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Joel Haas |
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Nationality ：American
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North CarolinaStateUniversity, Raleigh, NC (1969 - 1972)
PenlandSchool of Crafts, Penland, NC, Emphasis: Sheet Metal Forming, Instructor: Heikki Seppa (1988) Emphasis: Sculpture, Instructor: John Acorn (1983)
Wake Technical Institute, Raleigh, NC, (1984 - 1985) Emphasis: Welding
http://www.joelhaasstudio.com/
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Joel Haas has worked in Raleigh, North Carolina as a freelance sculptor for over 23 years. His works range from realistic miniature sculpture of people and wildlife; cast stone and steel angels for gardens, churches and hospitals; garden trellises, railings, gates and window valances; to monumental welded steel abstracts.
Haas Sculpture Studio, Inc. was founded in 1994 and grew to an 8000 sq ft (800 sq meter), 5 employee facility for design, fabrication and shipping of sculpture by
Joel Haas to over 100 galleries in the United States.
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Annual exhibitions
Art in the Garden, invitational Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC April 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998
Art in the Garden at the NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NCeach year since
1992
Fearrington Art in the Garden 1996, 1997, 1998
Rosen Show ofFine Art and Craft, Philadelphia, PA August 1997, Feb. 1998,
August 1998
LarkspurGarden show—invitational—1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
2004 Tri State Sculptors’at North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem,
NC 2004
2003 TriState Sculptors’at MeredithCollege, Raleigh, NC 2003
New Work Show at City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Raleigh, NC 2003
1996 TriState Sculptors’ at University of North Carolinaat Asheville,
Asheville, NC 1996
1995 TriState Sculptors’ at EastCarolinaUniversity, Greenville, NC 1995
1994 Holiday Show, indoor/outdoor sculpture, The City Gardener November 18 -
December 31,
Raleigh, NC
Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition September 30 -
November 5,
UNC-Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
JOEL HAAS' SCULPTURE, September 5, - 30 Carteret Contemporary Gallery,
Morehead City, NC
Art for the Garden, New Morning Gallery June 19 - July 30, Asheville, NC
Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, The City Gardener May 7 - June 18,
Raleigh, NC
Sculpture Invitational, Cedar Creek Gallery April 2 - May 19, Creedmoor,
NC
1993 YARD FISH, indoor/outdoor sculpture, One-man show
Carteret Contemporary Art, August 14 - 21, Morehead City, NC
The Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition, June 19 - August
27,Greenhill Gallery, Greensboro, NC
YARD FISH, One-man show, May 15 - June 20 The City Gardener, Raleigh, NC
1992 The Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition, Oct. 2 - Nov. 12
Fridholm Fine Arts Gallery, BroadwayArtsBuilding, Asheville, NC
"The WVAA New Works Show" sponsored by the Wake Visual Arts Assoc.,
Raleigh September
13 - October 10, Juried by: Mary Ann Scherr and Tom
Spleth
5th Annual Sculpture in the Garden Show, at the NC Botanical Garden Chapel
Hill, NC, September 7 - October 9, 1992, Invitational
Joel Haas, One-man Show, Sculpture for House, Garden and Workplace,
Presented by Art Placement, Raleigh, NC May 16 through June 20, 1992
Fourteenth Annual Wake County Artist's Exhibition (juried) April 5 - May
10,
1992, Meredith
College, Raleigh, NC Sponsored by The Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Rotunda
Gallery of Johnson Hall
3D + 2D Invitational Exhibition, KinstonArtsCenter, Kinston, NC April 5 -
May 15, 1992
Southern Spring Show, Sculpture Invitational, Merchandise Mart, Charlotte,
NC February 21 - March l, 1992
1991 "The WVAA New Work Show" (juried) sponsored by the Wake Visual Arts
Association, 112 E. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC September 10 - October 12,
1991
Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition August 1 - September
15, 1991, Catherine Jones Gallery Appalachian StateUniversity, Boone, NC
"Liquid Pleasures" Show (juried), August 6 - September 7, 1991 Wake
Visual
Arts Association, Inc., 112 E. Hargett St. Raleigh, NC Annual
Artsplosure Show (juried) sponsored by Wake Visual Arts Association, Inc.,
June, 1991 112 E. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC
Wake Visual Arts Association, Inc. "Abstracts" Show (juried) March 26 -
April 27, 1991112 E. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC
1990 Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition, "Expanding
Boundaries", September - October, 1990 RadfordUniversity, Radford, VA
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition March - April 1990
FridholmFineArtGallery, Asheville, NC
1989 Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Annual Members Exhibition September - October,
1989
FineArtsBuilding, Elon College, NC
Wake Visual Arts Association Inc., "Bodies of Work" Show (juried) 126 S.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
Tri-State Sculptors' Guild Traveling Sculpture Show 1989 - until,
Exhibitions in various locations in NC, SC and VA.
Eleventh Annual Wake County Artist's Exhibition (juried) April 2 - 30,
1989, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC Sponsored by The Raleigh Fine Arts
Society Rotunda Gallery of Johnson Hall
One-man Sculpture Exhibition, Elon College, NC (invitational)
WardGallery of the FineArtsBuilding, April 2 - May 8, 1989
1988 Tri-State Sculptor's Guild Annual Members Exhibition October 7 - November
11, 1988 Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC
Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, Elon College, NC September 25 - November
2, 1988.
"Tri-State Comes to the (Other) Coast," San Francisco, CA July 7 - August
12, 1988 Sponsored by Patrick McGrew Assoc. & Anna Belle Whiting Outdoor
Sculpture Exhibition Invitational, May 7, - June 25, 1988
GreenHillCenter for NC Art, Greensboro, NC Tenth Annual Wake County
Artists Exhibition (juried) March 6 - April 11, 1988
Honorable Mention for "Between the Waves" Sponsored by The Raleigh Fine
Arts Society Rotunda Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
1987 Wake Visual Arts Association Inc., Christmas Show 126 S. Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, NC
Wake Visual Arts Association, Inc., Fall Exhibition 1987 (juried) 126 S.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
Northern Telecom Traveling Sculpture Exhibition (juried) September 25-
October 24, 1987
GrayGallery, EastCarolinaUniversity, Greenville, NC Northern Telecom Sixth
Annual Sculpture Exhibition (juried) September 18, 19, 20, 1987
Research Triangle Park, NC
Wake Professional Sculptor's Guild Exhibition September 13 - October 11,
1987 Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Tri-State Sculptor's Guild Annual Member Exhibition September 4 - October
19, 1987
UNC Asheville and AshevilleArt Museum, Asheville, NC "Liquid Pleasures"
Exhibition (juried)July 14 - August 22, 1987
Wake Visual Arts Association Inc. 126 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
The Spirit of Sport in Art, Invitational Exhibition, July 11 - August 21,
1987 Gallery C., 2010 Fairview Road
Raleigh, NC 27608 WVAA/Artsplosure Exhibition (juried) April 24 - May 31,
1987, Raleigh, NC
Wake Visual Arts Association Inc., March 1987 Exhibition (juried) 126S.
Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC
Ninth Annual Wake County Artists Exhibition (juried) March 8 - April 14,
1987
Honorable Mention for "Totem VI"
Sponsored by The Raleigh Fine Arts Society Rotunda Gallery,
MeredithCollege, Raleigh, NC Tri-State Sculptor's Guild Invitational
February 1 - 28, 1987
MetroCenter, GeorgeMasonUniversityArlington, Virginia
1986 Artspace, Inc., November - December, 1986
Artspace Artists "New Work" Exhibition (juried) Grand Opening of
The Paper Plant, November 9 - December 5, 1986 309 W. Martin Street,
Raleigh, NC Two-Person Exhibition
St. John'sMuseum and UNC Wilmington Student Union October - December
1986, Wilmington, NC
Tri-State Sculptor's Guild Members Exhibition Artsplosure Art Show and
Sale, May 3 - 4, 1986
Artspace Artist's Association, Raleigh, NC NC Nature Artists, Artsplosure,
April 24, 1986 Sculpture demonstration, Raleigh, NC
EighthAnnualWakeCounty Artist's Exhibition (juried) March 2 - April 6,
1986
Sponsored by The Raleigh Fine Arts Society Rotunda Gallery,
MeredithCollege, Raleigh,
NC WayneCounty Community Arts Council, March 1986 - March 1987 Goldsboro,
NC
NC Nature Artists, Home & Garden Show, February, 1986 Sculpture
demonstration, Raleigh, NC
1985 Artspace Artists' Association Show, December, 1985 Raleigh, NC
KershawFineArtsCenter, October, 1985
Tri-State Sculptor's Guild Members Exhibition Camden, SC
1982 – 1984Gaston County Museum of Art and History, November, 1984 Dallas, NC
Miniature Figure Collectors Association, 1982 and 1984 Philadelphia, PA
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
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Certified Welder by the American Welding Society
Episcopal Church Visual Arts Association
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| •Author of Sculpture for the GardenPart 1 Carolina Gardener Magazine Sept.1994
•Author of Sculpture for the Garden Part 2Carolina Gardener Magazine October
1994
•Author of Selecting Sculpture for the Garden Better Homes and Gardens
Magazine May 1997
•Lecturer on “Art in the Garden—Beyond Cement Bunnies.”Plant Delights
NurseryJuly 2004 |
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•Artist Blacksmith Association of America
•North Carolina Nature Artists
•NC Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts - Board Member
•Tri-State Sculptor's Guild; President (1987 to 1991), Slide Registrar/Curator
(1985 - 1987).
