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Augusta Stylianou Gallery 
Aristides Burton Demetrios (born 1932) was born and raised in Massachusetts. His father, George Demetrios, was a classical sculptor, trained by Bourdelle, a student of Rodin. His mother, Virginia Lee Burton was the renowned author and illustrator of children's books, including Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and The Little House, for which she won the prestigious Caldecott prize. After graduating from Harvard College, Mr. Demetrios spent three years as an officer in the Navy and then studied at the George Demetrios School for three years. In 1963, he won his first national sculpture competition when his proposed design was selected for a major fountain commission on the campus of Stanford University (The White Memorial Fountain: "Mem Claw" ). Shortly thereafter, he was chosen to be the sculptor for a public art commission in Sacramento in front of the County Courthouse; subsequently, he was selected by David and Lucille Packard to design and fabricate the sculpture to grace the entry to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (Forms Sung In A Kelp Forest). He currently lives in Santa Ynez, CA. After successfully completing a series of monumental public sculptures (The 92' Wind Harp in South San Francisco; The Bataan War Memorial on the Island of Corregidor, Flame of Freedom; the 80' sculpture Cosmos, the fountain Peirine in New York, Breakthrough, etc., Mr. Demetrios turned his attention to smaller works for private collectors. In the last few decades, he has designed, fabricated and installed a large number of commissioned works for the gardens of private collectors, including a great many bronze fountains. In addition, he has had several gallery and museum shows featuring his figurative bronze sculptures, like "Trickster", his abstract bronze sculptures , like "The Cube", and his painted or patinaed steel sculptures, like "Tomorrow's Dreams", the vast majority of which are now owned by private collectors across the United States. In 2002, Mr. Demetrios won the "Santa Barbara Beautiful Award" for the most beautiful work of public art; the award recognized Mr Demetrios for the design and fabrication of the 18' bronze fountain, Mentors, which serves as the focal point of the Santa Barbara City College, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The Fountain was donated to the campus by Eli Luria and Michael Towbes, two revered Santa Barbara philanthropists, both of whom have Demetrios' sculptures in their own private collections. Wind Harp is a good example of Demetrios' monumental work. Placed on a hilltop in a South San Francisco industrial park in 1967, it is 92 feet tall and made of rusted steel. It's designed to make other-worldly sounds when the wind blows. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Born in Massachusetts, 1932 EDUCATION Harvard College, B.A. History & Literature, 1953 George Demitrios School of Sculpture, 1956-59 U.C. School of Architecture, 1959 ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2009 Wiford Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2009 Jardin De La Granada, Santa Barbara, CA 2009 Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2000 Vail Gallery, Des Moines, IA 1997 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1992 Michael Dunev Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1992 Michael Dunev Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1992 Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA 1991 Trition Museum, Santa Clara, CA 1991 Michael Dunev Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1989 Ianetti-Lanzone Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988 Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA 1987 Gallery 30, San Mateo, CA 1985 Victor Fischer Gallery, Oakland, CA 1981 Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT 1980 New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT 1980 San Francisco Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1967 M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA 1965 Stanford University Union, Stanford, CA 1962 Golden Gate Gallery, San Francisco, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2008 Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2001 Vail Gallery, Des Moines, IA 1998 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington D.C. 1996 Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1990 Beyond the