RUDY RUDISILL
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
BORN: Gastonia, North Carolina- April 10, 1954
EDUCATION: Florida Guild of Goldsmiths Workshops, Wild Acres, North Carolina-1990, 1989
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee-1980
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee-1979
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina-1979
Haywood Technical Institute, Clyde, North Carolina-1978
Central Piedmont Community College, AA, Charlotte, North Carolin-1975
ORGANIZATIONS: International Sculpture Center
Tri State Sculptors Guild
Philadelphia Sculptors
Piedmont Craftsmen Inc.
AWARDS: Second Annual Sculpture Competition, Sculptural Pursuit Magazine, Honorable Mention, 2005
Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Awards, Yuzi International Art Center, Guilin, Peoples Republic of China, Outstanding Prize-2003
Regional Artists Project Grant-2001
Annual Sculpture Celebration, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, North Carolina, Merit Award-2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995
A Visual Harvest, Gaston County Art and History Museum, Dallas, North Carolina, Honorable Mention-1999
Spring Show, Gaston County Art and History Museum, Dallas, North Carolina, Honorable Mention-1997, 1992, Merit Award-1996, 1995; Best in Show-1993
Second Annual Nations Bank Regional Art Competition, Lincoln Cultural Center, Lincolnton, North Carolina, Honorable Mention-1996
Come See Me Exhibition of York County, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Purchase Award-1995; Second Place 3-D Media-1995, 1993; First Place 3-D Media-1992
Art of Craft, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Merit Award-1992
Fish Camp Jam, Gastonia, North Carolina, Best in Fine Craft-1988, Honor Award-1986
Gaston County Arts Council, Emerging Artists Grant-1986
Springfest, Charlotte, North Carolina, Honor Award-1982
EMPLOYMENT: Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, North Carolina, Exhibits Preparer/Artist, 2000-present
Freelance Exhibits Consultant, April-1999-2000
Discovery Place Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, Exhibits Technician, 1987-March, 1999
Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina, Teaching Jewelry Making-1988
Cleveland Technical College, Shelby, North Carolina, Teaching Jewelry Making-1980
Studio Artist-1979-present
PUBLICATIONS: World Sculpture News, pages 46 and 47, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring, 2003
Independent Tribune, page 1C, September 29, 2000
Creative Loafing, page 30, September 9, 2000
Chattanooga Times Free Press, pages 1 and 8D, June 18, 2000
The Metal Craft Book, by Janice Eaton Kilby, pages 8 and 143, 2000
The Charlotte Observer, page 2F, August 22, 1999
Carolina Arts, page 16, May, 1999
The Columbia Star, page 8, May 6, 1999
Columbia Free Times, page 15, May 12-18, 1999
The Gaston Gazette, page 100, June 7, 1998
Watauga Democrat, page 1C, September 30, 1998
Winston-Salem Journal, page E4, July 20, 1997
The Charlotte Observer, page 4L, April 26, 1996
The Gaston Gazette, page 9C, April 30, 1995
SELECTED SHOWS:
Sculpture Invitational, Cleveland County Art Center, Shelby, North Carolina, 2006
Pineapple Grove Art Walk, Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Delray Beach, Florida, 2003-2006
Tri State Sculptors Suitcase Exchange Show: Artstation, Auchland, New Zealand, 2005; Percy Thompson Gallery,
Stratford, New Zealand, 2005; Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, North Carolina, 2004; Burroughs Welcome Gallery,
School of Art, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, 2004; Transylvania County Arts Council’s
Community Arts Center, Brevard, North Carolina, 2004; Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, 2004; Model Center
for the Arts, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina, 2003; University of North Carolina at Asheville, North Carolina,
2003; Moring Gallery, W. H. Moring, Jr. Arts Center, Asheboro, North Carolina, 2002
Second Annual Sculpture Competition, Sculptural Pursuit Magazine, 2005
Eleven Eleven Sculpture Space, Washington, District of Columbia, 2004-2005
The Power of Excellence, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 2004-2005
Southern Bent, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Georgia, 2004-2005; Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 2003- 2004
Dwelling, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, California, 2004
Sculpture Invitational, Art Cellar Gallery, Banner Elk, North Carolina, 2004
Gather ‘Round the Table, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2004
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado, 2004
Second Annual North Carolina Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2003-2004
Yuzi Paradise International Sculpture Awards, Yuzi International Art Center, Guilin, Peoples Republic of China, 2003
Summer Invitational Exhibition, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003
Old South, New South, Somewhere In Between, Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003
Annual Sculpture Celebration, J.E. Broyhill Park, Lenoir, North Carolina, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1987, 1986
The Sixteenth Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 2002-2003
North Carolina Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, 2002-2003
Crossing the Line, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
What’s New Two, McColl Center for Visual Art’s Galleries at Spirit Square, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2002
Tri State Sculptors Summer 2002 Exhibition, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey, 2002
Grand Arts at Green Hill, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2002
Reconstructing Eden: Looking At The Contemporary American Landscape, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2001
Artists of Charlotte, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 2001
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, Virginia, 2001
The Winter Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 2001
The Fourteenth Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 2000-2001
River Gallery Sculpture Garden Exhibition, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2000-2001
Outdoor Installation, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, North Carolina, 2000
Outdoor Installation, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina, 2000
Two Person Show, Moring Gallery, W.H. Moring Arts Center, Asheboro, North Carolina, 2000
Installation, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 2000
Inside And Out II, River Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2000
Outdoor Installation, TransAmerica Square, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1999
Garden Gala II, Morris Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina, 1999
Home Is Where the Art Is, Sawtooth Center for the Creative Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1999
