JOHN RUPPERT
Personal
1962-64 Lived in Amman, Jordan. Became active in archaeology and traveled throughout the area (Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and Cyprus), visited sites and participated in several digs.
Awards
2006 U.S. Department of State Federal Assistance Award; Sponsored buy the American Embassy, to represent the United States by exhibiting at the inaugural exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art KUMU in Tallinn, Estonia.
2006 U.S. Department of State Travel Award, Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy to participate in Pedvale Open Air Art Museum Symposium and outdoor sculpture installation
1998 Jurors' Award, ArtScape, Baltimore, MD, Jurors; Olga Viso of the Hirshhorn Sculpture Museum and Garden and Gary Sangster, of the Contemporary Museum.
1997,95,91 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant.
1997,91,89,87 Creative and Performing Arts Award, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland
1991 Baltimore City Individual Artist Grant.
1989 Missouri Arts Council/Red Cross, Creative Arts Project.
1981 Cash prize, Ceremonial Art Competition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO.
1979 NEA. Selected participant in NEA-funded Steel sculpture workshop.
1978 Prix de Paris - Raymond Duncan, Galleries Raymond Duncan, Paris, France
1977 Cash prize, Superior Small Sculpture Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
1976 Cash prize, Arizona National Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ.
1976-77 Graduate Assistantship, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY.
1974 Amy M. Swisher Award (Best Metalsmith), Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Honors
2006 CULTURAL EMBASSEDOR, Sponsored buy the American Embassy, to represent the United States in Tallinn, Estonia during the inaugural exhibition of the new Contemporary Art Museum.
2002-04 Art In Embassies Program, work chosen to be on exhibit in the public spaces of the US Ambassadors residence in Brunei.
1998 Marquis Who's Who in (America) the East.
1995 Triangle Workshop, Marseille, France; an international retreat of 32 artists from around the world with visiting artists and critics.
1995 Top Ten Exhibitions, City Paper, Baltimore, MD.
1994 Finalist; Green Way, Baltimore, MD, Nationally selected, artist-led design team to make proposal for a 7-mile pedestrian trail, following the Gwynns Falls River into Baltimore Harbor. Tasks were to meet with community leaders and design bridges and sculptural experiences based on the interaction with the community and the natural environment.
1993 Home Town Video Awards, Finalist, Medium/Medium, a cable TVvideo competition encompassing Canada and the United States.
1991 Best Exhibition of 1991 in private gallery, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD., Year in Review, John Dorsey, The Baltimore Sun, Dec., 29.
1988 Critics Workshop, work selected for critical debate, sponsored by Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
1985 St. Louis/United Kingdom Artist Exchange Program. Selected as the St. Louis representative to travel, make sculptures, and give slide lectures to communities and five university sculpture departments in the United Kingdom.
Collections
InstitutionsThe Contemporary Art Museum KUMU, Tallinn, Estonia.
Bridge Information Systems, Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Colton Lester Inc., St. Louis, MO.
University of Maine, Augusta, ME.
West Surrey School of Art and Design, Farnham, United Kingdom.
Northern Print, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Loughborough School of Art and Design, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
Suwa Municipal Art Museum, Suwa, Japan.
Nanking College of Fine Arts, Nanking, China.
U. S. Chancellery, Lapaz, Bolivia.
Contemporary Art Foundation (Ecovar), Marseille, France.
Commissions
Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ, for their permanent collection.
The new international terminal at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport.
American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: Two sculptures commemorating primary financial donors to the museum.
Xerox Corp., Rochester, NY: a limited edition of 24 sculptures.
Colton Lester Inc., St. Louis, MO.
Collections
PrivateWeston, MA;
Pebble Beach ,CA;
Hollister, CA;
St. Louis, MO;
Washington, DC;
Baltimore, MD,
Alexandria, VA;
Geneva, Switzerland,
United Kingdom
Japan.
Solo Exhibitions
2007 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2007 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY.
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, "In the Garden"
2005 John Davis Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Time & Space Limited, Hudson, NY
2003 Copia Museum, Napa, CA.
2002 Montalvo, John Ruppert, Saratoga, CA
2002 Weatherspoon Gallery, John Ruppert, Greensboro, NC.
2001 Davis & Hall Gallery, John Ruppert, In the Courtyard, Hudson, NY.
2000 Millersville University, Material and Phenomena, Millersville, PA.
2000 C. Grimaldis Gallery, John Ruppert - New Works, Baltimore, MD
1999 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, John Ruppert-Sculpture on the Grounds, Michele Rowe Shields - Curator
1998 Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, MD, Opulence - The Cast Sculpture of John Ruppert, Adam J. Lerner - Curator.
