Sculpture

Dutch artist Peter Bremers was born in 1957 in Maastricht, The Netherlands, where he studied sculpture at the University of Fine Arts and three-dimensional design at the Jan van Eyck Academia. Searching for suitable ways of realizing his artistic ideas, he at first worked with a wide range of materials including glass, plastic, steel and…

Paul Day was born in 1967 in Horsham, England. Upon finishing his education at Cheltenham School of Art, Day began working professionally aided by a grant from the Prince of Wales Business Youth Trust. Day has spent more than twenty years developing a highly personal approach to figurative sculpture using high-relief, an art form that…

Don Gummer was born in 1946. He is an American sculptor. His early work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculpture, but in the mid 1980s he shifted his interest to large free-standing works, often in bronze. In the 1990s he added a variety of other materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum and stained glass. His…

Owen Morrel was born in 1950 in Amityville, New York with the Atlantic Ocean in his backyard. Morrel attended Skidmore College, Colgate University and the Cranbrook Academy. He eventually moved to the Greek island of Paros to study classical ceramics, later returning to New York. He turned from pottery to sculpture, and is today best…

Thomas Ostenberg was born in Nebraska, grew up on a ranch in Colorado and spent his teenage years between Colorado and Florida. He works primarily in bronze. The power and durability of his finished pieces belie his approach to the medium, which is quite fluid and intuitive. “Sometimes I will have a bit of clay…

Lorenzo Quinn was born in 1966 in Rome, Italy and lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is an Italian sculptor and former actor and the son of actor Anthony Quinn. Quinn’s childhood was split between Italy and the United States. His father had a profound influence on him. He is best known for expressive recreations of…

Sophie Ryder was born in 1963 in London, England. She graduated from the Royal Academy Schools with a diploma in painting in 1984. In 1986, Ryder was awarded a three-month residency at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, creating sculptures out of wire. She had her first solo exhibition in 1987. Her work is included in many…

Henry Schiowitz was raised in Pennsylvania and had his first exhibition at age 14. He studied at the Philadelphia College of Art in 1972 and at age 18, he moved to Pietrasanta, Italy where he apprenticed in the marble studio of Pio Pasquini e Figli, as well as the bronze foundry of Claudio Mariani. Schiowitz’s…