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Biography
Frank Morbillo creates elegant abstract sculpture that evokes the movement of change as defined by entropy. The slow, but dramatic, effects of time on organic elements is also a recurring theme. He explores movement in his Dancers series, catching a dynamic attitude, yet avoiding literal or sentimental description. His mastery of the materials is apparent in his steel or stainless steel and bronze work. In these, he often combines patinaed fabricated steel with cast bronze in an original process. The resulting parabolas of smooth, earth-toned, steel surfaces juxtaposed against reticulated cast bronze in a contrasting green patina are unique to his work.
Morbillo sees function as an integrated element of art. His bold water sculptures are a deliberate reflection on yet another of nature's elements and his sculptural furniture pieces command the space they occupy with equal verve.
Curriculum Vitae
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS and COMMISSIONS:
2009 Avalon Bay Communities Commission, 16' Lumina Trio, Union City CA.
Preston Contemporary Art Center, Artist Dialog, Mesilla NM
Bresnik Commission, 5'6” Twist Fountain, Oakland CA
Craighead Green Gallery, Group Show, March 2009, Dallas TX.
2008 Miniatures And More, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque NM
Preston Contemporary Art Center, Fall Exhibit, Mesilla NM
Oil and Water Exhibit, Sculpture Ranch, Santa Fe NM
Creations in Metal, The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos NM.
Hosokawa Commission – 22’ Dance Partners Fountain, Great Barrington, MA
2007 Big Ideas, Small Works Exhibit, Sculpturesite Gallery San Francisco CA.
SOFA Chicago, represented by Sculpturesite Gallery San Francisco CA.
One Person Show, Deloney Newkirk Galleries, Santa Fe NM
Craighead Green Gallery , Dallas TX, Three Person Show
Alfred University, Alfred NY, Breaking The Mold Show
NM Sculptors Guild at the Sculpture Ranch, Santa Fe NM
Introductions North, Denton Arts Council, Denton TX
Lennar Communities Commission, Palm Springs CA.
2006 Remmi Fine Art, Denver CO. – Sculptor and Painter show
Deloney Newkirk, Santa Fe NM – one person show
2005 Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe NM – Toy Show, November 2005
Sculpturesite Gallery – San Francisco, Opening Exhibit
Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe NM - Featured Artist, May 2005
Museum of New Mexico Lecture Series – The Making Of Monuments In Bronze.
Waldorf, Fountain Commission – Santa Rosa California
Solomon, Fountain and Bench Commission – Knoxville Tennessee.
2004 A New Leaf Gallery ‘Water Works 2004”
Lumina Gallery North – Featured Artist Spring 2004
Sculpture Ranch – “Manifesto 04”, Scenario - A site-specific installation
2003 Opening exhibition, 18’ stainless “Dance Partners” Lumina Gallery North Taos New Mexico. 2002 “In the Round: Sculpture at the Roundhouse,” Governor’s Gallery, New Mexico State Capitol. Co-sponsored by the New Mexico Sculptors’ Guild and the Capitol Art Foundation. 2002 10’ bronze “Healing Partners,” New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2001 9’ bronze “Dancing Curves,” Appleton Public Library, Appleton, Wisconsin 2000 10’ stainless steel “Nocera Trio” Tampa FL 1999 16’ stainless steel piece for Northwestern Mutual Life, Dallas Selected group exhibitions 2003 “Inside Out” New Mexico Sculptors Guild Show
2003 Furniture Show, Shidoni Arts Gallery, New Mexico
2002 “Sculpture, NOW,” inaugural sculpture invitational, The Sculpture-Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001 “30th Anniversary Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Sit On Art,” invitational furniture show, and “Water Visions 2001,” sculptural fountains show, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2000 Shidoni Craft Gallery , Grand Opening
A New Leaf Gallery, Ten Year Anniversary Show, Berkeley, CA
1999 Cheekwood Museum and Botanical Gardens, Grand Opening, Nashville, TN
Karen Newby Gallery, Tubac AZ
Paseo Sculpture Show, Palm Springs CA
“Earth Works,” site-specific show combining visual art and nature; Santa Fe, NM
