JOHN VAN ALSTINE
Education
1976 CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, NY; Cornell Graduate Fellowship in Sculpture; M.F.A. August
1974 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent, OH; graduated cum laude, with B.F.A. degree in Sculpture, Ceramics and Glass
1973 BLOSSOM FESTIVAL SCHOOL, Cleveland Kent, OH; full scholarship in sculpture; worked with Richard Stankiewicz and Richard Hunt
1970-71 ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton, NY
Selected Solo Exhibitions
JOHN DAVIS GALLERY, "Slate and Steel, Selections from the Beijing Olympic Series", Hudson, NY, 2008
GERALD PETERS GALLERY, Santa Fe, August 2008
NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, New York City, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1988
BUSHLENMOWATT GALLERY, Palm Desert, CA, 2002
HYDE COLLECTION ART MUSEUM, "CONFLUENCE" Glens Falls, NY, Jan-April 1999
GRIMALDIS GALLERY, Baltimore, 2008, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1992, 1984
WOOD STREET GALLERY and SCULPTURE GARDEN, Chicago, 1999
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, PLATTSBURGH, ART MUSEUM, "Acknowledging the Figure" 1998
DeCORDOVA MUSEUM, Lincoln, Mass. "Vessels and Voyages", June 1996 June 1997
KENDALL CAMPUS ART GALLERY, Miami-Dade Com. Collage, Miami, Fl, October 1997
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Studio Art Exhibition Program, Sept. Nov. 1995
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH, Oct. Dec. 1994
TROYER FITZPATRICK LASSMAN GALLERY, Washington, D.C., Sept Oct. 1994
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH, April 1994
SUN VALLEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Sun Valley, Idaho, February 1993
SONSBEEK INTERNATIONAL ART CENTER, Arnhem, The Netherlands, Sept. Nov. 1991
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Washington, D.C., "Documents" (drawings and related documents produced in conjunction with large scale site specific solstice projects), Jan. Mar., 1991
MORRIS MUSEUM, Morristown, NJ, "New Jersey Artist Series," January/March, 1991
GERALD PETERS GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM, 1991, 1989
FRANZ BADER GALLERY, Washington, D.C., "New Work/Raw Space," special exhibition in conjunction with the international Sculpture Conference, 1990
PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, D.C., April June, 1987
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008 Dialogues in Balance (Barney Bellinger, Caroline Ramersorfer, Jonathan Sweet, John Van Alstine, Boathouse Gallery, Silver Bay Association and Conference Center on Lake George, Silver Bay, NY
2007 Sculpture Garden, JOHN DAVIS GALLERY, Hudson, NY
2006 Sculpture Garden, JOHN DAVIS GALLERY, Hudson, NY
2006-2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC PARK EXHIBITION, Beijing, Chine, Merit Award - competition for construction of large scale public sculpture for the 2008 Olympic Games
2006 Gallery Artists, JOHN DAVIS GALLERY, Hudson, NY
2006 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, Baltimore, MD, "Sculpture - Caro, Isherwood, Ruppert, Van Alstine"
2006 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, New York, NY, "Sculpture from Calder to Bolla", April-May
2006 PROJECT 2006 - PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF SCULPTORS - Conjunction with the Three Rivers Arts Festival
2005 GALLERY PRISMA, Südtiroler Künstlerbund Bolzano, Südtirol - Italy "Exposition Transfer" Oct.-Nov. catalog
2005 ARNOT MUSEUM, Elmira, NY, "Re-presentin Representation VII", Sept.-Nov.
2005 GERALD PETERS GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM
2005 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, Baltimore, MD
2004 GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE, Hamilton, NJ, "New Additions Outdoors - Spring Summer 2004"
2004 SCULPTURE IN THE PARK, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
2004 SUMMER '04 , C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2003 9-19-03, 2 person show with painter Chuck Olson, JAMES GALLERY, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 SCULPTURE INTERNATIONALE 2002, Cobb Galleria Center, Atlanta, GA, October
2002 AVC CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, New York, NY, From Nature , May 6 - June 7
2002 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, New York, NY, From Stone to Foam, Feb19-April 6,
2002 BUSHLENMOWATT GALLERY, Palm Desert, CA
2001 EARTHLINE / LANDSCAPE, The Gallery of So. Orange, NJ, curated by Brooke Barrie, curator /director, Grounds for Sculpture and Meg Leipzig
2001 GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE, Spring Invitational Exhibition, Curated by Brooke Barrie, Hamilton, NJ
2000 INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER -COLLECTION III, at SCULPTURE 2000 conference, Robert 2000 MClain & Co Gallery. Houston, TX, June2000
2000 BIRTH, 57 "N" Street Fine Arts Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1999 INTO BALANCE, Outdoor sculpture exhibition, Washington, D.C.
