Foster WIlley Jr.
607 22nd Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-782-8629
fosterwilley@earthlink.net
www.fosterwilley.com
COMMISSIONS
2006 CENTRAL AVENUE CONTEMPORARY STELAE, cast concrete, bronze, & terra cotta
10' tall with seating, releif sculpture depicting the history of the neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
2005 RESONANCE, Female nude torso,life size bronze
Private commission, Pat & Lisa Dezner, Minneapolis, MN
2004 ANNUNCIATION, Bronze, religious sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary, seven feet tall,
Located at main entry. facilitation by Bohemiawerks, Church of the Annunciation, Minneapolis, MN
2004 CENTRIFUGE, Bronze, monumental abstract sculpture with water feature for Nicollet Commons Park Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Architects, Burnsville, MN
2003 FISH & FROGS, Bronze elements for water wall at Nicollet Commons Park
Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Architects, Burnsville, MN
2002 AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE, stone carving: gargoyles for porch restoration
Architect: Aaron Parker & Associates, Minneapolis, MN
1999 BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, Stone Carvings, two carved busts in Alabaster 3/4 life size
Private commission: Paul Dorn , Minneapolis, MN
1998 ASCENDING RHYTHM, Bronze & Resin, abstract relief sculpture 10 ft tall, for atrium
Ames Business Center, Burnsville, MN
1998 4TH AVE. S. BRIDGE PROJECT, Cast Concrete, commissioned by the City of Minneapolis
Sculpt & cast 50 life size portraits of community leaders past and present, faces blend with rock
pattern of new bridge along midtown greenway , Minneapolis, MN
1994 COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAITS, Bronze, Alvin and Emily Tedrow Little, Challenger Learning
Center, Kalamazoo Public Museum, Kalamazoo, MI
1987 THE RESURRECTION, Mahogany, Woodcarving 9 ft tall
St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MI
1986 SEATED FIGURE, Welded Steel, entry way sculpture,
Gantos Corporation Headquarters, Grand Rapids, MI 1986
COMPETITIONS / CONSULTING
2006 JACKSON SQ. PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, public art competition, Minneapolis Art in Public Places
2005 WATERFORD DEVELOPMENT, Eau Claire, WI
Finalist, public art sculpture competition
2004 ST. PAUL PUBLIC ART, St. Paul, MN
Planning committee for Stone Carving Symposium / 2006
2001 ST. LOUIS PARK TOWN GREEN PROJECT / FORECAST, St. Louis Park, MN
Selected as artist design consultant for development of urban center
2001 MARCY-HOLMES NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission
2000 KIRCHBAK GARDENS / FORECAST PUBLIC ARTWORKS, Richfield, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition
1998 COLUMBIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, NE Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission
1991 HERMANN MONUMENT LION COMPETITION, New Ulm, MN
Model selected to complete 1897 monument listed in the National Register of Historic Place
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
1988 – 2003 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN / Ornamental Specialties
2001 - 2003 GRUPPO, Minneapolis, MN, Architectural Metals/Graphics
1993 ANDREW LEICESTER STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Castle of Perseverance, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NB,
co-design & fabricate all sculpted ornamentation in terra cotta
1992 project: The Zanja Madre Los Angeles, CA,
fabricate sculpted ornamentation in bronze & terra cotta
1995 DOUG FREEMAN SCULPTURE STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Lucky Seven Gods of Japan, Akabani Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
fabricate rubber molds for bronze
Foster Willey Jr. / 607 22nd. Ave NE, Mpls, MN 55418 / 612-782-8629
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS
2005 WHAT IS PUBLIC ART, Invitational Exhibition, CVA Gallery
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN 55102
2004 UPPER MIDWEST SCULPTURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391
2003 THE FIGURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391
2002 MINNESOTA BIENNIAL 2002, Minnesota Museum of American Art
505 Landmark Center, 75 West 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
2002 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Premier Gallery, 141 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
2000 ART JONES GREATEST HITS 2000
Art Jones Gallery, 1113 East Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
1998 TRANSITIONAL FIGURE / PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN 55418
1997 EROTICA, Group Show
The Space Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 55418
1995 NECESSARY DIFFERENCES, Group Show
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, U of MN Minneapolis, MN
1994 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis • Honorable Mention
1991 GROUP SHOW, Juried Exhibition
Artifax Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1990 PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
1987 5TH ANNUAL SW MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Honorable Mention
1986 PAINTING AND SMALL SCULPTURE COMPETITION
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI • Second Place, Painting
1986 NEW PERSPECTIVES – THE HUMAN FIGURE
Group Show, C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon, MI
1981 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Best of Show
ART RELATED
2005 MCKNIGHT / FORCAST PUBLICATION ,"You are Here, exploring art in the suburbs"
CENTRIFUGE is listed in Burnsville's Heart of the City developement.
