Personal
1962-64 Lived In Amman, Jordan. Became Active In Archaeology And Traveled
Throughout The Area (Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, And Cyprus),
Visited Sites And Participated In Several Digs. Experiencing The Remains
Of Ancient Cities And Civilizations In The Barren Landscape Has Had A
Lasting Effect On My Artwork And Me.
Education
1977 Mfa, Rochester Institute Of Technology (Rit), Rochester, Ny.
1974 Ba, Fine Arts & Art Education, Miami University, Oxford, Oh.
Awards And Grants
1998 Jurors’ Award, Artscape, Baltimore, Md, Jurors;
Olga Viso Of The Hirshhorn Sculpture Museum And Garden And Gary Sangster,
Of The Contemporary Museum.
1997,95,91 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant.
1997,91, Creative And Performing Arts Award, University Of Maryland, College
Park,
89, 87 College Park, Maryland
1991 Baltimore City Individual Artist Grant.
1989 Missouri Arts Council/Red Cross, Creative Arts Project.
1981 Cash Prize, Ceremonial Art Competition, Craft Alliance, St. Louis,
Mo.
1979 Nea. Selected Participant In Nea-Funded Steel Sculpture Workshop.
1978 "Prix De Paris - Raymond Duncan," Galleries Raymond Duncan,
Paris, France
1977 Cash Prize " Superior Small Sculpture Exhibition," San
Diego, Ca.
1976 Cash Prize, Arizona National Exhibition, Scottsdale, Az.
1976-77 Graduate Assistantship, Rochester Institute Of Technology, Ny.
1974 Amy M. Swisher Award (Best Metalsmith), Miami University, Oxford,
Oh.
Honors
1998 Marquis Who’s Who In (America) The East.
1995 Triangle Workshop, Marseille, France; An International Retreat Of
32 Artists From Around The World With Visiting Artists And Critics.
"Top Ten Exhibitions," City Paper, Baltimore, Md.
1994 Finalist; "Green Way," Baltimore, Md, Nationally Selected,
Artist-Led Design Team To Make Proposal For A 7-Mile Pedestrian Trail,
Following The Gwynns Falls River Into Baltimore Harbor. Tasks Were To
Meet With Community Leaders And Design Bridges And Sculptural Experiences
Based On The Interaction With The Community And The Natural Environment.
1993 Home Town Video Awards, Finalist, "Medium/Medium," A Cable
Tvvideo Competition Encompassing Canada And The United States.
1991 Best Exhibition Of 1991 In Private Gallery, C. Grimaldis Gallery,
Baltimore, Md., "Year In Review," John Dorsey, The Baltimore
Sun, Dec., 29.
1988 Critics Workshop, Work Selected For Critical Debate, Sponsored By
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md.
1985 St. Louis/United Kingdom Artist Exchange Program. Selected As The
St. Louis Representative To Travel, Make Sculptures, And Give Slide Lectures
To Communities And Five University Sculpture Departments In The United
Kingdom.
Gallery Affiliation
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md.
Collections
Institutions
Bridge Information Systems, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
Colton Lester Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
University Of Maine, Augusta, Me.
West Surrey School Of Art And Design, Farnham, United Kingdom.
Northern Print, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Loughborough School Of Art And Design, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
Suwa Municipal Art Museum, Suwa, Japan.
Nanking College Of Fine Arts, Nanking, China.
U. S. Chancellery, Lapaz, Bolivia.
Contemporary Art Foundation (Ecovar), Marseille, France.
Commissions
Grounds For Sculpture, Trenton, Nj, For Their Collection.
The New International Terminal At The Baltimore/Washington International
Airport.
American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, Md: Two Sculptures Commemorating
Primary Financial Donors To The Museum.
Xerox Corp., Rochester, Ny: A Limited Edition Of 24 Sculptures.
Colton Lester Inc., St. Louis, Mo.
Collections
Private
St. Louis, Mo; Washington, Dc; Baltimore, Md, Alexandria, Va; Geneva,
Switzerland, United Kingdom, And Japan.
One-Person Exhibitions
2002 Montalvo, John Ruppert, Saratoga, Ca
Weatherspoon Gallery, John Ruppert, Greensboro, Nc.
2001 Davis & Hall Gallery, John Ruppert, In The Courtyard, Hudson,
Ny.
