Statement

m.l.duffy operates a project-based public sculpture arts practice that frequently focuses on site-specifics, stated project themes, and expressed community needs. Non-commissioned artworks often navigate within the realm of the semiotics of archetypes; universally understood objects or symbols and their related ideas, concepts, and meanings. Ideally, public projects and personal tendencies reach a satisfying synergy that creates a lasting, iconic artwork that becomes a symbol for the community.


Neither a luddite nor a technophile, duffy uses a wide range of media, methods, and technical experience appropriate to the successful execution of artworks ranging from monumental-scaled figurative bronzes, engineered steel abstractions, and finely-carved wood objects.


CV

Awards, Public Artworks, Selected Exhibitions, & Press (by Decade):

The 2020's

-Finalist. 9/11 Memorial. Wylie, Texas.

-Seven Stones Botanical Memorial Park. Littleton, Colorado.

-Bentonville Public Schools/ChooseLove.org. Bentonville, Arkansas.

-Urban Engagement. Manitou Springs, Colorado.

-ArtsParks. Leesburg, Virginia.

-Art Exposed. Florence, Oregon.

-Palisade Art Vision. Palisade, Colorado.

-Art Rapids. Elk Rapids, Michigan.

-Art Around Avon. Avon, Colorado.

-Avendia Partners. Naperville, Illinois.

-Small Works 2020. Detroit, Michigan.

-The New Vanguard 2020. Keep Contemporary. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

-Authentic Marks 2020. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

-20th Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition.  Lakeland, Florida

-Downeast Sculpture Exhibition. Greenville, North Carolina. Purchased for City Hall.

-Dogwood Arts In Public Places. Knoxville, Tennessee.

-Sculpture Walk. Peoria, Illinois.

-Winner. “People’s Choice Award” Eye for Art. Brighton, Colorado. Purchased for Public Park.

-Art on the Streets. Colorado Springs.

-Art Street 2020. Hopkins, Minnesota.


The 2010's

-Winner. “People’s Choice Award” Roanoke Rising.  Roanoke, Virginia.

-SuperFine! Art Fair.  Washington, DC.

-Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition.  Rosemary Beach, Florida.

-Riverdale Park Public Art, National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Hyattsville, Maryland.

-Sculpture on the Lawn.  Orlando, Florida. Orlando Sun Sentinel

-Silver Box Art on Loan.  Sandpoint, Idaho.

-Art Sandy Springs. Sandy Springs, Georgia. Purchased by Civic Group for Town’s Amphitheater.

-Public Sculpture Program.   Liberty, Missouri.

-Sculpture Wake Forest.  Wake Forest, North Carolina.

-Old Town Art Splash.  Coppell, Texas.

-Art Encounters.  Town of Parker, Colorado.

-Eye for Art.  Brighton, Colorado.

-Art for a While.  Broomfield, Colorado.

-Winner. 2018 Art Prize.  Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City.

-Winner. “People’s Choice Award”/Purchased by City.  Art Around Town.  Redmond, Oregon.

-Inaugural Public Sculpture Program, Shape of Community. O’Fallon, Missouri.

-Inaugural Public Sculpture Program. Purchased for Public Walking Trail. Liberty, Missouri. 

-Yountville Art Walk. Yountville, California.

-Winner.  “People’s Choice Award” Douglas County Art Encounters. Douglas County, Colorado.

-Tri-Lakes Views. Monument, Colorado. Cover image to news feature.

-Alamosa ArtScape. Alamosa, Colorado.

-Finalist. Wilkerson Student Center. University of North Dakota.

-St. Joseph Sculpture Walk. St. Joseph, Missouri.

-Haddonfield Outdoor Sculpture Trust.  Haddonfield, New Jersey.  Local News Feature. Purchased by Civic Arts Group for City.

-Sculpture Garden at the Kemp Center. Wichita Falls, Texas.

-Art on the Street. Lafayette, Colorado.

-Sculpture on Sample. Coral Springs, Florida. (Purchased by City)

-Art Around Roswell Sculpture Tour. Roswell, Georgia.

-Inaugural Sculpture Exhibition. Atlanta Beltline. Atlanta, Georgia.

-Inaugural Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Valdosta, Georgia. (Purchased by City)  Local News Feature (video). 

-Hood River BIG ART Exhibition (outdoor sculpture exhibition). Bend, Oregon.

-Finalist. Watkins Elementary School Public Sculpture. Washington, DC

-Art-O-Matic. Crystal City, Virginia & New Carrollton, Maryland

-Sculpture Evergreen. Evergreen, Colorado.

-Art al Fresco. Boerne, Texas.

-Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Sheridan, Wyoming.

-Art Encounters Biennial. Town of Parker, Colorado.

-Maryland State of Mind, Maryland State House (Capitol Building). Annapolis, MD.

-“Islamic Celtic Knot”.  Fringe Theater. Washington, DC.

-“Whiskered Low-Poly Heart”. Artists & Makers. Rockville, MD.

-Winner “Best In Show”. Art aRound Town. Carbondale, Colorado. Local News Feature.

-“Mutual Respect/Mutual Understanding”, District Police Station & Govt Center. Reston, Virginia.

-Magnifying Glass (after Lichtenstein), collaborative painting with Lizzie Temme. Side Exhibition, The Phillips Collection (America’s first Modern Art Museum). Washington, DC.

-Old Town Newhall Ranch Road Reconstruction Public Art Project. Santa Clarita, California. Project canceled due to city budget.

-Exempla’s St. Joseph’s Hospital Public Art Project (presenting finalist).  Denver Colorado.

-Bradley Blvd Safeway Public Art Project (fabricated for WGS).  Bethesda, Maryland.

-WGS: The First Ten Years, Longview Gallery, Washington, DC

-Celebrate, Foundry Gallery. Washington, DC


The 2000's

-Experimental Video Art Seven. Touring Eight Universities in Thailand, SE Asia

-PRINTNOW. The London Art Fair, BEARSPACE Gallery; London, UK

-Solanus Casey Memorial. Detroit, Michigan. (as Head Assistant for Master Sculptor)

-Frederick Douglass Monument. Easton, Maryland.  (as Head Assistant for Master Sculptor)

-Jane Haslem Gallery. Washington, DC (auxiliary show)

-Degree Show, Goldsmiths College. University of London, UK

-Group/Grope, Area 10. London, UK

-Metamorphose, Islington Arts Factory. London, UK

-Reading the Artist. Goldsmiths, London.

-Pick #1, The Apple Tree. London, UK

-Gold & Delicious, The Apple Tree. London, UK

-Global Competition, Gallery International. Baltimore, Maryland

-Art-O-Matic. Washington, DC

-Grand Prize for “Most-Outstanding Graduating Senior" (Colonel Wharton Award)


Notable Collectors:

-Dr. Doug Lewis, Curator of Sculpture, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Retired)

-“The Colbert Report,” Satirical News Program

-Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Author, Writer/Producer- Family Guy


Education:

- MFA – Goldsmiths College, University of London, 2009

- BA – University of Maryland, 2001 (University Honors Tract)

- DeMatha Catholic, 1997 (with Honors, National Honors Society)



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