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332 BLEECKER STREET, STE K35, NEW YORK, NY 10014, (212) 966 5790

ALLAN CYPRYS
Artist's Statement, CV

For the past several years my work has revolved around environmental and social issues. My newest body of work, Portait Heads uses a life size scale of the human head to pay homage to the caretakers of our planet, the common man. Using the medium of collage I am able to create a kaleidoscope of color, patterns and forms. In creating each of the faces, I fold the paper in different directions to give them some dimension as well as a sense of character.

When working in wood and/or mixed media I create sculptural images that reflect my continual facination with modern architecture and the human figure. In my Skyscrapers series, I use wood with a denticulate pattern to create structural images that resemble human characters.




Site Specific Temporary Public Art
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY  2006
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Flushing, NY  2002
Cedar Beach Park, Allentown, PA  1992


Temporary Public Art
Cary Hill Sculpture Park, Salem, NY  2007-Present
Mathews Mansion Museum, Outdoor Installation, City of Norwalk, CT 2005-7
McLevy Park, Bridgeport, CT  2004-5
RAA at Fort Tilden, Queens, NY 2000-2011


Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions:
Governor's Island Art Fair 2011, Sponsored by 4Heads, Governor's Island, NY 2011
Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY 2011
Artists Alive, Artist Grant Exhibition, Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, NY (Solo Exhibition) 2009
Xavier University, New Orleans, LA 2007-Present
St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill,NY 2008
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ 2007-10
sTudio 7 Gallery, Queens, NY 2003
Adelphi University,” Garden City, NY 2000
Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ 1998-9
Nassau Community College, Firehouse Art Gallery, Garden City, NY 1998
Interchurch Center, New York, NY 1998
14 Sculptors Gallery, curator, Carlos Guiterrez-Solana, New York, NY 1994 (Solo Exhibitions) 1987, 1984, 1980, 1978
John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, Canada 1993
College of New Rochelle, NY 1993
Lehigh University, Siegel Gallery, Bethlehem, PA 1992
14 Sculptors Gallery, curator, Ricardo Viera, 1991, curator Marsha Moss 1989, New York, NY
Cazenovia College, Chapman Art Gallery, Cazenovia, NY (Solo Exhibition) 1987
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 1987
William Paterson College, The Student Center Gallery, Wayne, NJ (Solo Exhibition) 1986
14 Sculptors Gallery, curator, Susan Tunick, New York, NY 1986
22 Wooster, New York, NY 1984
Kean College of New Jersey, “The College Gallery,” Union, NJ 1984
Mamaroneck Artists, Larchmont, NY (Solo Exhibitions)1983
L’Elan Vitale, New York, NY 1982
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 1981
The Bronx Museum, Satellite Gallery, Bronx, NY (Solo Exhibition) 1980
The Third Floor, Atlanta GA, 1979
Mari Galleries, Mamaroneck, NY (Solo Exhibition) 1978
Nexus, Philadelphia, PA 1978


Grants, Awards, Scholarships:
Arts Alive Artist Grant, ArtsWestchester with funding from the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts 2009
Honorarium, Mayfair ’92, Sculpture in the Park, the City of Allentown, PA 1992
Storm King Art Center – Outreach Grant Program, Teaching Grant 1987
New York State Council on the Arts Grant (with 14 Sculptors Gallery) for the exhibition “Columns by Artists” 1986
NYC Department of Education , Impact II Award, Teaching Grant 1985


Commissions and Private Collections:
The Chubb Group, Warren, NJ
The Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York, NY
Booth Memorial Medical Center, Flushing, NY
Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
Cardio Fitness Center, New York, NY
Dean Witter, New York, NY
Williams Island Condominium, Williams Island, FL


Bibliography:
   
   2009 The Journal News, November 26, p. 3 Essay & Photo
Arts News, November p. A13. Essay
LoHud.com,powered by The Journal News, November 13. Essay & Photo
   2005 The Advocate, James Lomuscio, October 17, 1005, pl Essay & Photo Gallery & Studio, Eaton, J. Sanders, April / May, p. 16, Review & Photo
2004 Connecticut Post, Frank Juliano, October 3, p. A11. Review
   2002 The Daily News, Warren Woodberry, Jr., October 10, p. QLI3
   1993 The New York Times, Vivien Raynor. August 1, p. D16. Review Gannett Westchester Newspapers, July 15. Essay & Photo
   1992 Gannett Westchester Newspapers, July 2. Essay & Photo
   1991 COLUMNS, Joyce De Guatemala, Exhibition Catalogue, Siegel Gallery, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
1988 Gannet Westchester Newspapers, October 6. Essay & Photo
   1987 Cazenovia Republican, January 7. Essay & Photo Imprint Newspapers, “Best Bets,” January 29. Essay & Photo INDUSTRIALIZATION BEFORE AND AFTER – SOUTH & NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTORS, Franz Vila, Exhibition Catalogue, 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY Art & Antique, “Openings.” December p. 38. Essay & Photo
   1986 The New York Times, Michael Brenson, “Critics Choices,” December 28, p. D2. Review COLUMNS BY ARTISTS, Susan Tunick, Exhibition Catalogue 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York, NY
   1984 Dictionary of American Sculptors, 1984, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsi, NY Bronx Times Reporter, November 7. Essay & Photo
   1983 Gannett Westchester Newspapers, January 26. Essay
   1982 Gannett Westchester Newspapers, “Lifestyles,” December 23. Essay & Photo CENNTENNIAL EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE, Robert Reid, Exhibition Catalogue, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
   1981 Gannett Westchester Newspapers, April 24, p. 13. Review Gannett Westchester Newspapers, October 3. Essay. The Star-Ledger, May 18, p. D 17. Review.
   1980 New York Artist Journal, Leslie Plummer, April, p. 34. Review & Photo Daily News, John Lewis, September 28, p. MB2. Essay The Bronx Press Review, August 28, p. 15. Essay & Photo The Parkway News, September 25, p. 2. Essay The Standard -Star, April 20. Essay & Photo
   1979 The Advocate, July 5. Review The Greenwich Times, July 5, p. 8. Review THE GREAT ATLANTA NEW YORK SCULPTURE EXCHANGE, Steven Steinman, Exhibition Catalogue, The Third Floor, Atlanta, GA The Atlanta Journal, November 1, p. 3-B, Essay
   1978 The Westsider, Nina French-Frazier, January 26, p. 15. Review Arts Magazine, Edgar Buonagurio, April, pp. 35-36. Review & Photo Gannett Westchester Newspapers, Kathie Beals, April 28, p. D8, Review & Photo


Selected Positions:
NYC Department of Education, High School Teacher 1966-1997
Executive Director of 14 Sculptors, Inc. 1997 to Present


Education:
Studied painting and sculpture at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, Sarah Lawrence College and The New School, photography at Westchester Community College.
B.S., M.B.A. Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY



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