2004 MINN. CONCRETE & MASONARY CONTRACTORS ASSN.
Award of Excellence, American Swedish Institute restoration, stone carving
1998 CUE AWARD, Fourth Avenue Bridge / sculptor, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment
1996 CUE AWARD, Art-A-Whirl planning committee, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment
1996 NORTH EAST MINNEAPOLIS ARTS ASSOCIATION
ART-A-WHIRL, Board of Directors 98-99
1981 – 1987 KINDEL FURNITURE COMPANY, Hand Carver
Grand Rapids, MI
TEACHING
2002 - MINNETONKA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Wayzata, MN
Figurative Sculpture & Bronze Casting
EDUCATION
1984 – 1985 Grand Valley State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Allendale, M I, • Painting and Sculpture
1980 – 1981 The Naguib School of Sculpture, Chicago, IL
Traditional Figurative Sculpture
1983 – 1984 Kendall School of Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Fine Arts Major
Minneapolis, MN 55418
Phone: 612-782-8629 Cell:
fosterwilley@earthlink.net
Email this link to family and friends (direct gallery access):
http://www.mnsculptors.com/foster.willey
Visit the artist's website:
www.fosterwilley.com
607 22nd Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-782-8629
fosterwilley@earthlink.net
www.fosterwilley.com
COMMISSIONS
2006 CENTRAL AVENUE CONTEMPORARY STELAE, cast concrete, bronze, & terra cotta
10' tall with seating, releif sculpture depicting the history of the neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
2005 RESONANCE, Female nude torso,life size bronze
Private commission, Pat & Lisa Dezner, Minneapolis, MN
2004 ANNUNCIATION, Bronze, religious sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary, seven feet tall,
Located at main entry. facilitation by Bohemiawerks, Church of the Annunciation, Minneapolis, MN
2004 CENTRIFUGE, Bronze, monumental abstract sculpture with water feature for Nicollet Commons Park Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Architects, Burnsville, MN
2003 FISH & FROGS, Bronze elements for water wall at Nicollet Commons Park
Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban, Architects, Burnsville, MN
2002 AMERICAN SWEDISH INSTITUTE, stone carving: gargoyles for porch restoration
Architect: Aaron Parker & Associates, Minneapolis, MN
1999 BROTHERS KARAMAZOV, Stone Carvings, two carved busts in Alabaster 3/4 life size
Private commission: Paul Dorn , Minneapolis, MN
1998 ASCENDING RHYTHM, Bronze & Resin, abstract relief sculpture 10 ft tall, for atrium
Ames Business Center, Burnsville, MN
1998 4TH AVE. S. BRIDGE PROJECT, Cast Concrete, commissioned by the City of Minneapolis
Sculpt & cast 50 life size portraits of community leaders past and present, faces blend with rock
pattern of new bridge along midtown greenway , Minneapolis, MN
1994 COMMEMORATIVE PORTRAITS, Bronze, Alvin and Emily Tedrow Little, Challenger Learning
Center, Kalamazoo Public Museum, Kalamazoo, MI
1987 THE RESURRECTION, Mahogany, Woodcarving 9 ft tall
St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MI
1986 SEATED FIGURE, Welded Steel, entry way sculpture,
Gantos Corporation Headquarters, Grand Rapids, MI 1986
COMPETITIONS / CONSULTING
2006 JACKSON SQ. PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, public art competition, Minneapolis Art in Public Places
2005 WATERFORD DEVELOPMENT, Eau Claire, WI
Finalist, public art sculpture competition
2004 ST. PAUL PUBLIC ART, St. Paul, MN
Planning committee for Stone Carving Symposium / 2006
2001 ST. LOUIS PARK TOWN GREEN PROJECT / FORECAST, St. Louis Park, MN
Selected as artist design consultant for development of urban center
2001 MARCY-HOLMES NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission
2000 KIRCHBAK GARDENS / FORECAST PUBLIC ARTWORKS, Richfield, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition
1998 COLUMBIA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD GATEWAY PROJECT, NE Minneapolis, MN
Finalist, sculpture competition, Minneapolis Arts Commission
