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Scott Wallace

Scott Wallace"Stratagem", Bronze & pre-Cast Concrete, University of Wisconsin-Platteville"Drop Leaf Chicken", Bronze and Pre-Cast Concrete, Cedar Falls Public Library, Cedar Falls, IA"Oasis", Bronze and Pre-Cast Concrete, South Dakota Art Museum"Garden Party", Bronze, City of Minneapolis Minnesota"Domesticator", Bronze & Pre-Cast Concrete

Title

Professor Emeritus of Studio Art

Office Building

The Barn

Office

111

Mailing Address

The Barn 111
School of Design-Box 2802
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Scott Wallace lives and maintains a studio in rural southwest Minnesota near the South Dakota border. The focus of his studio work is involvement in the development, production, exhibition and permanent siting of large-scale public sculpture. Large-scale work has been exhibited and/or is permanently installed in Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Education

1985 MFA in Sculpture from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1983 MA in Sculpture from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
1981 BFA in Sculpture from Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

Academic Interests

Sculpture, Public Art

Academic Responsibilities

Sculpture, 3D Foundations, Drawing, Art Appreciation

Committee Activities

Chair, Stuart Artist in Residence Committee

Awards and Honors

Griffith Award for Faculty Development, South Dakota State University. (April 6, 2017).

Grants

2014 Awarded Established Career Artist Grant ($5,000) from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council (SMAC)

1998 Awarded Career Opportunity Grant ($5,000) from the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council (SMAHC)

Work Experience

August 2004-present
Professor, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD

August 1998-May 2004
Associate Professor, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD

August 1995-May1998,
Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD

August 1993-May 1995
Assistant Professor, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI

August 1988-December 1992
Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

Between August 1988 through present:
Taught Three-Dimensional Design, Two-Dimensional Design, Drawing I, Drawing II, Color Theory, Art Appreciation and all levels of undergraduate Sculpture courses.

Creative Activities

Currently focused on the development of smaller sculptures while continuing to exhibit large scale outdoor sculptures.

Department(s)