Greg Wyatt

Closeup of Peace Fountain (1985)
Greg Wyatt in 2016

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

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  • Fantasy Fountain (1983) – Gramercy Park, New York City[1]
  • Peace Fountain (1985) – The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City
  • "Baryshnikov" (1981), Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
  • " Two Sculptures" (1994), Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
  • Two Sculptors (1999) – Georgetown University Medical School
  • Victory Eagle (1998) and Hippomenes (1999) – Hofstra University[3]
  • Bill of Rights Eagle – (1998) Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in Arlington, VA
  • Tree of Learning (2000) – Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee[7]
  • The Tempest (1999), Hamlet (2000), King Lear (2001), Julius Caesar (2002), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005), Falstaff/Henry IV (2006), Macbeth (2007) and The Winter’s Tale {2008} – Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England[1]
  • Soaring American Eagle (2000) – bronze, courtyard of the State Department in Washington, D.C.
  • The Price of Freedom (2003) – Visitors Center, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
  • "Soul of the Arts", "Baryshnikov/Spirit of Dance", "Two Peacocks" (2004); La Schola Cantorum de Paris, Paris, France
  • The Tempest, Julius Caesar, King Lear and Hamlet (2003), Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, Part 2, and Macbeth (2004) – Elizabethan Garden of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.[1][8]
  • 'Scholars' Lion' (2004) – Columbia University
  • "Folger Shakespeare Library" (four study model series), 2005; Beijing University, People's Republic of China
  • "Aspire" (2005) Quees Tabe Commission for the Academic and Performing Arts Center, CPCC, Charlotte, NC
  • "Novation" (2007), Giardino, Bardini, Florence, Italy
  • "Heaven and Hell", "Mitosis", "Dante Among the Flames", "Dante's Inferno" (2008); Casa di Dante, Florence, Italy.
  • "Empedocles Bronze Monument Courtyard: Air, Wind, Fire and Water" (2008), Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily
  • "Moon Face" (2010), Museo Civico di San Gimignano, Siena, Italy
  • "Two Rivers" (2010) Museo dell Opera del Duomo di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • "Beatrice", Tall Torch of Liberty", "Egyptian Fish" (2011) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy
  • "Bathsheba" (2011) Piazza San Agostino, Comune di Arezzo. Italy
  • "Gates of Hudson Arch" (2011) Hook Mountain State Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, NY
  • "Sir Stanley Wells" (2012), Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
  • "William Shakespeare (portrait relief)", "A Midsummer Night's Dream (bas relief)", "Hermione's Transformation (bas relief), "Macbeth", "Henry IV", "Twelfth Night" (2012); Museo della Tomba di Giulietta, Commune di Verona, Italy
  • "Amerigo Vespucci" (2012), Organization of American States, Washington, DC
  • "Angel and the Dying Unknown" (2013) Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE
  • "Don Quixote/King Lear" (2014) Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Caracciolos Courtyard, Alcala, Spain/ Fundacion Duques de Soria , Spain
  • "Guardian Angel" (2015) Ft. Wright, KY
  • "Hudson River School Artists Garden: Thomas cole, Frederic E. Church, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Duran", (2015) "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" (2016); Boscobel House and Gardens, Cold Spring, NY
  • "Julius Caesar", "King Lear", "Monocled Man" "Cappuccino Drinker" "Committee of Kings" (2017) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy

Corporate Collections

  • "Olympic Woman" (1996) Avon Products, Inc. New York
  • "James Cash Penney Standing" (1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX
  • "Golden Rule Award" (1982-1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX
  • "Life Forces" (1993) American Home Products, Pear River, NY/Immunex Corp., Portland, OR
  • "A.B.C. Eagle" (1978)

EXHIBITIONS

  • The Cathedral of St John the Divine (Jun-Sept 2017), "The Peace Fountain and Animals of Freedom" A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral
  • U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016
  • Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016
  • Schola Cantorum, Paris France. "Volcanus", "Arnaud d'Hautrives portrait" 2015
  • "Artwalk" Highland Falls, NY. "All Services Guardian Angel" 2015
  • Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Baryshnikov-in-flight", 2015
  • Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Luna" 2014
  • Organization of American States, Washington, DC; "Luna", "Baryshnikov", "Soul of the Arts" 2014
  • Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016
  • Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016
  • Porto Empedocle, Sicily. "Empedocle's Water, Earth" 2013
  • Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012
  • Ft. Monroe, Hamilton, VA; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012
  • America Legion Headquarters, Washington,DC; "Angel and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012
  • Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, Volterra, Italy; "Four Empedocles Urns" 2012
  • Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC; " 2011 Rainey Master Sculptor"
  • Columbus Citizens Foundation, New York, NY; "Eternal Spring" 2011
  • Piazza Signoria, Florence. Italy; "Two Rivers" 2009
  • Santuario del Beato Giacomo, Ex Convento del Dominicani. Bitetto, Bari, Italy; "Origini", 2009
  • Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily; "Empedocles" 2008
  • Forte di Belvedere, Florence, Italy. "Burnham Wood" 2007
  • Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy; "Burnham Wood" 2007
  • Istituto Statale d'Arte di Firenze, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2006
  • United States Consulate General, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2004
  • Institute of Directors, London, UK; Great Garden of Sculpture Education Program, 2004
  • American Embassy International Marketing Center, London, UK ; "Global Gardens of Shakespeare Sculpture" 2003
  • The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY; "From Model to Monument"
  • Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC; "Shakespeare Bronze Models" 2002
  • U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995
  • Supreme Court, Office of the Chief Justice, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle"1995
  • U.S. House of Representatives, House Intelligence Committee Anteroom, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995
  • National Academy f Design, New York, NY; "Centennial Samuel B. Morse" 1992
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Wing, New York, NY. "Bronze Castings" 1991
  • Harvard University, Dudley House Gallery and Courtyard, Cambridge, MA; "Novation" 1991
  • Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ; "Solo Exhibition"

References

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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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