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CHAZ DELLA PORTA CURRENT WORK/RESUMÉ

I look at nature and wonder what amount of effort is needed to feel its grace, then realise nature does not pull itself in two to think but is united in the whole.

What would the feeling be and how would I interact with my world if I felt such whole?

EDUCATION:

Loughborough College of Art and Design UK. Foundation
Diploma1980
Sheffield City Polytechnic UK. BA Hons Fine Art
Degree, 1981
San Jose State University USA. Exchange Student, 1983
Ed Dwight, Sculptor USA. Apprentice, 1985

EVENTS: SOLO AND GROUP

2006 Artist in Residence, Sculpture Project, NZ
2006 Picton International Stone Symposium, NZ
2005 International Snow Sculpture, Breckenridge, USA
2005 Picton International Stone Symposium, NZ
2004 International Snow Sculpture, Breckenridge ,
USA
2004 International snow sculpture, Frankenmuth,USA
2003 World Trade Center Site Memorial competition
2003 Loveland
Invitational Show, USA
2002 Loveland Invitational show, USA
2001
Juried shows. (6)
1999 Juried shows. (5).
Best of show at Keystone, USA
1993 Dan O' Laurie museum, Moab, USA
Sprit Flight Gallery, Santa Fe, USA
1990 B.P. Oil Exhibition, Royal Festival Hall,
London UK.
1985 Kim Hadleigh Gallery, London UK.
1984 The Gallery, Sheffield, UK.
1984 Gallery 5, San Jose State, USA.

COMMISSIONS:

2005 Summit High School Project, Summit County,
CO USA
2005 Gazebo Community Project, Fairplay, CO USA
2003 Chris Ethridge memorial, Breckenridge, CO
USA
2003 Yellow Ribbon sculpture, Fairplay, CO USA
2003 Vanessa Barnard Memorial, Alma, CO USA
2002 Student Project "Show of Hands", Fairplay High
School, CO
2001 "Totem of Life", Cohen Park, Fairplay,CO USA

 





 

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