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Art Statement/Biography
A major influence on my drawings and sculptures has been that of the arts of the South Pacific. I was born and raised in Hawaii and grew up surrounded by the art of Africa, Japan and Indonesia as my parents were both artists and avid collectors. I also traveled at an early age with my family throughout the South Pacific islands and Australia. This exposure to tribal art of different cultures left a definite impression upon me and influenced my own art of drawing and sculpture years later.
As an artist I discovered the arts of Oceania, which both attracted and repelled me with its power and grotesqueness. I found this particularly true of New Guinea and New Caledonia, yet I keep returning to these sculptures for inspiration.
In my own sculptures in wood or clay, I use the figure as an emotional vehicle upon which I strive to achieve an agitated power by distorting the invented forms and shapes. While in my drawings, I enjoy creating through line both flat and three dimensional, complicated forms that draw the viewer deeper into the image.
More than ever now I find my work constantly evolving, especially through the immediacy of drawing which allows me to experiment, take risks and discover new forms.
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Master of Fine Arts Sculpture |
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Bloomington, Indiana U.S.A. |
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2006, Rogue Gallery & Art Center, Medford, OR – “Sculpture and Drawingâ€
2001, Thorndike Gallery, So. Oregon University, Ashland, OR – “Dreams of the Jivaâ€
2001, Hypotenuse Gallery, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH – “Clay Figure Sculptureâ€
2000, Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland, OR – “New Figure Sculptureâ€
1996, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI - “Steve Engle - Sculptures 1990-1996â€
1992, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA - "Figurative Compulsions"
1990, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA - "Passing Through"
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Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Emergency Assistance Grant, New York, NY |
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Chautauqua Center for Visual Arts, 40th. National Exhibit of American Artists, Anita Chadwick Award, Chautauqua, NY |
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National Endowment for the Arts, Visual Artists Fellowship, Sculpture, Wash. D.C. |
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2006, Shepparton Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia – “Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Awardâ€, exhibition
1999, Jonson Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM – “Cleavage: An Exhibition of the Breast"
1998, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA – “Betty Bowen Award, Twentieth Anniversary Exhibitionâ€
1997, Chautauqua Center for Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY - “40th. National Exhibition of American Artistsâ€
1996, Alternative Museum, New York, NY - “National Showcase Vâ€
1993, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT - "4th Annual Art Equinox"
1993, Seattle Center Pavilion, Seattle, WA - "Art Works for Aids"
1992, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle, WA - “The Betty Bowen Legacy: Fourteen Years of Award Winning Artâ€
1992, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA - “Twelfth Northwest International Art Competitionâ€
1992, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA - "Pacific Northwest Annual"
1992, WestOne Bancorp, WA, OR, ID - "Spirit of the West, A Celebration of the Arts"
1992, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA - "Exhibition 6"
1991, Honolulu Advertiser Gallery, Honolulu, HI - "Thirty Years of the Honolulu Advertiser Gallery 1961 - 1991"
1991, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham; Washington State Univ., Pullman; and Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA - "From the Woods: Washington Wood Artists"
1991, Alternative Museum, New York, NY - "Syncretism, Art of the 21st. Century"
1990, Seattle Center, Modern Art Pavilion, Seattle, WA - "Art Works for AIDS"
1990, Bumbershoot, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA - "Never Before Funded"
1990, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA - "Wood"
1990, Univ. of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA - Invitational Sculpture Exhibition
1989, COCA, Seattle, WA - "The Art of the State"
1988, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA - "Especially for Children"
1988, Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA - "Dream Images"
1987, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - "Size isn't Everything"
1987, Roger Lapelle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - “Sculpture Annualâ€
1986, Hays, KS-“ Kansas 11th National Small Painting, Drawing and Prints.â€
1986, University of Delaware, Newark, DE - “22nd Biennial National Works On Paperâ€
1985, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA – “45th Annual Exhibitionâ€
1984, Shreveport Art Guild, Shreveport, LA – “60th National Exhibitionâ€
1982, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI – “Printmakers Annual Exhibitionâ€
1981, Contemporary Arts Center, Honolulu, HI - "Sculpture and Photography"
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Impact Weekly, "Clay Figure Sculpture," Jud Yalkut, August 2001, Dayton, OH |
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The Contemporary Museum, News, "Steve Engle Sculptures 1990-1996, Jay Jensen, Fall 1996, Honolulu, HI |
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Alternative Museum Exhibition Catalog, "Syncretism: Art of the 21st. Century," April 1991, New York, NY |
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