PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2019
“Best Virtual Sculpture” Award, Sculpture on the Beach, Golden Bay, Shenzhen, China
2017 – 2018
Principal Investigator, NYIT Faculty ISRC Grant to develop robotic 3D bio-printer as cross disciplinary collaboration project between Digital Arts, Architecture, Bio-Medical Science, and Engineering & Computer Sciences
2017 – 2018
Curated NYIT Graduate MFA Thesis Exhibition at Gateway Art Center, New York, NY
2017 – 2018
Sponsor Host at New York Institute of Technology for J-1 Visa Visiting Scholar, Lisha Wang, professor from Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, Tianjin, China to research Digital Sculpture at USA
2015 – 2016
Sponsor Host at New York Institute of Technology for J-1 Visa Visiting Scholars, Hulya and Rifat Sahiner, professors from Istanbul, Turkey to research Digital Sculpture at USA
2014 – 2015
Sponsor Host at NYIT for J-1 Visa Visiting Scholar, Wang Xing Gang, sculptor/professor from Capital Normal University, Beijing, China to research Digital Sculpture at USA and Italy
2015
Developed CAD model for Precision Stone, Inc. from 3D scans that I produced of original clay and fabric sculpture, “Consider the Legacy”, for “The Ark of Return” Memorial to Honor Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade at United Nations Visitors Plaza, New York, NY
2013 – 2018
2012 – 2013
Art Director, Green Kids Media, 3D virtual gaming project for endangered species, New York, NY
2012 – 2013
President, Sculptors Guild, New York, NY
2008 – 2009
Awarded one year sabbatical leave by New York Institute of Technology to concentrate on traveling for organization of Digital Stone Exhibition and lectures throughout China
2008 – 2019
“Paradise Bird Burlesque,” commissioned for Autodesk Design Gallery, One Market Street, San Francisco, CA
2008
Curated “e-Form”, indoor exhibit addition of “Digital Stone Exhibition”, featuring over thirty international artists who utilize digital technologies to produce sculpture
2007
NYIT Faculty ISRC Grant for Granite Carving of RP Sculptures at Xiamen, China
2006
Donated four digital prints to the permanent collection of Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman
2006
Received grant from the Cultural Section of the US Embassy in Amman to present the exhibition, “Alien Beauty / A Universal Form”, solo exhibition at Foresight Art Center, Amman, Jordan
2006
Honoree, Fifth Annual Faculty Scholars Reception, New York Institute of Technology
2005
Crew Captain for Installation team, Christo’s “The Gates” Project, Central Park, New York, NY
2003
Produced two large scale polyurethane sculptures by CNC milling, Digital Atelier, Hamilton, NJ
2003
Produced three marble sculptures by CNC milling, Johnson Atelier Stone Division, Hamilton, NJ
2003
Juror, “Art in the Age of Spiritual Machines”, 44th Midwestern Exhibition, The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
2002 – 2003
Juror, International Rapid Prototyping Sculpture Exhibition, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY and The Rourke Museum, Moorhead, MN
2002 – 2003
President, Sculptors Guild, New York, NY
2000
Senior Sculptor, constructed several stage sets and props for Star Wars Webisodes for Hasbro Toys, New York, NY
1999 – 2003
Director, Board of Directors, ACM/SIGGRAPH/NYC, New York, NY
1999 – 2000
Vice President, Sculptors Guild, New York, NY
1997 – 2003
1997 – 1998
President, A<factor>E Corp., New York, NY
1996
Pioneered development of VRML sculptures for the Web
1996
Authored Web pages for Sculpture Center School & Studios, New York, NY
1996
Display Designer for LGB model trains. Constructed two train layout environments for showroom at Toy Building for Toy Fair ’96, New York City, NY
1996
Received educational institution loan of stereoscopic projection system from VRex, Inc. for 3D visualization and animation experimentation for the International Sculpture Conference
1996
Received grant copy of MasterCAM for Windows and instructional support from CNC Software, Inc. for development of first on-line sculpture course at Sculpture Center Computer Resource Studio
1996
Selected participant in Project Get SMARTer by SMART Technologies, Inc. to test SMART Board, interactive electronic whiteboard projection system, and SMART 2000, data conferencing software for development of digital sculpture courses at Sculpture Center School & Studios, New York, NY
1995
Virtual sculpture projects with 3D stereoscopic system at Dimensional Media Associates, New York, NY
1995
Computer reduction of two prototype doll heads for Danbury Mint, MBI, Inc., Norwalk, CT
1993 – 1995
Pioneered Web design for artists and on-line arts projects with artnetweb, New York, NY
1992 – 1993
1992 – 1993
Supervised Installation of ceramic shell casting system for Gerald Laing at Kinkell Castle, Black Isle, Scotland
1991 – 1992
Enlargement and mold, 12-foot head of “Justice”, by Diana Moore for Martin Luther King Federal Court Building, Newark, NJ (Government Services Administration Commission)
1991 – 1992
Several large molds for Empire Bronze Art Foundry, Long Island City, NY
1990
Molds and bronze castings for Civil War Memorial Restoration, West Point Military Academy, West Point, NY
1990 – 1994
President, Sculptor Services, Newburgh, NY
1989 – 1990
Enlarger/Mold maker for TALLIX Foundry, Beacon, NY
1986
Faculty Instructional Development Grant, University of North Dakota – two months study in Italy of “Traditional Italian Stone Carving Techniques” with Lynne Streeter at Pietrasanta, Italy
1986
Curator for “Casting Across America: An Artist Selects”, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
1986
Juror, “Art on the Road”, Billboard Art Competition for North Dakota, Dickinson, ND
1985 – 1987
Redesigned and supervised construction of The Myra Fine Arts Foundry, University of North Dakota, funded by The Myra Foundation, Grand Forks, ND
1983 – 1984
Artist in Residence in Northumberland, England including a Quayside studio, Newcastle upon Tyne. Sponsored by lan McMean, Director of Origination and Development, Lonrho Textiles, Ltd., Cramlington, England
1982 – 1983
Artist in Residence at Fonderia Tomassi, Pietrasanta, Italy
1982
Juror’s Award, “Sculpture Hawaii”, Honolulu, HI
1981
Assisted Marisol Escobar to re-patina her sculpture “Father Damian”, Hawaii State Capitol, Honolulu, HI
1979 – 1980
Redesigned and constructed Art Foundry, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1976
Display Technician for Christo’s “Running Fence Project”, Northern California
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