1997 Art et Industrie, New York City, NY, Installation in the Garden.
1997 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, John Ruppert: Sculpture and Drawings.
1996 Natural Forces/Urban Context; John Ruppert, a 15-year Survey , Gregory Knight - Curator.
- Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL, 4/20- 6/30/96
- The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, 7/14 - 9/8/96
- Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH, 11/15/96 - 1/27/97
1995 Marion Price Gallery, Centerville, MD, John Ruppert; Drawings and Sculpture.
1995 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC, New Sculpture.
1991 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC, Sculptor's Drawings Series III Evidence.
1991 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC, New Sculpture.
1989 Barbara Fendrick Gallery, New York, NY, Sculpture & Drawing.
1989 Arnold and Porter Law Firm, Emerging Forms. Curator - Sarah Tanguy,
1989 Exhibition Director, International Sculpture Center, Washington, D C.
1988 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Open Air Gallery,
1988 Winston/Salem, NC, Out Door Sculpture.
1988 American Red Cross, Regional Office, St. Louis, MO, Sculpture.
1987 B. Z. Wagman Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Sculpture & Drawings.
1987 George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Sculpture & Drawings.
1985 George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Sculpture & Drawings.
1984 Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Sculpture.
1978 Wildcliff Museum, NY, Land Projects in Line.
Large Scale Sculpture Outdoor Exhibitions
2006 Pedvale Open Air Art Museum, Invitational, "Timespace", Latvia.
2006 Chesterwood, "Contemporary Sculpture 2006," curator Sharon Bates, Stockbridge, MA.
2005 Herron Gallery of Art, Biennial Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN.
2004-06 The Fields Omi International Art Center, NY.
2003 Klein Art Works, John Ruppert / Rebecca Shore, Chicago, Il.
2003-05 Invitational; The 8th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, traveling to sixteen University and Museum venues in Taiwan and the United States.
2000-03 DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Boston, MA, Sculpture and the Object, Curator - Nick Capasso.
2000-01 McLean Project for the Arts, John Ruppert, Crucible,) Curator-Andrea Pollan, McLean, VA.
2000-01 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston/Salem, NC.
2000-01 Klein Art Works, Chicago, IL, Out Door Sculpture Exhibition.
2000-01 Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC, 99 Days of Art.
2000-01 Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD, Michael Brenson - Curator
2000-01 City of Baltimore, MD, ARTSCAPE Annual, Gary Kachadourian, Curator.
2000-01 Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC., Representing the Present, Jack Rasmussen - Curator
1998-00 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum,Wausau, WI, Just the Thing, Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture and the Object, Nick Capasso - Curator
1998-00 Stone Quarry Hill, Cazenovia, NY , The Garden Path: Mediating Nature and Culture, Mary E. Murray - Curator
1998 Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, Pier Walk '98, in conjunction with the International Sculpture Conference and Art Chicago.
1997 Virginia Beach, VA, Monuments on the Waters Edge, sponsored by The Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA.
1997 Navy Pier, Pier Walk '97, Chicago, IL, in conjunction with Art Chicago'97.
1996 Navy Pier, Pier Walk '96, Chicago, IL, in conjunction with Art Chicago 96.
1995 Tudor Place, Washington, DC, Curated by The International Sculpture Center, Sculpture.
1994 ArtScape, Artifice of Nature, Baltimore, MD.
1992-94 The Colonnade, Baltimore, MD. Solo Exhibition
1988 Baltimore Life Insurance, Baltimore, MD, Sculpture Spaces Baltimore.
1986 St. Louis Arts Festival, Maryland Plaza, Sculpture Walk.
1985 St. Louis Arts Festival, Maryland Plaza, Sculpture Walk.
1982 Laumeier International Sculpture Park, Artists on the Green, St. Louis, MO
1982 Kingsbury Park, St. Louis, MO.
1981 Bi-State Transportation Authority, St. Louis, MO
1981 Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
1981 Country Day School, St. Louis, MO.
Two Person & Group Exhibitions
2007 Eight Modern, Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Grounds For Sculpture, Trenton, NJ.
2006 C. Grimaldis, Summer Exhibition, Baltimore, MD.
2006 Gallery Artists, John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY
2006 Museum of Contemporary Art, Inaugural Exhibition, Tallinn, Estonia.
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY.
2005 American University, Katzen Museum, Inaugural Exhibition, DC.
2005 Area 405, "Medium" Baltimore, MD.
2005 C. Grimaldis, Summer Exhibition, Baltimore, MD.
2004 Pirkkala Sculpture Park, Helsinki, Finland
2004-06 International Artist and Arts, "Material Terrain," traveling exhibition commissioned by Laumeier International Sculpture Park, St. Louis MO.
