Resume - 2012

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Born:
1967, Kingston, NY

Education:
Bard College, BA in Fine Art, concentration in metal sculpture, May 1993

Experience:

“Momentum” and the Bridgework Series, 2009-present
      Cunneen Hackett Cultural Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, June 2010-present
      Outdoor display of an abstract locomotive made of pieces from the demolition of the old
           Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
      Lead cutter on the demolition of the bridge, helping to transform it into the Walkway Over the Hudson
           – video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6Fg1enwlI
      A community group has formed to raise money to install this piece back at the Walkway
           – http://walkwaysculpture.wordpress.com

Saugerties Artists Tour, August 2011 (every year since 2007)
      Participant in a weekend of open studios, Saugerties, NY
      Head of the committee to screen new artists
      http://www.tellyourstory.tv/Saugerties_Artists_Tour_9/
      http://tellyourstory.tv/Michael_Ciccone.html

Opus 40, August-September 2011 (every year since 2007)
      A new piece in a group show each year, sometimes including longer term installation
          of site-specific work
      Part of the Saugerties Artists Tour, Saugerties, NY

Construction Laborer, 2003-present
      Member of Laborer’s Local 17

Views of Saugerties, August-October, 2011
      The Artists of the Saugerties Artists Studio Tour
      Saugerties Historical Society, then Cafe Mezzaluna, Saugerties, NY

Water Street Market Sculpture Walk, 2011-12
      A new piece installed every year since 2007
      Year-round outdoor display at shopping center in New Paltz, NY

“13th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition,” Unison Sculpture Garden, 2011-12
      A new piece installed every year since 2007
      Year-round outdoor group show, opening in June 2010, New Paltz, NY

"A Few Men," February 2011
      Also with Anita Wetzel, Beth Humphreys, and Cassandra Quackenbush
      Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts (KMOCA), Kingston, NY

Sculpture Show, October 2010
      Group show, in the gallery and on the grounds
      Opus40, Saugerties, NY

Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition , July -October, 2010
      Group Show on the grounds of the Woodstock School of Art

Palatine Spirit Project, August-October, 2010
      The Artists of the Saugerties Artists Studio Tour
      Saugerties Historical Society, then Cafe Mezzaluna, Saugerties, NY

Tivoli Bays Talks: Bridge Project, Art from the Walkway, July 1, 2010
      Tivoli Bays Visitor Center, Tivoli, Dutchess County

Nine, June 2010
      Group Show on the grounds of Clove Church Studio, Saugerties, NY

Bridges and the Span of Time, September – October, 2009
      Group exhibition on the bridges of the Hudson Valley, curated by Franc Palaia
      “Momentum” and other Bridge Project pieces on display
      G.A.S. Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY

Treasure Box Show, September, 2009
      The Artists of the Saugerties Artists Studio Tour
      Inquiring Minds Bookstore, then Cafe Mezzaluna, Saugerties, NY

Kingston Biennial, June – October, 2009
      2 pieces on display - "Washed Ashore" and "The Big One"
      Hasbrouck & Rotary Parks, Kingston, NY

Doghouse Gallery, June-present
      2 pieces on display outdoors

Crest Hardware, June 2009
      1 piece on display - "Strike"; Brooklyn, NY

"Botanical," May - June, 2009
      1 piece on display - "Untitled"; The Arts Upstairs, Phoenicia, NY

Michael Nelson Gallery, June - July 2008
      Group show for the Saugerties Artists Tour, Saugerties, NY

Doghouse Gallery, July-August 2008
      4 pieces on display

“Sculpture on Main,” May 2008
      Greene County Council on the Arts group sculpture show, Catskill, NY

Catskill Gallery, July-August 2007
      Group show for the Saugerties Artists Tour, Saugerties, NY

Marshall and Sterling, June 2007
      Group show, Catskill, NY

“Balancing Acts,” February 2-23, 2002
      A solo exhibition of metal sculpture from 1997 to 2002
      Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY

Kingston Biennial, Summer 2001
      “Sunset in Woodstock” exhibited outdoors,
      In front of the Kingston, NY Post Office, on Cornell Street

“Madonna 2000”, Spring 2000
      2 pietas in a themed group show
      Half Moon Studio, Saugerties, NY

The Katch, Winter 1998
      Commissioned sculpture for a restaurant interior
      New York, NY

Other Commissioned Work
      Metal furniture, sacred objects, figurative work, and landscapes for several private patrons

Artistic Renovations, Summer, 1996
      Metal sculpture; antique and mosaic installations
      The Bear Bar, New York, NY

Metal Sculptor, 1987 - present
      Design and execution of abstract and figurative metal sculpture, utilizing a variety of found objects
      Freelance, both commissioned and non-commissioned