2002 "Longest Stream" Contemporary Abstract Steel Sculpture by Mary Gillis

Description

Longest Stream
2002
steel

A polished steel version of this piece was commissioned by the City of Grandville, Michigan and … more Longest Stream
2002
steel

A polished steel version of this piece was commissioned by the City of Grandville, Michigan and sits there today. I have included a photo.

Education:
New York University, New York, New York. M.A. degree, 1979
Study in Venice, Italy; studio art and art history program of New York University, Palazzo Grassi, 1977-78
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York. B.F.A. degree with honors, 1974

Distinction:
Visiting Artist, American Academy in Rome, 2016

Awards:
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 1985
National Scholastic Art Scholarship, Pratt Institute, 1970

Sculpture
Commissions:
Longest Stream, 2002, polished stainless steel, 14’H x 6’W x 5’D
Commissioned by the City of Grandville, Michigan. Business district, exterior.

Kalamazoo, 2002, etched painted glass, granite, water jets, fiber optic lights,
153”H x 132” W x 132”D
Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Lobby installation.

World Map, 2001, powder-coated steel, 16’H x 28’W
Central Wesleyan Church, Holland, Michigan. Grand Hall installation.

Vessel of Life, 1999, painted steel, 120” x 48” x 48"
Women & Children’s Center; Pathfinder Resources, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Ascent to Victory, 1998, painted steel, 126” x 60” x 48"
RDV Sportsplex (practice facility, etc., for Orlando Magic NBA basketball team, WNBA team and Solar Bears hockey team) Orlando, Florida. Main entrance hallway installation.

Flow Chart I, Flow Chart II, 1997, painted aluminum wall sculptures, 32” x 96" ea.
Baan, Inc., Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Lobby installation.

Sculpture Garden IV, 1996, painted steel, 66” x 27” x 24"
McDermott Will & Emery, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY. Lobby installation. less