2000 Millersville University, "Material And Phenomena," Millersville,
Pa.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, "John Ruppert - New Works," Baltimore,
Md
1999 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Il, "John Ruppert-Sculpture On
The Grounds," Michele Rowe Shields - Curator
1998 Harmony Hall Regional Center, Fort Washington, Md, "Opulence
- The Cast Sculpture Of John Ruppert," Adam J. Lerner - Curator.
1997 Art Et Industrie, New York City, Ny, "Installation In The Garden."
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "John Ruppert: Sculpture And
Drawings."
1996 "Natural Forces/Urban Context; John Ruppert, A 15-Year Survey
," Gregory Knight - Curator.
- Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Il, 4/20- 6/30/96
- The Contemporary Art Center Of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va, 7/14 -
9/8/96
- Cleveland Center For Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Oh, 11/15/96 - 1/27/97
1995 Marion Price Gallery, Centerville, Md, "John Ruppert; Drawings
And Sculpture."
Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, Dc, "New Sculpture."
1991 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, Dc, "Sculptor’s Drawings
Series Iii Evidence."
Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, Dc, "New Sculpture."
1989 Barbara Fendrick Gallery, New York, Ny, "Sculpture & Drawing."
Arnold And Porter Law Firm, "Emerging Forms." Curator - Sarah
Tanguy, Exhibition Director, International Sculpture Center, Washington,
D C.
1988 Southeastern Center For Contemporary Art, Open Air Gallery,
Winston/Salem, Nc, "Out Door Sculpture."
American Red Cross, Regional Office, St. Louis, Mo, "Sculpture."
1987 B. Z. Wagman Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, "Sculpture & Drawings."
George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Sculpture & Drawings."
1985 George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Sculpture & Drawings."
1984 Elliot Smith Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, "Sculpture."
1978 Wildcliff Museum, Ny, "Land Projects In Line."
Large-Scale Sculpture Outdoor Exhibitions
2000-01 Mclean Project For The Arts, "John Ruppert,
Crucible," Curator-Andrea Pollan, Mclean, Va.
Klein Art Works, Chicago, Il, "Out Door Sculpture Exhibition".
Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, Nc, "99days Of Art."
Decordova Museum And Sculpture Park, Boston, Ma, Sculpture And The Object,"
Curator - Nick Capasso.
Evergreen House, Baltimore, Md, Michael Brenson - Curator
City Of Baltimore, Md, "Artscape Annual," Gary Kachadourian,
Curator.
Kreeger Museum, Washington, Dc."Representing The Present," Jack
Rasmussen - Curator
1998-00 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum,Wausau, Wi,"Just The Thing,
Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture And The Object," Nick Capasso - Curator
Stone Quarry Hill, Cazenovia, Ny , "The Garden Path: Mediating Nature
And Culture," Mary E. Murray - Curator
1998 Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, Il, "Pier Walk ‘98,"
In Conjunction With The
International Sculpture Conference And Art Chicago.
1997 Virginia Beach, Va, "Monuments On The Waters Edge," Sponsored
By The Contemporary Art Center Of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va.
Navy Pier, "Pier Walk ‘97," Chicago, Il, In Conjunction
With Art Chicago‘97.
1996 Navy Pier, "Pier Walk ‘96," Chicago, Il, In Conjunction
With Art Chicago 96.
1995 Tudor Place, Washington, Dc, Curated By The International Sculpture
Center, "Sculpture."
1994 Artscape, "Artifice Of Nature," Baltimore, Md.
1992-94 The Colonnade, Baltimore, Md. "Solo Exhibition,"
1988 Baltimore Life Insurance, Baltimore, Md, "Sculpture Spaces Baltimore."
1986 St. Louis Arts Festival, Maryland Plaza, "Sculpture Walk."
1985 St. Louis Arts Festival, Maryland Plaza, "Sculpture Walk."
1982 Laumeier International Sculpture Park, "Artists On The Green,"
St. Louis, Mo
Kingsbury Park, St. Louis, Mo.
1981 Bi-State Transportation Authority, St. Louis, Mo
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
Country Day School, St. Louis, Mo.
Two-Person And Group Exhibitions
2002 Grounds For Sculpture, "2300°F-2002", Iron In The 21st
Century, Trenton Nj.
Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, "Summer Exhibition, " Laurel,
Md.
2001 Muzeum Okregowe Leona Wyczolkowskiego W Bydgoszczy, "Mixing
Realities," Poland.
Stone Quarry Hill, Cazenovia, Ny Millennium Exhibition.
