John Raymond Henry (born 1943) is an internationally renowned sculptor. Over the past 30 years, Henry has produced many monumental and large-scaled works of art for museums, cities and public institutions across the United States, Europe and Asia. He has created some of the largest contemporary metal sculpture (90 to 100 feet high) in the United States, and his sculpture is designed, engineered, fabricated and erected by his own studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Henry's sculpture has been described as huge welded steel drawings. He arranges linear and rectilinear elements that appear to defy gravity and float. Many suggest a moment of arrested motion where flying or tumbling elements are frozen. There is a simple elegance and an unexpected sense of immediacy and lightness in his work.
Henry was a founding member of ConStruct, the artist-owned gallery that promoted and organized large-scale sculpture exhibitions throughout the United States. Other founding members include Mark di Suvero, Kenneth Snelson, Lyman Kipp and Charles Ginnever. Mr. Henry continues to curate exhibitions in the United States and in Europe, drawing on his nationally recognized expertise regarding sculptors and their work.
Education/Distinctions
1943 Born Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1969 BFA - School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1996 Honorary Doctor of Arts - University of Kentucky
???? Founding member - ConStruct
2001-2 Chairman - International Sculpture Center
2003 Kentucky Governor's National Award
2004 Mayor’s Award of Distinction in the Arts - City of Chattanooga
2005 A block of Cermak Road, Chicago honorarily named John Henry Way by the City of Chicago[citation needed]
Currently
Distinguished Professor of Art - Chattanooga State College, TN
Curator - Outdoor Museum of Art at Chattanooga State College, Chattanooga, TN
Board of Trustees - International Sculpture Center
Monumental Sculptures and Public Works
United States
District of Columbia
* Shafts, 1974, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
* Sloping Shafts, 1974, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
* Three Bolts, 1974, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
Florida
* Reef, , Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
* Untitled, 1988, Grove Isle Yacht Club, Coconut Grove
* Alachua, 1987, Marston Science Library, Computer Science and Engineering Building, University of Florida, Gainesville
* Wandering Spirit, 2000, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Pinewood Cultural Park, Largo
* Paciencia, 1981, South Miami (Metrorail station), Miami
* Blue Storm, 1993, The Sculpture Park at Florida International University, Miami
* Rocher du Diamant, 1980, The Sculpture Park at Florida International University, Miami
* Untitled, 1982, The Sculpture Park at Florida International University, Miami
* Untitled, 1994, American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami
* Mattathias's Legacy, 1987, Temple Beth Am, Administrative Office, Miami
* Journey To The Mountain Shire, 1989, Engineering Complex, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee
* Bonefish, 1988, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Art School Sculpture Garden, Boca Raton
Illinois
* Arris, 1975, Amalgamated Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago
* Boom for Mark, 1979, 101 North Wacker Building, Chicago
* Bridgeport, 1984, Illinois State of Illinois Center, Chicago
* Cloister II, 1997, Art Enterprises Limited, Chicago
* Ann Arbor, 1979, Ravinia Festival, Highland Park
* Untitled, , Kottemann, George, Dr. & Mrs., Peoria
* Cape Variations, 1973, Beattie Park, Rockford
* Illinois Landscapes No. 5, 1976, Governors State University, University Park
Indiana
* Star Pointer, Purdue University - North Central, Westville
Iowa
* Sioux City, 1978, Sioux City
Michigan
* Untitled, 1973, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
* CUB 5/40, 1979, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
Nebraska
* Ice Blue, , Lincoln Plating, Lincoln
* Wake Dance, , C.Y. Thompson Library, UNL,Lincoln
* Cape II, 1971, Pacesetter Corporation, Omaha
* Untitled 1980, Joslyn Art Museum,Omaha
New Jersey
* Reclining Refuge, 2002, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, Hamilton
* East Chicago A Modern Monumental Sculpture, 1977, Par-Troy Associates, Parsippany
* Grande Rouge, 1998, Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton
New York
* Aqua Viva, 1997 United Capital Corporation, Great Neck
North Carolina
* Sun Target, 1974, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh, 1977, Frank Curto Park, Pittsburgh
Tennessee
* Largo, 1981, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
* Untitled (BRS 80-28), 1980, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga
* Precipice Star, River Gallery Sculpture Garden, Chattanooga
Texas
* Clarencetown Light, 1971, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Utah
* Le Mont Rouge, 2004, Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City, Utah
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/ ", Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
