 Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Fine Art - Majors
Dickinson State University , North Dakota
Pre-Architecture, Arizona State University , Arizona
Central High School , Arizona
Current Status
A professional sculptor for over 25 years and owner of Arizona Bronze Fine Arts Atelier, a fine art foundry, gallery and sculpture garden in Tempe, AZ. Bollinger recently has concentrated on private, corporate and public commissions. Bollinger brings a unique vision to his work. This vision is derived from his background of growing up on the Lakota reservations in North and South Dakota. Bollinger’s work is reflective of his belief in not limiting himself to one genre or style in expressing this vision.
“My recent work reflects my belief in the possibility of sculpture, as a creative expression, to evoke an emotional response from the viewer. The potential of the ageless materials of sculpture to mirror, and document, the culture of our times is what drives me as an artist. I am somewhat unconcerned by the here and now....when placed in the context on the timelessness of the human journey.” Bollinger recently has concentrated on private, corporate and public commissions.
Selected Commissions & Placements
Warrior of the North, 2004, 8.5 ft. bronze figure, GFAFB, Grand Forks , North Dakota
Goddesses 2003, Six ¼ scale bronze figures, Dr. John Sperling Residence, Phoenix , AZ
Skysculptures, 2001, Two 350 ft. x 12 ft., rip-stop nylon, air and light, Mesa Aquatic Center , Mesa , AZ
St. Francis, 2000, 1 1/4 x life-size, cast bronze, Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale, AZ
Caryatids, 1999, 8 Mythological interpretation figures, cast bronze Dr. John Sperling Residence, Phoenix , AZ
Family Ties , 1998, 1-1/4 Life-size cast bronze figures Juvenile Justice Center , Bernalillo County % For The Arts, Albuquerque , NM
Islam , 1996, 12” X 6’ X 6’ cast bronze, steel and ceramic tileLas Sendas Development, Mesa , AZ
Albert Camus , 1995, Life-size bronze, steel and glass Las Sendas Development, Mesa , AZ
Skydance , Artist’s Grant - AZ Commission on the Arts, Sedona AZ Performance @ Verde Valley Native American Benefit Concert
Spirit of the Angel , 12’ cast bronze Freed Residence, Tustin , CA
Rail Project , Steel, blown glass, ceramic
Selected Exhibitions
3/01-03 Contemporary Forum, Group Invitational Show - Phoenix Art Museum , Phoenix AZ
1/01 Artist/Artisan Exhibition, Group Invitational - Arizona Bronze Fine Arts, Tempe , AZ
2/01 Contemporary Forum, Group Invitational Show - Phoenix Art Museum , Phoenix , AZ
10/95 and 10/96 Miniatures, Group Invitational Shows - The Albuquerque Museum , Albuquerque , NM
06/92 Eco-Logic, Group Invitational Show - International Friends of Transformative Art - AZ State Capital, Phoenix , AZ 03/92 Death and Taxes, Group Invitational Show Shidoni Contemporary Gallery, Tesuque , NM
11/88-11/94 Sedona Sculpture Walk, Annual Outdoor Show National Juried Exhibition, Sedona , AZ
09/91 Gala Opening ‘91, Scottsdale Center for the ArtsInvitational Sculpture Show of 25 select sculptors, Scottsdale , AZ
08/91 Sculpture In The Park, Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show Loveland, Co
11/90 Art Vancouver ‘90, International Show of Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian and American sculptors. Vancouver , BC
05/90 International Friends of Transformative Art Sedona , AZ
05/90 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Best of Show Golden, CO
06/90-07/91 Tempe Art Center , Installation Tempe , AZ
02/88,89,90 Sculpture Under the Willows, Public Art Benefit, Outdoor Show Poco Diablo Resort, Sedona, AZ
Galleries (Current and Past)
Arizona Bronze Fine Arts Atelier Gallery, Tempe , AZ
Gallery Forest , Sedona , AZ
Ryals Gallery, Boca Raton , FL
Soderberg/Stevenson Gallery, Sedona, AZ
Pablo Antonio Milan, Sedona, AZ
Gardens of Art, Bellingham , WA
Genesis Sculpture, Phoenix , AZ
Magadini Gallery, Scottsdale , AZ
West Side Gallery, Phoenix , AZ
Artist’s Gallery, Phoenix , AZ
Artist’s Circle Ltd., Potomac , MD
2-D, 3-D, Denville , NJ
Eves Mann Gallery, Atlanta , GA
Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe , NM
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