Maryland Art Place, "Representing The Present," Jack Rasmussen
- Curator, Baltimore, Md.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Print Show."
The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, Md, "Benefit Auction Exhibition."
2000 Korean Embassy, "East Meets West," Washington, Dc.
The Contemporary Museum, "Snapshot," Traveling Exhibition, Baltimore,
Md.
1999 Maryland Art Place, "On Site-Insight" Drawing Installation,
Baltimore, Md.
Holtzman Gallery, Towson University, "Strictly Tactile," Towson,
Md.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Small Sculpture Show."
Mclean Project For The Arts, "Hyper Salon, Prints And Multiples,"
Curator-Andrea Pollan, Mclean, Va.
1998 Grounds For Sculpture, Trenton, Nj,"Cast In Iron," Mimi
Weinberg - Curator.
Art Museum Of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Va, "Gravity / Levity,"
Curator -Mark Scala.
Goya-Girl Press, Baltimore, Md, "Prints And Sculptors."
Maryland Institute, College Of Art, Decker Gallery And Maryland Arts Place,
Baltimore, Md, "Artscape Annual."
Lithographic Academy, Tidaholm, Sweden, "International Lithography
Symposium."
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Print Exhibition."
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Summer Exhibition."
1997 Center Of Culture Castle, Poznan, Poland,Zytardow District Museum,
Zytardow,Poland; Poznan Museum Castle, Poznan, Poland; "University
Of Maryland Faculty/Works On Paper," Traveling Exhibition.
1996 Maryland Institute, College Of Art, Decker Gallery, Baltimore , Md,
"Artscape: A 15 -Year Survey."
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Sculpture Show."
Delaware Art Museum, Biennial, Wilmington, De.
Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University At Edwardsville, "Small
Sculpture National Invitational," Edwardsville, Il.
Konin Regional Museum, Konin, Poland, "University Of Maryland Faculty/Works
On Paper," Traveling Exhibition.
1995 Hotel Du Department, Marseille, France, "Triangle Workshop"
Luminy-Marseille, France, "Triangle Workshop," Curator - Karen
Wilkin.
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, "Traces: Connecting Drawing And Sculpture,"
Curator - John Beardsley.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "A Sculpture Show."
University Of Maryland Gallery, College Park Md, "Faculty Exhibition."
1994 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Convention Center Plaza
Exhibition."
Romako College, Mahwah, Nj, "Ironworks."
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md; "Zero Defect," A Major Two-Person
Exhibition With Painter Timothy App, Curator-Jack Rasmussen.
Rockville Arts Center, Rockville, Md, "Sites 6, Natural Meaning,"
Curator-Jack Rasmussen, One Of Five Invitational Exhibitions Showing Simultaneously
As An Overview Of The Region.
Corcoran School Of Art, Washington, Dc, "Sites 6," A Biennial
Exhibition Made Up Of Representative Artists From Each Of The Five Exhibitions
Mentioned Above, Curator -Samuel Hoi.
Washington Square, Washington, Dc, Curator-Tex Andrews, A Group Show Of
Sculptors Incorporated, A Baltimore-Based Organization Of Sculptors.
Visual Arts Gallery, University Of Alabama, Birmingham, Al, "Ferrously
Yours," International Invitational.
Baltimore City Hall, "Sculptors Incorporated 10th Anniversary Exhibition,"
Baltimore, Md.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Sculpture."
Montgomery College, Md, "Outdoor Sculpture Show"
1993 Hunt Gallery, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Two-Person Show
With Dan Galdoni, "Material Language."
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md, "Secrets."
Druid Hill Studios, Baltimore, Md, "Baltimore City Arts, Studio Tour."
1992 The Gallery, University Of Maryland, College Park, "Faculty
Exhibition."
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md, "Mirrors And Reflections."
Emerson Gallery, Mclean Project For The Arts, "Le Temps Retrouve:Time
In Sculpture."
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Summer Show."
International Sculpture Conference ’92, Philadelphia, Pa "Maryland
Sculptors On View," In Conjunction With The ‘92 Conference.
Art Scape, Baltimore, Md, "Maryland On View,"
Druid Hill Studios, Baltimore, Md, "Baltimore City Arts, Studio Tour."
Dundalk Community College, Baltimore, Md, Invitational, "Drawing
Now Ii."
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Large Scale Drawings."
Washington Projects For The Arts, "Auction,’’ Washington,
Dc.
