I have over three years of foundry experience within the Universities sculpture department. During this period, I have learned the technical skills needed to run a successful foundry and sculpture department; which includes being actively involved in over 30 bronze pours, 8 of which where large scale Rumsey pours, and successfully orchestrating ten bronze pours independently. My knowledge of the foundry equipment include starting and running both 650 pound capacity furnaces, the small 100 pound speedy melt, operation of the kiln, mixing ceramic shell for mold making fabrication, operation of the muller for sand cast mold fabrication, maintaining and operating both sandblasters, welding experience, and patina knowledge.
2001-2004 State University of New York at Buffalo
BFA Program, Sculpture Concentration
3.27 GPA
1994-1998 State University of New York College at Buffalo
Sculpture Major
November 2001- December 2003 State University of New York at Buffalo
Employed by the University to restore and replicate in bronze 11 Olympic friezes by the Buffalo artist Charles Rumsey. Duties included mold making and wax fabrication, bronze pouring, welding, cleaning, and patination of the 11 freezes.
www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol35/vol35n43/articles/RumseyFrieze.html
January 2002- June 2003 State University of New York at Buffalo
Sculpture Department Monitor
Duties included assisting students with machinery and technical related questions, maintaining the studios, and monitoring the tools.
October 2006-April 2007
Employed by artist Julie Silver to assist with mold making, and pouring bronze
January -August 2007“Torn Space Production of Architect”Employed by Dan Shanahan of Torn Space Theater Productions to design and build a site specific set installation to be integrated into the 2007 production of “Architect”: Written, produced, and directed by Shanahan.
Stuyvesant Gallery
245 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY
December 6 2002-January 6 2003
Objective bronze and iron works
The Untitled Art Gallery (Currently One Hour Gallery)
2331 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore NY
December 6, 2002-January 6 2003
Bronze and latex installation
“Appendix” UB Senior Thesis Art Show
SarahBeth Building
1221 Main Street, Buffalo NY
April 10-24, 2003
Installation work with latex, earth, and plants
www.art.buffalo.edu/events/exhibits/appendix/
“750 lb. Buttercup” UB Sculpture Dept.
Formula Gallery
255 Great Arrow Avenue, Buffalo NY
May 1-10 2003
Bronze installation
“18+”
Formula Gallery,
255 Great Arrow Avenue, Buffalo NY
December 5, 2003
Bronze, latex, and earth
“Down There: UB Sculpture Department”
Art Department Gallery
Center for the Arts
University at Buffalo, North Campus
January 22- February 5, 2004
Assemblage
“Too Cool for School”
One Hour Gallery
2331 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore NY
March 2004
Bronze, latex
“Terramorph”
One Hour Gallery
2331 Elmwood Avenue, Kenmore NY
April 2006
Latex, earth, plants, plaster, Vaseline
“Architect”
Torn Space theater production
Dnipro Building
562 Genesee Street, Buffalo NY