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Rolf Kriken, Sculptor
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Date of birth |
November 29, 1944 |
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Marital Status |
Married, wife Rita with two sons, Ryan and Luke |
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Education |
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1972-1975 |
M.A. Fine Arts, California State University, San Jose, CA |
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1967 |
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA |
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1965-1967 |
Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA |
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Positions |
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1979-Present |
Owner, Nordhammer Art Foundry; |
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1975-1979 |
Director, Berkeley Art Foundry, Berkeley, CA |
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1975 |
Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA |
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1973-1975 |
Artist/Sculptor/Foundryman, Berkeley Art Foundry, Berkeley, CA |
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1967-1970 |
Assistant Director of Exhibitions, Lytton Center, Oakland, CA |
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1962-1968 |
Honorable discharge, U.S. Army (3 years active duty, 3 years reserve) |
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Exhibitions |
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2011 |
Santa Clara Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA |
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2010 |
Chico Art Center, "All Media 2000", National Juried Show, Chico, CA, Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Crocker Art Museum |
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2009 |
K Gallery, Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA |
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2008 |
Axis Gallery, 3rd National Juried Show, Sacramento, CA; Juror Philip Linhares, Chief Curator Oakland Museum; Recipient Peoples' Choice Award |
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2005 |
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, "Born of Fire" Sebastopol, CA; Recipient of Merit Award |
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2004-2005 |
Oakland Museum/What's Going On, Oakland, CA/font> |
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2001 |
Sun Gallery "City of Hayward Permanent Collection Exhibition" Hayward, CA |
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2000 |
"Patriotic Partnership" Pango Pango, American Samoa |
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1997 |
Artenatives, 2nd Annual National Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA; Juror
Peter Frank, LA Art Critic |
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1996 |
Evans Fine Art, San Francisco,
CA |
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1995 |
Trojanoska Gallery, "(Art) Word Art", San Francisco, CA |
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1994 |
South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, "Stars & Stripes", Long Beach, CA; Guest Curator |
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1993 |
Design Center, San Francisco, CA |
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1992 |
Lee & Lee Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1991 |
Westwood Center, "Voices of the Other Side", Los Angeles, CA |
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1988 |
Walnut Creek Civic Art Gallery, "Bay Area Bronze", Walnut Creek, CA |
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1977 |
Walnut Creek Civic Exhibit; San Francisco Commission |
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1976 |
Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA |
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1975 |
Richmond Art Center, Masters Show/Main Gallery |
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1974 |
Academy of Art, California Sculpture Exhibit, San Francisco, CA |
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1973 |
Richmond Art Center "Richmond Area Artist", Richmond, CA |
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1972 |
Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratoga, CA |
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1969-1970 |
California Arts Commission Exhibit; traveling exhibit included La Jolla Museum, La Jolla, CA and University of California Davis, Davis, CA and University of California, Davis |
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1970 |
Oakland Museum, "Metal Experience Exhibit", Oakland, CA |
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Commission for Public Art |
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2011 |
Veterans War Memorial, City of Madras, OR |
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1993 |
Cleveland All Veterans Memorial, Cleveland, OH |
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1992 |
Federal Building, Oakland, CA. Three bronze sculptures. |
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1989-1990 |
Yuba City Policeman's Memorial, Yuba City, CA. Art work and bronze fabrication. |
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1987-1989 |
California Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, Sacramento, CA. Art work including flag poles, plaques and reliefs. All bronze fabrication. |
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1976-1977 |
Harrah's Reno and Harrah's South Lake Tahoe, NV. Three commissions for sculptures and logo. |
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Lectures |
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2009 |
Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA |
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2000 |
North Georgia College & University, Dahlonega, GA |
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1997 |
Yuba College, Clearlake, CA |
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1996 |
Yuba College, Clearlake, CA |
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1995 |
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA |
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1994 |
Contemporary Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
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1992 |
Bedford Gallery Regional Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA |
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1989 |
Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA |
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1986, 1979-1984 |
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA |
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1975 |
Metal Arts Guild, Los Angeles, CA |
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1972 |
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA |
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1971 |
Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA |
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1969 |
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA |
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Acknowledgements |
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2008 |
Merit Award, Long Beach Arts |
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2005 |
Merit Award, Sebastopol Center for the Arts |
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2004 |
Professional Artist of the Year, Stars of Lake County, CA |
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1990 |
Finalist-Korean All Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. |
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1989 |
State of California, Assembly Resolution #997. Special recognition for participation in the design and construction of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial. |