1991 HERMANN MONUMENT LION COMPETITION, New Ulm, MN
Model selected to complete 1897 monument listed in the National Register of Historic Place
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
1988 – 2003 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN / Ornamental Specialties
2001 - 2003 GRUPPO, Minneapolis, MN, Architectural Metals/Graphics
1993 ANDREW LEICESTER STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Castle of Perseverance, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NB,
co-design & fabricate all sculpted ornamentation in terra cotta
1992 project: The Zanja Madre Los Angeles, CA,
fabricate sculpted ornamentation in bronze & terra cotta
1995 DOUG FREEMAN SCULPTURE STUDIO, Minneapolis, MN
project: Lucky Seven Gods of Japan, Akabani Plaza, Tokyo, Japan
fabricate rubber molds for bronze
Foster Willey Jr. / 607 22nd. Ave NE, Mpls, MN 55418 / 612-782-8629
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS
2005 WHAT IS PUBLIC ART, Invitational Exhibition, CVA Gallery
College of Visual Arts, St. Paul, MN 55102
2004 UPPER MIDWEST SCULPTURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391
2003 THE FIGURE SHOW, Juried Exhibition, Laura H. Miles Gallery
Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN 55391
2002 MINNESOTA BIENNIAL 2002, Minnesota Museum of American Art
505 Landmark Center, 75 West 5th St., St. Paul, MN 55102
2002 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Premier Gallery, 141 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
2000 ART JONES GREATEST HITS 2000
Art Jones Gallery, 1113 East Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
1998 TRANSITIONAL FIGURE / PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN 55418
1997 EROTICA, Group Show
The Space Gallery, Minneapolis, MN 55418
1995 NECESSARY DIFFERENCES, Group Show
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, U of MN Minneapolis, MN
1994 SOCIETY OF MN SCULPTORS, Group Show
Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis • Honorable Mention
1991 GROUP SHOW, Juried Exhibition
Artifax Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
1990 PAINTING & SCULPTURE, Solo Exhibition
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
1987 5TH ANNUAL SW MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Honorable Mention
1986 PAINTING AND SMALL SCULPTURE COMPETITION
Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI • Second Place, Painting
1986 NEW PERSPECTIVES – THE HUMAN FIGURE
Group Show, C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon, MI
1981 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI • Best of Show
ART RELATED
2005 MCKNIGHT / FORCAST PUBLICATION ,"You are Here, exploring art in the suburbs"
CENTRIFUGE is listed in Burnsville's Heart of the City developement.
2004 MINN. CONCRETE & MASONARY CONTRACTORS ASSN.
Award of Excellence, American Swedish Institute restoration, stone carving
1998 CUE AWARD, Fourth Avenue Bridge / sculptor, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment
1996 CUE AWARD, Art-A-Whirl planning committee, presented by
the Mpls. Committee on Urban Environment
1996 NORTH EAST MINNEAPOLIS ARTS ASSOCIATION
ART-A-WHIRL, Board of Directors 98-99
1981 – 1987 KINDEL FURNITURE COMPANY, Hand Carver
Grand Rapids, MI
TEACHING
2002 - MINNETONKA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Wayzata, MN
Figurative Sculpture & Bronze Casting
EDUCATION
1984 – 1985 Grand Valley State University, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Allendale, M I, • Painting and Sculpture
1980 – 1981 The Naguib School of Sculpture, Chicago, IL
Traditional Figurative Sculpture
1983 – 1984 Kendall School of Design, Grand Rapids, MI
Fine Arts Major
contact:
foster willey jr.
607 22nd Ave NEMinneapolis, MN 55418
Phone: 612-782-8629 Cell:
fosterwilley@earthlink.net
Email this link to family and friends (direct gallery access):
http://www.mnsculptors.com/foster.willey
Visit the artist's website:
www.fosterwilley.com