1991 C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, Two-Person Show, With John Van
Alstine.
C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, Md, "Summer Exhibition," With
Anthony Caro, Mel Kendrick, And John Van Alstine.
St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "In / Form."
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md, Invitational, "Chair Show."
1990 Farnsworth Museum, Rockport, Me, Invitational, " Ritual Journeys
And Inner Voyages,"
Columbia Square, Washington, Dc, Curator - Joshua Smith , In Conjunction
With The International Sculpture Conference ’90.
Green Spring Town Center, Baltimore, Md, Invitational.
Harbor Place, Baltimore, Md, "City Visions."
World Trade Center, Baltimore, Md, Invitational, Curated By The Maryland
Arts Council.
Art In Embassy Program, Washington, Dc.
1989 National Academy Of Sciences, Washington, Dc, "University Of
Maryland Faculty Show."
Tuttle Gallery, Mcdonogh School, Mcdonogh, Md.
International Sculpture Center, Washington, Dc, "Invitational,"
Curator - Sarah Tanguy.
Green Spring Town Center, Baltimore, Md, Invitational.
1988 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, Md, Juried "Benefit Exhibition.
Suwa Municipal Art Museum, Suwa, Japan; Nanking College Of Fine Arts,
Nanking, China. Traveling Exhibition Sponsored By St. Louis Ambassadors.
Center D’ Art Du Rouse-Cloite, Brussels; Ibm Education Center Art
Gallery, Mainz, West Germany, Traveling University Of Maryland Faculty
Exhibition.
1987 Washington Project For The Arts, Washington, Dc, Invitational, "Benefit
Auction."
Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Il, Invitational, Curator - Charles Butler.
Invitational, "Contemporary Works: An International Exchange,"
Originating In St. Louis, Mo.
1986 United Nations Traveling Exhibition, Mo, Invitational.
First Street Forum, St. Louis, Mo, "About Place."
B. Z. Wagman Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, "Art Spirit Of St. Louis,"
South Grand Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Hopi Indian Benefit."
Seghi Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Animal Imagery."
Scarborough Arts Center, Scarborough, U.K., Invitational, "Second
Open Postcard Exhibition."
1985 St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Art St. Louis."
St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Green Peace Benefit Exhibition."
St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "American Cancer Society Benefit Exhibition."
Osuna Gallery, Washington, Dc, "Works On Display."
St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "Art St. Louis."
1984 Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Art Department Faculty Show (Spring).
Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, In, "Regional ’84."
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Art Department Faculty Show (Fall).
1983 Washington Projects For The Arts, Washington, Dc, "Sculptors
Flat Works"
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Art Department Faculty Show.
Cecile R. Hunt Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, "Sculpture / St. Louis."
1982 Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Invitational, "House Works."
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Mo, "Visual Catalogue Ii."
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Art Department Faculty Show.
University Of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, In, "The Third Annual Hicks
Etchprint National Invitational."
1981 Timothy Burns Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Two-Person Show.
Messing Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Two-Person Show.
Sutton Loop Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Two-Person Show.
Sutton Loop Gallery, St. Louis, Mo, Invitational.
1981 Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Mo, "Ceremonial Art."
Webster College, St. Louis, Mo, Art Department Faculty Show.
1980 The Gallery At Hastings-On-Hudson, Ny, "Limited Editions."
Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, Ct, "31st New England Exhibition."
Rockland Center For The Arts, West Nyack, Ny, "Fire And Water."
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, Ny, Invitational, "Paper Works ’80."
1979 Marlborough Gallery, On Display, New York, Ny.
Mercer County Community College, Nj, International Sculpture Competition.
Washington University, Wa, "New Photographics ’79."
Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, Ct, "30th New England Exhibition."
1978 Galleries Raymond Duncan, Paris, France, "Salon D’ete."
Ligoa Duncan Gallery, 72nd St., New York, Ny, "Salon Of The Fifty
States."
1977 49th Cooperstown National, Cooperstown, Ny.
"The Art Of The Blacksmith," Trenton, Nj.
El Paso Designer Craftsman ‘77 National, San Diego, Ca.
Superior Small Sculpture ‘77 National, San Diego, Ca.
Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, Ny, "Finger Lakes Exhibition."
Rochester Institute Of Technology, Rochester, Ny, "M.F.A Thesis Show."
1976 Scottsdale Center For The Arts, Scottsdale, Az, "Arizona National."
National Cape Coral Annual Exhibition, Cape Coral, Fl.
