Tom Morandi

Sculptor

Copyright © 2024 Tom Morandi

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EDUCATION

  • M.F.A. in Sculpture, Ohio University, 1971
  • B.S. in Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1966

EMPLOYMENT

  • 2012 – Oregon State University, Professor of Art, Emeritus
  • 1989-2011 – Oregon State University, Professor of Art
  • 1986-1989 – Oregon State University, Assistant Professor of Art
  • 1971-1986 – Eastern Oregon State University, Professor of Art
  • 1977 – Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, Visiting Professor
  • 1969-1971 – Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Graduate Teaching Assistant, sculpture
  • 1968-1969 – Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Painting Instructor
  • 1968-1969 – Pittsburgh Public Schools, Art Instructor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MAJOR SCULPTURE COMMISSIONS

  • 2009 – Reser Stadium, Oregon State University Corvallis OR: Beaver Fans II
  • 2006 – Reser Stadium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR: Beaver Fans
  • 2005 – Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection, Portland, OR: Sun King II
  • 2004 – Lois and Leonard Schnitzer Collection, Portland, OR: Leonard’s Song
  • 2003 – Red Cedar Vineyards, Paso Robles, CA: Fountain
  • 1998 – Morrison Park, City of Aberdeen, WA: The Workers
  • 1995 – Human Resources Building, Capitol Mall, Salem, OR: The Rest of Us
  • 1992 – Eastern Oregon State College, La Grand, OR: The Audience
  • 1986 – Clark County Skill Center, Vancouver, WA Arch
  • 1985 – Portland State University, Portland, OR: Yankee Champion
  • 1984 – Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection, Portland, OR, Linchpin
  • 1983 – University of Portland, Portland, OR: Jacknife Landscape II
  • 1979 – City of Lynnwood Public Art Collection, Civic Campus, Lynnwood, Washington
  • 1979 – Sprague Fountain, In Collaboration with Weltzin Blix. Capitol Mall, Salem, OR
  • 1976 – State of Oregon, (Capitol Building), Salem, Oregon: November Sprinter
  • 1974 – City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA: Sun King
  • 1972 – Mellon Park, Pittsburgh, Pa Untitled

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (Selected)

  • Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Rainier Bank, Seattle, Washington
  • Western Bancorporation, Los Angeles, California
  • United States Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Alcoa Aluminum, Cleveland, Ohio
  • U.S. Bank, Portland, Oregon
  • Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Georgia Pacific, Atlanta, Georgia
  • University of North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS

International

  • 1989-1992 – “Passion Du Christ,” a multinational exhibition, curated by M. Gilbert Delaine, President of the Dunkerque Museum of Contemporary Art, France.  Opened at the Vatican Museum in Rome on March 26 and traveled to museums in eighteen world capitals over 36 months. (Bound Catalog)

National

  • 2009 – Reser Stadium, Oregon State University(Commission Award): Beaver Fans II
  • 2006 – Reser Stadium, Oregon State University (Commission Award): Beaver Fans I
  • 1995 – Department of Human Resources, Salem, OR (Commission Award): The Rest of Us
  • 1991 – Eastern Oregon State University, La Grande, OR (Commission Award): The Audience
  • 1987 – National Sculpture Exhibition, (Invitational) Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1986 – Clark County Skill Center, Vancouver, WA (Commission Award)
  • 1985 – Portland State University, Portland, OR (Commission Award): Yankee Champion
  • 1979 – Sprague Memorial Fountain, Capitol Mall, Salem, OR (Collaborative piece with Weltzin Blix), (Commission Award)
  • 1974 – City of Tacoma, WA (Commission Award): Sun King
  • 1974 – United States Steel Invitational Sculpture Competition (Finalist)
  • 1970 – National Invitational Printmakers’ Exhibition, University of North Carolina, (Purchase Award)

Regional

  • 1998 – Timber Workers Memorial, City of Aberdeen, WA (Commission Award): The Workers
  • 1994 – Focus on Fire: Art & Architecture in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. Traveling to cities throughout the United States
  • 1989 – Drawing Power (Invitational), Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1986 – Art and Technology (Invitational), Clark College, Vancouver, WA
  • 1984 – 7 Northwest Artists, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1983 – 10 Northwest Artists, Brentwood Gallery, St Louis, MO
  • 1983 – Functional Art: Northwest Region-American Association of Interior Designers, Seattle, WA
  • 1982 – Contemporary Northwest Art, Squibb Museum, Princeton, NJ
  • 1982,86 – Group Show (Selected Artists), Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR
  • 1978,79,80,81 – Artquake, (Invited Exhibitor), Portland, OR
  • 1975,76,77,80,81 – Sculpture Invitaional, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1977 – City of Spokane Sculpture Invitational, Exposition Center, Spokane, WA
  • 1976 – Capitol Building Sculpture Competition (Invitational), Salem, OR (Commission Award): November Sprinter
  • 1976 – Northwest Sculpture (Invitational), Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
  • 1976 – Whitman College Invitational, Walla Walla, WA
  • 1974 – Salem Civic Center Invitational Sculpture Competition, Salem, OR (Finalist)
  • 1974 – Sculpture for Public Places (Invitational), Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
  • 1973 – 10 Oregon Artists, Pacific Northwest Arts Center, Seattle, WA
  • 1973 – Carnegie Library Sculpture Competition, Pittsburgh, PA (Commission Award)
  • 1971 – Invitational Exhibition, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1969,70,71 – Regional Invitational Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Westmoreland County Art Museum, Greensburg, PA
  • 1970 – Group A (Guest Exhibitor), Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1970,71 – Appalachian Corridors Regional Exhibition, Charleston, WV
  • 1969,70 – Society of Sculptors Annual Show, (Jury Award), Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1967,68,69,70 – Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA (Purchase Award, 1969)
  • 1969 – Pennsylvania Artists and Craftsmen Exhibition, William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, PA