2003 Klein Art Works, John Ruppert / Rebecca Shore, Chicago, Il.
2002 Grounds for Sculpture, 2300F-2002, Iron in the 21st Century, Trenton NJ.
2002 Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Summer Exhibition, Laurel, MD.
2002 Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space, Eight From Baltimore, Washington, DC.
2002 Time Space Limited, John Ruppert, Hudson, NY.
2001 Muzeum Okregowe Leona Wyczolkowskiego W Bydgoszczy, Mixing Realities, Poland.
2001 Stone Quarry Hill, Cazenovia, NY Millennium Exhibition.
2001 Maryland Art Place, Representing the Present, Jack Rasmussen - Curator, Baltimore, MD.
2001 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Print Show.
2001 The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, Benefit Auction Exhibition.
2000 Korean Embassy, East Meets West, Washington, DC.
2000 The Contemporary Museum, Snapshot, Traveling Exhibition, Baltimore, MD.
1999 Maryland Art Place, On Site-Insight, drawing installation, Baltimore, MD.
1999 Holtzman Gallery, Towson University, Strictly Tactile, Towson, MD.
1999 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Small Sculpture Show.
1999 McLean Project for the Arts, Hyper Salon, prints and multiples, Curator-Andrea Pollan, McLean, VA.
1998 Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ, Cast In Iron, Mimi Weinberg - Curator.
1998 Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA, Gravity / Levity, Curator -Mark Scala.
1998 Goya-Girl Press, Baltimore, MD, Prints and Sculptors.
1998 Maryland Institute, College of Art, Decker Gallery and Maryland Arts Place, Baltimore, MD, ARTSCAPE Annual.
1998 Lithographic Academy, Tidaholm, Sweden, International Lithography Symposium.
1998 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Print Exhibition.
1998 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Summer Exhibition.
1997 Center of Culture Castle, Poznan, Poland,Zytardow District Museum, Zytardow, Poland; Poznan Museum Castle, Poznan, Poland; University of Maryland Faculty/Works on Paper, Traveling Exhibition
1996 Maryland Institute, College of Art, Decker Gallery, Baltimore , MD, ArtScape: a 15 -Year Survey.
1996 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Sculpture Show.
1996 Delaware Art Museum, Biennial, Wilmington, DE.
1996 Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Small Sculpture 1996 National Invitational, Edwardsville, IL.
1996 Konin Regional Museum, Konin, Poland, University of Maryland Faculty/Works on Paper, Traveling Exhibition.
1995 Hotel du Department, Marseille, France, Triangle Workshop
1995 Luminy-Marseille, France, Triangle Workshop, Curator - Karen Wilkin.
1995 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Traces: Connecting Drawing and Sculpture, Curator - John Beardsley.
1995 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, A Sculpture Show.
1995 University of Maryland Gallery, College Park MD, Faculty Exhibition.
1994 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Convention Center Plaza Exhibition.
1994 Romako College, Mahwah, NJ, Ironworks.
1994 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD; Zero Defect, A major two-person exhibition with painter Timothy App, Curator-Jack Rasmussen.
1994 Rockville Arts Center, Rockville, MD, Sites 6, Natural Meaning, Curator-Jack Rasmussen, one of five invitational exhibitions showing simultaneously as an overview of the region.
1994 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC, Sites 6, a Biennial exhibition made up of representative artists from each of the five exhibitions mentioned above, Curator -Samuel Hoi.
1994 Washington Square, Washington, DC, Curator-Tex Andrews, a group show of Sculptors Incorporated, a Baltimore-based organization of sculptors.
1994 Visual Arts Gallery, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, Ferrously Yours, International Invitational.
1994 Baltimore City Hall, Sculptors Incorporated 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Baltimore, MD.
1994 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Sculpture.
1994 Montgomery College, MD, Outdoor Sculpture Show
1993 Hunt Gallery, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Two-person show with Dan Galdoni, Material Language.
1993 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Secrets.
1993 Druid Hill Studios, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore City Arts, Studio Tour.
1992 The Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, Faculty Exhibition.
1992 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Mirrors and Reflections.
1992 Emerson Gallery, McLean Project for the Arts, Le Temps Retrouve: time in sculpture.
1992 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Summer Show.
1992 International Sculpture Conference '92, Philadelphia, PA Maryland Sculptors on View, in conjunction with the '92 Conference.
