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RESUME JOSHUA WIENER (303) 908-2396 www.joshuawiener.com PUBLIC COMMISSIONS 2021 Tribune Building Project, Incourage Community Foundation - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 2020 Tradewinds Park Stables & Farm - Coconut Creek, Florida 2020 Eastside Regional Park Roundabout - El Paso, TX 2019 Lake Linganore at Eaglehead Roundabout (steel & lights) - Linganore, Maryland 2019 Turkey Creek Streamway Park Trail (stone & steel) - Merriam, Kansas 2019 Enterprise Business Center at Stapleton (stone & steel & lights) - Denver, Colorado 2019 Flood Recovery Project (aluminum, steel & stone) - Longmont, Colorado 2018 Second Creek Recreation Center (aluminum, steel, lights, earth) - Commerce City, Colorado 2018 Lafayette Gateway at Fairmount Park (stone & steel) - Norfolk, Virginia 2018 Plano Portal Project, Downtown Plano Arts District (aluminum & lights) - Plano, Texas 2017 Axis at Westminster (steel) - Westminster, Colorado 2016 James Riverfront Revitalization (core-ten steel) - Richmond, Virginia 2016 Harold Bacchus Community Park (aluminum) - Frisco, Texas 2015 Northside Regional Park at Rillito Regional Park (aluminum) - Tucson, Arizona 2015 23rd Avenue and 10th Street Triangle Median (design team & sculpture/stone & aluminum) - Greeley, Colorado 2015 Quinn’s Junction/Highway 248 (aluminum) - Park City, Utah 2015 City of Boulder/RTD Boulder Transit Village, (lights & aluminum), with Martin Mosko of Marpa - Boulder, Colorado 2015 Gladstone Downtown Village (stone & aluminum & lights) - Gladstone, Missouri 2014 Kingsley and First Street Rain Garden (sculpture & design team) - Ann Arbor, Michigan 2014 Downtown Rawlins, “Building Community Energy with Public Art” (aluminum) - Rawlins, Wyoming 2014 RTD/West Rail Line - Perry Station (stone & steel & lights) - Denver, Colorado 2014 RTD/West Rail Line - Oak Station (aluminum & steel) - Denver, Colorado 2014 Fairfax Park (aluminum & stainless steel) - Commerce City, Colorado 2013 Homestead Park and Open Space (aluminum) - Greeley, Colorado 2013 Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy (stone & steel) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2013 Community Gardens at Meadow Park (stone & steel & living) - San Luis Obispo, California 2013 RTD Light Rail Station at Decatur St./Federal Blvd (steel & lights) - Denver, Colorado 2013 Hudson Gardens (steel) - Littleton, Colorado 2012 Florida Road Roundabout, USA Pro Cycling Commemoration (steel) - Durango, Colorado 2011 Village of Palmetto Bay Roundabout - Palmetto Bay, Florida (bronze, lights, concrete & water feature) 2011 Carson Nature Center/South Platte Park (steel, stone, living -gates) - Littleton, Colorado 2010 Denver Urban Gardens (SCFD GRANT, living sculpture) - Denver, Colorado 2010 Juanita Beach Park (stone, plants, water/living sculpture) - Kirkland, Washington 2010 172nd Avenue Roundabout (stone and steel/gateway & sign) - Happy Valley, Oregon 2008 (Artist for) Governor’s Excellence in Renewable Energy Award (stone & steel) - Denver, Colorado 2008 Mid Town Redevelopment Project - Longmont, Colorado (Designs) 2007 Maher Ranch, Gemstone Park (stone) - Castle Rock, Colorado (Sculpture 2) 2006 Maher Ranch, Gemstone Park - Castle Rock, Colorado (Design Team) 2006 Maher Ranch, Gemstone Park (stone) - Castle Rock, Colorado (Sculpture 1) 2006 (3) Community Park (stone) - Broomfield, Colorado 2006 (2) Community Park (stone) - Broomfield, Colorado 2006 (1) Community Park (stone) - Broomfield, Colorado 2005 Founders’ Park (marble, granite, concrete) - Wheat Ridge, Colorado AWARDS AND GRANTS 2014 Excellence in Community Design Award, City of Greeley, Homestead Park - Greeley, Colorado 2010 SCFD GRANT, Denver Urban Gardens (living sculpture) - Denver, Colorado TEACHING AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Present-96 Instructor - Marble Institute of Colorado - Marble, Colorado 2013-08 Instructor - Art Students League - Denver, Colorado 2011 Juror - Wyoming Arts Council 2011 Visual Arts Fellowships - Laramie, Wyoming 2011 Speaker - Red Rocks Community College - Lakewood, Colorado 2011 Presenter/Workshops - Southwood Middle School & Perinne Elementary - Palmetto Bay, Florida 2010 Juror - Colorado Artfest / 21st Annual - Castle Rock, Colorado 2009 Presenter - University of Colorado - Boulder, Colorado 2009 Juror - Architecture studio - UCD/College of Architecture & Planning - Denver, Colorado 2009 Residency - PlatteForum - Denver, Colorado 2009 Stone carving/Workshop - Art Students League - Denver, Colorado 2009 Juror - La Academia, “Art for Youth” Art Show - Denver, Colorado 2008 Presenter/Instructor - Denver Art Museum - Denver, Colorado 2008 Instructor for workshop - Colorado Academy - Denver, Colorado 2007 Presenter - Communication Arts, Inc. - Boulder, Colorado 2006 Instructor/Presenter - Bridge School - Boulder, Colorado 2006 Presenter - Parker High School - Parker, Colorado 2005 Substitute Instructor - Armory Art Center Master Artist Workshop - West Palm Beach, Florida SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2018 ‘Sculpture on the Rooftop’ by the Art Students League at Museum Residencies - Denver, Colorado 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 "Snow Sculpture in the Dark" competition (2013 & 2012 won 2nd place), Loveland, Colorado 2014 Denver Maker Faire, Sculpture Games (2nd place), Denver, Colorado 2013 Co-Curator for “Side Effects May Include...” Exhibition - Art Students League, Denver, CO 2013/12/11 City of Lafayette’s ‘Art on the Street’ outdoor exhibit - Lafayette, Colorado (2 Sculptures Selected) 2013/12/11/10 City of Durango outdoor exhibit - Durango, Colorado 2013/12 City of Berthoud outdoor loan exhibit - Berthoud, Colorado 2012/11/10/04/03 US Bank ‘Art on the Streets’ Exhibition (3 Sculptures Selected) - Colorado Springs, Colorado 2011/10 City of Greeley outdoor exhibit (2 Sculptures Selected) - Greeley, Colorado 2011-99 Stone Carver's Exhibition at Redstone Art Center - Redstone, Colorado 2011 Arts Students League exhibition, ‘14 Collaborations’ - Denver, Colorado 2010/09/08 Douglas County “Art Encounters” outdoor exhibit (4 Sculptures Selected) - Castle Rock & Parker, Colorado 2009-03 "Sculpture in the Park" exhibition, Invited 09/08, Juried 07-03 - Loveland, Colorado 2009 Madden Museum, “Windows to the Divine”, juried - Denver, Colorado 2009 Loveland Museum/Gallery, “Twirling Dali’s mustache” - Denver, Colorado 2009 RedLine Gallery, “Art for Ransom’ - Denver, Colorado 2009 PlatteForum Gallery, “Elevating nature/Germination of ideas” - Denver, Colorado 2009 eventgallery 910Arts, “Exploring the Values of our Waters” - Denver, Colorado 2009/08/06/05 Evergreen Sculpture Walk (3 Sculptures Selected) - Evergreen, Colorado 2009/08/07 Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk (3 Sculptures Selected) - Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2009/08/07 ‘Art on the Move’ (3 Sculptures Selected) - Longmont, Colorado 2009/07 Access Gallery, tactile show, juried - Denver, Colorado 2009/08 El Paso’s pre-qualified artist pool, juried - El Paso, Texas 2009/08 City of Evanston’s pre-qualified database, juried - Evanston, Illinois 2009 McGrath & Braun, exhibit - Denver, Colorado 2008 Solo Show, Icelantic Gallery - Denver, Colorado 2008/07 20th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition - Lawrence, Kansas 2008/2007 Fryberger Art Consulting Gallery & Sculpture Garden - Littleton, Colorado 2007 Solo Show, The Standing Sun Fine Art Gallery - Denver, Colorado 2007/06 The Standing Sun Fine Art Gallery - Denver, Colorado 