Local

  • 1990 – Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Center, Portland, OR
  • 1987 – Biennial Sculpture Symposium (Invited Exhibitor), Maude Kearns Arts Center, Eugene, OR
  • 1987 – Artists Who Teach (Invited Exhibitor), Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR
  • 1986 – Artists of Eastern Oregon, Traveling Exhibition
  • 1986 – Artists Who Teach (Invited Exhibitor), Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
  • 1985 – Timberline Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Mount Hood, OR
  • 1983 – Oregon Sculptors Invitational, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
  • 1980,81 – Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, University of Portland, Portland, OR (Purchase Award, 1980)
  • 1974 – Sculptors of Oregon Invitational, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (in concert with the International Sculpture Symposium)
  • 1973 – Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
  • 1972,73 – Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
  • 1969,71,87 – Annual Festival Invitational Exhibition, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR (2 Jury Awards)
  • 1968,69,70 – Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual Show, Pittsburgh, PA (Jury Award)
  • 1970 – The President’s Show, Ohio University, Athens, OH

SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

  • 1988 – Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA, June 1988
  • 1987 – Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, February 1987
  • 1985 – Littman Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR, September 1985
  • 1984 – Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR, May 1984
  • 1983 – Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR, May 1983
  • 1982 – Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA, May 1982
  • 1982 – Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA, May 1982
  • 1980 – University of Portland, Portland, OR, June 1980
  • 1980 – Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, May 1980
  • 1977 – Willamette University, Salem, OR, November 1977
  • 1976 – Lane Community College, Eugene, OR, May 1976
  • 1976 – Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, April 1976
  • 1972 – Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, January 1972

PUBLICATIONS

  • Tacoma Daily Index Todd Matthews, June 26, 2014, “Sun King Reigns: tacoma, Morandi mark sculpture’s return”
  • Tacoma Weekly: Arts and Entertainment, Dave R. Davison, July 12, 2014, The Return of “Sun King”
  • Tacoma Arts, June 30, 2014, “Sun King reigns again”
  • Writing About Art, 2nd edition, Henry Sayre, 1995, pp. 22-23.
  • World of Art, Henry Sayre, 1993, Prentice Hall, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions, pp. 288-289.
  • Journal of Oregon Humanities, Winter 1993, “The State of the Art,” Henry Sayre, pp. 33-34
  • Sculpture: Technique – Form – Content, Arthur Williams, January 1989, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, pp. 102, 105.
  • La Passion De Dunkerque, Maurice Zundel, 1989, Bas De Casse, p. 121.
  • Ll’ Giornale Dell’Arte, September 1989, “Frohnmayer, Il Nuovo Yomo Del National Endowment,” Elizabeth Kastor, p. 2.
  • Art, Search, and Self Discovery, Ian James Schinneller, revised edition, November 1988, Davis Publications, pp. 38, 154.
  • International Sculpture Magazine, Karen Ritter, September/October 1988, Commissions column, p. 24.
  • Sunset Magazine, July 1987, “A Walking Tour of Portland’s Sculpture,” Cheryl McLean, p. 56.
  • 50 Northwest Artists, Bruce Guenther, 1983, Chronicle Books, pp. 86-87.
  • Spectrum Magazine, March 1978, “Oregon’s 1% Program,” Richard Baker, p. 19.

INVITED TALKS

  • Lecture in conjunction with the dedication of “Sun King”, Tacoma, WA, 2014
  • Lecture in conjunction with the dedication of “The Workers”, Aberdeen, WA, 1998
  • Lecture in conjunction with the 1992 RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  • Visiting Artist, “The Small Object,” a two week residency, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, June 1988
  • Visiting Lecturer, “10 Years of Monumental Sculpture,” Pacific Northwest School of Art, Portland, Oregon, October 1986
  • Visiting Lecturer, slide lecture on the design, fabrication and installation of Yankee Champion, a major outdoor work sited on P.S.U.’s campus, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, October 1986
  • Visiting Lecturer, “The Trancendent Object,” Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon, May 1983
  • Artist-in-Residence, a four week residency, Crook County High School, Prineville, Oregon, 1983
  • Visiting Lecturer, “Adapting Industrial Casting Processes to the Studio,” a one week residency, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington, May 1982
  • Parallel Program Speaker, “Top Fed Spruing Procedure for Oil-Alkyd Resin Sand Molds,” 12th International Sculpture Conference, Oakland, California, July 1982
  • Visiting Lecturer, “Practical Concerns of the Studio Artist,” a two day lecture/workshop, University of Idaho, for Idaho Commission on the Arts, October 1979
  • Visiting Lecturer, “The Art Citizen,” on the interaction between artists and the general public, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, October 1978
  • Visiting Lecturer, “The Artist as Bureaucrat,” convocation speaker, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, September 1978
  • Visiting Artist, a one year residency, Lane Community College, 1977

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Oregon Arts Commission, Public Art Advisory Committee, 2009-2014
  • Oregon Arts Commission, Percent for Art Committee, Weatherford Hall, OSU, 2005
  • Oregon Arts Commission, Grants Committee Member, 1987
  • Artist’s Survival Conference, (state-wide tour) Oregon Arts Commission.  Panel Member 1977-78
  • Regional Exhibitions Juror, 1975-85 (Oregon, Washington, Idaho)