Frame, ALZA, Palo Alto, CA 1989 Gallerie des Arts Quotidiens, Paris 1988 Bay Area Bronzes, Walnut Creek Cultural Center, Walnut Creek, CA 1986 San Francisco Sculpture Festival, San Francisco, CA 1985 Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1984 Hastings Law School Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1983 San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA 1983 Brook House Gallery, Orinda, CA 1982 International Sculpture Conference Invitational, Oakland, CA 1981 San Francisco A.I.A., San Francisco, CA 1980 Gloucester Lyceum, Gloucester, MA 1976 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 1968 Northern California A.I.A., San Francisco, CA COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS 2000 Santa Barbara Beautiful Award for Best Sculpture 1990 Award for Natoma Station Art Program, Folsom 1986 Merit Award for Fawcett Residence Program 1982 A.S.L.A. Award of Merit for Discovery Sculpture Park 1975 A.I.A. Honor Award for VINEYARD 1972 L.A.C.C. Award for PRIMAVERA 1968 San Francisco Hall of Justice Competition 1967 Pacific War Memorial Competition 1965 CVAIA Award of Excellence for PROTEUS 1964 Alameda County Competition 1964 White Memorial Competition MAJOR COMMISSIONS 2008-9 GENERATIONS 21' Bronze fountain University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 2007-9 BEGINNINGS 40" Stainless Steel University of California, Merced, Merced, CA 2007 VULCAN 4 Meter stainless steel Benarrosh collection, Montecito, CA 2006 OCEANUS 9' Bronze Fountain Cohasset, MA 2006 NAIAD 9' Bronze Tragos Collection Montecito, CA 2005 CITIZEN Bronze figure and flag ATT Building, Minneapolis, MN 2004 ACROBATS 14- 7' bronze figures Pacific Commons, Freemont, CA 2002 SURGE Dart/Cohen Collection, Santa Barbara, CA 2001 JOIE DE VIVRE 9 Acrobats Emmons Collection, Santa Barbara, CA 2000 MENTORS 18' City College of Santa Barbara, CA 1998 ARC 11' Stainless steel Gov. and Mrs Mark Warner, Arlington VA 1996 THE CART 12 figures, 7' Health South, Birmingham, AL 1992 Bronze Fountain Kawea Hospital, Visalia, CA 1992 CALL ME ISHMAEL Bronze, 7' tall Harper Group, San Francisco, CA 1991 ON THE EDGE Bronze, 10' tall Private Residence, Adrian, MI 1990 KING AND CONSORT Bronze, two elements, 8' tall Private residence, Atherton, CA 1990 COSMOS Painted steel, 80' tall Olympus Pointe, Roseville, CA 1990 GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD Bronze on granite San Francisco, CA 1989 FIGURE Bronze, 10' tall Private residence, Atherton, CA 1989 FLIGHT Bronze fountain, 10' tall 1989 CELEBRATION Stainless steel fountain, 25' tall Pacific Concourse, Los Angeles, CA 1989 SEA URCHIN Bronze fountain, 8' diameter Jack London Square, Oakland, CA 1989 STELE Bronze fountain, 10' tall Private residence, San Diego, CA 1989 RED GOTHIC Painted steel, 7' tall Alta Plaza Park, San Francisco, CA 1989 DOG GOD Bronze, 7' tall Private residence, Ross, CA 1988 CELEBRATIONS 25' Pacific Concourse, Los Angeles, CA 1988 ZIG Painted steel, 6' tall Private residence, Inverness, CA 1988 THREE DISKS Painted steel, 6.5' tall Private residence, Glen Ellen, CA 1988 SOLSTICE Painted steel, 6' tall Private residence, Atherton, CA 1988 SPRING Bronze fountain, 7' tall One Ygnacio Plaza, Walnut Creek, CA 1988 I/THOU Bronze fountain, two elements, 8.5' tall Private residence, Glen Ellen, CA 1988 DUE Bronze fountain Private residence, Pebble Beach, CA 1988 PEIRENE Bronze, 10' tall Entrance Plaza, The Corinthian, New York City, NY 1986 EGIRIA Bronze fountain, 8' tall Private Residence, San Francisco, CA 1986 A FANFARE OF DOLPHINS Bronze fountain, 14' tall Marine World Africa USA, Vallejo, CA 1986 MERLIN Painted steel, 25' tall Research Development Park, Emeryville, CA 1985 SOURCE Bronze fountain, 15' tall Airport Technology Park Santa Clara, CA 1984 BREAKTHROUGH Painted steel, 12' x 20' x 30' Airport Technology Park, Santa Clara, CA 1984 CRUCIBLE Bronze, 8' tall Washington, San Francisco, CA 1984 FORMS SUNG IN A KELP FOREST Bronze fountain, 6 elements 12'4" tall Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA 1984 SENTINAL II Bronze fountain, 13' tall Private residence, San Francisco, CA 1983 CARING Bronze, two elements 19' tall Atrium of 2855 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 1983 INTERLOCK Bronze, 5' tall Trans Pacific Centre, Oakland, CA 1983 ARCHON Bronze, 5' tall Trans Pacific Centre, Oakland, CA 1982 EARTH SHIFT Bronze fountain, 12' tall Trans Pacific Centre, Oakland, CA 1981-82 FOUNTAIN Four groups in