2007 Functional Park Art Database for Colorado Springs, juried - Colorado Springs, Colorado 2006/05/04/03 Randall Chase Gallery - Palm Desert, California 2006/05/04 Treeline Gallery - Estes Park, Colorado 2005/04 Gallery 730 - Prospect, Colorado 2004 Sumukha Art Gallery - Bangalore, India 2003/01 Colorado History Museum / Stone Sculptor Showcase - Denver, Colorado 2002 15th Annual Sedona Sculpture Walk - Sedona, Arizona 2002 "Eclectic Mess" Invitational at Ironton Gallery - Denver, Colorado 2002 Purple Door Studio Exhibition - Denver, Colorado 2001/00 Odalisque Gallery - Online Gallery SELECTED COMMISSIONS 2015 Designs for United Health Plan roof garden, with Martin Mosko of Marpa - South Bronx, New York 2015 Designs for El Rio Health Center Park, with Martin Mosko of Marpa - Tucson, Arizona 2010/05 Evoke Landscape Design - Boulder, Colorado 2008 Denver Art Museum - Denver, Colorado (Demonstration piece) 2008 L. Langraf - Denver, Colorado 2008 B. Victor - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 2006 Head Start Regional 8 Conference - Denver, Colorado 2006/05 Sanzone Studios - Boulder, Colorado 2005 Dr. M. Brodie - Genesee, Colorado 2005 Dr. R. Newman - Arvada, Colorado 2004/03/02 Studio Forma Landscape Design - Boulder, Colorado 2004 Cody Center - Lakewood, Colorado 2004 Pharmatech, Inc. - Denver, Colorado 2004 K. Lindeneau - La Mesa, California 2004 A. Wiener - Durango, Colorado 2003 B. Smith - Niwot, Colorado 2003 R. Hubbard - Denver, Colorado 2002 Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Colorado 2001 Marpa & Associates Landscape Design - Boulder, Colorado 2001 Dr. W. Silvers - Denver, Colorado SELECTED COLLECTIONS 2012 B. Victor - Durango, Colorado 2010 N. Sorenson - Denver, Colorado 2009 Town of Castle Rock - Castle Rock, Colorado 2009 La Academia at the Denver Inner City Parish - Denver, Colorado 2009/08 J. & D. Dinneen - Littleton, Colorado 2008 S. Wolf - Denver, Colorado 2007 Dr. H. M. Sondheimer - Washington, D.C. 2007 J. Stuntz - Loveland, Colorado 2007 M. Gates - Micanopy, Florida 2007 L. Raynolds - Cody, Wyoming 2006 R. Johnson - Denver, Colorado 2006 C. Matthews - Denver, Colorado 2005 Pharmatech, Inc. - Denver, Colorado 2004 Krishnamurti Valley School - Bangalore, India 2004 J. and K. Nystrom - Fort Collins, Colorado 2004 C. Lark - Longmont, Colorado 2003 B. Wojcik - West Broomfield, Michigan 2003 M. Schmitz - Denver, Colorado 2002 B. Case - Flagstaff, Arizona 2002 V. Branson - Afton, Oklahoma 2002 J. Moses - Flagstaff, Arizona 2002 M. Wiener - Aurora, Colorado 1996 K. Uchida - Tokyo, Japan 1995 J. Cole - Durango, Colorado INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE ~ INDIA ∙ Invited to Bangalore, India in 2004 along with over forty other carvers from around the world to be a part of a two week stone sculpting symposium ∙ Sculpture was exhibited in Bangalore at the Sumukha Art Gallery and is now on permanent collection at the Krishnamurti Valley School INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ~ JAPAN ∙ Apprenticed twice with master sculptor, Kazutaka Uchida, in Tokyo, Japan ∙ Worked with Uchida on monumental pieces for museums, and also public and private collections ∙ Worked with Uchida on two different twenty-piece stone exhibitions in Japan ∙ Assisted Uchida on a sculpture for permanent collection at the Toyota Municipal Museum in Japan along side a Henry Moore bronze ∙ Studied with Uchida the techniques of professional networking, from museum curators to presidents of universities PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Joshua Wiener/Sculptor ~ Boulder, Colorado ∙ Started stone sculpting in 1994. ∙ Soon become skilled in carving all types of stone with a strong grasp of technique and style. ∙ Have developed a language in stone that communicates ideas with simple