremy Jones, Director of Design. Phoenix, AZ, 1990.

"Temple," ScudderPark Project, Tempe, AZ 1988.

"Fugue," Kepner Hall, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1987.

"Canyon Walls," Mesa Fine Arts Complex, Mesa, AZ, 1987.

"Baseline,” WilliamsCenter Commercial Office Complex, Tucson, AZ, 1987.

"Redrock," Radisson Suites Hotel, Tucson, AZ, 1986.

"AleneDunlopSmithGarden," urban mini park, El Presidio National Register Historic

District, Tucson, AZ. 1985.

Awards

Award of Merit for “CrosscutCanal,” Tempe Beautification Award, Tempe, Arizona, 2003

Best New Public Art Award for “Common Ground” in Denver, Colorado, by Westword, Apr

04, 2002, New Times.

Orchid Award 2000; Planning and Urban Design; San Diego Architectural Foundation,

with EstradaLand Planning for RobbFieldSkateboardPark.

Excellence in Art in Private Development, at Tosco Corporation, Tempe Beautification

Awards, Tempe, AZ, 1999.

Arizona Artist Award, ($25,000.) Tucson Community Foundation, Tucson, AZ, 1998

Individual Artist Fellowship; Arizona Commission on the Arts. 1997

Albuquerque Conservations Association Award of Merit for Contributing to Urban Quality of

Albuquerque, 1991.

Ceramics in the Urban Setting, Second International Quadrennial Competition, Faenza,

Italy, Second Prize, 1988.

National Endowment for the Arts; Individual Project Design Arts Award, 1988.

Governor's Award; Arizona Women's Partnership. 1985.

Tucson Pima Arts Coalition; Project Grant for AleneDunlopSmithGarden, 1984.

Arizona Commission on the Arts; Project Grant for AleneDunlopSmithGarden, 1984.

IBM; Project Grant for AleneDunlopSmithGarden, 1983.

National Endowment for the Arts; Individual Artist Fellowship, 1975.

Selected Exhibitions

"National Sculpture Invitational." RadfordUniversity, Radford, Virginia. 1996-1997.

"International '94."SocratesSculpturePark, Long Island City, NY, Site Installation, Fall

1994-1996.

"Domesticate." Temporary site installation for the Arts Festival of Atlanta, AtlantaGeorgia,

1993.

"Alabama Biennial." University of Alabama National Site Sculpture Invitational 1993.

"Architectural Clay." The Foundation for Architecture and The ClayCenter,Philadelphia, PA.

1993.

"Ceramics in the Urban Setting, the Second International Quadriennal Competition."

Faenza, Italy, 1989

"Public Places." ScottsdaleCenter for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, 1988 (Individual)

"Southwest Sculpture." ScottsdaleCenter for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 1986 (Group)

"The Parker Collection for the Vice-President's House." The Vice-President's House,

Washington, D.C., 1978.

"Women Artists, Clay, Fiber, Metal." The BronxMuseum, New York, NY 1978 (Group)

"Landscapes, New Views." Herbert Johnson Museum of Art, (group) Cornell University,

Ithica, New York. 1978

"American Crafts at the White House." Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institute,

Washington, D.C., 1977 (Group)

Museum of Contemporary Crafts; New York, NY, 1977

Museum of Folk Art and Crafts; Los Angeles, CA, 1977

EversonMuseum of Art; Syracuse, NY 1977

JohnMichaelKohlerArtsCenter, Sheboygan, WI 1977

Selected Bibliography

Washington Post: “An Artful Stop for Metro,” John Kelly, April 11, 2005

The Times Union, Jacksonville, FL: “Public Art Steps to the Plate,” Tanya Perez-Brennan.

January 18, 2005.

The Times Union, Jacksonville, FL: “Batter Points the Way to Ballpark,” Don Burk, Jan19,

2005.

