<p> Christiane T. Martens</p><p>Education</p><p>1962-65 BAE, University of Bonn and Berlin, West Germany. 1966-67 Werkseminar/Art Academy, Düsseldorf, West Germany. 1969.73 MA, MFA, Sculpture, University of Notre Dame, South Bend,Indiana.</p><p>Professional Affiliations</p><p>1981-present University of Illinois, Professor of Art, School of Art and Design, Champaign, Illinois. 1979-81 Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1978-79 South Dakota State University, Brookings S.D. 1999.2002.1 Augustana College, Sioux Falls S.D.</p><p>Sculpture Awards and Recognitions</p><p>2005 Selected finalist for sculpture commission at the University of Illinois in Chicago by the Capital Development Board of the state of Illinois</p><p>2003 Winner in state sculpture competition with proposal "Aiming High" for main outdoor commission at Richland Community College in Decatur, Illinois, sponsored by the Illinois % for Art Program </p><p>2000 Selected proposal "Celestial Stairways" for a monumental interior work consisting of 9 wall pieces spanning over a 4 story stairwell in the Engineering Hall at the University of Illinois Champaign - Urbana</p><p>1999 Selected sculptor for a monumental interior wall piece H: 24 ft L: 46ft and an exterior sculpture at South Eastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, Illinois, sponsored by the Illinois % for Art Program</p><p>1996 Selected sculptor for outdoor commission at the Biological Science Building, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, sponsored by the Illinois % for Art Program</p><p>1993 Winning finalist in the Fujisankei Biennale, an international competition for contemporary sculpture conducted by the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan. Recipient of "The Prize for Excellence," one of the ten top prizes among the 25 finalists selected from 1109 entries from 47 countries.</p><p>1990 Selected sculpture for outdoor commission at Moraine Valley Community College, SW Chicago, sponsored by the Illinois % for Art Program.</p><p>1989 Winner of National Sculpture Competition for the Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland.</p><p>1989-91 Sculpture model selected for The 6th & 7th Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition, Hakone Open- Air Museum, Japan.</p><p>1986 Winner of national sculpture competition for largest Art in Public Places project in the State of Wisconsin.</p><p>1984 Selected sculptor for outdoor project at the Willard Ice Building, Springfield, Illinois, sponsored by the Illinois % for Art Program. 1983 Winner of national sculpture competition for large scale stainless steel sculpture in front of the Botanical Garden Center in Des Moines,Iowa.</p><p>1982 Recipient of Epsilon Award in national show entitled "Energy Art," Foothill Art Center, Boulder, Colorado.</p><p>1981 Winner of national sculpture competition for school building near Spokane, Washington.</p><p>1980 Winner of natinoal sculpture competition for large scale public art work in front of State Printing Plant, Salem, Oregon.</p><p>1979 Winner of national sculpture competition for the Cultural History Museum of theUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska .</p><p>Grants and Scholarships</p><p>1992/96 University of Illinois Research Board Grant for construction of stainless steel sculpture projects</p><p>2000 Appointment as an Associate in the Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, Spring 1990, for study of Color effects on three-dimensional surfaces.</p><p>1986 Selected artist for a summer residency at the "Villa Romana" in Florence, Italy, granted by the Istituto de Culturale Tedesco.</p><p>1984 Selected Fellow for summer residency at the Hand Hollow Foundation (Yaddo) with George Rickey.</p><p>1980 Ford Foundation Travel Grant, study and documentation of Alaskan Native Art.</p><p>1976 Travel leave (spring semester), documentation of contemporary Russian art in. Leningrad, USSR 2000 One-year language study position in France through DAAD (DeutscherAkademischer Austauschdienst)</p><p>Group Exhibitions</p><p>1999-2005 Meadowbrook Sculpture Park, Urbana Il.