Lee Kelly | ||||
| Brief Biography: | ||||
| | 1932 | Born, McCall, Idaho. | ||
| | 1949-51 | Attended Vanport University, Portland, Oregon. | ||
| | 1954-59 | Portland Art Museum School, Portland, Oregon. | ||
| | 1967-71 | Instructor of Art, Mt. Angel College, Mt. Angel, Oregon. | ||
| | 1976-79 | Visiting Professor of Art, Reed College, Portland, Oregon. | ||
| | 1979 | First visit to Nepal and India. | ||
| | 1985 | Received Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship to research traditional bronze casting methods of the Newari of Nepal. | ||
| | 1987 | Received Governor's Award for the Arts. | ||
| | 1992 | Received Masters Fellowship in Sculpture, State of Oregon. | ||
| | 1994 | Travels in Cambodia and Thailand. | ||
| | 1995 | Visiting artist to Sapporo, Japan, part of Portland-Sapporo Sister City Program. | ||
| | 2000 | Travels in Burma and Nepal | ||
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| Selected Collections and Commissions (1985 to present): | ||||
| 2002 | Box and One Lofts, Portland, Oregon. Wall sculpture for exterior of building. Fletcher, Farr, Ayotte, architects. | |||
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| Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington. Purchase of two outdoor sculptures: Lava Ridge and Four Columns. | ||||
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| | Re-siting and installation of "Akbar's Garden" at the University of Oregon's School of Architecture, Eugene. Formerly at the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California. | |||
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| 2001 | "Lupine Fugue," sculpture for the Oregon Garden, Silverton, Oregon. | |||
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| 1999 | “Healing Place,” sculptural memorial for St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon. Stainless steel and stone. | |||
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| | Stainless steel fountain and re-circulating pond for Michael Powell residence, Portland. | |||
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| 1998 | Sculpture commission for Robert and Shake Sarkis, Seattle, Washington. | |||
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| | “Bend Gate,” major sculpture for the City of Bend, Oregon. Corten steel, 32' high. | |||
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| 1996 | Sculpture for Don and Emilie Frisbee residence, Portland, Oregon. | |||
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| 1995 | Major sculpture for PCC Rock Creek, Portland. | |||
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| | Sculpture for Sapphoro, Japan. Part of Portland-Sapphoro Sister City Program. | |||
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| 1991-92 | Sculptural wall for Joan and John Shipley residence, Portland, Oregon. | |||
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| | "Obelisk," sculptural obelisk for Tina and Reed Wilson, Portland, Oregon. Stainless steel and acrylic urethane paint, 30' high. With sound by Michael Stirling. | |||
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| | Arlene and Harold Schnitzer residence, Portland, Oregon. Stainless steel sculpture with acrylic urethane paint, 9' high. With composer Michael Stirling. | |||
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| 1990 | "Friendship Columns" two stainless steel columns, 24'h, N.Waterfront Park, Portland. With composer Michael Stirling. | |||
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| 1989 | "Aeolian Columns," sculpture for the new Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland. Stainless steel and porcelain enamel columns fitted with organ pipes. | |||
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| | Memorial for Sir James McDonald, Elk Rock Garden, Portland, Oregon. | |||
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| | Paul Hart and Jan Jacobsen residence, Portland, Oregon. Garden elements, including sculptural waterway. | |||
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| 1987 | Jeff and Diane Boly residence, Portland, Oregon. Private garden and fountain. Corten steel and porcelain enamel. | |||
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| 1986 | "Arch with Oaks," commissioned sculpture for the Cornell Oaks Corporate Center, Beaverton, Oregon. Stainless steel, 48" high. | |||
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| 1985 | "Bellgate," commissioned sculpture for the Bellevue Pedestrian Corridor, Bellevue, WA. Stainless steel, porcelain enamel and turning mechanism. With Bonnie Bronson and David Cotter. | |||
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| "Akbar's Garden," commissioned sculpture for the Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California. Stainless steel, 17' high. Reinstalled at the University of Oregon, School of Architecture, Eugene. | ||||
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| 1985 | Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Corten steel, 14' high. | |||
| | Omark Industries, Portland, Oregon. Corten steel, 14' high. | |||
| | Complete list of commissions, 1959-2002, available on request. | |||
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| Selected Exhibitions (from 1984 to present): | |||
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| 2002 | (To be announced) Paintings and Sculptures from the Revolution 1958-1964. Savage Gallery. | ||
| 1998 | "Memory 99 Outdoor Sculpture," Leland Iron Works and the Elizabeth Leach Gallery. | |||
| 1998 | Recent Wall Sculptures, Oregon State University, Corvallis. | |||
| 1998 | "Ships of Renewal and Other New Work," Elizabeth Leach Gallery. | |||
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| 1997 | New Work, Elizabeth Leach Gallery. | ||
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| 1994-95 | Career retrospective, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon. | ||
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| 1993 | "Sound Garden," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland. | ||
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| | "Collaborations in Steel and Sound," Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington. With composer Michael Stirling. | ||
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| 1992 | “Tools of the Butter Trade,” Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland. | ||
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| 1988 | "Collaborations in Steel and Sound," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon. With composer Michael Stirling. | ||
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| 1987 | "Love Variations," Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, Washington. | ||
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| | "Incidents of Travel in Asia and Yucatan," exhibition of stainless steel sculpture, Littman Gallery, Portland State University. | ||
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| 1986 | Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon. | ||
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| 1985 | "Yucatan Series," Hodges/Banks Gallery, Seattle, Washington | ||
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| 1983-84 | "Outdoor Sculpture," year-long retrospective, Marylhurst College, Marylhurst, Oregon. Catalog. | ||
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