JAMES SIMON SCULPTOR

Website: www.simonsculpture.com
Email: mail@simonsculpture.com
Address: 305 Gist St., Pittsburgh, Pa 15219
Tel: 412 434 5629

James Simon has been sculpting for over twenty years, and his work can be found worldwide. His sculptures speak to a diverse population and range from small desktop pieces to large public art commissions. He works in a variety of mediums, including ceramic, concrete, bronze, and mosaic.

SELECT COMMISSIONS

2009 TWO LARGE DOGS -a Wiener Dog and a Schnauzer in front of Forbes Auto Body on Gist St. in Pittsburgh, Pa Uptown-An “Art On Gist Street Project” Partially funded with Grants from Pittsburgh Partners in The Arts and City Of Pittsburgh-Neighborhoods Needs Program.

2009 BLUE JEANS MOSAIC - 9’x9’- American Eagle Corporate Headquarters-Pgh, Pa

2008 BRADDOCK MOSAIC PARK, Braddock Pa- in collaboration with Allegheny County Department of Economic Development. Designed and created by James Simon with help from the Keys AmeriCorps Braddock Youth Project. The project turns an abandoned lot into a colorful lush mosaic park with a simulated exotic pond out of ceramic and glass tiles, mosaic totem poles, trees and grasses.

2008 BUCKEYE TRUMPET MAN Cleveland, Ohio
Sixteen feet tall with dog in concrete-sight specific installation
A project that turns a parking lot into a beautiful pocket park.
In collaboration with Cleveland Public art and The Buckeye Area Development Corporation (BADC)

2007 WELCOME TO BRADDOCK Braddock Pa.A a 10’x12’ Glass, and ceramic tile mosaics with dog. The greeting sign when you enter the city of Braddock Pa.

2006 UPTOWN RHYTHM Pittsburgh, PA.
10 x 25 foot painted relief sculpture cast in concrete. Installed as part of Duquesne University’s $70 million rebuilding effort in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood.

2004 INDUSTRIAL MUSICIANS Uniontown, PA.
Two 15-feet sculptures of steel rod with wire mesh skin. Permanently installed as part of the main street revitalization project in downtown Uniontown.

2003 LIBERTY AVENUE MUSICIANS Pittsburgh, PA.
Three 15-foot sculptures of musicians cast in concrete. Installed in downtown Pittsburgh’s historic district as a façade gateway to a new lofts building.

2000 RASPBERRY ISLAND BRONZES St. Paul, MN.
12 life-sized bronze sculptures of musical instruments for the Raspberry Island bandstand. Designed in collaboration with architect and sculptor Siah Armajani and commissioned by the Schubert Club.

1999 PORTRAITS OF BRAZILIAN MUSICIANS AND WRITERS São Paulo, Brazil.
Life-sized ceramic portraits featuring Jose Roberto Aguilar and Jorge Multner. Public commission for Casa das Rosas Museum and Gallery.

1998 NINE FOOT PAGANINI and TRUMPET MAN Eugene, OR.
Larger-than-life ceramic sculptures . Private commission for Dave Bonnie.

SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001 Schubert Club Museum St. Paul, MN.
RASPBERRY ISLAND BRONZES

2000 The Clay Place Pittsburgh, PA.
FROM GUADALAJARA TO PITTSBURGH

1997 Casa Das Rosas Museum And Gallery São Paulo, Brazil.
THE HUMAN CONDITION

1995 Fundacao Nacional De Arte São Paulo, Brazil.
MONEY SUIT

1994 Hult Center For The Arts Eugene, OR.
SUITCASE MUSICIANS

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 NCECA at The Clay Place Gallery, Carnegie Pa

2006 CELEBRATE LIFE, CELEBRATE ART
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA.

2004 AMP EXHIBITION Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA.

2002 SCULPTURE AND FILM Pittsburgh Filmmakers, Pittsburgh, PA.

2001 SCULPTORS OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM II: 2001 9th International Sculpture Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

1996 OFF THE WALL Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.

1993 JAZZ MUSICIANS Wren Russell Gallery, New Orleans, LA.

GRANTS

2005 Heinz Endowment, Duquesne University, Allegheny County
PA Council on the Arts Individual Artist Grant

2006 PA Council on the Arts Individual Artist Grants

2007 Braddock Borough and Braddock Economic , Development Corp

2008 Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation and American Eagle Foundation

SELECTED PRESS

WKYC TV - Cleveland - Buckeye Trumpet Sculpture July 31,2008

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Braddock Mosaic Park Sept 5th 2008

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Welcome to Braddock July 26th 2007

Public art review, Spring, issue 34: Art on Campus spring 2006 Recent Projects

American Institute Of Architects, The Future for Architects. April 2006.

Pittsburgh Magazine, Dream Job. April 2006.

Heinz Endowment Magazine. Uptown Art. Winter 2006.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette Dressing Up Uptown. Feb 10, 2006.

Duquesne Duke, Forbes Garage Gets New Uptown Rhythm. Feb. 16, 2006.

Dwell Magazine, Steel Life. March 2004.

Christian Science Monitor, From Rust Belt To Arts Mecca. Oct 22, 2004.

Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Warhol Museum: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner.
Feb 15, 2004.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Big Gig On Liberty. June 19, 2003.

Trip Magazine (Sao Paulo, Brazil) James Simon In Brazil. Volume 25.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Part of the Uptown Partners (Community organization) Steering Committee that has teamed up with residents, stakeholders architects, city planners and developers and has created an Uptown community vision draft.

Co-Director of ART ON GIST STREET –A program that creates public art for the neighborhood.

Previous Studios: Oxford England, Cremona Italy, Tepostlan Mexico, Eugene Oregon, Sao Paulo Brasil and currently Pittsburgh, PA.