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************************************************This is the year to look at Vielehr.Bill Vielehr, of Boulder, Colorado, has been working as a professional fine artist for 40 years. FORM Sculpture is extremely proud to announce that “this is the year to look at Vielehr.” Vielehr has just been commissioned by the city of Medford, Oregon, to create a sculpture to be installed at City Hall in June 2009. The piece, which consists of three 12-foot tall cast and fabricated aluminum columns, is called “Three Rogue Columns.” Approval for the sculpture was unanimous by Medford City Council on December 18, 2008.Shows that Vielehr will be involved with in 2009:• Colorado Open, Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St, Golden, Colorado
Sculpture: “Sculptural Decoy” (Premiere exhibition of this sculpture)
Size: 10.5’ x 13” x 13” column
Materials: Cast and fabricated white bronze, aluminum and lab metal
Juror: Christophe Heinrich, Polly and Mark Addison Curator of Modern
and Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 2009, 5:30-8pm
Final Day of Exhibition: May 31, 2009• 25th Annual Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, Colorado
Sculpture: “3-D Glyph Series II”
Size: 7.5’ x 6’ x 6’ (two freestanding walls)
Material: Cast and fabricated aluminum
Installation and Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through April, 2010• 11th Annual Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sculpture: “Metal Response”
Size: 12’ x 6’ x 6’ (three freestanding columns)
Material: Cast and fabricated aluminum
Juror: Jan Schall, Ph. D., Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Opening Reception: Friday, June 26, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through May, 2010• Art on the Move, Longmont, Colorado
Sculpture 1: “Tubular Text”
Size: 9’ x 13” x 13” (one freestanding column)
Materials: Cast and fabricated white bronze, aluminum, stainless and lab metalSculpture 2: “Unconcealed Column”
Size: 8’ x 18” x 18” (one freestanding open column)
Materials: Cast and fabricated aluminumFirst day of Exhibition: July 17, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through June, 2010• Art of the Square, Boulder Public Library, Canyon Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
Sculpture: Two 4’ x 5’ x 8” cast & fabricated aluminum wall reliefs
First day of Exhibition: Friday, July 17, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: Through August 2009• Featured Artist in Back Gallery, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
Sculpture: TBD (several new works, freestanding and wall reliefs)
First day of Exhibition: Opening Friday, September 11, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: Through October 2009
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************************************************This is the year to look at Vielehr.Bill Vielehr, of Boulder, Colorado, has been working as a professional fine artist for 40 years. FORM Sculpture is extremely proud to announce that “this is the year to look at Vielehr.” Vielehr has just been commissioned by the city of Medford, Oregon, to create a sculpture to be installed at City Hall in June 2009. The piece, which consists of three 12-foot tall cast and fabricated aluminum columns, is called “Three Rogue Columns.” Approval for the sculpture was unanimous by Medford City Council on December 18, 2008.Shows that Vielehr will be involved with in 2009:• Colorado Open, Foothills Art Center, 809 15th St, Golden, Colorado
Sculpture: “Sculptural Decoy” (Premiere exhibition of this sculpture)
Size: 10.5’ x 13” x 13” column
Materials: Cast and fabricated white bronze, aluminum and lab metal
Juror: Christophe Heinrich, Polly and Mark Addison Curator of Modern
and Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum
Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 2009, 5:30-8pm
Final Day of Exhibition: May 31, 2009• 25th Annual Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, Colorado
Sculpture: “3-D Glyph Series II”
Size: 7.5’ x 6’ x 6’ (two freestanding walls)
Material: Cast and fabricated aluminum
Installation and Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through April, 2010• 11th Annual Art on the Streets, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sculpture: “Metal Response”
Size: 12’ x 6’ x 6’ (three freestanding columns)
Material: Cast and fabricated aluminum
Juror: Jan Schall, Ph. D., Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Opening Reception: Friday, June 26, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through May, 2010• Art on the Move, Longmont, Colorado
Sculpture 1: “Tubular Text”
Size: 9’ x 13” x 13” (one freestanding column)
Materials: Cast and fabricated white bronze, aluminum, stainless and lab metalSculpture 2: “Unconcealed Column”
Size: 8’ x 18” x 18” (one freestanding open column)
Materials: Cast and fabricated aluminumFirst day of Exhibition: July 17, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: through June, 2010• Art of the Square, Boulder Public Library, Canyon Gallery, Boulder, Colorado
Sculpture: Two 4’ x 5’ x 8” cast & fabricated aluminum wall reliefs
First day of Exhibition: Friday, July 17, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: Through August 2009• Featured Artist in Back Gallery, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
Sculpture: TBD (several new works, freestanding and wall reliefs)
First day of Exhibition: Opening Friday, September 11, 2009
Duration of Exhibition: Through October 2009