1992 Art Scape, Baltimore, MD, Maryland on View,
1992 Druid Hill Studios, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore City Arts, Studio Tour.
1992 Dundalk Community College, Baltimore, MD, Invitational, Drawing Now II.
1992 Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Large Scale Drawings.
1992 Washington Projects for the Arts, Auction, Washington, DC.
1991 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Two-Person Show, with John Van Alstine.
1991 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Summer Exhibition, with Anthony Caro, Mel Kendrick, and John Van Alstine.
1991 St. Louis, MO, Invitational, In / Form.
1991 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Invitational, Chair Show.
1990 Farnsworth Museum, Rockport, ME, Invitational, Ritual Journeys and Inner Voyages, Columbia Square, Washington, DC, Curator - Joshua Smith , in conjunction with the International Sculpture Conference '90.
1990 Green Spring Town Center, Baltimore, MD, Invitational.
1990 Harbor Place, Baltimore, MD, City Visions.
1990 World Trade Center, Baltimore, MD, Invitational, curated by the Maryland Arts Council.
1990 Art In Embassy Program, Washington, DC.
1989 National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, University of Maryland Faculty Show.
1989 Tuttle Gallery, McDonogh School, McDonogh, MD.
1989 International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC, Invitational, Curator - Sarah Tanguy.
1989 Green Spring Town Center, Baltimore, MD, Invitational.
1988 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, juried Benefit Exhibition.
1988 Suwa Municipal Art Museum, Suwa, Japan; Nanking College of Fine Arts, Nanking, China. Traveling exhibition sponsored by St. Louis Ambassadors.
1988 Center d' Art du Rouse-Cloite, Brussels; IBM Education Center Art Gallery, Mainz, West Germany, Traveling University of Maryland Faculty Exhibition.
1987 Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC, Invitational, Benefit Auction.
1987 Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL, Invitational, Curator - Charles Butler.
1987 Invitational, Contemporary Works: An International Exchange, originating in St. Louis, MO.
1986 United Nations Traveling Exhibition, MO, Invitational.
1986 First Street Forum, St. Louis, MO, About Place.
1986 B. Z. Wagman Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Art Spirit of St. Louis,
1986 South Grand Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Hopi Indian Benefit.
1986 Seghi Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Animal Imagery.
1986 Scarborough Arts Center, Scarborough, U.K., Invitational, Second Open Postcard Exhibition.
1985 St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Art St. Louis.
1985 St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Green Peace Benefit Exhibition.
1985 St. Louis, MO, Invitational, American Cancer Society Benefit Exhibition.
1985 Osuna Gallery, Washington, DC, Works On Display.
1985 St. Louis, MO, Invitational, Art St. Louis.
1984 Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Art Department Faculty Show (Spring).
1984 Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN, Regional '84.
1984 Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Art Department Faculty Show (Fall).
1983 Washington Projects for the Arts, Washington, DC, Sculptors Flat Works
1983 Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Art Department Faculty Show.
1983 Cecile R. Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Sculpture / St. Louis.
1982 Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational, House Works.
1982 St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO, Visual Catalogue II.
1982 Webster University, St. Louis, MO, Art Department Faculty Show.
1982 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, The Third Annual Hicks Etchprint National Invitational.
1981 Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Two-Person Show.
1981 Messing Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Two-Person Show.
1981 Sutton Loop Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Two-Person Show.
1981 Sutton Loop Gallery, St. Louis, MO, Invitational.
1981 Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, Ceremonial Art.
1981 Webster College, St. Louis, MO, Art Department Faculty Show.
1980 The Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Limited Editions.
1980 Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT, "1st New England Exhibition.
1980 Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY, Fire and Water.
1980 Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, Invitational, Paper Works '80.
1979 Marlborough Gallery, On Display, New York, NY.
1979 Mercer County Community College, NJ, International Sculpture Competition.
1979 Washington University, WA, New Photographics '79.
1979 Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT, 30th New England Exhibition.
1978 Galleries Raymond Duncan, Paris, France, Salon d'Ete.
1978 Ligoa Duncan Gallery, 72nd St., New York, NY, Salon of the Fifty States.
1977 49th Cooperstown National, Cooperstown, NY.
1977 The Art of the Blacksmith, Trenton, NJ.
1977 El Paso Designer Craftsman '77 National, San Diego, CA.
1977 Superior Small Sculpture '77 National, San Diego, CA.
1977 Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, Finger Lakes Exhibition.
1977 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, M.F.A Thesis Show.
1976 Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ, Arizona National.