forms. The Marble Institute of Colorado ~ Marble, Colorado ∙ Instructor ∙ The Marble Institute of Colorado is an international stone sculpting symposium that has been functioning for the last 31 years. ∙ This annual event was the springboard to my sculpting career. ∙ Was brought on as a full time staff member, after two years as an apprentice at Marble/marble. ∙ Learned a wide range of techniques and technical necessities to function as a professional public artist through MARBLE/marble. ∙ Help over 150 artists achieve their dreams of sculpting stone each year. Art In Your Park ~ Boulder, Colorado ∙ Co-founded the community arts organization Art In Your Park in 1999 in order to fulfill a monumental aspect of my creative voice. ∙ AIYP, a 501©3 non-profit organization, enhances community well being by creating opportunities for people to come together in local parks to paint, draw, sculpt, play music, and meet new people. ∙ AIYP’s mission is to develop a positive community experience by cultivating creativity. Marpa & Associates ~ Boulder, Colorado ∙ Marpa is a landscape architecture company that has a reputation for creating botanical garden caliber spaces for private residences. ∙ Worked with Marpa to help create gardens with water-features. ∙ My expertise in stone has been utilized in creating some of the finest water-features in Colorado. ∙ Was brought in for my creative insight, attention to detail, and my understanding of stone. Evoke Landscaping/Sanzone Studios ~ Boulder, Colorado ∙ Evoke Landscaping/Sanzone Studios has completed projects nationwide such as urban design and planning, city parks, plazas, retreats, and contemplative gardens. ∙ The landscape architecture designs of Evoke Landscaping/Sanzone Studios result from an understanding of the connection between culture and environment, art and nature, conceptual and material processes, and craft and detail. ∙ Was brought in to create stone water features. Studio Forma ~ Boulder, Colorado ∙ Studio Forma is an artistic landscape architecture company. ∙ These works of art have called for expertise in sculpting stone additions to accentuate the cumulative creativity of the owner, the landscape architect, and myself. Artscapes ~ Denver, Colorado ∙ An artistic landscaping company; Artscapes is one of the leading companies producing public art. ∙ Was brought in for my experience and knowledge in stone. COMMUNITY Art In Your Park is a 501©3 non-profit arts organization that I co-founded in 1999. My interest in creating this program was to facilitate community art by providing free opportunities for the general public to paint, draw, sculpt, and make music. AIYP has developed relationships with several productive organizations such as Head Start, Alzheimer’s Association, and various Universities. To date, AIYP has estimated that over 20,000 people have participated with the program. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 2018 The Daily Camera, Boulder, CO 2018 January - Plano Magazine, Plano, TX 2013 November - The Greeley Tribune/Greeley, CO 2013 January - The Durango Herald/Durango, CO 2012 April & Aug./2x & Oct. - The Durango Herald/Durango, CO 2011 June, 16, Palmetto Bay News 2009 Sculptors of the Rockies book/Southwest Art publ. 2007 November/December - Tools Magazine 2007 August 12 - Reporter-Herald/Loveland, CO 2007 July 19-25 - The Valley Journal/Marble, CO 2007 May 30 - Enterprise/Broomfield, CO 2006 September - Southwest Art Magazine 2005/2004 Winter Vol. 4 No. 1 - Sculptural Pursuit Magazine 2007 July - Southwest Art Magazine 2006 Fall/Winter Issue 3 - Cairn Magazine 2004 Winter Vol. 3 No. 1 - Sculptural Pursuit Magazine 2004 November 18 - Wheat Ridge, CO Transcript 2004 August 1 - Daily Camera/Boulder, CO REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST