RESUME • HOMER YOST

Sunnyside Studio
4454 Mountville Road • Frederick, MD 21703 USA
Phone: 301-524-1834
homeryost@comcast.net • www.homeryost.com

CURRENT GALLERY REPRESENTATION

EDUCATION

  • 1984 M.F.A., Sculpture and Drawing, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 1978-80 Sculpture, Drawing, Bronze Casting and Welding, University of New Hampshire, Durham
  • 1977 B.A., 20th-Century Western Studies & Art, Upsala College, East Orange, New Jersey

TEACHING

  • 2002-04 Animal Sculpture Classes, K-5, PTA After-School Programs, Valley Elementary, Jefferson, MD and Carroll Manor Elementary, Adamstown, MD
  • 1995 Figure Sculpture Workshop, Salisbury State University Art Department with Art Institute and Gallery
  • 1988-89 Instructor of Drawing and Sculpture, Art Department, Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
  • 1982-86 Instructor of Figure Drawing, Portrait Drawing and Figure Sculpture, Visual and Performing Arts Program, Greensboro Center for the Arts, Greensboro, NC
  • 1980-82 Teaching Assistant in Foundry, Art Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

COMMISSIONS AND AWARDS

  • 2008 Almost life-size sculpture in the round of Brigid Goddess of Healing for recovering breast cancer patient
  • 2007 Heroic-sized bronze diamondback terrapins, commissioned by Ed Woods, former University of Maryland basketball player
  • 2001 “Mysteries of the Rosary,” fifteen relief sculptures, commissioned by Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Aurora, CO
  • 1999 “Stations of the Cross,” fourteen low relief sculptures, commissioned for Queen of Peace Catholic Catholic Church, Aurora, CO
  • 1997 “Stations of the Cross,” fourteen oxide-stained high-fired clay panels, commissioned by Holy Family Catholic Community, Middletown, MD
  • 1993 Sculptor for restoration of bronze Freedom Statue, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
  • 1986 Artist-in-Residence in Cortona, Italy with University of Georgia at Athens
  • 1986 Cover design and illustration woodcuts for Export Agriculture and the Crisis in Central America by Robert Williams, 1986, University of North Carolina Press (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • 1984 Participant in Corcoran National Figure Sculpture Competition, Washington, D.C.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2006 “Biloxi is Baghdad,” Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2002 “About Mary: Sculptures of the Mysteries of the Rosary,” Ch’i, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2002 “Drawings in Red for the Mysteries of the Rosary,” The Lutheran Center, Baltimore, MD
  • 2000 “. . . they dance alone,” Sculptures of Solitude, Ch’i Brooklyn, NY
  • 1999 “The Sculptor’s Lyre,” Sublime Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1999 “Music, Myth and the Mundane,” The Finer Side Galleries, Salisbury, MD
  • 1998 “Honey and Locusts,” Carroll County Arts Council Gallery, Westminster, MD
  • 1997 “Fresh Brew,” The Finer Side Galleries, Salisbury, MD
  • 1996 “Out of the Womb and Into the Woods,” The Artists’ Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1996 “Sheep Dung and Diapers: Autobiographical Sketches,” The Finer Side Galleries, Salisbury, MD
  • 1995 Retrospective Exhibition, Salisbury State University Art Department, Salisbury, MD
  • 1994 "Crossing Borders: Drawings and Sculptures," The Finer Side Galleries, Salisbury, MD
  • 1993 "Sculpture: Metaphors of Humanity," East of the Bay Gallery, Ocean City, MD
  • 1993 "Sculpture Fragments and Woodcuts," Calvin Edward Fine Arts Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1989 "Eros and Pathos: Figurative Sculpture and Drawings in Red and Black," Mary Condon Hodgson Gallery, Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
  • 1987 "Cortona, Italia: Sculptures and Drawings," Greensboro Artists' League, Greensboro, NC
  • 1985 "Drawings, Prints and Sculptures," Founders Gallery, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
  • 1984 "Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition," Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 1983 "Dance Studies: Sculptures and Drawings," Elliott University Center Gallery, Greensboro, NC

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

  • 2006 “Strictly Sculpture,” Carroll Arts Center, Westminster, MD
  • 2004 “Essence of Woman, 2004,” The Red Door Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1999 “Relief and in the Round: Sculpture Invitational,” DVAC, Frederick, MD
  • 1998 “Exploration in Form: Sculpture,” Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD
  • 1990 "National Drawing Invitational," Hastings College, Hastings, NE
  • 1989 "Prints and Pedestals: An Invitational Exhibition," DVAC, Frederick, MD
  • 1980/1979 Annual Invitational Exhibition, The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME

SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2007 “Souders and Yost, Lavenderhollow Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 2006 “Around the Figure,” Ch’i, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2004 “Pasture to Portrait,” and Peter Whitting, “Homing Thoughts,” Ch’i, Brooklyn, NY
  • 1994 "Chiaroscuro," Homer Yost and Phil Grout, The Artists' Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1994 "Figure Show," Phoenix Fine Art Gallery, West Chester, PA
  • 1993 "Storm and Spirit," Deborah Souders: mixed media, and Homer Yost: sculptures, woodcuts, and drawings, The Artists' Gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1992 "Three Frederick Artists," Jan Baer, Paulette Warwick and Homer Yost, Lois Hodes Gallery, Baltimore, MD
  • 1990 "Andrea Burchette: Drawings, Diane Hause: Paintings, Homer Yost: Sculpture," Chameleon Gallery, Baltimore, MD

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 2008 Five Elements Group Sculpture Exhibition, Ch’i, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2008 “The End of Nature,” The Gallery at Warehouse, Washington, D.C.
  • 2007 “Bridge Art Fair Miami,” Ch’i Booth, Miami, FL
  • 2007 “Fountain New York,” Ch’i Booth, New York, NY
  • 2006 “Bridge Art Fair Chicago,” Ch’i Booth, Chicago, IL
  • Fifteen Years of the Artists’ Gallery, Delaplaine Visual Arts Center (DVAC), Frederick, MD
  • 2003 Affordable Art Fair London, Ch’i Booth, London, England
  • 2003 Affordable Art Fair, Ch’i Booth, New York, NY
  • 1997/1996 “Visions,” The Artists’ Museum, Washington, D.C.
  • 1994 Philadelphia Art Show, Valley Forge Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1993 "Wings," The Collector Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
  • 1991/1990 Artshowcase Group Exhibition, Baltimore Design Center, Baltimore, MD
  • 1989 Faculty Exhibition, Mary Condon Hogdson Gallery, Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
  • 1987 UGA-Cortona, Italy: Faculty and Artists-in-Residence Exhibition, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  • 1986/1985 Tri-State Sculptors Guild Annual Exhibition (catalogue), Wilmington, NC (1986), Camden, SC (1985)
  • 1986 "Mostra Universita della Georgia," Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italia

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

  • 1993/1991 "Cumberland Valley Review Exhibition," Washington County Museum of Art, Hagerstown, MD
  • 1991 "Art of the Dance," Life of Maryland Gallery, Baltimore, MD
  • 1989 "Art of the Figure," state-wide juried exhibition, (Juror: Joan Rosenstein, Art Professor, Montgomery Community College), Delaplaine Visual Arts Center (DVAC), Frederick, MD
  • 1986 Fiftieth Anniversary Alumni Exhibition (catalogue), Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
  • 1986/1985 Northern Telecom Annual Sculpture Exhibition (catalogue), Research Triangle Park, NC
  • 1985 Second Regional Juried Art Exhibition (Juror: Lowry Sims, Assistant Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art), Spartanburg Arts Center, Spartanburg, SC

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • 1999- Fine Arts in the Valley, studio tour of professional artists in Jefferson/Middletown Valley area
  • 2000- Professional Member of National Sculpture Society, USA
  • 1994-2000 Member of International Sculpture Center (ISC), Washington, D.C.
  • 1991-1998 Member of the Artists’ Gallery, an artist-owned and operated commercial gallery, Frederick, MD
  • 1989-1993 Delaplaine Visual Arts Center Exhibition Committee Member, Frederick, MD
  • 1989-1991 Member of Central Maryland Justice and Peace Committee, Frederick, MD
  • 1991 Exhibition Co-coordinator, "Right Down to the Roots," six-state juried exhibition (Jurors: Angela Adams, Jose Rodeiro, George Siscle), DVAC, Frederick, MD
  • 1985-1987 Tri-State Sculptors Guild Member, (professional sculptors from North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia)

 

 

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