EDUCATION
• Blacksmithing
Training, with Franck Turley, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1990, Julian, California,
1992.
• Extensive Travel, Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America,
1977-1986.
• Nanterre University, Paris, France, Psychology and Anthropology,
1975-1976.
• Apprenticeship in all Building Trades, with Luigi De Matteis, Paris,
France and Naples, Italy, 1968-1976
SELECTED PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
• Tijuana Airport,
Mexico. "Crossing Borders, Weaving Cultures" 36 feet tall free
standing sculpture, created during the
1st international sculpture symposium Tijuana. Sep.2004
• Costal Rail Trail, Cities of Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas and
Solana Beach. Design Team Member with Dokken Engineering, Landscape Architects
and City engineers. 2003 to present
• Mira Costa Community College, " Spheres of Knowledge "
In collaboration with Chilean artist Marcela Luna 15 feet x 10 feet x
8 feet Library foyer Sculpture, City of Oceanside Mai 2004
• San Diego State University, "From Macrocosm to Microcosm,
A Journey of Wonder" 28 feet x 9 feet Entrance lobby Sculpture. December
2003
• Animal Shelter Facilities, City of San Diego. Fountain, Benches,
Fences. San Diego, CA May 2002
• X Symposia International de Escultura en Acero Inoxidable 11 feet
/310 cm Tall Stainless Steel Sculpture. " El Amanecer de la Nueva
Tierra". Tultepec - Mexico March 2001
• Central Area Police Station, "Tribal Shields for Common Ground"
City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture. Twenty Metal Shields
& Mosaic Frieze. . San Diego, CA 1999-2000
• Children's Hospital of San Diego, Carley's Magical Gardens. Two
Entrance Gates & One Fountain. San Diego, CA 1998-1999
• North Ocean Beach Revitalization Project, City of San Diego,
Consulting Artist for Master Plan Design for Community Entryway in Collaboration
With BRW Inc. Engineering and Estrada Land Planning Inc. 1998, Phase One
Currently in Progress.
• City of La Quinta, Fritz Burns Park, Project in collaboration with
Artist Kim Emerson, Twelve Mosaics for Sidewalk, Interactive Shade Structure
and Steel Entrance Gates. La Quinta, CA 1994-1996
• City of Carlsbad, "Mother Earth, Father Sky", Freestanding
Sculpture Located at Downtown Fountain, 1995
• Hage Elementary School Mosaic Murals, Hage Elementary School, Mira
Mesa, CA 1992-1993
• "Save the Rain Forest", Bas-relief Mural, Sunset View
Elementary School, Point Loma, CA, 1991
• "Images of our Ancestors", Three Garden Sculptures, Longfellow
Magnet School, San Diego, CA, 1990
• "Mother's Newborn", Mural in collaboration with Japanese
Artist Teiko Nishimori, San Diego/Yokohama Sister Cities Artists Exchange
Program, San Diego, CA, 1990.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
• City of Carlsbad,
"The Art of Healing: Wind, Water & Relaxation" Carlsbad
Sculpture Garden Exhibit, Carlsbad, CA, 1998-1999.
• International Friendship Festival, Exhibit and Conference, El Cajon,
CA 1996.
• II Bienam, Bienal Internacional Afro-Americain de Cultura, World
Exhibit & Conference, Bahia, Brazil, 1996.
• Santa Ysabel Gallery, Two-Artist Exhibit, Santa Ysabel, CA, 1995.
• "ABANA Comes of Age", National Ornamental Metal Museum,
Memphis, Tennessee, 1994.
• "Journey" an Installation, in Collaboration with Artist
Elizabeth Woolrych, Combined Organization for the Visual Arts (COVA),
MBS Sculpture Garden, San Diego, CA 1994.
• "Cyberfest 94", Port of San Diego. B Street Pier Exhibition
Gallery, High-Tech Global Telecommunication Art & Cultural Exchange
Between San Diego, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong and Guyana, 1994.
• San Diego/Tijuana/Yokohama Art Exchange: Tijuana Cultural Center,
Tijuana, BC, Mexico, 1993. COVA Gallery at the Grove, San Diego, California,
1992 Yokohama Citizens Gallery, Yokohama, Japan, 1992.
• "Pieces of Eight", Multimedia Exhibit, Bard Hall, San
Diego, CA, 1991
• "The Urge to Draw on the Walls", San Diego Art Institute,
San Diego, California, 1991.
SELECTED PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
• Humphrey's by
the Bay, " Ocean Song " 15feet x 11feet x 3feet. Entrance sculpture.
Shelter Island, San Diego 2004
• Museo y Taller Miguel Urban, "Tierra mi cuerpo…" 13feet
x 4feet x 2feet stainless/glass sculpture. Tultepec, Mexico 2004
• Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, " Portal de la
Paz" 12feet x 6feet x 3feet stainless steel sculpture, Puebla, Mexico
2003
• San Luis Potosi Administrative Center, "Primer Impacto"
10feet x 3feet x 3feet stainless steel sculpture, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
2002
• Hoffmeister Residence, "Golden Marriage" 15Feet/460cm
Tall Stainless & Bronze Sculpture. Del Mar, CA, 2000.
• Bartell Residence, "Primordial Couple" 10Feet/310cm Tall
steel Sculpture, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 1999
• Rancho La Puerta Resort,"Hommage to Mt Cuchama" Main
Entrance Gates, Tecate, Mexico, 1998
• Weinstein Residence, Mosaic Gate/Wind Break, San Diego, CA 1998
• Mission Pacific Apartments, Main Entrance Gate, San Diego, CA 1997
• The Golden Door Health Resort, Garden Railings, San Marcos, CA
1996-1997
• "Aura" Sound Sculpture, For Dance and Music Performance,
San Diego, CA, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Artist in Residence,
"Young at Heart" Program, San Diego City Schools, San Diego,
California, 1989-1993
• Assistant to James Hubbell, Internationally Acclaimed Artist/Designer,
Julian, California, 1987-1992.
• Visual Artist for San Diego Foundation for the Performing Arts,
San Diego, California, 1990-1991
• Coordinated and Taught Workshops, San Diego Museum of Art, San
Diego, California, 1989-199
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