Contact Foster Willey

607 22nd Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

 

COMMISSIONS

2006 CENTRAL AVENUE GATEWAY, Two Contemporary Stele, cast concrete, bronze & terra cotta
10' tall with seating, relief sculpture depicting the history of the neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN

2005 RESONANCE, Female nude torso, life size bronze
Private commission, Pat & Liza Dezner, Minneapolis, MN

2004 ANNUNCIATION, Bronze, religious sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary, seven feet tall, located at
main entry. Annunciation Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN (in progress)

2004 CENTRIFUGE, Bronze, monumental abstract sculpture with water feature for Nicollet Commons Park
Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban, Architects, Burnsville, MN

2003 FISH FOUNTAIN, Bronze, garden sculpture with classical styling, whimsical fish, water feature
private commission: Calvin Miller, Burnsville, MN

2002 AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE, stone carving: gargoyles for porch restoration
architect: Aaron Parker & Associates, Minneapolis, MN

2001 GOLDEN SECTION, Bronze & Resin, relief panels depicting golden section
private commission: Ronald Starzinski, Minneapolis, MN

1999 BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, Stone Carvings, two carved busts in Alabaster 3/4 life size
private commission: Paul Dorn , Minneapolis, MN

1998 ASCENDING RHYTHM, Bronze & Resin, abstract relief sculpture 10 ft tall, for atrium
Ames Business Center, Burnsville, MN

1998 4TH. AVE. S. BRIDGE PROJECT, Cast Concrete, commissioned by the City of Minneapolis
sculpt & cast 50 life size portraits of community leaders past and present, faces blend with rock
pattern of new bridge along midtown greenway , Minneapolis, MN

1994 COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAITS, Bronze, Alvin and Emily Tedrow Little, Challenger Learning
Center, Kalamazoo Public Museum, Kalamazoo, MI

1987 THE RESURRECTION, Mahogany, Woodcarving 9 ft tall

St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MI

1986 SEATED FIGURE, Welded Steel, entry way sculpture,
Gantos Corporation Headquarters, Grand Rapids, MI 1986
 

COMPETITIONS / CONSULTING

2006 JACKSON SQ. PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, public art competition, Minneapolis Art in Public Places

2005 WATERFORD DEVELOPMENT, Eau Claire, WI
Finalist, public art sculpture competition

2004 ST. PAUL PUBLIC ART, St. Paul, MN
planning committee for Stone Carving Symposium / 2006

2001 ST. LOUIS PARK TOWN GREEN PROJECT / FORECAST, St. Louis Park, MN
selected as artist design consultant for development of urban center

2001 MARCY-HOLMES NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission

2000 KIRCHBAK GARDENS / FORECAST PUBLIC ARTWORKS, Richfield, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition

1998 COLUMBIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, NE Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission

1991 HERMANN MONUMENT LION COMPETITION, New Ulm, MN
1st Place – Model selected to complete 1897 monument listed in the National Register of Historic Place
 

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

1988 – 2003 I NDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN / Ornamental Specialties

2001 - 2003 G RUPPO, Minneapolis, MN, Architectural Metals/Graphics

1993 ANDREW LEICESTER STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Castle of Perseverance, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NB,
co-design & fabricate all sculpted ornamentation in terra cotta
1992 project: The Zanja Madre Los Angeles, CA,
fabricate sculpted ornamentation in bronze & terra cotta

1995 DOUG FREEMAN SCULPTURE STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Lucky Seven Gods of Japan, Akabani Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
fabricate rubber molds for bronze
 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS

2005, WHAT IS PUBLIC ART, Invitational Exhibition, CVA Gallery
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN 55102

2004 UPPER MIDWEST SCULPTURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391

2003 THE FIGURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391

2002 MINNESOTA BIENNIAL 2002, Minnesota Museum of American Art
505 Landmark Center, 75 West 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55102

2002 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Premier Gallery, 141 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404

2000 ART JONES GREATEST HITS 2000
Art Jones Gallery, 1113 East Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404

1998 TRANSITIONAL FIGURE / PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN 55418

1997 EROTICA, Group Show
The Space Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1995 NECESSARY DIFFERENCES, Group Show
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, U of MN Minneapolis, MN

1994 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis • Honorable Mention

1991 GROUP SHOW, Juried Exhibition
Artifax Gallery, Minneapolis, MN

1990 PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI

1988 PAINTING & DRAWING, Solo Exhibition
Fountain St. Church, Grand Rapids, MI

1987 5TH ANNUAL SW MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Honorable Mention

1986 PAINTING AND SMALL SCULPTURE COMPETITION
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI • Second Place, Painting

1986 NEW PERSPECTIVES – THE HUMAN FIGURE
Group Show, C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon, MI

1981 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Best of Show

 

ART RELATED

2005 McKNIGHT/FORECAST PUBLICATION, You are Here, Exploring Art in the Suburbs
Centrifuge is listed in Burnsville's Heart of the City development.

2004 MINNESOTA CONCRETE AND MASONRY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, Award of Excellence, American Swedish Institute restoration, stone carving.

1998 CUE AWARD, Fourth Avenue Bridge / sculptor, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment

1996 CUE AWARD, Art-A-Whirl planning committee, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment

1996- North East Minneapolis Arts Association
ART-A-WHIRL, Board of Directors 98-99

1981 – 1987 K indel Furniture Company, Hand Carver
Grand Rapids, MI

 

TEACHING

2002- Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Figurative Sculpture & Bronze Casting

 

EDUCATION

1984 – 1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI, • Painting and Sculpture

1980 – 1981 The Naguib School of Sculpture, Chicago, IL
Traditional Figurative Sculpture

1983 – 1984 Kendall School of Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Fine Arts Major
 
 
 
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