Professional Skills and Services:
- War Memorials, Military, Aviation, Institutional and private
- Sculpture in classic realism, portrait bust, figure, relief, monumental, or medallion
- Medium in lost wax cast bronze
- Reference from live sittings and models, photographic, and historical research
- Project management in research, design, presentation, installation, collaboration
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Education:
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| USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, B.S Degree Engineering |
1967-1971 |
| Minneapolis College of Art & Design |
1984-1986 |
| Atelier Lack Classical Realism Academy, Minneapolis |
1986-1989 |
| University of Minnesota Medical School, Anatomy 2 Semesters |
1987-1989 |
Awards and Competitions:
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| Korean War Memorial Design, Washington D.C. Finalist |
1989 |
| International Sculpture Center, Johnson sculpture competition
1st Place in 5 day live model figure sculpture competition |
1989 |
| Smithsonian National Gallery “Guest Artist in Residence” |
1990-1991 |
| Uffizi Gallery, 6 month sculpture study, Florence Italy |
1992 |
| Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Award of Merit
Abraham Lincoln Dual Portraits, Lincoln Library |
1995 |
| Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Medallion |
2008 |
| 2008 Presidential Inaugural Medal 2nd Place Finalist |
2008 |
| Portrait Society of America competition, 3rd place, Krista |
2009 |
| Portrait Society of America competition, 6th place, John Wooden bust |
2015 |
| Portrait Society of America competition, 9th place, Sijan Memorial |
2015 |
Memberships and Affiliations:
- National Sculpture Society, Associate Member
- Portrait Society of America
- Registered SBA VBE Veteran Owned Enterprise
- Registered with Smithsonian Portrait Gallery
- Registered with US GSA Art in Architecture Program
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Installations and Major Commissions:
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| Portrait busts sculpted for private client commission, total 125 |
1980-Present |
| Lincoln Home, Lincoln Library, Lincoln Museum |
1996 |
| Lincoln Library, Springfield |
1997 |
| Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne |
1997 |
| Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN |
1998 |
| Sagamon County Courthouse, Springfield, Il |
2010 |
| USAFA Southeast Asia Pavilion, Bronze Vietnam Map |
2010 |
| Museum of Flight Seattle, Vietnam Memorial |
2013 |
| USAFA Southeast Asia Pavilion, Prisoner of War Memorial |
2014 |
| USAFA Southeast Asia Pavilion, Lance Sijan Medal of Honor Memorial |
2015 |
| USAFA Southeast Asia Pavilion, 70 Bronze Plaques |
2010-Present |
| USAF Academy Class Crest |
2012-Present |
| Monumental bust of Willis Pyle for University of Colorado |
2017 |
| Vietnam Bronze Map Fairchild Hall USAF Academy |
2018 |
| Museum of Flight Seattle Vietnam Air War Memorial Figure |
2019 |
| Robin Olds Figure for Air Warrior Combat Memorial |
2020 |
| Monumental large scale bronze F-4 Phantom jet fighter |
2021 |
| Design consultant and figure sculptor for Desert Storm Memorial |
2018-Present |
| Large scale bronze AC-130H gunship memorial for Spirit 03 |
2023 |
