Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
- BEPC, Lycée International,
Saint-Germain en Laye, France, 1969
- Baccalauréat (philosophy
and languages major), Cours Vauvenargues, Paris, France, 1972
- Sculpture and Foundry studies
(clay modeling, wood and stone carving, plaster and bronze casting), Venice
Sculpture Studio (under Martine Vaugel), California, USA, 1975-1982
- Graphic Design studies, Art
Bureau, Los Angeles, California, 1981-1983
- Sculpture course, Atelier de
Métal, Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1984-1986
- Web Design & Internet
Marketing studies & projects 1998 - 1999 - 2000
- Also numerous PR, Marketing and
Communication workshops
- Graduated September 2006 MFA
International Practice degree - University College for the Creative Arts
(formerly Kent Institute of Art & Design, Canterbury Campus, England)
SHOWS - AWARDS -
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS (prior to degree course)
- International Art Academy of Los
Angeles Exhibit, 1979 - Awarded Jury's Selection Prize
- Muse and Friends Retrospective
Show, Tillard, France, 1984
- Salon du Printemps, Association
Nationale des Artistes Français, April 1985
- Musée des Beaux-Arts,
Paris, France,1986 - Awarded Prix de Portrait Paul Louis Weiller
- Saint Hill European Arts Festival
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
- Chelsea Arts Society Exhibition,
London, England, 1992, 1993, 1994 - Sculpture Award 1992
- Brighton Marina Exhibition,
England, 1994
- Worthing Museum, England,
June-September 1995
- The Grange Museum, Rottingdean,
England, 1996
- Chequer Mead Arts Centre, East
Grinstead, England, 1997
- Opum Magnus Gallery, March-August
1998
- Isaac Hayes Tribute Event,
Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1998
- Gallery International - 1st Spring
Show, East Grinstead, England, 1999
- RAC Sponsored Autumn Show - East
Grinstead, England, 1999
- China Changchun International Sculpture Symposium 2001
July-September 2001
See pics of "East Meets West" - the monumental sculpture
created at the Symposium plus some pics of China! Also read an
article in the China
Daily online
- Harbin
China Snow Sculpture Symposium 2001 December 2001)
Team of 3: Chinese
sculptors Zhang Yaxi and Bai Yuliang plus Laury Dizengremel participated in
this symposium and won 3rd prize!
- Faces
of China Show within Carl Roehrig's Studio Show 21 September 2002, Hamburg,
Germany Two person show
- The
Waitrose Gallery 1-31 March 2003, Western Road, Brighton
Faces of China
Solo Exhibition
- A-Gallery 8 -14 June 2003, Merton
Hall Road, Wimbledon, London - Click here to see my monumental mixed media
installation entitled:
"Dream
Catcher Tribe: Guardians of My Soul"
- "L'Eté
des Sculpteurs" an exhibition of sculpture, 21 June-21 September, Chateau
de Bois Guilbert, France
- International
Sculpture Symposium, An Giang, Vietnam 2003, Nui Sam, Chau Doc, An Giang
Province
- International
Sculpture Symposium, Hue, Vietnam 2004, Hue city
- Arte
Para Todos 2004, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (organized by the United Nations
Development team and the First Lady of Honduras)
PRINCIPAL PRIVATE
& CORPORATE ART COLLECTORS (prior to start of course)
- Dr. Berman, Culver City
Obstetrics, California, USA
- Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Wilkens,
Toronto, Canada
- Ms. Laurel Koftinov, Los Angeles,
California, USA
- Mr. Ian Krieger, Venice,
California, USA
- Dr. Philippe Remy, Paris, France
- Arthur Hubbard, West Hollywood,
California
- Presidential Collection of
Mr. François
Mitterrand , France
- Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Caplin,
Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Dr. Owen Dennis, Vice President
Chiropractic Association, Dublin, Ireland
- Mr. Oliver Richardson, New York,
USA
- Mr. and Mrs. Brett Stevens,
Dublin, Ireland
- Cathy & Steven Bird / Liz
Bailey Family, Forest Row, East Sussex, England
- Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ostertag,
Stuttgart, Germany,
- Mr. Peter Schouten, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
- Mr. and Mrs. Alastair Gordon,
Felbridge, West Susssex, England
- Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Ridpath,
Horsham, West Sussex, England
- Mrs. Margaret Lomas née
Luxmore, Devon, England
- Mr. Jason Ellis, Gibraltar
- World Literacy Crusade - USA
(bronze sculpture portraits of
Isaac Hayes,
John
Travolta and Chick Corea)
- Mr. and Mrs. Robin Ellis, London,
England
- Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Whicheloe,
Bristol, England
- Gordon Lamb Marketing Group,
Chesterfield / Sheffield Showrooms, England
- Mr. and Mrs. Scott Smith,
Charlotte, North Carolina - USA
(Portrait
of "Cooper" Labrador Retriever)
List of
professional commissions executed / works sold / works shown during course
period Sept. 2004-Sept. 2006
- Commission by Mr. and Mrs.