1976 National Cape Coral Annual Exhibition, Cape Coral, FL.
1976 International Designer/Craftsman '76, Richmond, CA.
1976 Brockton Art Center, Brockton, MA.
1976 Nashua Arts Center, Nashua, NH.
1976 The Seanger National Sculpture Exhibition, Hattiesburg, MS.
Selected Media Bibliography
2006 Catalogue, ShiftScale, Sculpture at the Extended Field", Exhibition in the KUMU art Museum February 17 - May 21 2006, Tallinn, Estonia, Kumu Kunstimuuseum 2006 ISBN 9985-9626-1-3.
2006 Catalogue, Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2006, June 23 - October 9, Copyright 2006.
2006 Glenn McNatt, "Summer returns at Grimaldis," The Sun, June,14 pp1C &4C.
2006 Front Page photograph and article on the 15th anniversary of Pedvale, Latvia Diena, June,3
2005 Catalogue, Material Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place, ISBN 0-9662859-9-9.
2005 Paul Brown, "Thinking Outside the Box," The Maui News, Currents, Nov. 27, p. C1
2005 Nancy Redwing, "Exhibit Explores the Touch of Humans on the Landscape," Santa Cruz Sentinel, July 30.
2005 Santa Cruz Museum of Art, "Material Terrain," Photograph, Sculpture, July, p. 16.
2005 Blake Gopnik, Here and Now, Art, Article and Photograph, The Washington Post, July 24, N2.
2005 Michael O'Sullivan, "At AU, Watch this Space," Soft Openings, The Washington Post Weekend, July 22, P46
2004 Allison Hunter, "Pirkkala Sculpture Park," Sculpture Magazine, pp. 20, 21. (color illustration).
2002 Sarah Boxer, "Can Not-So-Ordinary Artists Make Ordinary Snapshots? Well, Not Really," The New York Times, March 8.
2001 Kristy Krivitsky, "Phenomenon and Materials 2000," @ Ganser Gallery, Sculpture May, Val. 20 No.4, pp. 71, 72.
2001 Mike Gluliano, "Monumental-A new MAP Exhibition Commemorates the Here and Now," City Paper, Baltimore, May 9, p34.
2000 Michael O'Sullivan, "Evergreen House: Splendor In the Grass," The Washington Post, Weekend Mgazine, July 28, pp. 54, 56.
2000 Ana Paula Ferreira, "America, America, " Idea Television, Brazil, Program, July, # 41.
2000 Michael O'Sullivan, "Monumental Works at The Kreeger," The Washington Post, Weekend Magazine, June,2, p. 65.
2000 Hanna Feldman, "The Ladies of the House," Baltimore Magazine, Best of Baltimore 25th Aniversary Edition, August, pp. 70-75.
2000 Jared Featherstone, "Artists Practice what they Teach," The Gazette, March 23, p. 28.
2000 Sara Wildberger, "Faculty Artwork Depicts Wind, Mud and More," The Washington Post, March 29, p. 30.
2000 Glen McNatt, "Small Galleries Have Big Impact on Arts Community," The Sun,, March 9, Live Section, pp. 3,4.
1999 Karen Jelenfy, "John Ruppert," Feature article and cover and inside photograph, Washington Review, February/March, Volume XXIV, Number 5,
1999 John Dorsey, "Come Close to See Small Sculptures," The Baltimore Sun, Jan. 12, p. 5E.
1998 Catalogue- Harmony Hall Regional Center, Prince George's County, Arts and Culture Division, "Opulence, Cast Sculpture of John Ruppert," Essay by Adam J. Lerner, Poem by Jorie Graham, " 10/1998.
1998 John Dorsey, "Nine Sculptors Rise to a Challenge," The Baltimore Sun, June 9, Section E, p. 2.
1997 John Dorsey, "Ruppert welds the natural to the man-made world," The Baltimore Sun, March 27, TODAY, Sec. E pp. 1, 5.
1997 Photograph Illustration, "Monuments on the Waters Edge," The Virginian-Pilot, June 12, Front page; article, p. B8
1996 Sue Taylor, "John Ruppert at the Chicago Cultural Center," Art in America, November
1996 Alan G. Artner, "John Ruppert's work approaches nature," Chicago Tribune, May 2.
1996 Catalogue- Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, "John Ruppert: Natural Forces/Urban Context," Introduction by Gregory Knight, Curator and essay by John Beardsley, ISBN 0-938903-30-9, " 1996.
