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ABOUT

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Dan Willig is a sculptor working and living in New England. He is originally from southern Long Island. After studying at different colleges and academies he went to pursue fine art at Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts where he received his BFA with distinction in Sculpture. He plans to attend graduate school to further his education in the Arts. His work consists mostly of relief sculpture and prints. 

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Daniel Willig

danielwillig.com

danwill481@gmail.com

(516 )993-2727

Education

2017                BFA with distinction, Sculpture, Lyme Academy College of Fine Art of the University of New Haven,                                                    Old Lyme, CT  

2013                Long Island Academy of Fine Art, Glen Cove, NY 

2013                Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY

2013                SUNY Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY

Employment

2019- Pres     US Art Company, Crater/ Art Handler, Randolph, MA 

2018-2019     CRLG Holdings, Studio operator, Quechee, VT 

2017               Figurative Art Studios, Sculptor, Woodstock, IL 

Residencies 

2019               Sculptor in Residence, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish , NH 

2018               Sculptor in Residence, Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish , NH 

 

Exhibitions

2019                Allied Artists of America 106th Annual Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY 

2017                Group Exhibition,  Senior Studio Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT

2017                Juried Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT

2016                Group Exhibition, Transformation, Essex Art Association, Essex, CT

2016                Juried Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT

2015                Juried Exhibition, Chauncey Stillman Gallery, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT

2013                Fall Student Art Exhibition, State University Plaza Gallery, Albany, NY

Awards

 

2019                Dexter Jones Award, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY

2017                Wardlaw Prize for Excellence in Art, Lyme Academy, Old Lyme, CT 

Lectures 

2019               Clay to bronze: How bronze sculptures are made, Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA

 

Professional Services

2017-18          Studio Assistant to Brian Booth Craig,PA

2017                Studio Assistant to Robert Taplin, CT

2016                Internship, Studio Assistant to Erik Blome, IL

2015                Studio Assistant to Brian Booth Craig, PA

Press

 

https://www.nps.gov/saga/learn/news/national-park-announces-2019-sculptor-in-residence-daniel-willig.htm

https://nationalsculpture.org/news-events/daniel-willig/

https://www.eagletimes.com/news/his-sculptures-bring-their-weather-with-them/article_bd5c2630-9529-11e8-84df-fbc32f18e7df.html

 

https://www.courant.com/community/hebron/hc-ugc-article-hebron-model-gil-salk-poses-at-lyme-academy-c-2016-02-12-story.html

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