Reginald Webb, New Forest, England, Sept-Dec 2004 (bronze bust)
- Purchase of "Dancer" (limited
edition bronze) by Mr. Simon Berry, December 2004
- Berry Bros & Rudd, London,
England, Oct-Dec 2004 (3 bronze busts)
- Commission by Mr. and Mrs. Greg
Cassar, Hartfield, Sussex, Sept-December 2004 (bronze bust)
- Commission by Mr. and Mrs. Jensen,
Wimbledon, England, Sept 2004-May 2005 (terra cotta bust)
- Purchase by Mr. and Mrs. James
Martino, Oakton, Virginia - USA, April 2005 of
"Dreamer" sculpture in
bronze
- Purchase by Mr. and Mrs. James
Martino, Oakton, Virginia - USA, April 2005 of "Face" sculpture in
bronze
- Commission by Mr. and Mrs. James
Martino, Oakton, Virginia - USA, Feb-June 2005 (bronze bust)
- Small standing figure as model for
lifesize outdoor sculpture project (polyester resin) - April 2005
- Purchase of
"Artists
of the Future" glass sculpture by the HSBC headquarters, Canary Wharf,
London, April 2005
- For the city of Kunming, China,
creation of monumental
Tsunami
Memorial sculpture - May 2005
- A Gallery, Wimbledon - 3 works in
bronze exhibited:
"Sitting
Proud", "Proud to be a
Woman", "Dreamer", Sept.
2005 - Feb 2006
List of
professional engagements during course period Sept. 2004-Sept. 2006
- Honduras en 24 Horas
(Honduras in 24 Hours) event, February 2005, Tegucigalpa, Honduras for United
Nations Development Team, Ministry of Culture and Office of Tourism of Honduras
(sponsored by Kodak).
- Future
Hope Exhibition, HSBC Headquarters, Canary Wharf, London April
2005
- 1st
International Sculpture Symposium Kunming, China. 30 April - 1 June
2005
List of Museums
/ Galleries / Artist Studios visited during course period Sept. 2004-Sept.