1996 Teresa Annas, "Works Reconcile Nature, Minimalism," The Virginian-Pilot, August 4, p. E6.
1996 Fred Camper, "Hand of the Maker, John Ruppert: Natural Forces / Urban Context at the Chicago Cultural Center," Chicago Reader, June 7, pp. 32
1995 Lee Fleming, "Around Town," WETA TV P. B. S,. Washington, DC , T. V. Review, 11:00 P.M., March 30.
1995 Jene Stonesifer, "Historic Garden's Modern Art Mood," Washington Post, June 14.
1995 John Dorsey, "Sculpture Show, Contrasts Man's Work From Nature," The Baltimore Sun, January, p. 5E.
1995 Mike Giuliano, "Gallery," City Paper, Baltimore, January.
1995 "Top Ten Exhibitions of the Year," City Paper, Baltimore, January.
1995 Louise Sheldon, "Nuances In Cool and Spare Sculpture At Grimaldis," The Baltimore Chronicle, February,
1995 J. J. McCoy, "Street of Dreams," Photo of art work - p.18, Consulted & quoted for article, April 26, pp. 16, 17, 21.
1995 Tex Andrews, "Casting Methods Section," ISC Foundry Directory, ISC, Washington, DC, " 1995. Consulted for article.
1994 Edward Gunts, "Finalists Present Ideas in Design Competition," Baltimore Sun, June 11, Section D, pp. 1, 4.
1994 Mike Giuliano, "Back to Basics-Minimalist Art, Matisse Cutouts and Geometric Sculpture," Baltimore City Paper, June 8, p. 37.
1994 John Dorsey, "Zero Defect: the other side of the fence," Metals and paint meld beautifully, The Baltimore Sun, June 6, p. 6D
1994 "Artists Tests Limits of Abstract Sculpture," The Baltimore Sun; January 13.
1994 Photograph and exhibition statement for "Zero Defect," City Paper, May 13.
1994 Antoinette Johnson, Catalogue; "Ferrously Yours, Contemporary Cast Iron Art," Photo and statement, Visual Arts Gallery, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, "1994.
1994 John Ruppert, "Hot Iron for Everyone," Sculptor's INK, May, p. 3.
1994 Samuel Hoi, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, introduction, Jack Rasmussen, Maryland Art Place, text, Catalogue, "Art Site 6," Washington Review,Volume XX, number 1, June/July.
1994 Mary McCoy, Sculptors Incorporated at Washington Square, The Washington Post.
1994 "In The Spirit of Nature," The Washington Post, June, p. 2G.
1993 J. W. Mahoney, Dossier Washington, D. C., Sculpture Magazine, May-June, pp. 34-35
1992 PGC-TV, "Medium/Medium," Copyright 1992, Funded in part by the Prince George's Arts Council. A 15-minute presentation and exploration of my sculpture and drawing.
1992 Andrea Pollan, Brochure, "Le Temps Retrouve," McClean Projects for the Arts, October, 1992.
1992 Mary McCoy, "U-MD Faculty," The Washington Post; November 23, p. F2.
1992 "Four Baltimore Artists Clock In," The Washington Post, October 31.
1991 WETA TV P.B.S. , Washington, DC, TV Review, "Around Town," Dec. 4.
1991 Sculpture Magazine, Consultant and quotes, "Conservation of Core-Ten Steel in Outdoor Sculpture," by Daniel Silverman, September, p. 98.
1991 John Dorsey, "Dual Exhibit Acts As Foil For Two Opposite, But Complimentary, Artists," Article & reproduction, The Baltimore Sun: May 2, pp. 1E, 4E.
1991 "Sculptors With A Lot In Common," Article & reproduction, The Baltimore Sun; ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT section, May 19, pages1N, 6N.
1991 "Funding Cutbacks Struck All Local Arts Institutions," YEAR IN REVIEW, The Sun; December 29, p. 2J.
1991 Galleries; Reproduction, May, p. 26.
1991 The National Gallery of Art; Video; Produced by Michael B. Sassani & Melanie Soich, video documentation of metal casting demonstration.
1990 Michael Welzenbach, "The Sculpture Standouts," The Washington Post; June 9, p. B2.
1990 "Welded Carved and Burnished," The Washington Post ; June 2, p. C2.
1990 Philip Isaacson, Maine Sunday Telegram; July 29.
1990 Edgar Allen Beem, "A Tale of Two Boat Shows," Maine Times; August 30.
1990 Public Art Symposium; Work presented by Claudia Sabin, Gainsville, FL.
1990 The Jewish Times; Reproduction, Fall, p. 46.
1989 Maryland Art Place Critics Residency Program, 1987-1989; Catalogue, introduction by Carol Wood, Essay by Critic Judith Wilson, Reproduction page 29.
1989 Maryland Art Place, "Fifth Annual Benefit Gala Exhibition," September 24- October 22, 1988; Catalogue introduction by Olivia George, Executive Director, Maryland Art Place.