International Designer/Craftsman ‘76, Richmond, Ca.
Brockton Art Center, Brockton, Ma.
Nashua Arts Center, Nashua, Nh.
The Seanger National Sculpture Exhibition, Hattiesburg, Ms.
Selected Media Bibliography
2001 Kristy Krivitsky, "Phenomenon And Materials
2000," @ Ganser Gallery, Sculpture May, Val. 20 No.4, Pp. 71,72
Mike Gluliano, "Monumental-A New Map Exhibition Commemorates The
Here And Now," City Paper, Baltimore, May 9, P34.
2000 Michael O’sullivan, "Evergreen House: Splendor In The
Grass," The Washington Post, Weekend Mgazine, July 28, Pp. 54, 56.
Ana Paula Ferreira, "America, America, " Idea Television, Brazil,
Program, July, # 41.
Michael O’sullivan, "Monumental Works At The Kreeger,"
The Washington Post, Weekend Magazine, June,2, P. 65.
Hanna Feldman, "The Ladies Of The House," Baltimore Magazine,
Best Of Baltimore 25th Aniversary Edition, August, Pp. 70-75.
Jared Featherstone, "Artists Practice What They Teach," The
Gazette, March 23, P. 28.
Sara Wildberger, "Faculty Artwork Depicts Wind, Mud And More,"
The Washington Post, March 29, P. 30.
Glen Mcnatt, "Small Galleries Have Big Impact On Arts Community,"
The Sun, March 9, Live Section, Pp. 3,4.
1999 Karen Jelenfy, "John Ruppert," Feature Article And Cover
And Inside Photograph, Washington Review, February/March, Volume Xxiv,
Number 5,
John Dorsey, "Come Close To See Small Sculptures," The Baltimore
Sun, Jan. 12, P. 5e.
1998 Catalogue- Harmony Hall Regional Center, Prince George’s County,
Arts And Culture Division, "Opulence, Cast Sculpture Of John Ruppert,"
Essay By Adam J. Lerner, Poem By Jorie Graham, ” 10/1998.
John Dorsey, "Nine Sculptors Rise To A Challenge," The Baltimore
Sun, June 9, Section E, P. 2.
1997 John Dorsey, "Ruppert Welds The Natural To The Man-Made World,"
The Baltimore Sun, March 27, Today, Sec. E Pp. 1, 5.
Photograph Illustration, "Monuments On The Waters Edge," The
Virginian-Pilot, June 12, Front Page; Article, P. B8
1996 Sue Taylor, "John Ruppert At The Chicago Cultural Center,"
Art In America, November
Alan G. Artner, "John Ruppert’s Work Approaches Nature,"
Chicago Tribune, May 2.
Catalogue- Chicago Department Of Cultural Affairs, "John Ruppert:
Natural Forces/Urban Context," Introduction By Gregory Knight, Curator
And Essay By John Beardsley, Isbn 0-938903-30-9, ” 1996.
Teresa Annas, "Works Reconcile Nature, Minimalism," The Virginian-Pilot,
August 4, P. E6.
Fred Camper, "Hand Of The Maker, John Ruppert: Natural Forces / Urban
Context At The Chicago Cultural Center," Chicago Reader, June 7,
Pp. 32
1995 Lee Fleming, "Around Town," Weta Tv P. B. S,. Washington,
Dc , T. V. Review, 11:00 P.M., March 30.
Jene Stonesifer, "Historic Garden’s Modern Art Mood,"
Washington Post, June 14.
John Dorsey, "Sculpture Show, Contrasts Man’s Work From Nature,"
The Baltimore Sun, January, P. 5e.
Mike Giuliano, "Gallery," City Paper, Baltimore, January.
____. "Top Ten Exhibitions Of The Year," City Paper, Baltimore,
January.
Louise Sheldon, "Nuances In Cool And Spare Sculpture At Grimaldis,"
The Baltimore Chronicle, February,
J. J. Mccoy, "Street Of Dreams," Photo Of Art Work - P.18, Consulted
&Quoted For Article, April 26, Pp. 16, 17, 21.
Tex Andrews, "Casting Methods Section," Isc Foundry Directory,
Isc, Washington, Dc, 1995. Consulted For Article.
1994 Edward Gunts, "Finalists Present Ideas In Design Competition,"
Baltimore Sun, June 11, Section D, Pp. 1, 4.