•Visual Arts Exchange (formerly the Wake Visual Arts Association Inc.),
Exhibiting Artist; Board Member (1987 - 1989); Program/Workshop Chairman (
1987- 1989); 1988 Beaux Arts Ball Fund-raising Committee.
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SCULPTURE SELECTION/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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2004 Designed and oversaw installation of “Requiem-Photography by Combat
Photographers Killed in Indochina 1954-1975.”From the collection of the
Eastman
House Museum of Photography, Rochester, NY.Installed at the DH
Hill Library for North CarolinaStateUniversity.February 2004—June 2004.
2003 Designed and oversaw installation of “Capture the Moment—60 Years of
Pulitzer Prize Winning Photography.”From the collection of the Museum of
News in New York City.Installed at the DH Hill Library for North
CarolinaStateUniversity September 2003-December 2003.
2002-the present Conceived, planned, executed and installed, the Neighborhood
Sculpture Walk, an outdoor sculpture exhibition covering a neighborhood of
more than a square kilometer and exhibiting 13 outdoor sculptures.The
exhibition included written guides at each sculpture, a website
www.sculpturewalk.org and an excellent system of volunteer community
involvement.
1994-2002 Project Coordinator for NC VeteransMonument to the Veterans of WWI,
WWII, and Korean Wars, State Capitol Bldg., Raleigh, NC (1988-1990)
Juror, Seventh Annual Northern TelecomNC Sculpture Exhibition (1988)
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Raleigh Arts Commission, collaborative work - cast medallion, 1985
Insure, Inc., Raleigh, NC, Corporate Collection African Mask, 1985, welded steel
National Institute for Environmental and Health Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, Midnight Dream, 1987, welded steel
Musicians' Booking Agency, Raleigh, NC, Festival II, 1992, welded steel
Festival, ElonCollege – The Isabella Cannon Collection, Elon College, NC
Ecstatic Arch, CameronArt Museum (formerly The St. John’s Art Museum) – The Samuel Hudson Hughes Collection,Wilmington, NC
Music Under the Stars large stainless steel gate at the Koka Booth Amphitheater in Cary, NC
Fear Not, Angel of the Nativity, large cast marble triptych for Church of the Nativity (Episcopal), Raleigh, NC
Angel of Hands, large cast bronze for the RexHospitalCancerCenter, Raleigh, NC
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PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE COLLECTIONS OF
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daniels, Raleigh, NC
G. Robert Rankin IV, Raleigh, NC
Dr. & Mrs. James Hart, Raleigh, NC
Art & Betsy Stratameyer, Raleigh, NC
Drs. Patricia Garrett and Michael Schulman, Raleigh, NC
Dr and Dr Saul Weinberger, Chapel Hill, NC
The Rev. and Mrs. Keith Reaves, Raleigh, NC
Mr. John Cram, Asheville, NC
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Griggs, Concord, NC
Mr. & Mrs. Tony Avent, Raleigh, NC
Ms Susan Levine, Berkley, CA
Judge and Mrs. Burley Mitchell, Raleigh, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Franklin, Raleigh, NC
Mr. Richard Kolb, Louisville, KY
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COMMERCIAL COMMISSIONS INCLUDING
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Egyptian sculpture for Ramses II commercial, Omni Productions, Charlotte, NC
Signet Bank, Richmond, Virginia
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