ARTIST STATEMENT

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Recognizable, Simple, Elegant best describe Bill Burgess' us of arcs and spirals. These sculptural forms are a language recognized by people of differing culture, religion, and race, and seem to predate history. Spanning 50 years, the persistent use of these forms in art-making brings continuity to his life work.

EDUCATION

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Maryland Institute College of Art MFA Programs

Sculpture Fellowship, 1975

Colorado College

MA, 1964

• University of Colorado at Boulder
• BA, 1958

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• COMMISSIONS
• 2001, Dedicated 2007 CONTINUUM, the Julie Penrose Fountain
• Commissioned by the City of Colorado Springs, CO,  America the Beautiful Park in collaboration with David Barber, AIA.
• 1999 ASPIRE
• Commissioned by the State of Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado at the Pascal Library.

1997 TOTEM SERIES:  Totem 1, Leisure; Totem 2, Science; Totem 3, Art

Commissioned by the City of Boulder, CO

1995 LEGEND

Commission by the City of Denver, CO, 16th Street Mall Extension

1992 7-MINUTE SPRING

Commission by the City of Manitou Springs, CO

1987 AM-PM

Commissioned by the State of Colorado, Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO

1986 FANFARE

Denver United Bank, 1 year lease. Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO, permanent installation.

TWISTED COLUMN

Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs

COLLECTIONS

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Kaiser Permanente Corporation, Denver, CO

McDonalds Regional Headquarters, Oklahoma City, OK

Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO

Colorado Department of Social Services, Denver, CO

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

EN Energy Company, Lakewood, CO

Gerald D. Honen Interests, Houston, TX

Industrial Gas Products, Colorado, Springs, CO

Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO

The Park Place Group, Walnut Creek, CA

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Qwest Corporation Headquarters, Denver, CO

Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, CO

Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, CO

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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2007-2005   Walker Fine Art  300 W. 11th Ave. Denver, CO

1993,1990,1987    Artyard Gallery, Denver, CO

1985    Sangre de Christo Fine Arts Center, Pueblo, CO

1987    Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand  Junction, CO          

1987, 1985    McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, TX

1975    Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO        

2003     I-25 Artists' Alliance Revisited, Sangre de Christo Art Center 2002        3 Person, Plantera, Colorado Springs

2002        Gallery Artists, Gallery West, Denver, CO                

1997        3 Person, "Something New, Contemporary Regional Artists",  1996        Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

1991-89  Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

1988        14 de Colorado, Trajecta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

1988        Angels de la Mota Gallery, Barcelona, Spain        

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

Foster Goldstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX

Angels de la Mota Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

Trajecta Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

Inkfish Gallery, Denver, CO

INVITATIONAL

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2009 Colorado  Springs Abstract, Colorado Springs, CO,  Fine Arts Center

2008 Miniatures and More,  Albuquerque, NM, Albuquerque Museum

1993 Colorado Sculpture, The Object, Arvada, CO,  Arvada Center For The Arts,                            

1992 Front Range Revisited, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Gallery of Contemporary Art

1989 Books in Mind, Arvada, CO, Arvada Center for the Arts

1988 Sculpture, Exploring Three Dimensions, Denver, CO, Arapahoe Community College

1986 Another Great Love Affair, Denver, CO, Denver Art Museum

COLLECTIONS

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QWEST Headquarters, Denver, CO

Colorado Department of Social Services, Denver, CO

Kaiser Permanente, Denver, CO

Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Co

The Park Place Group, Walnut Creek, CA

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO

Gerald D. Honen Interests, Houston, TX

McDonalds Regional Headquarters, Oklahoma City, OK