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R P Art, Inc.
2442 NW Market St. #157
Seattle, WA 98107

Phone: 206.789.7454
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ARTIST BIO

MAJOR PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS
2009 Arrived. Gateway sculpture for the City of West Palm Beach, Florida. Commissioned by the City of West Palm Beach. International juried competition. Completed August 2009. Stainless Steel and Illuminated Glass, 3 elements 25’h, 21’h and 17’h.
2007 Dewdrops. Joint sculpture project between Wallingford Community Council and Windemere Real Estate. Location: 3333 Wallingford, Wallingford Sculpture Collection. Commissioned by the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods & Wallingford Community Council. Completed March 2007. Bronze and Glass 5’w x 2’d x 8’h.
2004 Ascending Waters Fountain. Memorial fountain chosen by alumni. Location: University of Pennsylvania, Schattner Building, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Commissioned by the School of Dental Medicine at University of Pennsylvania. Completed in April 2004. Bronze 4’w x 6’d x 9’h.
2004 Trivergence Fountain. Competition for water feature for new city center. Location: Comcast Arena, Everett Events Center, City of Everett, Washington. Commissioned by the City of Everett, Washington. Completed in January 2004. Stainless steel 12’w x 8’d x 20h.


COMMISSIONED WORKS IN CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
2011 Multi-Care Corporation – Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup, Washington. Ringer III, Stainless steel and bronze, 8’w x 6’d x 12’h
2010 1530 Colony, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Sheltering Rain Fountain, Stainless steel, 8’w x 5’d x 9’h
2010 DePaul Community Residence, Rochester, New York. TriElements Fountain, Stainless steel, 6’w x 4’d x 10h
2009 Umstead Hotel, Meditation Court, Cary, North Carolina. Praying Rain, Bronze, 6’h x 5’w x 3’d
2008 East Carolina Heart Institute, Greenville, North Carolina. Nebula, Stainless steel, 3’w x 3’d x 3’h
2008 Doubletree Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio. Tree, Stainless steel, 9’w x 2’d x 7’h
2008 Apartment Investment and Management Company – AIMCO. Costa Mesa, California. Centered Fountain Series of 10 stainless steel fountains, various heights
2008 Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida. TriFlow, Stainless steel, 5’w x 3’d x 8’h
2007 De Anza Center, Cupertino, CA. Glassflow III, Stainless steel and glass, 4’w x 2’d x 6’h
2007 Green Center, Houston, Texas. TriElements Fountain, Stainless steel 6’w x 4’d x 10’h
2007 Detroit Children’s Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. TriElements, Stainless steel 4’w x 3’d x 6’h
2007 Hickham Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii. Medallions, Aluminum 12’w x 2’d x 10’h
2007 DFB- Pharmaceuticals, Fort Worth, Texas. Glassflow Stainless Steel and Glass 8’w x 5’l x 14’h
2006 Bedford Properties, Time Square, Kent, Washington. Gnomon Stainless Steel 8’w x 30’l x 26’h
2000 Hines Development Corporation, Redmond, Washington. Nebula Torcida Stainless Steel 8’w x 8’d x 9’h located at Microsoft Cedar Court Campus, Redmond, Washington
2000 Boeing Corporation, Seattle, Washington. Caracol #3 Stainless steel sculpture 18”w x 15”d x 14”h presented at the dedication of Boeing Company’s International Headquarters complex


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 Karen Lynne Gallery. Boca Raton, Florida. Stainless steel, glass and bronze sculpture.
2007 Pratt Fine Arts Center Gallery. Seattle, Washington. Stainless steel & bronze sculpture.
2006 Custom Design Gallery. Kirkland Washington. Sculpture and fountains.
2003 Post Alley Sculpture Garden. Seattle, Washington. Sculpture and fountains.


SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Rock the Terminal.” Art/Not Terminal Gallery. Seattle, Washington.
2011 “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Columbia City Art Gallery. Seattle, Washington.
2011 “Rough and Tumble.” TPN Production Network. Seattle, Washington.
2011 Seattle Sculptors Guild Group Show. Art/Not Terminal Gallery. Seattle, Washington.
2008 “small/Big” Tashiro Kaplan Gallery 4 Culture. Seattle, Washington.
2008-2011 Karen Lynne Gallery. Boca Raton, FL.
2003-2007 Wiford & Vogt Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.


SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS
2011 “Language of Sculpture.” Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts. Lake Oswego, Oregon.
2009-2011 City of Everett Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Everett, Washington.
2009-2011 Carillon Point Sculpture Exhibit. Kirkland, Washington.
2010-2011 Anacortes Outdoor Sculpture Invitational. Anacortes, Washington.
2008-2011 San Juan Island Sculpture Park. Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington.
2007 International Peace Arch Sculpture Garden. Blaine, Washington.
2007 Big Rock Garden City Sculpture Park. Bellingham, Washington.


SELECTED MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
2008 Company Spotlight: Ulrich Pakker, His Sculpture and Fountains. Tiffany Lewis. July 2008 issue, Landscape Architecture Trades.
2007 The Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art: Ulrich Pakker. Ed. Jill Schaefer. Madison, Wisconsin. The Guild, Inc. . pp 14-15.
July 27, 2007 Seattle Times - Review & Commentary - Sheila Farr
2004 Metalsmith Magazine, volume 24, number 2 – “New Works in Metal” by Matthew Kangas
Nov. 18, 2004 Channel 13 Fox Morning News - Television Interview - Lily Jang
Nov. 17, 2004 Channel 13 Fox Evening News – Television Article
Aug. 20, 2004 – Seattle P-I – Review by Regina Hackett
Aug. 6, 2004 – Seattle P-I – Article by Regina Hackett
Aug. 3, 2004 – NW Cable News – Television Interview


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
2011 Curator’s Award, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon
2011 First Prize, Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon
2010 Member, Seattle Sculptors Guild
2009- 2011 Member, Pacific Northwest Sculptors
2007 – 2011 Metal sculpture instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA.
2004 - 2007 Founder, West Edge Sculpture Exhibition, Seattle, WA.
Since 1999 Member, International Sculpture Center.


   


   


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