Shane A. Stratton

RESUME: Shane A. Stratton

Education

1989-93 The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Certificate with honors, sculpture major.
1995-98 The Johnson Atelier School and Technical Institute of Sculpture, Mercerville, NJ. Attended twenty workshops in various foundry techniques.
1998 & 2002 The International Cast Iron Conference, Mercerville, NJ. Attended workshops and lectures in cast iron techniques and contemporary sculpture.

Honors

2007 Eagle Hill Residency, Eagle Hill Foundation, Steuben, ME.
Collection purchase, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 Eugene Gittings Award, Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Ora Lerman Soaring Gardens Artist Residency, The Ora Lerman Charitable Trust.
2004-06 Commission, life-size bronze horse, private collection, San Francisco, CA.
2003-06 Commissions, eight bronze portraits, Sommerville-Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2003 Enlargements of Greco-Roman portraits, University of Pennsylvania Archeological Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
1998 Commission, five foot bronze sculpture, Penn Crest School, Media, PA.
1996 Bronze Relief Portrait commission, Saucon Valley Country Club, Allentown, PA.
1993 Parez and Mary Epstein Prize for figurative sculpture, P.A.F.A., Philadelphia, PA.
1992 Stewardson Award for figure modeling, P.A.F.A., Philadelphia, PA.
1991 Stimson Prize for figure modeling, P.A.F.A., Philadelphia, PA.

Exhibitions, partial listing

2007 Faculty Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Invitational Exhibition, "Gallery in the Garden," Orwigsburg, PA.
Invitational Exhibition, Evearts Gallery, Haddonfield, NJ
2006 Texas National Exhibition, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX.
Juried exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.
49th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
2002 - 2006 Faculty Exhibitions, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2000 - 2006 Group exhibitions and gallery affiliation, Gallery 71, New York, NY.
2005 Solo exhibition,"24 Drawings & 7 Sculptures", Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2003 Juried exhibition, "Sculpture New Hope," Mitchner Art Museum, New Hope, PA.
Juried exhibition, Creative Artist Network, Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2001 Invitational Exhibition, Creative Artists Network, Villanova, PA.
2000 Solo exhibition,"Bronze & Terracotta Sculptures," Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Solo exhibition, Loveladies Art Center, Loveladies, NJ.
1999 Faculty Exhibition, Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA.
Invitational Exhibition, Haverford School, Haverford, PA.
1998 Solo exhibition,"Recent Sculpture," The Extension Gallery, Mercerville, NJ.
Two-person exhibition, "Conceptions and Fundamentals," Pie Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1997 Two-person exhibition, Extension Gallery, Mercerville, NJ.
1996 "Inside-Outside" sculpture exhibition, Rider University Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ.
1995 Solo sculpture exhibition, Artist's House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.

Teaching and Work Experience

2003 - present
Faculty, sculpture department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
1995 - 2004 Freelance mold maker and bronze caster, Philadelphia, PA.
1999 - 2003 Faculty, sculpture department. Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA.
1999Instructor, figure modeling, Main Line Arts Center, Haverford, PA.
1995-99 Assistant supervisor and teaching staff, structures and metal chasing departments.
The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, Mercerville, NJ
1994-95 Fine art and architectural mold maker, Carolfi Studios, Philadelphia, PA.
1993-94 Enlarger and metal chaser, Larran Bronze, Chester, PA.