EDUCATION

AntiochCollege, Art Major, 1966-68. Yellow Springs, Ohio.
OregonStateUniversity, B.F.A. with honors in sculpture, 1977. Corvallis, Oregon.

PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE

King County Library System, Des Moines Public Library commissioned, with Sara Y.
Lopez, to sculpt TurtleIsland, Puget Sound for outdoor installation, 2009

Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation, Marysville Public Library commissioned, with Sara Y. Lopez, to sculpt and install seven bronze sculptures, 2008.

PhoenixRisingSculptureGarden, commissioned to design and provide revolving installation of my own sculptures and the work of other artists on Water Street, Port Townsend, 2002 to present.

Haller Fountain (Galatea), recast and sculpting repair of 1890s fountain of Venus with cherubs and dragon fish for the City of Port Townsend, WA in 1989, and for Kimberly Crest Historic House and Gardens, Redlands, CA in 2002.

Leif Ericksson, sculpted and cast with another artisan a ten foot edition of two. Installed in Trondheim, Norway and in Brattalhid, Greenland, 1999-2000.

Whales, lead artisan in the lofting and casting of Gloria Bornstein’s 25’ and 15’ bronze whales. Installed at the Seattle Center, Seattle, WA 1998.

Tracking the Dragon, commissioned by Puget Sound Water Quality Authority and North Olympic Salmon Coalition, I was one of 12 sculptors who, in collaboration with poets and illustrators, depicted a phase of the hydrological cycle on bronze “dragon track” as an environmental art activity on the Olympic Peninsula, 1990.

Fremont Stairway Project, artistic sidewalk treatment of public stairs, working with children from the nearby B.F Day Elementary to design murals, which the children drew into cement on site, 1982.

RECENT SHOWING

LaConner Outdoor Gallery, La Conner, WA, March 2011-March 2012.
Small Works, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA, Dec. 2010.
Safe Harbor, Port Angeles Fine ARts Center, Spring 2010.
CollectiveVisions Gallery, annual juried WA state competition, Bremerton WA 2010.
Columbia City Gallery, third annual juried exhibit, Seattle, WA Sept.-Oct. 2008.
The City of Wilsonville Oregon, sculpture exhibition 2008-10.
9th Annual Downtown Colorado Springs Art on the Streets, current, juried by Bruce Guenther, Chief Curator & Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Strait Art, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
Bellingham Civic Center Sculpture Show, installed prominently in the City Hall 2007.
West Edge Sculpture Invitational 2005 and again in 2006,  Harbor Steps, Seattle, WA.
Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2000, 2004, Bellevue, WA.
WestcottBayReserveSculptureGarden, Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, WA, 2003-4.
MonarchContemporaryArtCenter and SculpturePark, Tenino, WA, 2003-4.  Site specific.
Northwind Arts Center, juried gallery show, Port Townsend, WA, August 2003.
Art Port Townsend, juried show, Port Townsend, WA, October 2002.
Bellingham Civic Center Sculpture Show, main library location, Bellingham, WA, 2002-3.
Arts Downtown Outdoor Gallery, displayed attrain station, Puyallup, WA, 2002-04.
Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition 2000, displayed bronze purchased by the City of Bellevue and installed in the Bellevue Regional Library (King County system).

Previously represented by Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT, PitcarinScottGallery, Seattle, Charlie White Gallery, Portland, Oregon

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Carapace Arts Studio, in addition to the creation my own and the sculpture of my partner, Sara Y. Lopez, I operate a full mold-making, metal working and patina studio for many clients including among others Jan Hoy, Ann Morris, John Hoover, and Paul Michaels.

Kimball Woodworking, production cabinet making, Port Townsend, WA 2004 to present.

Riverdog Fine Arts Foundry, subcontractor, casting sculpture in bronze for artists including among many others: Larry Anderson, Gizel Berman, Everett Dupen, Doug Granum, John Hoover, Tom Jay, Ray Jensen, Phil Levine, Alan Lobb, Phil McCracken, Ann Morris, Hilda Morris, Paul Soldner and  Richard Beyer plus my own work. Chimacum, WA, 1989-2002.

Emery-Stevenson Reconstruction, Inc., partner in a remodel and construction business in King and Snohomish Counties, WA 1982-89, specializing in low-income housing rehabilitation.

SeattleArt Museum, maintenance supervisor for the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit, 1978.

U.S. Forest Service, fire lookout at various sites in Oregon and Washington, 1974-79.

Beloit Corporation, apprentice to molding in sand casting techniques for large-scale steel foundry, Beloit, Wisconsin, 1968-9.

Field Museum of Natural History, art assistant in anthropology department, Chicago, IL 1966.

Traveling through Central America and the West side of South America, I was particularly influenced toward sculpture by ruins in Peru. Three trips to Spain. Travel to Trondheim, Norway and Copenhagen, Denmark. Lots of time in the mountains of the Northwest and the deserts of Utah.

REFERENCES

Phillip Levine, sculptor, 430 S. 124th St., Seattle, WA 98168. 206-244-7139. A friend and client for a number of years.

Ann Morris, sculptor, 1842 S. Nugget Rd. Lummi Island, WA. 360-758-2143. I have made molds and done casting for many years for this remarkable artist.

Barbara McMichael, Des Moines Library Sculpture Project Chair, 22810 Thunderbird Drive, Des Moines, WA 98198    206-878-6912 bkmonger@nwlink.com

Mark Twain Stevenson   
Phone: 509-525-9763
email: mark@carapacearts.com