Resume for

Thad J. Tuin, Sculptor

D.B.A. Country Club Park Studios, LLC

205 Country Club Park Road

Grand Junction, CO  81507

970.201.7234

www.thadtuinsculpture.com

thadtuin@bresnan.net

My work as a sculptor, including my first gallery exhibition in 1982, covers a span of about 30 years. For many years, I worked mainly in wood.  Over the past six years, I have focused on steel, stone and mixed media. 

Recent Commissions: 

1.  City of Fruita, Colo., Public Art Downtown through the Fruita Arts and Culture Board.  An interactive sculpture, titled “Sounds Like Fun”, installed April, 2010.
2.  St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center – The Century Project, 2635 N. 7^th Street, Grand Junction, CO  81502.  A commission to place an exterior sculpture, steel construction, titled “Flowers in the Garden of Life”, installed July, 2010.

Current Exhibits:

October, 2010 installation for the 15^th Annual Artists of Colorado for October/November 2010 public exhibit.  Sculpture selected title “Angry Young Man”, painted steel

June, 2010 installation for the Sculpture on the Blue, Breckenridge, Colorado for 2010 public exhibit. Sculpture selected titled “Galileo”, Steel construction with multi-layered patina, clear coat final finish.

May, 2010 installation for the Boulder City Public Art Scape, Boulder City, Nevada for 2010-2011 public exhibit.  Sculpture selected titled “Dark Side of the Moon”, constructed of steel.

May 2010 installation, for the 26^th Annual Grand Junction, Colorado Art On The Corner Exhibit, for the 2010-2011 public exhibit.  Sculpture selected titled “Genesis”, steel construction.

May, 2009 installation for the Two Rivers Art Project, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 public exhibits.  Selected sculpture “Five O’clock Somewhere”.  Steel construction with multi-layered patina, clear coat final finish.

Awards:

October, 2010, Denver, Colorado 15^th Annual Artist of Colorado exhibit, 1^st Place sculpture

October, 2009, Fruita, Colorado Fall Festival Art exhibit.  Pro-artist selection; 1^st  Place.

In the 1990’s, I earned Best of Show awards from the Black Canyon Art Society, and in 1994 received the Jim Agius Sculpture Award.

Galleries:

Redstone Art Center, Redstone CO, Galleries in the Glenwood/Aspen market, Sedona, Arizona  and numerous Western Colorado locations.