Randall Lucas Jewart
7505 St. Louis Street, Austin, Texas 78757(512)380-0998rjcj@texas.netwww.randyjewartinc.com *
Education:
B.A., The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1992
Major in English and Education, Minor in Studio Art
Academic All-American 1990 and 1992 in Gymnastics
Boston University, School for the Arts, Boston, MA, Fall 1992, Student in Drawing and Sculpture
Sculptor: Tera-bilt Stoneworks, Washington, DC and Austin, TX, 1996 - Present
Exhibition Highlights: Alumni Show, College of William & Mary, March 2003, Wandering Library, Venice, Italy, 2003, Construction in Process VII, International Artist Event, Bydgocz, Poland, June 2000, Remembering the Present, curated by Jack Rasmussen: show of sculptors designs for monumental works, Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC, May 2000, Pier Walk 1999 & 2000, Worlds Largest Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Dallas Video Festival and DC Independent Film Festival screened Coins Movie
Noted in ArtNews, Art in America, Sculpture Magazine, numerous newspapers and other periodicals
Founder/Director: Its Sculpture!, a large scale outdoor sculpture exhibition project, 1998 to Present
Raised over $100,000 in two year period through grants and private solicitation
Produced Portals, curated by Sarah Tanguy, independent curator and writer for Sculpture, 10 works by John Van Alstine, Jon Isherwood, Emilie Brzezinski and others, June 1999 -- January, 2001, at Washington Convention Center, National Public Radio, TechWorld Plaza and Arena Stage in Washington, DC
Produced intoBALANCE, curated by Sarah Tanguy, 10 works by Mary O Shaughnessy & Charlie Van Gilder, Mari Shields, Pat McDonald and others, December, 1999 -- January, 2000, at 57 N Fine Art
Founded Sculpture@Wildwood, a new sculpture venue in Pittsburgh, PA, Spring 2003
The Washington Post, Washington Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sculpture magazine and the television program Around Town featured articles, reviews and programs about IS! attributable to drafted press releases and promotionals
Lectured at panel on outdoor sculpture parks at the International Sculpture Center Conference, Houston, TX, May 2000, and Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Summer 2000
Designed brochures, promoted project publicly, and lead tours
Negotiated leases, grants and sponsorships, managed finances, coordinated and supervised installation logistics and documentation of sculpture
Co-Director: Gallery at 57N Fine Art, Washington, DC 1998 - 2001
Renovated derelict space to house gallery; curated exhibitions; authored promotional materials
Board Member and Committee Chair: International Sculpture Center 2000 - 2003
Formulated plan for publishing printed Membership Directory
Developed Salon Initiative (ISC works with members to produce networking events at members studios); Co-hosted salon with Bill FitzGibbons in San Antonio, TX, June 2002
Invented and implemented Sculpture Calendar, a bi-weekly e-mail of sculpture news from Professional Circle Members to 5,000 sculpture enthusiasts
Facilitated design and production of ISC Award, 2002
Partnered the ISC with photographer, Ricardo Barros, for 2003-2004 ISC membership ads in Sculpture, featuring portraits of ISC members
Initiated and supervised creation of membership plan to recruit and retain members; co-produced system of weekly progress reports and statistical analysis tools to measure results, April 2003
ISC Conferences attended: Chicago, Grounds For Sculpture, Houston (Presenter), Pittsburgh
Board Member: Washington Sculptors Group, 1999, 2000