Mike Giuliano, "Back To Basics-Minimalist Art, Matisse Cutouts And
Geometric Sculpture," Baltimore City Paper, June 8, P. 37.
John Dorsey, "Zero Defect: The Other Side Of The Fence," Metals
And Paint Meld Beautifully, The Baltimore Sun, June 6, P. 6d
____. "Artists Tests Limits Of Abstract Sculpture," The Baltimore
Sun; January 13.
Photograph And Exhibition Statement For "Zero Defect," City
Paper, May 13.
Antoinette Johnson, Catalogue; "Ferrously Yours, Contemporary Cast
Iron Art," Photo And Statement, Visual Arts Gallery, The University
Of Alabama At Birmingham, 1994.
John Ruppert, "Hot Iron For Everyone," Sculptor’s Ink,
May, P. 3.
Samuel Hoi, The Corcoran Gallery Of Art, Introduction, Jack Rasmussen,
Maryland Art Place, Text, Catalogue, "Art Site 6," Washington
Review,Volume Xx, Number 1, June/July.
Mary Mccoy, Sculptors Incorporated At Washington Square, The Washington
Post.
____. "In The Spirit Of Nature," The Washington Post, June,
P. 2g.
1993 J. W. Mahoney, Dossier Washington, D. C., Sculpture Magazine, May-June,
Pp. 34-35
1992 Pgc-Tv, "Medium/Medium," Copyright 1992, Funded In Part
By The Prince George’s Arts Council. A 15-Minute Presentation And
Exploration Of My Sculpture And Drawing.
Andrea Pollan, Brochure, "Le Temps Retrouve," Mcclean Projects
For The Arts, October, 1992.
Mary Mccoy, "U-Md Faculty," The Washington Post; November 23,
P. F2.
_____."Four Baltimore Artists Clock In," The Washington Post,
October 31.
1991 Weta Tv P.B.S. , Washington, Dc, Tv Review, "Around Town,"
Dec. 4.
Sculpture Magazine, Consultant And Quotes, "Conservation Of Core-Ten
Steel In Outdoor Sculpture," By Daniel Silverman, September, P. 98.
John Dorsey, "Dual Exhibit Acts As Foil For Two Opposite, But Complimentary,
Artists," Article & Reproduction, The Baltimore Sun: May 2, Pp.
1e, 4e.
_____ ."Sculptors With A Lot In Common," Article & Reproduction,
The Baltimore Sun; Arts & Entertainment Section, May 19, Pages1n,
6n.
_____ ."Funding Cutbacks Struck All Local Arts Institutions,"
Year In Review, The Sun; December 29, P. 2j.
Galleries; Reproduction, May, P. 26.
The National Gallery Of Art; Video; Produced By Michael B. Sassani &
Melanie Soich, Video Documentation Of Metal Casting Demonstration.
1990 Michael Welzenbach, "The Sculpture Standouts," The Washington
Post; June 9, P. B2.
_____."Welded Carved And Burnished," The Washington Post; June
2, P. C2.
Philip Isaacson, Maine Sunday Telegram; July 29.
Edgar Allen Beem, "A Tale Of Two Boat Shows," Maine Times; August
30.
Public Art Symposium; Work Presented By Claudia Sabin, Gainsville, Fl.
The Jewish Times; Reproduction, Fall, P. 46.
1989 Maryland Art Place Critics Residency Program, 1987-1989; Catalogue,
Introduction By Carol Wood, Essay By Critic Judith Wilson, Reproduction
Page 29.
Maryland Art Place, "Fifth Annual Benefit Gala Exhibition,"
September 24- October 22, 1988; Catalogue Introduction By Olivia George,
Executive Director, Maryland Art Place.
Thomas Frasier, The Baltimore Review; (Annual Publication Of Significant
Events):
Feature Article And Reproductions, "What’s Behind The Names,"
February, Vol. 7, Pp. 72-74.
Laura King, "The Sculpture Of John Ruppert," Montgomery County
Journal, January, P. B6.
1988 Warner Brothers; Sculpture Selected For Location Filming Of Movie
Her Alibi, Summer.
Outlook, University Of Maryland, "Metal Shop Is Artist’s Studio,"
February 8, P. 5.
1987 Tom Lang, Sculpture; November.
Carol Wood, "John Ruppert, "New Art Examiner; November, P. 49.