Tri State Sculptors Revolving Exhibition, City Gallery, North Charleston, South Carolina, 1999
A Visual Harvest, Gaston County Museum of Art and History, Dallas, North Carolina, 1999, 1998
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina, 1999
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Burroughs-Chapman Museum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1999
Sculpture MASS, Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1998- 1999, 1996-1997
The Twelfth Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 1998-1999
Lagrange National Biennial, Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange, Georgia, 1998
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1998
Ebb and Flow: The Rhythms of Live, North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro, North Carolina, 1998
SELECTED SHOWS CONTINUED:
Spotlight ’97, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina, 1997
Winter Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1997
Garden Variety, Sawtooth Center for the Visual Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1997
Come See Me Exhibition, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992
Spring Show, Gaston County Museum, Dallas, North Carolina, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990, 1988,1986,1979
Regional Art Competition, Lincoln Cultural Center, Lincolnton, North Carolina, 1996, 1995
James H. McEwen, Jr. Visual Arts Series, Elon College, Elon , North Carolina, 1994-1995
New Members Show, Piedmont Craftsman Inc., Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1994
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1994
Outdoor Sculpture Program, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1993-1994
Twenty-First Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1993
Sculpture in the Garden, North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1993
Installation, BB&T Gallery, Gastonia, North Carolina, 1993
North Carolina State Fair, Sculpture Garden, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1993
Sculpture Garden, Southern Spring Show, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1992
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Broadway Arts, Asheville, North Carolina, 1992
Art of Craft, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, South Carolina, 1992
Outdoor Sculpture ’91, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, 1991-1992
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, 1991
Weemes Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1991
Installation, Beam Art Center, Gaston College, Dallas, North Carolina, 1991
Fine Arts Center, Statesville, North Carolina, 1991
Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1991
Fine Arts Center, Camden, South Carolina, 1990
Surprises: Big Art/Small Scale, Fisher Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, Connecticut, 1990
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Elon College, Elon College, North Carolina, 1989
Farewell To The ‘80s, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, 1989
Tri State Sculptors Show, San Francisco, California, 1988
Tri State Sculptors Annual Exhibition, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1988
Ancient Evocations, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1988
Western Illinois University, Macomb Illinois, 1988
Skillbeck Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1987
Madison Street Gallery, York, South Carolina, 1987
Christmas Show, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, Illinois, 1987
Christmas Show, Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1986
Second Juried Exhibition of North Carolina Crafts, North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1986
Christmas Enamels Show, Aaron Faber Jewelry, New York, New York, 1985
Spotlight ’85, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia, 1985
Von Luderitz Gallery, Statesville, North Carolina, 1985
Artisinal Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985
Politics of Whimsey, 16 hands Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1984
17th Annual Louisiana Craftsmen Show, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, 1984
Bobbles, Bangles, and Beads, Mazur-Mazur Gallery, Deerfield, Illinois, 1983
McDonald Art Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1981
COLLECTIONS: Museum of York County, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Yuzi Paradise International Art Center, Guilin, Peoples Republic of China
Womble Carlyle Sandrich and Rice, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina
First Charter Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina
Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina
Wanger Murry Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina
Studio One Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina
Tim and Lynn Williams, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Andrew Stupperich, Cooperstown, New York
Christy Taylor, Charlotte, North Carolina
Holland Gray, Sausalito, California
Tom Barker, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, United Kingdom
Hugh McColl, Charlotte, North Carolina
Marc Grainer, Potomac, Maryland
Dr. Jeffery Ditsheim, Charlotte, North Carolina
Joel and Kitty Britbart, Studio City, California
Barbara Fischer, Columbia, South Carolina
Julia Norrell, Washington, District of Columbia
Lynn Eisenburg, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Richard Weedman, Naples, Florida
COMMISSIONS: The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design for the Rudnick Nature Trail at the UNC Asheville Kellogg Center, Hendersonville, North Carolina - Sculpture
Mallard Creek Park and Ride, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, North Carolina –Designed Comfort Station and Passenger Waiting Shelters in collaboration with the project architects.
Gaston County Art and History Museum, Dallas, North Carolina – Architectural elements for the Hoffman Hotel Renovation
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Goutchus – Water Sculpture and Planters
Mr. Michael Kitchen – Various sculpture and jewelry
Ms. Ellen Bernstein – Water Sculpture and Architectural Decoration
Mr. Eric McCall – Various sculpture and jewelry
Mr. Kevin Kennedy – Jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas – Jewelry
Mr. Doyle Clemmer, Jr. – Jewelry
Deb Song and Mike Crooks – Jewelry
Ms. Marcella Cook – Jewelry
Ms. Debbie Parker – Jewelry
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schade – Jewelry
PUBLICATIONS The Charlotte Observer, page 4F, May 15, 1995
CONTINUED: The Sylvia Herald, page 10A, October 21, 1993
The Gaston Gazette, page 9C, January 6, 1991
The Charlotte Observer, January 25, 1991
The Chronicle-Independent, page 2B, October 3, 1990
The Gaston Gazette, page 22, October 20, 1989
Winston-Salem Journal, page H4, September 25, 1988
Silver, page 35, March-April, 1985
American Craft, page 81, April-May, 1984