1998 “Bronze Age ’98,” sculpture show, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1997 Grand Opening Show, Ridhwan Sculpture Garden in Taos, NM
“Water Visions ’97,” A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1996 "25th Anniversary Outdoor Sculpture Show," Shidoni Gallery
"Water Visions '96," A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
"Furniture Show," A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1995 Two-artist exhibit, Shidoni Contemporary Gallery
Group show, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Opening Exhibit, Cynthia Woody Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
1994 Seventh Annual Shrine Show, Santa Fe, NM
Shidoni Gallery "Old Media, New Ways"
Exhibit at the Westin, outdoor sculpture show, Westin Mission Hills and
Valerie Miller Fine Art, Rancho Mirage, CA
1993 Solo exhibit, Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, NM
"Los Alamos Shows Shidoni," outdoor exhibition in City of Los Alamos
"Furniture as Art," Shidoni Galleries Invitational
Sixth Annual Shrine Show, Santa Fe, NM
1992 Solo exhibit, Perry-House Galleries, Alexandria, VA
"Death and Taxes" Shidoni Galleries Invitational, NM
1991 Solo exhibit, Shidoni Contemporary, NM
"Japan Contemporary Crafts-Art Show," Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art
Two artist show, Elaine Horowitch Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
"Best of Scottsdale," Elaine Horowitch Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
1990 Art Los Angeles, Expo '90, represented by Shidoni Contemporary Gallery
"Japan Contemporary Crafts-Art Show, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Best of Scottsdale," Elaine Horowitch Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ
Chicago Art Expo (Navy Pier Show), represented by Elaine Horowitch Galleries
Third Annual Shrine Art Show, Santa Fe, NM
1989 Group show, Shidoni Galleries
Chicago Art Expo (Navy Pier Show), represented by Elaine Horowitch Galleries
"Artists' Takes on Architecture," Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Second Annual Shrine Art Show, Santa Fe, NM
Judy Sanders Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Color and Form," Elaine Horowitch Galleries, Palm Springs, CA
City of Palm Springs Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, CA
Broadhollow House Showcase, Brookville, Long Island, NY
Vail Valley Foundation Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Vail, CO
Furniture Show, Kyle Belding Gallery, Denver, CO
The Woodlot Gallery, Wisconsin
1988 New Artists Exhibition, Shidoni Contemporary, NM
Santa Fe Community College Opening Display, Santa Fe, NM
Solo Sculpture Exhibit, Kyle Belding Gallery, Denver, CO
Eve Cohen Gallery, Chicago, IL
Summersett Gallery, Melville, NY
1987 Toy Art Show, Shidoni, NM
"Open House Fragments," Shidoni Gardens Installation Project
Outdoor Contemporary Installation, Norman, OK
Lubbock Arts Festival, Lubbock, TX
1986 Solo exhibit, Shidoni, NM
Wright Gallery, Dallas, TX
12th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, Shidoni Gardens, NM
Plaza of the Americas 3rd Annual Show, Dallas, TX
1985 11th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show, Shidoni Gardens, NM
Group exhibit, Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM
1984 Sheraton Hotel, opening exhibition, Missoula, MT
Town Square Gallery, Anchorage, AK
UC Center Gallery, University of Montana
People's Republic of China Exchange Exhibition, Zhejiang Academy
of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana Education MFA Sculpture, University of Montana, Missoula, 1984
BFA, Alfred University, New York, 1980
Special study projects (Steel and Concrete), Stony Brook University, NY, 1981-82.
Statement
"I grew up in New York, so its architectural experience has stayed with me. For the past fifteen years, however, the landscapes of Montana and New Mexico have been the overriding influence in my work. The contrasts and textures of these landscapes have had a profound effect on me."
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