Lauri
Slenning – Artist Statement
These chickens
are part of a new series for me which encompasses a broad range of interests
and artistic concerns. Basically they combine my lifelong love of birds,
a social and political interest in human beings and what our relationship
with nature says about us, and an ongoing artistic preoccupation with
formal issues, materials and craftsmanship.
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Education
1987
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Master of Fine Arts
1979
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, Bachelor of Science,
Art Major
Professional Associations
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1988-present
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Art, University of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona.
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1988-present
Advisory Board, Fine Arts Department, The Art Center Design
College, Tucson, Arizona.
Group
Exhibitions: (Selected)
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2003
Three Person Exhibition, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
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2003
Gallery Mix, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona, 1999,
2002, 2003.
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1998
Group Show, Ice House Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
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1996
Gallery Mix, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
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1996
Faculty Exhibition, University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson,
Arizona
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1996
Annual Small Works Invitational, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson,
Arizona
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1995
Two Person Exhibition, Mark Rossi Gallery Studio, Tucson, Arizona
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1995
Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona Jurors:
David Rubin, Lisa Sette, Jim Waid.
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1995
Annual Small Works Invitational, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson,
Arizona
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1994
New Artists Series, Davis Dominguez, Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
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1994
Annual Small Works Invitational, Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson,
Arizona
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1992
The 11th Annual Dinnerware Invitational, Dinnerware Cooperative
Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
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1991
Good Art Part I, Invitational, Etherton/Stern Gallery, Tucson,
Arizona,
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1991
All Round Arizona Sculpture Exhibitions, Northern Arizona University
Art Museum, Flagstaff, Arizona
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1990
In Another Dimension, 3-D Work, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe Arizona,
Juror: Dennis Yares, Juror's Award.
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1989
Primavera Foundation Showcase Home, Invitational, Tucson, Arizona
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1989
Tucson Sculpture '89, Citibank Tower, Lobby, Tucson, Arizona
Jurors: Betty Drake, Peter Shelton.
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1987
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Arizona, Museum of Art,
Tucson, Arizona
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1986
Southwest Sculpture Competition, Scottsdale Center for the
Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona Jurors: Ruth Braunstein, Dennis Jones, Mirra
Meyer, Jean Robinson.
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1985
Grand Canyon College Group Exhibition, Invitational, Phoenix,
Arizona
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1994
Tucson Pima Arts Council, 1994 Visual Arts Fellowships, Honorable
Mention.
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1990
In Another Dimension, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, Arizona, 1990, Juror's
Award, Juror: Dennis Yares.
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2004
Valley Presbyterian Church, Columbarium bronze sculpture, Green Valley,
Arizona, Installed December 2004.
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2004
Rincon Congregational Church, Tucson, Arizona, Vera M. Dunham Memorial
bronze sculpture, Installed February 2004.
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2002
Stone Avenue Underpass, Tucson, Arizona, Historic Cartouche, Installed
March 2002.
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2002
Sabino Canyon Shuttle Stop #9, Tucson, Arizona, Bronze Lizards, Installed
January 2002.
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2000
Radio Shack Complex, Oro Valley, Arizona, Steel Mountain Lion, Installed
October 2000.
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1999
Carl’s Jr. Restaurant, Oro Valley, Arizona, Sculptural Bicycle
Rack (two big-horn rams), Installed September 1999.
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1998
City of Tucson Transportation Department, Tucson, Arizona, Shuttle/
Bus Stop, Installed April 1998.
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1996
Hoover Dam Visitors Center, Boulder City, Nevada, 7 bronze relief
panels ( 7' x 3 1/2 '), Installed May 1996.
Critical
Reviews and Publications
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1998
Tucson Monthly, " Last Call", August 1998.
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1998
The Tucson Citizen, June 10, 1998.
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1996
Las Vegas Review Journal, June 11, 1996.
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1996
Boulder City News, June 20, 1996.
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1996
Inside Tucson Business, March 4, 1996.
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1994
The Arizona Daily Star, November 3, 1994.
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1992
Headline, June 29, 1992.
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1991 The Tucson Citizen, September 26, 1991.
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1990
Inc. Magazine, "Art for Hearts Sake," May, 1990.
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1987
The Arizona Daily Star, May, 1987, Tucson, Arizona.
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1987
Arizona Daily Wildcat, April 16, 1987, Tucson, Arizona.
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1986
The Scottsdale Daily Progress, October 24, 1986, Scottsdale,
Arizona.
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1986
The Arizona Republic, October 23, 1986, Phoenix, Arizona.
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1998
KUAT, Arizona Illustrated, Leslie Ann Epperson, July 7, 1998.
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1996
KUAT, Arizona Illustrated, Pam White, March 11, 1996.
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1996
KOLD 10:00 News, Morgan Loew, Feb 25, 1996.
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1996
KVOA 6:00 News, David Greenleaf, Feb 19, 1996.
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1994
KUAT, Arizona Illustrated, Michael Boyle, Nov 3, 1994.
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