Jordan Steckel
"First Show 2009"
January 13th thru February 21st, 2009
Living in Manhattan since the late 1940's, Jordan has created hundreds of works for private collections and public commissions. He is an artist that enjoys getting his hands dirty and is involved in all the aspects of the modeling and casting process. Many years ago he had a small foundry facility where he did all his own casting. He currently has a studio space in Brooklyn and teaches at Pratt Institute.
Education:
High School of Music & Art
The Cooper Union, Yale (BFA)
1947 Sculptor Instructor at the Cooper Union
Selected Awards:
Twice Guggenheim Fellowships in 1960 and 1961
Selected Accomplishments for Design:
Windows for Tiffany's, Bonwitt Teller, IBM, El Al Airlines, Pfizer Chemical, Meade
Paper, tea kettles for COPCO, castled bronze awards for Jim Henson,
decor of Trattoria Dell Arte Restaurant located in New York City and
sculpture series of NY themes for The Phantom of Broadway souvenir
stores. Steckel has worked with numerous architects on design projects
over the years.
| Group Exhibitions: | |
| 2008 Spring Gallery, Belgrade Lakes, ME | |
| 2005-06 Affordable Art Fair, NY, NY | |
| 2005 Spring Gallery, Belgrade Lakes, ME | |
| 2004 Alternative Space, Astoria, NY Spring Gallery, Belgrade Lakes, ME | |
| Selected Commissions: | |
| 2005 | "Dancers", five plaster medallions - 50 in diameter, Private Collector, NY, NY |
| 2001 | Sculpted a window for the Danzon Restaurant, NY, NY |
| 2000 | Cow sculptures for Schering Pharmaceutical Company (Cow Parade) |
| 1998 | Lafayette Medal for Copper Union, NY, NY Tropical Birds for the Tropical Forest Car Wash, Indianapolis, In |
| 1997 | Portrait of Rose Kraus (Assistant D.A. for Kings County, NY) |
| 1996 | Decor for Club Cafe, Weehawken, NJ |
| 1992 | Designed and sculpted series for Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ |
| 1991 | Designed decor for the Crescent Restaurant, Bayville, NY |
| 1990 | "Tomato" sculptures for Neighborhood restaurants, Tokyo, Japan Ten sculptures for the South Street Archeology Museum, NY, NY |
| 1988 | Monumental sculptures for the Trattoria Dell Arts Restaurant, NY, NY |
| 1986 | "Aurora" for the Aurora Restaurant, NY, NY |
| 1986 | Designed and sculpted bronze doors for the entranceway to The Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island, NY |
| 1984 | Cast bronze award for the Myasthena Gravis Foundation |
| 1955 | Ceramic mosaic mural for the Israel Government Tourist Office, NYC |
AES Gallery
44-02 23rd StreetLong Island City, NY 11101
Phone: 718-752-9102
Email: info@galleryaes.com
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday, 11- 5 pm or by appointment
Directions: Trains N - W to Queensboro Plaza. #7 train to 45th Rd- Court House Sq. or the E - V to 23rd St - Ely Ave. Three blocks south of the 59th Street Bridge in LIC.
This exhibition is presented by Modern Art Foundry and RT Restorations:
Modernartfoundry.com / Rtrestorations.com