John Dorsey, "Balance Plays Key Role In Ruppert Sculpture,"
Article & Reproduction, Maryland Live, The Sun; Baltimore, Md, September
4, P. 24.
Sculpture; Reproduction, September, P. 24.
Double Helix; Tv Production, "Art In Perspective #2," St. Louis,
Mo.
Joan Levinson, "Heavy Metal," Riverfront Times; Reproduction,
St. Louis, Mo, June 24.
Galleries; Reproduction, September, P. 20.
St. Louis/Contemporary Works; Catalogue, Forward By Scott Brandt, Project
Director, Pp. 14,15.
Mitchell Museum; Catalogue, "Image, Idea, Invention, A St. Louis
Selection," Reproduction, Introduction By Charles Butler, Executive
Director, Text By John Paul Wolf.
Eileene Duggen, "Local Artists Participating In Sister Cities Program,"
West End Word; June 4, P. 18.
1986 Patsy Degner, "9 Artists Propose Public Sculpture," St.
Louis Post-Dispatch; April 1.
1985 Tom Weisser, "1985 Year In Review," Reproduction, City
Paper, Baltimore, Md, Exhibition At The George Ciscle Gallery Sited As
Distinctive, December 20, P.26.
Mike Giuliano, "Galleries Offer Exhibitions," Article &
Reproduction, The News American, December.
The Capital; Article & Reproduction, "Tall Art," December
4, P. 34.
Wjz-Tv, Evening Magazine; Baltimore, Md, Tv Article About One Person-Exhibition
At George Ciciel Gallery, December 27.
Wbjc; Baltimore, Md, Radio Review, December 12.
Elizabeth Stevens, "Abstract Sculptures By Ruppert And Caro,"
The Sun; Baltimore, Md, December 20.
City Paper; Baltimore, Md, "1985 Galleries In Review," December
20.
Tom Lang, "John Ruppert, "New Art Examiner; February, P. 65.
Artists Newsletter; United Kingdom, Reproduction, July.
New Art Examiner; Reproduction, December, P.17.
Webster University; Video, Produced By Tom Lang, "The Cast Image."
1984 New Art Examiner, "Flat Works, By Sculptors," May.
Tom Lang, "Minimal Form, Maximum Concepts," St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
December 15, P. 4d.
1983 Paul Richard, "It’s A Draw: Sculptors On Paper,"
The Washington Post.
Robert Duffy, "Good Gallery, Good Show," St. Louis Post-Dispatch;
May 13.
Rose Daiba, "Show Features Work Of 10 Area Sculptors," Reproduction,
The Journal; St. Louis, Mo, October, P. 3.
University Of Maine, Augusta, News Letter; Article And Reproductions,
Pp.1, 9.
1982 Maura O’brien, "Ruppert Sculpture Adds Pizzazz To City
Image," The Journal, St. Louis, Mo, April.
Jim Thesis, "Wc Alumni Talent Highlighted At The Timothy Burns Art
Gallery," The Journal; St. Louis, Mo, September 23.
Julie Donatt, "Sculptor Praises (Language Of Steel)," The Journal,
Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, October 15.
1981 Timothy Robertson, "Public Installation Controversy," Article
&Reproduction, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; May 13, Front Page.
Mary King, Nickel/Ruppert Show Variety," St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
October 21, P. 4f.
Joan Lipkin, "Nickel & Ruppert Exhibit Works At Two Galleries,"
St. Louis Globe-Democrat; October 17, P. 4f.
West End Word; "Photographs, Sculpture At Tim Burns Gallery"
Reproduction, October 3.
1980 Rockland Center For The Arts; Catalogue, "Fire And Water: Paper
As Art - The Visionary’s Tool For Transformation," Curator
And Text By Alexander Sateriou.
Academic Appointments
1998 To Department Of Art, Chair, University Of Maryland
College Park, College Park, Md.
Present
2002 To Full Professor, University Of Maryland, College Park, Md. Sculpture,
Drawing, And Design.
Present
1993-01 Associate Professor, University Of Maryland, College Park, Md.
Sculpture, Drawing, And Design.
1987-92 Assistant Professor, University Of Maryland, College Park, Md,
Sculpture, Drawing, And Design.
1980-85 Instructor- Full-Time, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo, Sculpture,
Drawing, Design, And Management In The Arts.
1979 Visiting Instructor; University Of Wyoming, Laramie, Wy, Undergraduate
And Graduate Level Sculpture And Drawing, Summer.