2006
February 2005
Honduras Copan Ancient Mayan site and museum Tegucigalpa
Studio of Honduran sculptor Regina Aguilar Washington D.C., USA
National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Hirshorn
Museum Isamu Noguchi Master Sculptor exhibition Hirshorn Sculpture
Garden
March 2005 County Meath, Ireland Ancient
Celtic site of the Boyne Valley Hill of Tara Taiwan Kaoshiung
City local galleries Taipei Modern Art Gallery National Fine Art Institute
of Taiwan Art Gallery Studio of Taiwanese designer / jeweller Studio of
Taiwanese sculptor Chang Chongqing, China Chongqing Art Museum
Studio of Sichuanese sculptor Zhang Yaxi Studio of Sichuanese sculptor Shen
Xiaonan Studio of Sichuanese painter Rong Wei Beijing, China Studio of
Dalian sculptor Lin Zie Jie
May 2005 Kunming, Yunnan
Province, China Yunnan Fine Art Museum Private Galleries
Temples Studio of Yunnan sculptor Chen Changwei Studio of Yunnan
sculptor Tao Yini Dali Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China Temples,
parks, local crafts workshops June 2005 Xi'an, Shaanxi Province,
China Temples, art galleries Studio of painter Ma Aizhou Urümqi,
Xinjiang Autonomous Province, China Tiantan Lake local crafts workshops
Studio of monumental sculptor Li Qian Sculpture Park of Urumqi
October 2005 Sarasota, Florida, USA Galleria Silecchia Towles
Court Artist Colony Sarasota Art Center Gallery 5 Robert Wilson Galleries
William Hartman Gallery Dabbert Gallery Hodgell Gallery St Armand's Circle,
Florida, USA Wyland Galleries Maui Art Gallery by David Miller Andrew Ford Art
& Antiques Peoples Pottery Tampa, Florida, USA Nuance Galleries
St-Petersburg, Florida, USA St-Petersburg Art Gallery Clearwater, Florida, USA
Visit to studio of glass artist Marlene Rose November 2005 Chongqing,
China Museum of Fine Art Studio of painter Zhang Yaxi Chengdu, Sichuan
Province, China Private galleries and crafts workshops December 2005
London, England Tate Britain: Turner Prize and Silke Otto-Knapp Tate Modern:
Rachel Whiteread and New layout of collections National Portrait Gallery: Self
Portrait Renaissance to Contemporary exhibition and permanent collections
Islington Design Center: London Art Fair 2006 Mark Jason Gallery: Refracted
Realism by Oliver Wilson Chinese Contemporary: Guo Wei, Zhao Bo, Zeng, Hao, Wu
Jianjun, Shi Guorei Alan Christea Gallery: Pop Portfolios - Paolozzi, etc.
Robert Sandelson: Victor Vasarely in Black & White Brighton, East Sussex,
England Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
January 2006
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England National trust site and
gallery/shop Dartington Hall, Devon, England Gardens, Great Hall,
Refectory Goodwood, West Sussex, England Sculpture at Goodwood
Ockley, Surrey, England Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden
London, England Barbican Art Gallery: Araki - Self, Life, Death
Crafts Council Gallery: Table Manners: Contemporary International Ceramics
Rossi & Rossi Ltd: Visions from Tibet White Cube: Gilbert &
George, Runa Islam, Richard Phillips Art First: Louis Maqhubela
Archaeus Fine Art: Dan Flavin light sculptures Waddington Galleries:
Bill Woodrow and stock show
February 2006 Dublin, Ireland
Francis Bacon studio, video and exhibition National Photographic Archive - A
Century of News Photography The Arts Council National Gallery of Ireland
Original Print Gallery The Ark Other private art galleries Leeds,
England Henry Moore Institute: Espaco Aberto/Espaco Fechado - Sites for
sculpture in modern Brazil Shaping Modern Sculpture: Stephen Gilbert and
Jocelyn Chewett in Post-War Paris Freud's Sculpture (Sigmund Freud's
relationship with sculpture) Andy Goldsworthy sculptures with leaves
(permanent collection) Leeds City Art Gallery: The Triumph of Painting
March 2006 London The Approach Gallery: Tom
Wood The Chelsea Reach Transition Gallery: Godwottery - Nick Jordan &
Jacob Cartwright Chisenhale Gallery: Dryden Goodwin Flight Workshop
Studio: Caroline Bousfield Gregory The Showroom: Diann Bauer -
Bludgeonerator Maureen Paley Gallery: Dick Evans Yorkshire Yorkshire
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- Original Description of MFA
Project
- Research Methodology Chart for MFA
Project
- Action Plan 1 -
- Action Plan 2 -
- Final Description of MFA Project
- Essay One 10 January
2005
- Essay Two 7 March
2005
- Critical
Evaluation 1 8 April 2005
- Critical
Evaluation 2
- Critical
Evaluation 3
- PG Dips
- Research Paper for Viva
- Artist Statement for MFA Final Show Sept.
2006
- Sculpture
- Photography
- Video
- Installation
- Personal bibliography
- Travel links
- Artist and art websites
- Curriculum Vitae
- List of professional commissions executed,
works purchased and works exhibited during course period Sept. 2004 to Sept.
2006
- List of professional engagements (symposia,
lectures, etc.) during course period Sept. 2004 to Sept. 2006
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