1999 HISTORY AND HIGHLIGHTS: The Art Gallery's Collection, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
1999 INDOOR/OUTDOOR SCULPTURE, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY, June-July
1999 PORTALS, Outdoor public sculpture exhibition, curated Sarah Tanguy, Washington, D.C.
1999 PIERWALK 99, International outdoor sculpture exhibition, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, ILMay-October
1999 EQUILIBRIUM OF THE SENSES, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY, Jan-Feb.
1999 MAQUETTE EXHIBITION - Pierwalk '99, international sculpture exhibition, Vedanta Gallery, Chicago, IL Jan.-Feb.
1999 10 by 10, Addision / Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C., Jan.-Feb.
1999 SMALL SCULPTURE, Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Jan.-Feb.
1998 ANNMARIRIE GARDENS, "New Stone and Steel Sculpture, Solomons, MD
1998 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, SUMMER 98 - Elaine DeKooning, Hartigan, Kenndrick, Ruckriem, Ruppert, Serra, Van Alstine and more, Baltimore, MD
1998 PIERWALK 98, International outdoor sculpture exhibition, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May-October
1998 WOOD STREET GALLERY, Maquette Exhibition - Pier Walk "98, Chicago, IL, January - March.
1997 HIRSHHORN MUSEUM, "The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions 1993 96", Washington, D.C.
1997 FIAC, "Drawings", Nohra Haime Gallery, Paris, France, October
1997 SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK, "From the Ground UP", New York, NY, May September
1997 CHICAGO NAVY PIER, "Pier Walk '97", Chicago, IL, May October
1997 NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM, Smithsonian Institution, "Tool as Art II, Exploring Metaphor The Hechinger Collection ,Curated by Sarah Tanguy, Washington, D.C., April September.
1997 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, " Works on Paper", New York, NY, January
1997 PLATTSBURG MUSEUM, State University of New York, "Inaugural Exhibition-Sculpture Terrace", Oct.
1996 FIAC, "Sculpture" Nohra Haime Gallery, Paris, France
1996 CERRILLOS CULTURAL CENTER, "C3: Beasley, Henry, Hunt, Jimenez, Moroles, Scholder, Surls, VanAlstine, Whitney, I.Witkin and others" Cerrillos, NM, July August
1996 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, "SUMMER '96, Part I The Sculptors: Isherwood, Kendrick, Ruckriem, Ruppert, Van Alstine", Baltimore, MD, June
1995 NJ CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, "The Creative Process: Drawings by Sculptors", Sept. 1995
1995 INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER, "Metamorphosis: Contemporary Sculpture at Tudor Place, Washington, D.C., Summer/fall
1995 PHILLIPS COLLECTION, "Recent Acquisitions", Washington, D.C., Spring/Summer
1995 ART INITIATIVES /NYC "SEMAPHORE: Placing the Mark", curated by Bill Bace
1994 HAKONE OPEN AIR MUSEUM, "2nd Fujisankei Biennale, Ninotaira, Japan
1993 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Contemporary Sculpture", New York, NY, September
1993 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, "Sculptor's Drawings: Anthony Caro, Joel Fisher, Jene Highstein, David Nash, Joel Shapiro, John Van Alstine", Baltimore, MD, March
1992 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ART COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL RESERVE BOARD, "Five Years of Accessions" June August , Washington, D.C.
