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Eleanor seeley

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Favorite Medium: sculpture
Statement: While attending graduate school at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, I often went to the Art Institute in Chicago for inspiration. I had an epiphany when I saw the seven-foot bronze sculpture by Gaston Lachaise, titled Â“Standing WomanÂ”. I gasped; she stood there so strong, so beautiful. This image is still with me today as I am sculpting...something to come up to. I have studied very closely the works of Michelangelo, Bernini, and Lipchitz for example, but none holds for me, the influence of Lachaise. Every woman I have ever looked at has been archived in a photographic-like visual memory, and saved for recall while working. The subtle curves, soft roundness, the tilt of the head, the weight of the torso on the hips, and the center of gravity, have all become second nature. Mental archives, anatomy books, sculptural history, and robust women, are all a part of the preparation process for the Â“WomenÂ” Series of twelve sculptures. Years and years of figurative drawing from models in constantmovement has trained my eye to be fast. Â
Bibliography: 2003 California Institute of Integral Studies (juried), San Francisco, California 2003 Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (juried), New York, New York 2003 Santa Cruz Art League (juried) Figurative Art Exhibit, Santa Cruz, California 2003 Manhattan Arts, Award of Excellence (juried), New York, New York 2001 Solo sculpture exhibit, RTI, Point Reyes, California 1989 Permanent sculpture exhibit, Adidam Museum, Middletown, California 1994 Traveling group sculpture show, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany 1984 Group show, ArtistÂ’s Collective, Mill Valley, California 1979 Group show, ArtistÂ’s Collective, Eugene, Oregon 1975 Group show, Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1976 Lake Front Art Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1975 Group show, Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin 1974 Graduate show, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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San Francisco, California
United States
Sculpturewoman@mac.com
Phone: 415-606-8885
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Awards: August 2003 - Honorable Mention, Santa Cruz Art League September 2003 - Anna Hyatt Huntington Bronze Medal, Wolf Art Club, NY August 2003, Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts, NY
Teaching Experience: 2000-present, private instruction in Photoshop and Sculpture 1985-1988 Taught painting at University of California, Yuba City, California 1964-1977 Taught high school art, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Education

Degree: MS Art Education
Institution: Un. of Wisconsin, Millwaukee
Grad Year: 1975

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Eleanor seeley California art bronze H-24, W - 14, D - 9	Eleanor seeley California art bronze H-25, W - 16, D - 10
Eleanor seeley California art bronze H-25, W - 12, D - 11	Eleanor seeley California art bronze H-26, W - 18, D - 9

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