My first major bronze, The Gymnast, completed in 2001 was featured on the invitation to the 2002 Minnesota Sculptors show in Minneapolis' Premier Gallery and the piece also received the shows highest honor. The Gymnast is in private collections in Chicago and Phoenix.
Also in 2002, a jury from the New York based National Sculpture Society selected my second bronze, titled Free Fall, to appear in their Sports Sculpture show in Manhattan. I was one of 41 contemporary American sculptors to be represented in the national exhibition. In the spring of 2003, Free Fall was featured on the invitation to the Highlights & Shadows sculpture show at the Art Resources Gallery in International Market Square. Through that show, the sculpture received the ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Choice Award.
MY third work titled Seeking Center is a half-life sized male figure seeking balance on a ball. It is being cast in an addition of 5. The first casting is part of a private collection in Minneapolis. The second is now in a Phoenix collection.
In June 2006, I completed a commission for the Minakahda Club of Minenapolis. The bronze of H.G. Legg, a renowned Minneapolis amateur champion, is displayed in the clubhouse. In 2006 a private commission was cast for private residences in Chicago and Thailand.
In 2014 I was one of 48 sculptors selected to exhibit at the National Sculpture Society's 81st Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens, Pawneys Island, South Carolina. The Annual Exhibition is the NSS's most popular show with offers multiple cash awards. My small, yet powerful piece Solo Dancewas juried into the exhibition for display at the country's largest figurative sculpture park.
Most recently, Balance, a tall classical figure balancing on a polished bronze ball, won Best in Show at the 2015 Society of Minnesota Sculptors exhibition in the Great Hall of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.
The Archer was selected as a Spotlight Artist Piece in the Saint Paul Art Crawl and put on special exhibition at the Schmidt Brewery Landmark Galleryin 2017. Morning received the 2nd Place Ribbon in the 2018 Society of Minnesota Sculptors Awards Exhibition held at the Phipps Center for the Arts.
Since the casting of my first bronze sculpture I have rapidly achieved professional and public recognition for the powerful design sense of my figurative bronzes. I am a member of the National Sculpture Society and presently serve as the President of the Society of Minnesota Sculptors.
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thomas zahn
807 Holly Ave.Saint Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-227-9989 Cell: 651-494-8795
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