Artist Statement
Michael Alfano has been sculpting for fifteen years, with his artwork in galleries nationwide and in collections around the globe. At juried exhibitions, he has won over fifty awards, including the designation "Sculptor of the Year." Among Michael's commissioned works are more than a dozen public monuments at prominent locales throughout the Northeast. In 2008, his life-size bronze portrait of the celebrated promoter of the Boston Marathon, George V. Brown, was unveiled at the race's start line, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Artist Biography
Bronze Monumental and Portrait Sculpture
• Current commissions for Boston Marathon, Zion Museum, and Larusso Foundation; 2008
• Life-size portrait of Daniel Weadock, child, and fox for The International, Bolton, MA; 2007
• Life-size portrait of Mother Clelia, Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hamden, CT; 2007
• Fox, life-size, Harvard Museum of Natural History, MA; 2007
• Children’s Holocaust Memorial for Temple Emanuel in Great Neck, NY; 2006
• Bust of Arnie Snider III, business founder, unveiled at a gala at the Met, NY; 2005
• Portrait bust of Lt. Maxwell for Maxwell AFB, Alabama; 2005
• Peace Offering, displayed by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Yucatan, Mexico; 2005. At Clifton NJ Arts Center from 2005 to 2009.
• 9/11 memorial for the town of Norfolk, MA; 2003. Also at Clifton NJ Arts Center; 2005.
• Holocaust memorial with three over life-size figures for the Jericho Jewish Center, NY; 2001
• Ethics of Peace, with a fellowship from the Newington Cropsey Academy, for GeorgetownUniversity, Washington, DC; 2000
• Two life-size figures for a MADD memorial, at Farmingdale State College, NY; 1999
• Stand Up and Speak Out, three life-size figures, at Nassau University Medical Center, with a
grant from the NY State Regrant program; 1998. Featured in New York Times and Associated Press articles.
• Portrait bust of Anwar Sadat for the Sadat family. Featured in Boston Globe article; 1997.
• Walt Whitman for the East Meadow Public Library in New York, NY State Regrant; 1996
Other Fine Art Sculpture
• Created hundreds of fine art originals, including surrealistic pieces and nudes, with casts ingalleries, museums, art shows, and private collections.
• Sculpted six realistic hands for production resale by Garden Hands in MA; 2004.
• Commissioned to create five small-scale sculptures of members of the Pittsburgh Steelers for
production in a fine art limited edition line; 1999.
• Taught sculpture at the Center for the Arts in Lexington, MA; 1999 to 2000. Also taught atthe Sulkowski Academy of Fine Arts in Houston, PA; 1994 to 1995.
Professional Affiliations
• Copley Society of Boston, Juried Member and Portrait Artist; since 1998
• National Sculpture Society; since 1998
• New England Sculptors Association; since 2000
• National Art League; since 2003
• American Artists Professional League; since 2004
• Cultural Arts Alliance of Hopkinton; 2005. Board of Directors since 2006.
Education
• Portrait Sculpting with Anthony Antonias at Brookgreen Gardens, NC; 2006
• Boston University Sculpture Program; 1995-1996
• Art Students League of New York (student scholarship); 1993-1994
• Columbia Presbyterian Hospital (anatomy study from the cadaver); 1994
• State University of New York at Albany, Bachelor of Science; 1991
Selected Exhibitions
• North Shore Art Association: New England Sculptors Association exhibition; 2007
• Westboro Gallery: “Mind, Body, Heart” solo exhibition; 2006
• Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists: “Face of Winter” juried portrait show; 2006
• Clifton Arts Center and Sculpture Garden, NJ; two person show; 2005
• Museum of Contemporary Art, Yucatan: “Brotherhood of Sculptors”; 2005-2006
• Art Expo NY at Javits Center: 2005 and 2006
• Central Massachusetts Flower Show at DCU Center: Featured sculptor; 2005 and 2006
• American Artists Professional League: Salamagundi Club, NYC; 2004 and 2005
• Attleboro Museum, MA: New England Sculptors group show; 2003
• New Bedford Art Museum, MA: New England Sculptors group show; 2002
• Perkins Gallery, MA: “Joy and Sorrow” two person show; 2002
• National Sculpture Society Headquarters, NYC: “World Leaders”; 2000
• Copley Society of Boston: Juried portrait exhibition; 1999
• Audubon Artists: Annual Exhibition, Salamagundi Club, NYC; 1999
• Danforth Museum School, MA: “Facets of Figures” one person show; 1998
• Boston University: “Works in the Round”, organizer; 1996
• Washington and Jefferson College: Sculptors of the Art Students League, organizer; 1995 Award Highlights
• Cambridge Art Association, MA: Artist of the Year—Sculpture, 2005
• National Art League, NY: First Place, Award of Merit, and Honorable Mention, 2005;
Second Place 2007; Honorable Mention 2006, 2004; Award of Merit 2003
• Suburban Art League, NY: American Artist Professional League Award for TraditionalRealism and Best in Show 2004; Award of Excellence 2005, 2001, 1996; Award of Merit 2006,
2003, 2002, 1999; Honorable Mention 2006, 1997, 1995
• American Artists Professional League, NY: Honorable Mention 2004
• Village Art Club of Rockville Centre, NY: Award of Excellence 2004; Award of Merit 2003,1997; First Prize 2002
• Art League of Nassau County, Exhibit at Lincoln Center, NYC: Award of Excellence 2003;
Honorable Mention 2006
• Art League of Long Island, NY: Award of Excellence 2006
• Artist Network of Great Neck, NY: First Place Sculpture Award 2000, 1999; Second PlaceSculpture Award 1996
• East Meadow Annual Juried Art Show, NY: Second Place Sculpture Award 1997; Best in
Show 1996; Honorable Mention 1993
• Needham Art Association, MA: Best in Show 1998
Award Highlights
• Cambridge Art Association, MA: Artist of the Year—Sculpture, 2005
• National Art League, NY: First Place, Award of Merit, and Honorable Mention, 2005;
Second Place 2007; Honorable Mention 2006, 2004; Award of Merit 2003
• Suburban Art League, NY: American Artist Professional League Award for TraditionalRealism and Best in Show 2004; Award of Excellence 2005, 2001, 1996; Award of Merit 2006,
2003, 2002, 1999; Honorable Mention 2006, 1997, 1995
• American Artists Professional League, NY: Honorable Mention 2004
• Village Art Club of Rockville Centre, NY: Award of Excellence 2004; Award of Merit 2003,1997; First Prize 2002
• Art League of Nassau County, Exhibit at Lincoln Center, NYC: Award of Excellence 2003;
Honorable Mention 2006
• Art League of Long Island, NY: Award of Excellence 2006
• Artist Network of Great Neck, NY: First Place Sculpture Award 2000, 1999; Second PlaceSculpture Award 1996
• East Meadow Annual Juried Art Show, NY: Second Place Sculpture Award 1997; Best in
Show 1996; Honorable Mention 1993
• Needham Art Association, MA: Best in Show 1998
Selection of Current Galleries
Toku—Boston Out of the Blue—Cambridge, MA Renjeau—Natick, MA
Wit—Lenox, MA Gallery 333—Cape Cod Winstanley-Roark—Cape Cod
White Space—New Haven, CT Mill Brook Gallery—Concord, NH Kyureo—Providence, RI
Just Lookin’—Hagerstown, MD Artistic Design Center—Dania, FL Egan Hand—New Orleans
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