DAVID P. LANDIS

1152 OXFORD ROAD • , GA 30306 404.247.2760 • [email protected] WWW.LANDISSCULPTURE.COM

EDUCATION

1993-1998 State University Atlanta, Georgia M.F.A. in Sculpture

1987-1990 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia B.B.A. in Marketing

1982-1986 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia School of Art

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008- 2009 Visiting Lecturer, Sculpture Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia

1998-2005 Adjunct Instructor, Sculpture Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia

1996-1998 Graduate Instructor, Sculpture Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia

1996 Figure Modeling Instructor Spruill Center for the Arts Atlanta, Georgia

1995 Foundry Assistant Inferno Art Foundry Newnan, Georgia

COMMISSION EXPERIENCE

2014 Open, Alpharetta Branch Public Library Alpharetta, GA Three part permanent installation focused on children’s literature. 31 Oaks, Atlanta Park System, Trees Atlanta Atlanta, GA Large scale educational landscape installation focused on 31 Georgia oak species.

2013 Kaiser Tree Project, Kendeda Center, Trees Atlanta Atlanta, GA Doves, Cloister Garden, The Cathedral of St. Philip Atlanta, GA

2012 Northern White Project, Eastside Trail, Atlanta Beltline park Atlanta, GA

2011 Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital Project, budget $250,000 PaloAlto, CA A permanent installation for the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital (in progress with installation expected in 2015). 2010 Cycles, Circle Park, commissioned by Trees Atlanta Atlanta, GA First sculpture to be placed on the Atlanta Beltline. A 21ft. tall sculpture composed of swirling abstracted stainless steel Ginkgo leaves. Novelis Project, Novelis Corporate Headquarters Atlanta, GA

2009 Memorial Cross Project, Memorial Garden, The Cathedral of St. Philip Atlanta, GA

2008 Moulder Memorial, Haygood United Methodist Church Atlanta, GA An outdoor classroom honoring the lives of Darlene, Caroline, and Bryn Moulder, who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

2007 The Dance, The Ritz-Carlton Shenzhen, China

2004-2005 Currents, US Bancorp Center. Budget $100,000. Minneapolis, MN An abstract sculpture inspired by the natural forms of wind and water currents. Multiple curved geometric shapes merge together in this suspended stainless steel work. Approximately 30’x12’x10’.

The Guardian, Albany Law Enforcement Center. Budget $45,000. Albany, GA A 14’ high abstracted eagle-like form created out of stainless steel. A signature work for the new building and memorial for the city’s fallen officers.

2003-2004 Toulouse Phoenix Project, budget $100,000. A cast bronze Toulouse, France phoenix based on the Bateleur (an African eagle believed to be the original influence for the myth), with a 15’ wingspan and mounted on a granite base. A gift to the city of Toulouse from the Atlanta-Toulouse Sister City Committee.

2002-2003 Airing, Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Concourse E Atlanta, GA Budget $85,000. A 170’ installation consisting of 600 cast white birds, which pass through 8’ tall translucent sheets.

Common Ground, Kennesaw State University. A life-size Kennesaw, GA figurative bronze installation.

2000-2002 Soaring, Atrium Project, Atlanta Fulton County Government Center Atlanta, GA Budget $20,000. Approximately 30 cast aluminum birds suspended in a circular pattern throughout the atrium.

Adrift, Private Commission. Budget $17,000. A life-size figurative Atlanta, GA bronze.

The Human Highlight Film, ESPN Zone. Budget $16,000. Atlanta, GA 9’ tall fabricated aluminum illuminated film strip with images of Dominique Wilkins.

1998-1999 Butterfly Pavilion, Atlanta . Budget $25,000. Atlanta, GA 20' tall butterfly house, comprised of structural steel and a 12' stainless steel butterfly. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

2013 Balance, Solo Show, Ventulette Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2011 Swan Coach House Gallery show, , Atlanta GA

2008 ARTSS Outdoor Sculpture Show, City of Sandy Springs,GA Best of show purchase award.

2007 Sculptureyedrum Outdoors 2007, Gallery, Atlanta,GA Movers and Shakers, MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA

2006 The Bridge Show, The B-Complex, Atlanta, GA All Saints Exhibition, All Saints’ Episcopal, Atlanta, GA 2005 Open Sky, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Kennesaw State Univ., Kennesaw, GA

2003 Green Spaces, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA

2002 GA. State University Faculty Exhibition, SunTrust Plaza Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2001 Solo Exhibition, Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA Sculpture On The Grounds, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State Univ., Kennesaw, GA

2000 Iron Show, Durbin Gallery, Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL Personal Circumstances/ Georgia Artists at the End of the Century, Spruill Center Gallery, Atlanta, GA Faculty Exhibition, Georgia State University School of Art and Design Gallery, Atlanta,GA

1999 The Columbus Museum Regional Juried Exhibition, Columbus, GA