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Greg Wyatt

Closeup of Peace Fountain (1985)

Greg Wyatt is an American representational sculptor who works primarily in cast bronze,[1] and is the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City.[2]

Wyatt was born in Nyack, New York and raised in Grand View-on-Hudson, New York. His father was William Stanley Wyatt, a painter and professor of fine arts at Columbia University, Rockland Community College and the City College of New York.[1] Greg Wyatt graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History.[1] He also attended the National Academy of Design for three years, where he studied figurative sculpture, and received his certificate in sculpture, and earned a master's degree in Ceramic Arts from Columbia Teachers College in 1974.[1] Wyatt has taught at New York University and at Jersey City State College.[3][4] He is currently a member of the Board of Directors at The American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is also a member of the Board at Brookgreen Gardens.

Wyatt bases his work on the philosophy of "spiritual realism,"[4] merging realistic images and abstract masses of form, space and energy.[5] Professor Sir Stanley Wells, a renowned Shakespearian scholar and emeritus chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, says, "I compare Wyatt to Rodin. He's that good."[6] "Wyatt emulates the sculpture of the western world with contemporary vision."[3] His works have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard University, and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, among other institutions and collections,[5] and can be seen in more than 20 public spaces in cities from New York to Beijing.

Wyatt has made many corporate commissions, including a bronze statue of J.C. Penney founder James Cash Penney which weighs 3 tons and cost $250,000.[6]

Notable works

Corporate Collections

EXHIBITIONS

References

Notes

Columbia College Today https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/summer16/article/scholarly-artist

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bio" Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine on the artist's website
  2. ^ "Columbia College Today". Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  3. ^ a b c The Sculpture Garden – Hofstra University Museum – Hofstra University
  4. ^ a b "The Art Students League of New York | Instructor Bio". Archived from the original on 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  5. ^ a b "Press Release". Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  6. ^ a b Copetas, A. Craig. ""Naked Women Lose Out to Stuffed Shark in $20 Billion Art Market" Bloomberg.com (March 23, 2005)
  7. ^ Pate, Amy and Fox, Beth. "Signature Sculpture Unveiled" Vanderbilt Register (June 5, 2000)
  8. ^ "The Shakespeare Sculptures by Greg Wyatt"[permanent dead link] on the Folger Shakespeare Library website

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