1992 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Vara, Mutal, Van Alstine", New York, NY, March
1992 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "10th Anniversary Exhibit", New York, NY,
1991 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, "Caro, Kendrick, Ruppert, Van Alstine", Baltimore, MD, July August
1991 CONGRESS SQUARE GALLERY, "Sculptors on Paper," Portland, ME, March
1991 INDIANA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM, "Object/Context: A National Invitational," Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, April
1991 GRIMALDIS GALLERY, "Ruppert/Van Alstine" two person show, Baltimore, MD, May
1991 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Selections," New York, NY, May
1990 FRANZ BADER GALLERY, "Washington Artists: Those Who Left, Those Who Stayed," Washington, D.C.
1990 MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OF LATIN AMERICA, ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, "Sculpture of the Americas into the 90's," Washington, D.C.
1990 FARNSWORTH MUSEUM, "Voyages of the Modern Imagination: The Boat in 20th Century Art," Rockland, ME
1990 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART, "The Boat Show," Portland, ME. Exhibition organized by the RENWICK GALLERY Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1990 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Salon de mars," Paris
1989 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Selections," New York, NY,
1989 INDIANA UNIVERSITY, "Sculpture Invitational: John Van Alstine and David Maxim," Indiana, PA
1988 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Blues and Other Summer Delights," New York, NY,
1988 FRICK GALLERY, "About Seascape," Belfast, ME
1988 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Small Sculpture," New York, NY,
1987 NEW JERSEY ARTS COUNCIL, MORRIS MUSEUM, "Artists Fellowship Exhibition," NJ
1987 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Watercolors Plus," New York, NY,
1987 NOHRA HAIME GALLERY, "Inaugural Exhibition," New York, NY,
1987SIBLE LARNEY GALLERY, "Los Gringos," Chicago, IL
1985 NEWARK MUSEUM, "New Jersey Artists Biennial," Newark, NJ
1985 DIANE BROWN GALLERY, "Drawings By Sculptors," New York, NY,
1985 GEORGE CISCLE GALLERY, "Discoveries and Disclosures," Baltimore, MD
1984 DIANE BROWN GALLERY, "Timely Objects," Inaugural Exhibition, New York, NY,
1983 SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, "International Arts Council Exhibit," Bronxville, NY
1983 BALTIMORE SCULPTURE Works in Public Sites, Mayor's Advisory Council on the Arts, Baltimore, MD
1983 COLBY SAWYER COLLEGE GALLERY, "Colby Sawyer College National Invitational", London, NH
1983 WASHINGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS, "Flatworks Non 3 D works by Sculptors" Washington, D.C.
1982 INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CONFERENCE, San Francisco, CA, "10 Washington Sculptors," curated by Howard Fox
1982 GRANTEES EXHIBITION, D.C. ARTS COMMISSION Washington, D.C., October November
1982 OSUNA GALLERY, "Gallery Stable Sculpture," Washington, D.C.
1981 MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, "Color Five New Views" photography, New York, NY
1980 HIRSHHORN MUSEUM, "Recent Acquisitions," Washington, D.C.
1979-80 First Western States Biennial Tour: DENVER ART MUSEUM, SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ARTS; SEATTLE ART MUSEUM, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERIACAN ART, Washington, D.C.
1979 HIRSHHORN MUSEUM, "Directions '79," curated by Howard Fox, Washington, D.C.
1978 HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM, Cornell University, "Cornell Then/Sculpture Now," Ithaca, NY
Large Scale Installations
THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, museum entrance, Phoenix, AZ 1997-
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Plattsburgh
DE CORDOVA MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Lincoln, (Boston) MA, 1997
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM SCULPTURE GARDEN, permanent collection, lower garden 1982-96
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK, New York City, 1997-8
PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, D.C., 1995 7, Large scale sculpture at museum entrance
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HEADQUARTERS, Washington, D.C., Spring 1983
Selected Public Collections
BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART, Baltimore, MD
BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART, University of Texas at Austin, TX
CITY OF BEIJING,CHINA, Olympic Park
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF ART, Pittsburgh, PA
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C.
DAYTON ART INSTITUE, Dayton, OH
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, Dallas, TX
DELAWARE MUSEUM OF ART, Wilmington, DE
DENVER ART MUSEUM, Gift of List Foundation, New York, NY
MR. & MRS. ROBERT LEVI FOUNDATION, Baltimore, MD
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON, Houston, TX
HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, Washington, D.C.
