www.simonsculpture.com
mail@simonsculpture.com
305 Gist Street
Pittsburgh, Pa 15219
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
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.
Site-specific installation of 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.
ONE-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE

1996 Central Cultura Verguiero  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

SELECTED PRESS
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.

LECTURES
WQED Public Television, Pittsburgh, PA.

JAMES SIMON IN HIS STUDIO.  January 13, 2003.

JAMES SIMON SCULPTURE INSTALLATION. October 17, 2003.
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA.

AMAZON INDIAN ART, 2003.
Carnegie-Mellon University Fine Arts Department, Pittsburgh, PA.

EDUCATION
1991-1993 RESIDENCY, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT, Eugene, OR.  Focused on building large ceramic sculptures.  Studied under Professor George Kokas.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Previous Studios ;Oxford England, Cremona Italy,Tepostlan Mexico, Eugene Oregon, Sao Paulo Brasil and currently Pittsburgh Pa.