Related Professional Experiences
2000 Panalist; Remembering The Present, Kreeger Museum,
Washington, Dc.
Evaluator; Education Licensure Commission Of The Government Of The District
Of Columbia; One Of Three Evaluators Selected To Examine The Corcoran
School Of Art And Design For Approval Of Their License.
1999 Juror; Designs For The New Dollar Coin, Department Of The Treasury,
United States Mint, Washington, Dc.
1998 Selection Panelist; Government Services Administration, Sculpture
Commission For The New Food And Drug Administration Building, College
Park, Md.
1990 Workshop Coordinator, "Sculpture ’90," International
Sculpture Center, Washington, Dc.
1989 Juror; Prince George Community College Undergraduate Art Exhibition,
Md.
1985-87 Resident Artist, Liberty Foundry, St. Louis, Mo. Access To Entire
Facility For Research And Development Of My Sculpture.
1986 Resident Sculptor; River Faces Production Workshop, St. Louis, Mo.
1979 Workshop Coordinator; Secured Nea Grant And Coordinated A Steel Sculpture
Work Shop With Leading Metal Working Artists For Wildcliff Museum, New
Rochelle, Ny.
1977-79 Sculptor-In-Residence, Wildcliff Museum, New Rochelle, Ny. - Pursuit
Of Personal Artistic Development, Design And Construction Of Studio-Forge.
Teaching: College Of New Rochelle Internship Programs, Apprentice-Ship
Programs, And Instruction Of Students.
1976 Metals Assistant To Albert Paley (Internationally Recognized Sculptor/Craftsman),
Rochester, Ny. - Fabrication Of Major Architectural Iron Works.
Illustrated Lectures And Gallery Talks
2001 Kreeger Museum, Washington, Dc.
School 33, Baltimore, Md.
Loyola College, Baltimore, Md.
2000 Visiting Lecturer; Speak About My Sculpture And The Sculpture Collection
To The Docents, Baltimore Museum Of Art, Baltimore, Md.
1999 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Il.
1998 Panelist/Lecturer; "Large Castings In A Small Foundry,"
International Iron Conference, Johnson Atelier, Trenton, Nj.
Harmony Hall Regional Arts Center, Md
Art Museum Of Western Virginia, Roanoke, Va
1997 Visiting Artist & Critic, W. Virginia University, Morgantown,
Wv.
Visiting Critic/Lecturer, Maryland Institute, College Of Art, Baltimore,
Md.
Towson State University, Towson, Md.
1996 Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Il. 4/19 & 5/10.
Virginia Beach Contemporary Art Center, Virginia Beach, Va.
Cleveland Center For Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Oh.
The Cleveland Institute Of Art, Cleveland, Oh
Art Department ,Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Oh.
Maryland Institute College Of Art, Baltimore, Md.
1995 Luminy-Marseille, France.
Baltimore Museum Of Art/Sculptors Incorporated, Baltimore, Md.
1994 Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Art Department, University Of Iowa, Iowa
City, Ia.
1994,93, 92 Art Department, Friends School, Baltimore, Md.
1993 Visiting Artist, Art Department, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo
1992 Panelist, "The Relationship Of Process To Content," International
Sculpture Conference ’92, Philadelphia, Pa.
Visiting Artist, Alfred University, Alfred, Ny. Two Days Of Criticism,
Casting Demonstration, Slide Lecture.
1990 Visiting Artist, "Foundry Workshop,"
Johnson Atelier Fine Arts Foundry, Trenton, Nj.
Sculptor’s Incorporated., Baltimore, Md
1991 School Of Architecture, University Of Maryland, College Park, Md.
1989 Arnold And Porter Law Firm, Washington, Dc.
Mcdonough School, Mcdonough, Md.
1988 American Red Cross, Regional Office, St. Louis, Mo.
1987 George Ciscle Gallery, Baltimore, Md.
Center For Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Mo.
1985 West Surrey School Of Art And Design, Farnham, United Kingdom.
Scarborough International Arts Festival, Scarborough, United Kingdom.
Sunderland Polytechnic, Sunderland, United Kingdom.
Newcastle Polytechnic, New Castle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Leicester Polytechnic, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Loughborough School Of Art And Design, Loughborough, United Kingdom.
University Of Maryland, College Park, Md.
1984 Fortune Interiors, St. Louis, Mo.
1983 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Il.
1981 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Il.

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