</p><p>1999.2003 Ridwan Sculpture Garden, Taos, New Mexico</p><p>1997 PIER WALK '97, an international outdoor large scale exhibition with 110 participants at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois (May 7- Oct. 20, 1997) </p><p>1997 "Metals and More", Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, S.D.</p><p>1996 "Contemporary American Sculpture", The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana</p><p>1993-94 Fujisankei Biennale, Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Musuem, Japan 1992 "Sculpture Project 1992", College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico</p><p>1989-91 Sixth and Seventh Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition,Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum </p><p>1988 "New Art Forms", Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois</p><p>1988 "North American Sculpture Exhibition," Golden, Colorado</p><p>1985 "New Traditions in Sculpture", Chicago, Illinois</p><p>1979 "National Sculpture Competition", Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona</p><p>1974 "13th Midwest Biennial", Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska</p><p>1974-75 "11th and 12th International Jury Art Show", Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada</p><p>Works in Public Collections</p><p>Global Corporation, Tokyo, Japan 2005, Molecular Reflection, 21 x 20 x 20 inches</p><p>Enterprise Works, University of Illinois, Research Park, Champaign , IL 2003, Warp 11, 5 feet x 8 feet x 2ft </p><p>Institute of Aviation, Willard Airport, Champaign, Illinois 2002, Wing Formation, wall installation, 8 ft x 12 ft x 6 “ 2002, Flight One, 30 x 40 x 4 inches</p><p>The Engineering Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign 2001 Celestial Voyager , steel 30 x 32 x 6 inches 2001 Warm Night at the Bayou , steel and stainless steel 18 x 26 x 10 inches </p><p>South Eastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, Illinois 1999, La Notte di San Lorenzo, wall relief, 24 x 46 x 2 feet 1999, Solar Pathways, stainless steel, outdoor work ,6 x 5 x 5 feet </p><p>Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 1997, Mitotic Geometry, 14 x 20 x 6 feet</p><p>Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 1995, Tsunami Ascending II, 7 x 5 x 3feet</p><p>Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum, Japan 1993, Nocturnal Orbits, 7 x 9 x 8 feet</p><p>Northwest Bank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1993, Wall-Relief Series (8) Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois 1991, Orbits, 20 x 26 x 20 inches</p><p>Beckman Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 1991, Tsunami Ascending, 11 x 7 x 4 feet 1992, Time Lapse, </p><p>Center for Contemporary Technology, SW Chicago, Illinois 1990, On To Brighter Orbits, 12 x 12 x 16 feet</p><p>Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Takoma Park, Maryland 1990, Turning Point, 7 x 12 x 9 feet</p><p>Fuji Television, Tokyo, Japan 1990, Tsunami, 28 x 19 x 9 inches</p><p>Columbia Correctional Institution, Portage, Wisconsin 1987, Chromatic Fragments - Vortex to the Sky, 21 x 10 x 10 feet</p><p>State Revenue Building, Springfield, Illinois 1984, Energy 1 For Helmut, 8 x 10 x 5 feet</p><p>Botanical Center, Des Moines, Iowa 1984, Spectral Liberation, 13 x 29 x 11 feet</p><p>Pioneer Hi-Bred International Headquarters Building, Princeton, Illinois 1983, Grain Field, 7 x 9 x 12 feet</p><p>Midway Elementary School, Spokane, Washington 1982, Sundance, 7 x 6 x 4 feet</p><p>State Printing Plant, Salem, Oregon 1981, Paperwave, 8 x 29 x 2 feet</p><p>University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, Alaska 1980, Denali, 21 x 9 x 6 feet</p><p>Gregory High School, Gregory, South Dakota 1978, Homage to the Frontiers, 13 x 8 x 4 feet</p><p>The Spitznagel Architects, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1977, Centripeton, 10 x 10 x 7 feet</p><p>Augustana College Campus, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1976, Homage to Victor Vazarely, 11 x 11 x 11 feet</p><p>Gallery Affiliation</p><p>Lumina Gallery, Taos, N.M Cinema Gallery, Urbana, IL</p>