NEWARK MUSEUM OF ART, Newark, NJ
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, GULBENKIAN FOUNDATION, Lisbon, Portugal
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, Phoenix, AZ
THE ADIRONDACK MUSEUM, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, Washington, D.C.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, Art in Embassies / Bolivian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, Art in Embassies - permanent collections: Kingston, Jamaican; Katmandu, Nepal
Awards, Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships
2005 GOTTLIEB FOUNDATION, Individual Artist Grant
2002 POLLOCK-KRASNER Foundation Grant
1996 RESIDENT FELLOWSHIP, Casting Institute, Art Department, SUNY at Buffalo, NY
1994 DEVELOPMENT GRANT New York State Artists, Empire State Artists Alliance
1988 NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS , Individual Artist Fellowship
1986 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, Individual Artist fellowship SCULPTURE
1985 YADDO FELLOWSHIP, Saratoga Springs, New York, NY, July/August
1984 NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, Individual Artists Fellowship
1983 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS AWARD, University of Maryland
1981 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS, Individual Artist Fellowship
1981 CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS AWARD, University of Maryland
1980 LOUIS C. TIFFANY FOUNDATION INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP, Jurors: Suzanne Delehanty, Dimitri Hadzi, Lee Hall, and Marcia Tucker
1980 INDIVIDUAL ARTIST FELLOWSHIP (photography), Wyoming Council on the Arts
1979 Grants in aid. University of Wyoming, for work and study at Italy (Pietrasanta) Summer 1979
1978 Finalist for 1978-79 ROME PRIZE FELLOWSHIP IN SCULPTURE
1974-5 CORNELL GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN SCULPTURE
1973 BLOSSOM FESTIVAL SCHOOL OF ART, Full Scholarship in Sculpture, Kent Cleveland, OH
Recent Harcover Book Release
"Bones of the Earth, Spirit of the Land: The Sculpture of JOHN VAN ALSTINE", Essay by Nick Capasso,
interview by Glenn Harper, published by Editions ARIEL,
an imprint of Grayson Publishing, harD.C.over-96pages, release spring 2000
International Stone Sculpture Symposium
Kettering OH. United States representative. Other artists from Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and Spain, September 2002
Large Scale Outdoor Sculptural Commissions
2008 BEIJING OLYMPIC PARK, Commissioned by the city of Beijing
INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT, Indianapolis, IN, Large outdoor work at new terminal entrance
STATE UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA, Terre Haute, in progress, 2004-5
9/11 MEMORIAL - Kettering, OH. Build in conjunction with the Kettering International Stone Sculpt Symposium, 2002
NJ TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Light Rail Station. Hoboken, NJ, 2002-3
DULLES TRADE CENTER - for Buchanan Partners Inc. Washington, D.C. 2002
REED MEMORIAL, Harleysville, PA. 11 foot granite and bronze monument with solstice calendar 2002
JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE, funded by New Jersey State Council on the Arts. 1994
ARTERY PLAZA HEADQUARTERS, Bethesda, MD, for the Artery Organization Inc. ,1993 18' bronze and granite, Solstice Calendar.
DEMOCRACY PLAZA, Washington, D.C., for the Artery Organization Inc., 1988-89
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYZES, Super Computing Research Ctr., Washington, D.C., 1988-89
AUSTIN COLLEGE, Sherman, TX. Funded in part by the Texas Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts
OUTDOOR PUBLIC SCULPTURE, Billings, MT. Funded by American Linen Co., Burlington Northern Railroad, Ravenhust Corp., First Northwestern National Bank.
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE LUCK STONE CORPORATION, Richmond, VA, 1983
Selected Corporate Collections
Artery Organization, Bethesda, MD
Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, IL
Prudential Life Insurance, Newark, NJ
Mountain Bell, Denver, CO
Norwest Bank, Billings, MT
Peat Marwick Inc., Montvale, NJ
Rouse Company, Baltimore, MD
Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH
Gulf Co., Aspen, CO
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Washington, D.C.
Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, Tyson, VA
Deltec Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Buchanan Partners, Washington, D.C.
Hechinger Company, "Tools AS Art: The Hechinger Collection, Largo, Maryland
MCI Corporation East Coast Headquarters, Arlington ,VA