Appalachian State University’s annual Outdoor Sculpture Competition, now in its fifth year, is made possible through the generosity of Martin and Doris Rosen. The Rosens continue to be a major force contributing to the success of An Appalachian Summer and cultural programming at Appalachian State University.
The sculpture competition, on view year round at the Appalachian State University campus, is a dynamic component of the visual arts on campus. The winner of the Competition receives the Rosen Prize, while the other nine finalists receive honorariums to facilitate the installation of their individual works.
Curator: Terry Suhre
Charlie Brouwer, Picnic. 1991 / 5th Rosen Sculpture Competition Winner.
Sculptures
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Picnic
Charlie Brouwer
Willis, West Virginia
About the artist
Charlie Brouwer has been a full-time artist since he retired from teaching art in 2008.
He received his art education at Portland State University and Western Michigan University where he received his MA in painting and an MFA in sculpture. His teaching career took him to Fig Tree High Public School in New South Wales, Australia, Kalamazoo Christian High School in Michigan and Radford University in Virginia.
For more information, visit charliebrouwer.com.
Drop
Thomas Severa
Graham, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: Fine Arts Program, Drawing, Sculpture and Design, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Garden III
Mary Scrupe
Washington D.C.
About the artist
Artist in Residence: Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Middleground
Thomas H. Sayre
Raleigh, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: Fine Arts Program, Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Orientations Device
Carl Billingsley
Ayden, North Carolina
About the artist
Carl Billingsley was born in Oklahoma and spent his formative years in a variety of locations as his father, a sergeant in the field artillery, was transferred from post to post. Three years in Germany made an indelible impression on Billingsley and he has returned to Europe as an adult many times. Billingsley teaches sculpture at the School of Art & Design, East Carolina University and has a very active exhibition schedule. Billingsley’s work can be found in collections and sculpture parks from North Carolina to Wisconsin. He has permanent public sculptures in Norway, Israel, Estonia, Japan, China and Brazil.
For more information, visit www.billingsleyatelier.com.
Pix Pix
Robert F. Porter
Charlotte, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: PhD (Art History), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Transitional Archetype
William G. Richardson
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: MFA, University of Maryland.
Untitled
William G. Richardson
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: BFA (Sculpture) Magna Cum Laude, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Untitled
Shanna Fleenor
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Steel and Concrete, 16′ 5″ x 7′ 7″ x 7′
About the artist
Education: MFA, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; BA California State University, Northridge, CA.
You Can’t Do That
William Leck Willett
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
About the artist
Education: MFA, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; BS, Appalachian State University; Associate of Art, Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton, NC.
About the juror
James Drake was born in Lubbock, Texas in 1946. He received his Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Arts Center College of Design in Los Angeles. His work has received many awards, including a Chateau del la Napoule Foundation Grant in France, an Award for the Visual Arts from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and a MidAmerica Arts Alliance/Nationals Endowment for the Arts Grant.
His work has been included in collections such as the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla, California; The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; the Houston Museum of Fine Arts; the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Hanes Collection in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; the Pittman Collection and the Newhouse Collection, both in Houston; and the Weisman Collection in Los Angeles. In addition, he has had numerous solo and group exhibitions. A resident of El Paso, Texas, Drake’s work has been reviewed by Artspace, Art in America, Village Voice, The Washington Post, Artweek and The New York Times.