1989 Thomas Frasier, The Baltimore Review; (annual publication of significant events): Feature article and reproductions, "What's Behind The Names," February, Vol. 7, pp. 72-74.
1989 Laura King, "The Sculpture of John Ruppert," Montgomery County Journal, January, p. B6.
1988 Warner Brothers; Sculpture selected for location filming of movie Her Alibi, summer.
1988 Outlook, University of Maryland, "Metal Shop is Artist's Studio," February 8, p. 5.
1987 Tom Lang, Sculpture; November.
1987 Carol Wood, "John Ruppert, "New Art Examiner; November, p. 49
1987 John Dorsey, "Balance Plays Key Role in Ruppert Sculpture," Article & reproduction, MARYLAND LIVE, The Sun; Baltimore, MD, September 4, p. 24.
1987 Sculpture; Reproduction, September, p. 24.
1987 Double Helix; TV Production, "Art in Perspective #2," St. Louis, MO.
1987 Joan Levinson, "Heavy Metal," Riverfront Times; Reproduction, St. Louis, MO, June 24.
1987 Galleries; Reproduction, September, p. 20.
1987 St. Louis/Contemporary Works; Catalogue, Forward by Scott Brandt, Project Director, pp. 14,15.
1987 Mitchell Museum; Catalogue, "Image, Idea, Invention, A St. Louis Selection," Reproduction, Introduction by Charles Butler, Executive Director, Text by John Paul Wolf.
1987 Eileene Duggen, "Local Artists Participating in Sister Cities Program," West End Word; June 4, p. 18.
1986 Patsy Degner, "9 Artists Propose Public Sculpture," St. Louis Post-Dispatch; April 1.
1985 Tom Weisser, "1985 Year In Review," Reproduction, City Paper, Baltimore, MD,
exhibition at the George Ciscle Gallery sited as distinctive, December 20, p.26.
1985 Mike Giuliano, "Galleries Offer Exhibitions," Article & reproduction, The News American, December.
1985 The Capital; Article & Reproduction, "Tall Art," December 4, p. 34.
1985 WJZ-TV, Evening Magazine; Baltimore, MD, TV article about one person-exhibition at George Ciciel Gallery, December 27.
1985 WBJC; Baltimore, MD, Radio Review, December 12.
1985 Elizabeth Stevens, "Abstract Sculptures by Ruppert and Caro," The Sun; Baltimore, MD, December 20.
1985 City Paper; Baltimore, MD, "1985 Galleries in Review," December 20.
1985 Tom Lang, "John Ruppert, "New Art Examiner; February, p. 65.
1985 Artists Newsletter; United Kingdom, Reproduction, July.
1985 New Art Examiner; Reproduction, December, p.17.
1985 Webster University; Video, Produced by Tom Lang, "The Cast Image."
1984 New Art Examiner, "Flat Works, By Sculptors," May.
1984 Tom Lang, "Minimal Form, Maximum Concepts," St. Louis Globe-Democrat, December 15, p. 4D.
1983 Paul Richard, "It's a Draw: Sculptors on Paper," The Washington Post.
1983 Robert Duffy, "Good Gallery, Good Show," St. Louis Post-Dispatch; May 13.
1983 Rose Daiba, "Show Features Work of 10 Area Sculptors," Reproduction, The Journal; St. Louis, MO, October, p. 3.
1983 University of Maine, Augusta, News Letter; Article and reproductions, pp.1, 9.
1982 Maura O'Brien, "Ruppert Sculpture Adds Pizzazz to City Image," The Journal, St. Louis, MO, April.
1982 Jim Thesis, "WC Alumni Talent Highlighted at The Timothy Burns Art Gallery," The Journal; St. Louis, MO, September 23.
1982 Julie Donatt, "Sculptor Praises (Language of Steel)," The Journal, Webster University, St. Louis, MO, October 15.
1981 Timothy Robertson, "Public Installation Controversy," Article &reproduction, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; May 13, Front Page.
1981 Mary King, Nickel/Ruppert Show Variety," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 21, p. 4F.
1981 Joan Lipkin, "Nickel & Ruppert Exhibit Works At Two Galleries," St. Louis Globe-Democrat; October 17, p. 4F.
1981 West End Word; "Photographs, Sculpture at Tim Burns Gallery" Reproduction, October 3.
1980 Rockland Center For The Arts; Catalogue, "Fire And Water: Paper as Art - The Visionary's Tool For Transformation," Curator and text by Alexander Sateriou.
Academic Appointments
1998 to Present DEPARTMENT OF ART, CHAIR, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD.