bronze, 6' tall EBSCO Headquarters, Birmingham, AL 1980 INSCRIPTION FOUNTAIN Bronze, 40' x 10' Heritage Park, Ft. Worth, TX 1979 DISCOVERY SCULPTURE PARK Thirty small bronze sculptures Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, OH 1979 ST. JOSEPH, ST. MARY Two bronze reliefs, life size Our Lady of Fatima Church, Modesto, CA 1978 SUNBURST Three Corten steel reliefs, 10' x 4' Peerless Electric Company, Berkeley, CA 1977 SEA HARVEST Bronze fountain, 4' tal lSawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA 1977 WINVANE Bronze, kinetic, 6' tall Private residence Sausalito, CA 1976 SUNBURST Bronze helix /sphere, 26' diameter Suspended over atrium Phoenix Hyatt Regency Hotel, Phoenix, AZ 1975 FOUNTAIN Bronze, 4' x 5' x 4' Banker's Equity Building, San Francisco, CA 1975 SEASCAPES Series of bronze fountains, 9' x 12' x 11' Terrace Garden Inn, Atlanta, GA 1973 GIRLS DANCING Bronze figures, ¼ life size Mary Institute, St. Louis, CA 1973 INTERFACE Bronze fountain, 7' x 8' First Unitarian Church, San Francisco 1973 SENTINALS Bronze, 8' x 6' x 10' 1972 ARIZONA Triad of copper reliefs, 11' x 10' First National Bank of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 1971 TUMBLER Corten steel, 12' x 13' x 10' Public Square, Springfield, MO 1971 PRIMAVERA Bronze fountain, 35' tall The Prudential, Los Angeles, CA 1970 OCEANUS Bronze and copper fountain, 70' x 14' x 10' Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA 1970 TWO CONIC SECTIONS Bronze fountain, 18' tall Summit Savings & Loan, Santa Rosa, CA 1970 CLOCK TOWER Corten steel, kinetic, 11' x 11' x 22' Park Newport, Newport Beach, CA 1970 TRIAD Chromed aluminum, suspended kinetic, 35' tall Park Plaza, Oshkosh, WI 1969 FOUNTAIN Bronze, 6' x 6' x 4' The Bank of California, Portland, OR 1968 THE GOLDEN FLEECE Bronze relief, 22' long Wells Fargo Bank, Oakland, CA 1968 FLAME OF FREEDOM Corten steel, 40' tall Corregidor Island, the Philippines 1968 RELIEF (untitled) Bronze and copper, 7' x 4' Mercy Hospital Carmichael, CA 1967 HARP WIND 92' South San Francisco park, CA 1967 CABOT, CABOT AND FORBES TOWER Mayari R steel, 92' tall CFF Industrial Park, South San Francisco, CA 1967 SKY DIVERS Three bronze double life size figures, 30' tall Fashion Island, Newport Beach, CA 1967 FLIGHT Bronze and copper, 9' tall Private Residence, Woodside, CA 1966 GENESIS Bronze and copper fountain, 22' wide, 10' tall Northwest Plaza, St. Louis, MO 1965 PROTEUS Bronze and copper fountain, 32' diameter, 6" tall Sacramento County Courthouse, CA 1964 RENAISSANCE Bronze and copper, 16' tall ALCO Park, Oakland, CA 1964 WHITE MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN Bronze and copper, 16' tall Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1963 SPRAY Bronze copper fountain, 4' x4' x 7' tall Sonoma Mortgage Company Santa Rosa, CA 1962 SUN AND WAVE Bronze and steel relief, 6' x 10' Royal Pacific Motel, San Francisco, CA PUBLIC SERVICE CHAIR. UN 50TH ANNIVERSARY SAN FRANCISCO, CREATION OF UN PLAZA, SF SAN FRANCISCO ART COMMISSIONER 1989-93 ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE SFMOMA (ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN) 1992-5 ARTIST IN RESIDENCE UC SANTA BARBARA 1998-2000 BIBLIOGRAPHY (partial list) 1966 Davenport, ART TREASURES OF THE WEST Sunset Magazine 1970 Mendelwitz, A HISTORY OF AMERICAN ART Rinehart 1973 H.U.D. ARTISITS IN AMERICA 1988 Hockaday, AT THE GARDENS OF SAN FRANCISCO Timber Press 1988 Loewer, AMERICAN GARDENS Simon & Schuster 1988 Murray, HOME LANDSCAPING 1989 Katz, THE FOUNTAINS OF SAN FRANCISCO TELEMEDIA 1987 BREAKTHROUGH A portrait of Aristides Demetrios; Prize-winning documentary by Eames Demetrios, first shown in April, 1987 on KQED-TV. San Francisco. Distributed by Home Video Artist Series. 2009 Santa Barbara’s Channel 21 – Artist Series RECENT COLLECTORS City College of Santa Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dali Mr. and Mrs. Chad Dreier Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Emmons Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haberman Ms. Judith Hopkinson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe Mr. and Mrs. Eli Luria Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nourse Mr. and Mrs. David Obst Mr. and Mrs. Ken Saxon Mr. and Mrs. James Scheinfeld Ms. Leslie Thomas Mr. Michael Towbes Governor and Mrs. Mark Warner Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Vos External links * Demetrios Sculpture
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