912 South Park Springfield, Illinois 62704
Phone 217/ 787-7167 mdunsculpt@aol.com
2011…… Instrumental Transitions, Solo exhibit of three-dimensional Bronze Machinist Studies, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
2011….. 84th Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2010…… Storm Warnings Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2010 ….. "Summer Sculpture" , Grounds For Sculpture. Hamilton, New Jersey
2009…… 83rd Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2008…… Group Dialogue , small sculpture at Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2006-07 "Sculpture Tour" '06 Western Michigan University School of Art, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2007…… 82nd Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2006…… A Measure of Time and Space, solo exhibit, of bronze sculpture at Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2006 …… (art)n 3-D Pixels Realized 1982-2006, Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois
2006 ….. Sculpture on the Prairie’06 , Wandell Sculpture Garden, Urbana, Illinois
2005…… Bronze Sculpture, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005……81 st Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2005…… Machinist Studies, The Sculpture of Michael Dunbar, University of Illinois Springfield, Springfield, Illinois
2003…… 80 th Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2003…… Heavy Equipment, three-dimensional bronze maquettes by Michael Dunbar Flint institute of Art, Flint, Michigan
2003…… Maquettes & Machinists Studies, Maiden Lane Exhibition Space, New York City
2002…… David Hickey Selects , Maquettes for Pier Walk 2002, Chicago, Illinois
2002…… Sculpture on the Prairie’02 , Wandell Sculpture Garden, Urbana, Illinois
2002…… Maquettes for Monuments , Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan
2002…… Models for Large Scale Work , West Bend Art Museum, West Bend, Wisconsin
2001…… 79 th Exhibition of Artist Members of the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2001…… Pier Walk 2001 , Large Out-door Sculpture Exhibition Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
2000…... The University of Notre Dame Sculpture Project, Notre Dame, Indiana
1995…… Bernbaum Sculpture Walk, Rivinia Festival, Highland Park, Illinois
1994…… Chicago: the Third Dimension, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, Il.
1993…… Stele Head, Small Sculpture Exhibition by Michael Dunbar, Lincoln Land Community College, Springfield, Illinois
1991…... Out of Time, Sculptors at Bloomington/ Normal, Bloomington, Illinois
1991…… Sculpture by and for Visionaries, Waterfront Gallery, Peoria, Illinois
1990…… Summer Sculpture Garden, Riverwalk Gallery, Naperville, Illinois
1990…… Partners in Purchase , State of Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1989…… Sculpture Walk , Chicago River Park, Chicago, Illinois
1989…… Three Illinois Sculptors , Allen Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
1989……. International Art Expo , Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1988……. IL Bronzetto , Exhibit of Bronze Maquettes Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
1988…… Sculpture In the Landscape , The Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1986…… Michael Dunbar, Solo Exhibit, Small Sculpture , Zaks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1986……. Exterior / Interior , Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1986……. International Art Expo , Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1986……. Sculpture Tour 85/86 , University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
1986……. New Traditions in Sculpture, Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, Illinois
1985……. Chicago Sculpture , Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois
1985……. Chicago Sculpture Society Exhibition , Chain of Lakes Cultural Center, Libertyville, Illinois
1985……. New Traditions in Sculpture , Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
1984……. Centennial Sculpture Exhibition , Augustana Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
1984……. Two Contemporary Springfield Artists , Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois
1983……. Michael Dunbar , Solo Exhibit of Sculpture , Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois
1983……. Eighteen Illinois Sculptors , Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1983…… Rockford and Vicinity Exhibition , Rockford, Illinois
1983…… Chicago International Mile2, Sculpture Exhibition , Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1983…… Michael Dunbar Sculpture , Parkland Community College, Champaign, Illinois
1983…… Ten Illinois Sculptors , Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
1982…… Mayor Byrne’s Mile of Sculpture , Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
1981……. Art in the Park , Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Fairview Park, Decatur Area Arts Council, Decatur, Illinois
1978……. Illinois Shakespeare Festival Outdoor Sculpture Program , Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
1977…….. Art in Public Places, Kentucky , Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, City, County Arts Council, Paducah, Kentucky
1982…… Solo Exhibition of Sculpture , Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1982……. Solo Exhibit of Sculpture and Drawing , Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois
1982……. Solo Exhibit of Drawings and Sculpture , Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
1981……. Graphite Drawings , Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1981……. Solo Exhibit of Sculpture and Drawings , Tower Park Gallery, Peoria, Illinois
1979……. Mid-American Art Exhibition , Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, Kentucky
1979……. Group Show , Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois
1979……. Group Show , Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, Illinois
1978…… Illinois Traveling Sculpture Exhibition II , Illinois Arts Council, Chicago, Illinois
1978……. Solo Exhibit of Sculpture and Drawings , Tower Park Gallery, Peoria, Illinois
1978……. Solo Show of Drawings and Sculpture , MacMurray College, Jacksonville, Illinois
1978……. Group Show , Illinois Weslyen University, Bloomington, Illinois
1978……. Group Show , Lincoln College, Lincoln, Illinois
1978……. Group Show , Paul Sargent Art Gallery, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
1977…….. Art in Public Places, Kentucky , City, County Arts Council, Paducah, Kentucky
1977……. 19 th Annual National Exhibition of Prints and Drawings” , Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1977……. 3-D 77 , Union League club of Chicago, Three Dimensional Art Show, Chicago,
1976……. Rockford and Vicinity Show , Rockford, Illinois
1976……. Solo Exhibit of Drawings , Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg, Illinois
1974……. Illinois Invitational Exhibition , Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois
1974……. 26 th Annual Mid States Art Exhibition” , Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana
1974…….. 3 rd Annual Mid States Traveling Art Exhibit , Evansville, Indiana
AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Grant Recipient
National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship Recipient
Illinois Arts Council, Governors Art Award Commission
Illinois Arts Council, Artist Grant Recipient
Who’s Who in American Art
EDUCATION
M.S. Illinois State University, 1980, Normal, Illinois, Visual Arts
M.A. University of Illinois, 1976, Springfield, Illinois, Arts Management
B.A. Illinois State University, 1973, Normal, Illinois, Visual Arts
A.A. Lincoln Land Community College, 1971, Springfield, Illinois, Liberal Arts
Outdoor Sculptures
2011 Orbits of Isaac , Fabricated Bronze, 11 ft. tall by 12 ft. wide by 15 ft. long
2010 Telecaster , Fabricated Bronze, 10 ft. tall by 10 ft. wide by 14 ft. long
2009 Cassiopeia , Fabricated Bronze, 6 ft. tall by 5 ft. wide by 9 ft. long
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
2009 Arthur’s Odyssey , Painted Steel, 12ft. tall by 10 ft. wide by 10 ft. long Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana
2008 Escanaba , Fabricated Bronze, 6 ft. tall by 5 ft. wide by 8 ft. long
Private Collection, Springfield, Illinois
2008 Pivot Point , Fabricated Bronze, 12 ft. tall by 12 ft. wide by 13 ft. long Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg, Illinois
2009 Great Lakes Transfer , Painted Steel, 10ft. tall by 5ft. wide by 9 ft. long
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
2007 Pivot Point , Fabricated Bronze, 4 ft. tall by 2 ft. wide by 3 ft. long
Private Collection, Springfield, Illinois
2006 Three Rivers , Fabricated Bronze, 4 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 6 ft. long
2006 Fallen Warrior Fabricated Bronze, 4 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 6 ft. long
2004 Euclid’s Cross , Fabricated Bronze, 21 ft. tall by 18 ft. wide by 25 ft. long Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, Hamilton, Ohio
2003 Oscar’s Inclination , Welded painted steel 13 ft. tall x 20 ft. long x 15 ft. wide, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, Governor State University Chicago Heights, Illinois
2003 North Point , Fabricated Bronze, 12 ft. tall by 10 ft. wide by 11 ft. long Lewis & Clark Community College, Godfrey, Illinois
2001 Chicago Dayton Transit , Painted Steel, 12 ft. tall by 10 ft. wide by 11 ft. long, Time Equities Plaza, Dayton, Ohio
2001 Jendiva , Painted Steel, 10 ft. tall by 8 ft. wide by 8 ft. long
Purdue North Campus, Westville. Indiana
2001 Niantic , Fabricated Bronze, 12 ft. tall by 5 ft. wide by 13 ft. long
Wandel Sculpture Park, Champaign, Illinois
1999 Night Train , Painted Steel, 12 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 8ft. long
University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
1999 Sweet Melissa , Painted Steel, 12ft. tall by 8 ft. wide by 10 ft. long
Oakton Community College, Skokie, Illinois
1997 Katmandu , Painted Steel, 12 ft. tall by 9 ft. wide by 15 ft. long
Notre Dame University, South bend, Indiana
1996 Astro Treillage , Painted Steel, 18ft. tall by 20 ft. wide by 20 ft. long Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, Illinois
1996 River Rouge , Painted Steel, 9 ft. tall by 9 ft. wide by 8 ft. long
Private Collection, Berrien Springs, Michigan
1995 Allegheny Drift , Painted Steel, 12ft. tall by 8 ft. wide by 13 ft. long
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan
1995 New Madrid Shift , Granite Water Feature, 15 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 1 ft. long, Private Collection, Springfield, Illinois
1988 Smoke Stack Lightning , Cor-ten Steel, 5ft. tall by 3 ft. wide by 4 ft. long Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois
1987 Dawn Departure , Fabricated Bronze, 5 ft. tall by 3 ft. wide by 5 ft. long Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
1986 River Crossing , Painted Steel, 16 ft. tall by 10 ft. wide by 12 ft. long University of Wisconsin at Steven’s Point, Steven’s Point, Wisconsin
1986 Gandy Dancer , Painted Steel, 4ft. tall by 2 ft. wide by 4 ft. long
Private Collection, Springfield, Illinois
1985 Inland Passage/ Pier Walk , Painted Steel, 10ft. tall by 8 ft. wide by 8 ft. long Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois
1985 Stele Head , Painted Steel, 10 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 4 ft. long
Lincoln Land College, Springfield, Illinois
1984 Thunder Stone Blue , Painted Steel, 5ft. tall by 3 ft. wide by 5 ft. long Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
1982 Speed Wrench , Cor-ten Steel, 9 ft. tall by 8 ft. wide by 12 ft. long Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois
1977 Niccols Stone Yard , Cor-ten Steel, 9 ft. tall by 5 ft. wide by 5 ft. long Private Collection, Springfield, Illinois
1977 Highway 66 Goodbye, Cor-ten Steel, 6 ft. tall by 2 ft. wide by 3 ft. wide
Sangamo Club, Springfield, Illinois