2001 to Present FULL PROFESSOR, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Sculpture, Drawing, and Design.
1993-01 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Sculpture, Drawing, and Design.
1987-92 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Sculpture, Drawing, and Design.
1980-85 INSTRUCTOR- Full-time, Webster University, St. Louis, MO. Sculpture, Drawing, Design, and Management in the Arts.
1979 VISITING INSTRUCTOR; University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. Undergraduate and graduate level sculpture and drawing, summer.
Related Professional Experiences
2003 JUROR; Art Scape: Outdoor Sculpture, Baltimore, MD.
2003 VISITING ARTIST; University of Minnesota, One week visit, critiquing Graduate students work, giving demonstrations and making art work.
2000 PANALIST; Remembering the Present, Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC.
2000 EVALUATOR; Education Licensure Commission of the Government of the District of Columbia; One of three evaluators selected to examine the Corcoran School of Art and Design for approval of their license.
1999 JUROR; Designs for the new Dollar Coin, Department of the Treasury, United States Mint, Washington, DC.
1998 SELECTION PANELIST; Government Services Administration, Sculpture Commission for the new Food and Drug Administration Building, College Park, MD.
1990 WORKSHOP COORDINATOR, Sculpture '90, International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC.
1989 JUROR; Prince George Community College Undergraduate Art Exhibition, MD.
1985-87 RESIDENT ARTIST, Liberty Foundry, St. Louis, MO. Access to entire facility for research and development of my sculpture.
1986 RESIDENT SCULPTOR; River Faces Production Workshop, St. Louis, MO.
1979 WORKSHOP COORDINATOR; Secured NEA grant and coordinated a steel sculpture work shop with leading metal working artists for Wildcliff Museum, New Rochelle, NY.
1977-79 SCULPTOR-IN-RESIDENCE, Wildcliff Museum, New Rochelle, NY. Pursuit of personal artistic development, design and construction of studio- forge. Teaching: College of New Rochelle internship programs, apprenticeship programs, and instruction of students.
1976 METALS ASSISTANT to Albert Paley (Internationally recognized Sculptor/Craftsman), Rochester, NY. Fabrication of major architectural iron works.
Illustrated Lectures and Gallery Talks
2006 Art Academy of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
2006 Estonia Academy of Fine Arts, Tallinn, Estonia.
2005 Katzen Gallery, American University, Washington, DC.
2004 Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ.
2003 COPIA, Napa, CA.
2003 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
2003 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
2002 Montalvo Art Center, San Jose, CA.
2002 Weatherspoon Gallery, Greensboro, NC.
2001 Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC.
2001 School 33, Baltimore, MD.
2001 Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.
2000 VISITING LECTURER; Speak about my sculpture and the sculpture collection to the docents, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD.
1999 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL.
1998 PANELIST/LECTURER; Large Castings in a Small Foundry, International Iron Conference, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, NJ.
1998 Harmony Hall Regional Arts Center, MD
1998 Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA
1997 VISITING ARTIST & CRITIC, W. Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.
1997 VISITING CRITIC/LECTURER, Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
1997 Towson State University, Towson, MD.
1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL. 4/19 & 5/10.
1996 Virginia Beach Contemporary Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA.
1996 Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH.
1996 The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
1996 Art Department ,Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH.
1996 Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.
1995 Luminy-Marseille, France.
1995 Baltimore Museum of Art/Sculptors Incorporated, Baltimore, MD.
1994 VISITING ARTIST/LECTURER, Art Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
1994,93, 92 Art Department, Friends School, Baltimore, MD.
1993 VISITING ARTIST, Art Department, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
1992 PANELIST, The Relationship of Process to Content, International Sculpture Conference '92, Philadelphia, PA.
1992 VISITING ARTIST, Alfred University, Alfred, NY. Two days of criticism, casting demonstration, slide lecture.
1990 VISITING ARTIST, Foundry Workshop, Johnson Atelier Fine Arts Foundry, Trenton, NJ.
1990 Sculptor's Incorporated., Baltimore, MD
1991 School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
1989 Arnold and Porter Law Firm, Washington, DC.
1989 McDonough School, McDonough, MD.
1988 American Red Cross, Regional Office, St. Louis, MO.
1987 George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
1987 Center for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO.
1985 West Surrey School of Art and Design, Farnham, United Kingdom.
1985 Scarborough International Arts Festival, Scarborough, United Kingdom.
1985 Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, United Kingdom.
1985 Newcastle Polytechnic, New Castle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
1985 Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, United Kingdom.
1985 Loughborough School of Art and Design, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
1985 University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
1984 Fortune Interiors, St. Louis, MO.
1983 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL.
1981 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL.