Ray Katz 

RAY KATZ,  144 Cesar E. Chavez, Pontiac, MI  48342  sculptors@comcast.net  248-229-5617
www.raykatzsculpture.com

EDUCATION

WayneStateUniversity, M.F.A. 1965-68 (Sculpture)

EasternMichiganUniversity, B.S., 1962-65 (Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture)

Detroit Society of Arts & Crafts, 1960-61 (Drawing, Painting)

RECENT PUBLIC SCULPTURE COMMISSION:

Ferris State University, Big Rapids MI, Central Plaza Public Sculpture, Installed August 2004
Celebration, Brushed aluminum, welded and bolted, 17.5'Hx16'Wx14'D

SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham MI, RAY KATZ / METAL Sculpture and Drawings, April 27 - June 1 2007

KraslArtCenter, St. Joseph, Mi., Transformations 10 Small Steel Sculptures March 19 - May 7 2000

Janice Chranach Epstein Gallery, Jewish Community Center, W. Maple Rd. West Bloomfield, MI
Detroit / New York Sculpture and Drawings, Oct /Nov 1995

RECENT PURCHASES FOR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Art in the City, Mount Vernon, IL Galaxy, 18"Hx14"Wx16'D, Painted Steel, Purchased June 2008

City-Scapes III Exhibition, City of Sterling Heights, MI, Burst, Welded Aluminum, 11'Hx10'Wx8'D
Purchased 2006

River Walk, Allied Arts, City of Chattanooga, TN, Square to the Gate, Welded and fabricated steel, painted, 8'Hx8'Wx14'D, Purchased October 2006

Trust for Public Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ, Train Station / Tracks and Roadside Exhibition
Around the Gate, 14'H x 17'L x 9'6"D, Welded and fabricated steel, Purchased 2002

SELECTED PUBLIC SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS

Chicago, Il, Chicago Sculpture Exhibition, June 2012-2013, Site Specific, Blaine Elementary School, Sponsored by the Chicago Cubs, Wintergreen, 14’Hx7’Wx7’D, Welded and Fabricated Steel, Painted, 2012

Michigan Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, MI, May, 2012-2013

Sentinel- 3, 14’Hx14’Wx6’D, Welded and Fabricated Steel, Painted, 2012

Columbus Ga. Sculpture Walk – Columbus College Campus, April, 2012 – 2014, Winter Moon

Welded and Brushed Aluminum,105”Hx144”Wx106”D,

Delta State University, Cleveland,  Mississippi, University Sculpture Garden. August 15, 2011-2013

Transformation-1, 85”Hx35”Wx21”D, Welded and Fabricated Steel, Painted, 2000

White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN. May, 2011-2014, Sentinel, Welded ,Fabricated, Steel, Painted,  22'Hx13.5'Dx12'W.

Dogwood Arts Festival, Art in Public Places, Knoxville TN, March-.2011-2012, Excelerator,

9’Wx6’Dx6’D, Welded Steel , Fabricated and Bolted, John Henry, Juro.r

Chicago Artists Month, CSI at The Illinois Institute of Technology, Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL

Winter Moon, 2008, Welded and Brushed Aluminum,105”Hx144”Wx106”D, Oct. 25-Nov.25, 2010.

Sculpture Invasion, 2010, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines IL, Winter Moon, 2008, Welded and Brushed Aluminum,105”Hx144”Wx106”D, May 15 - August 26, 2010

Dogwood Arts Festival, Art in Public Places, Knoxville TN, March-Oct., 2010, Winter Moon,

8’9”Wx12’Dx8’10”D, Aluminum, Welded , Fabricated and Bolted, Award Winner

Mid South Sculpture Alliance, Chattanooga State College, Tennessee River Walk

Celestial Navigator, Welded, Fabricated, Painted Steel, 9'5”x14'6”x13'3”, September 2009- 2010

ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, Mi  6^th Street Park Bridge, Monroe Ave. August 23, 2009 – May, 2010 

Telos, 24’Hx22’Wx14’D, fabricated and bolted stainless steel. Installation can be viewed on UTube

Michigan Biennial Sculpture Invitational,  Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, MI May,2008 –October, 2009

Spring, fabricated and bolted steel, painted, 20'Hx10"Wx11'D

Site Specific Public Sculpture, Theatre District, Indianapolis, IN, 2008-2010
Odyssey, fabricated and bolted steel, painted, 22"Hx18'Wx20'D

Art in the Eye, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Marshall, Mi, 2007-2009
Spiral the Gate, welded and fabricated aluminum

Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 2007-2009
Spiral, welded mild steel

Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Creative Arts Guild, 520 Waugh St., Dalton, Georgia, July, 2003 - July, 2004 Spiral the Gate, coated aluminum, welded and bolted 10' H x4" Wx9' x l0’D, Juried by, John Henry

Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Polk Museum of Art, 800 E. Palmetto St .Lakeland, FL,

March 2003-February2004Through the Gate, painted steel, 10'Hx5'Wx14'D

Silver Beach Sculpture Walk, Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, MI. 2002 – 2004

Evolution 1, painted steel, 22'Hx12'Wx12'D

Sculpture Tour, Western Michigan University, Western Michigan University, Art Department, Kalamazoo, MI, 2002/04Gateway, painted steel, 71"Hx84"wx76"D

Sculpture at the Airport, South Bend Regional Airport, South Bend Indiana, June , 2000 - May, 2002 Sentinel, welded and fabricated steel, painted,  22'Hx13.5'Dx12'W

Pier Walk 2000, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 10, - October, 30, 2000,

The Galaxy, welded and fabricated steel, painted, 16.5'Hx19'Dx22.5' W

Outdoor Sculpture Project, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, November, 1999 - 2007 Transcendent, welded and fabricated steel, painted, 16.5"Hx18"Dx22"W

Art in Public Places, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, February 2000 – Spring 2001

Square to the Gate, welded and fabricated steel, painted, 8'Hx8'Wx14'D

Pier Walk '99, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 6, - November 7, 1999

Transcendent, welded and fabricated steel, painted, 16.5'Hx18'Dx22'W

Pier Walk '98, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 6, - October 19, 1998

Around the Gate, painted steel, 14"Hx17'Dx9'W

RECENT SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:

Dogwood Arts Festival, Art in Public Places, Gallery Exhibition. Knoxville TN, October, 2011,

Three Aluminum Maquette’s, 2^nd Place Award Winner. John Henry, Juror

Luellea Hannan Foundation Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, 4750 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mi

Group Exhibition, May-20- July 22, 2011, Celebration #2 and #3, Welded and Painted Steel,

#1-20”Hx26”Wx20”D, #2. 26”Hx19”Wx28”D.

Janice Cranach Gallery, 20^th Anniversary Exhibition, Group Exhibition.  6600 W. Maple Rd. W. Bloomfield, Mi., Flight, Painted Steel, 13”Hx18”Wx12”D, Escalator,

16”Hx13”Wx10”D, Welded and Painted Steel. May 22-June 26, 2011

Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham, Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI., April 2, - May 7, 2010, Celebration 1, welded and fabricated, painted steel, 2009

Conference 2009 Inside, Mid South Sculpture Alliance, September 10- October 5, 2009

The Gallery in Red Bank, Chattanooga, TN

Michigan Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, Mi, July 24, 2008-September 20, 2008 Polaris, stainless-steel and steel, 15"Hx21"Wx16"D

2008 Regional Juried Sculpture Exhibition Marshall M.Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI Loops #3, fabricated stainless steel

Gray Temples, The Work of Twelve Mature Sculptors, Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, Jackson MI, July-September 2007

Kajima International Sculpture Competition Exhibition, Kajima KI Building, Minatio-Ku, Tokyo, Japan February 24 - March 17, 2006- exhibition travels to: Osaka, Japan -November-December 20, 2007

Transformation 2, welded aluminum construction. Prize Winner

ISC@GFS / 2003 International Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ Celebration, welded steel, 17.5"Hx16"Wx14"D