Rocky Mountain News: “Art in the Park,” Mary Voelz Chandler. October 18, 2001

LIMNW17. Magazine of International Design. Issue 3. "Government Issue Art," Robert

Neuwirth. San Francisco, CA. 1999

Ceramics Art and Perception. No. 23. "Marketing to Architects and Designers” Tony Sykes

Paddington. Sydney. NSW Australia. 1996

Lantern: "OhioStateUniversity Sculpture," 1994

Philadelphia Inquirer: "Architecturama," Robin Rice, January, 8, 1993.

Selected Bibliography (cont’)

InternationalSculptureCenter "Data Book"/International Contemporary Art Fair,

Yokohama. 1992.

The Union Advocate: Vol. 95, No. 10 "Work Ethic was Inspiration for New St. Paul

Sculpture." October 7, 1991

Albuquerque Journal: "Chevy Art Cruises Into Town." June 6, 1991Albuquerque, NM.

Associated Press: "Tucson's Tiled '54 Chevy SparksAlbuquerque Art Flap" July 14, 199

(Nationwide).

CNN News: "Albuquerque Art Project." July 13, 1991.

Artspace, a Magazine of Contemporary Art. Vol. 15, No. 3." A TempleTempe." Heather Lineberry, 1991.

Columbia Daily Tribune: "Amphitheater to Grace Garden." Jan. 16, 1991.

Public Art Review, Vol. 2, "A Talk with Barbara Grygutis and Peter Warshall," Charlotte Lowe, 1990.

CA/Ceramica Per L'Architettura, "Il Concorso 'La Ceramica Nell' Arredo Urbano" di Faenza," Ildebrando Bondi, 1989.

La Ceramica Nell' Arredo Urbano, Fabio Bianchetti, 1989

Artspace Southwestern Contemporary Arts Quarterly, "Barbara Grygutis; The Alene

Dunlop Smith Garden," Pamela Portwood, 1989.

Contemporary American Women Sculptors, Virginia Watson-Jones, Oryx Press 1986

International Herald Tribune, "Tucson: Art, Sand, Mules and Taillights," Wayne King, 1985.

Women Artists News, "Women in Clay, The Ongoing Tradition," Martha Benson, 1985.

Artspace Southwestern Contemporary Arts Quarterly, "On the Ceramist as Sculptor,"

Barbara Cortright, 1984.

Architectural Crafts, Bridget McCarthey with Western States Arts Foundation, 1982.

Art in America, "Impressions of Arizona," John Perreault, April 1981.

National Advisory Committee: "The Public Art Review." 1993-1998.

Public Art Planning

“Second Street District Streetscape Improvement Project,” Austin TX. 2004-2005. Design Team Member/Art Consultant to Copley Wolff Design Group, Boston, MA.

“Flamingo Arroyo Public Art Master Plan,” for Clark County, NV. 2004. Collaborative Project

with Buster Simpson and Kevin Berry.

“Atlantic Base Public Art Master Plan,” Seattle, WA. 2003.

“Robb Field Master Plan,” San Diego, Ca. 1999. Artist Consultant to Estrada Land

Planning.

College Grove Drive, San Diego, Ca. 1998. Artist consultant to Nasland Engineering and

Estrada Land Planning.

Chair: Architecture and Design Review Board; El Presidio National Register Historic District Advisory Council. 1995-1998.

“Arts Master Plan; EstrellaMountainCommunity College, Avondale, Arizona. 1990.” Artist

Consultant and core planning team for DMJM SLS Architects, Planners & Engineers.

“Urban Design Management And Development For The Tucson Arts District: Findings,

Opportunities and Implementation: 1988.”

Artist Consultant with Project for Public Spaces, New York/ Seattle, NBBJ Group/Gresham Larson, Tucson, Drake & Assoc. Phoenix.

“Establishing an Art Policy for the Tucson Public Library; A Report To Friends Of The

Tucson Public Library.” 1987.

“Art in Public Places Master Plan For Downtown Tucson, Arizona.” 1984.