PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE

Diehl Memorial Fountain, commissioned by the City of Frederick to design and fabricate a drinking fountain for the Carroll Creek Park.  Design based on an historic fountain and includes ADA basins as well as a pet drinking basin. Dedication set for spring 2007.

 

Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Alexandria Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia. Served as Associate Designer for Toby Mendez Studios developing and drafting concept and preparing research materials – 2002.

 

C&O Canal Commemorative Monument, Canal Place, Cumberland, Maryland.  Associate Designer for Toby Mendez Studios.  Fabricated studio equipment and sculpted period tackle for life-size bronze mule – 2000

 

The Warwick Quahogger, A Days Catch, Warwick Public Library, Warwick, Rhode Island.  Mechanical Designer of fountainworks. Key to this project was coordination and partnership with City Staff – 1998

 

Thurgood Marshall Memorial "Equal Justice Under Law" State House Grounds, The State of Maryland Governor's Commission, Annapolis, Maryland. Fabricated steel handrail system on entrance to the 50' x 60' plaza to State specifications – 1996

 

Toby Mendez Studios, served on the installation team for the Nolan Ryan and Tom Vandergriff Monuments, Texas Rangers, Arlington, Texas –1997, and You Can Fly, Children’s Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia – 1995

 

A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, Friends of Annmarie Gardens, Calvert County, Maryland

Designed and installed fountainworks, including a splashing waterfalls and water veil – 1994

 

Fish Filler, commissioned by the Braddock Heights Pool Association to design and build a site-specific, filler spout.  The design had to comply with State Health Department and Local Plumbing Codes as well as protect the typically vulnerable and dangerous fill piping – 1991

 

Point of Rocks Veterans Memorial, first public monument, designed and fabricated as a community project.  Constructed of timbers and panels and pays tribute to deceased veterans from WWI to present – 1982

 

PUBLIC ART EXPERIENCE – Design Honors

Baker Park Sundial, Frederick, Maryland, A finalist in the city’s inaugural public art competition, the proposed design was a large-scale, interactive timepiece that chronicled local history and introduced visitors to earth science – 2003

 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Associate Designer on team assembled by Toby Mendez Studios.  Design was awarded Honorable mention, and the team was a finalist from a field of one thousand competing for the National Monument on the Mall in DC – 2001.

 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Maryland, Major – Art History, 1986

Associate of Arts, Frederick Community College, Frederick, Maryland, Major - Business Data Processing, 1984


EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Fountainworks Studio

228 Dill Avenue

Frederick, MD 21701

Sculptor/Designer

Established studio to design and produce public art. Inaugural commission from the City of Frederick to create drinking fountain.

Crum, Inc.

3202 Basford Road

Frederick, MD 21703

301-663-0050

Plumber and HVAC Technician, 1991-present

Work in all areas of Frederick-based, plumbing, HVAC, and general contracting corporation including new installation, service, maintenance, repair, estimates, and bids.

·Licensed Plumber and HVAC Technician

·EPA Universal Technician Certification, 1995

·Certified Backflow Prevention Device Tester/Mechanic, 1995

Toby Mendez Studios

19419 Frog Eye Road

Knoxville, MD 21758

301-834-6239

Designer and Fabricator, 1999-2001

Prepared presentations and proposals including writing and design and served on the installation teams.

·   Associate Designer – Alexandria Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in 2002

·   Associate Designer – Design Team received Honorable Mention for entry to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial.

Delaplaine Visual Arts

Education Center

40 S. Carroll Street

Frederick, MD 21701

301-698-0656

Executive Director, 1987-1991

Managed daily affairs of newly formed nonprofit corporation.

Oversaw survey and stabilization of Mountain City Mill, the new home of Frederick’s first visual arts center. Developed programming and policies for public arts facility. Responsible for grant requests, fundraising accounting, public relations and membership.

·   Jurist, Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Invitational, 1989-90

·   Maryland State Arts Council Grant Committee, 1989

·   Attended National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies, 1989

Western Maryland College

1 College Hill

Westminster, MD 21157

301-848-8000

Technical Director/Set and Lighting Designer, 1988

Designed sets and lighting plans, coordinated and executed designs

Responsible for work assignments and training of 6 student workers.

·   Technical Director, Theater on the Hill, 1986

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Board of Directors, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc., 2005-present

Memorial Committee, Friends of Baker Park, 2003-present

Board of Directors, Federated Charities Corporation, 1993-1998

Life Member, Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center

Board of Directors, Frederick Community Concerts, 1990-1994

Member of Alpha Psi Omega, Honorary Theater Society, 1985-1986

 

ARTS ACHIEVEMENTS & HONORS

Finalist in the G.R.Cress Fund Competition, Redwood City, California, 2007

Awarded Sculpture Design Contract, City of Frederick, Carroll Creek Linear Park, 2005

Finalist in the city’s inaugural public art competition, Baker Park, Frederick, Maryland 2003

Fish Filler, commissioned by the Braddock Heights Pool Association, 1991

Award winner, Taylor Manor Exhibit, for mixed media work, 1985

Designer "Gifts From Ancient Greece," antique art exhibit, 1985

Point of Rocks Veterans Memorial, Commissioned by the Point of Rocks Ruritan, 1982

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