Richard MacDonald Biography


Richard MacDonald is world-renowned for artistry that reveals a profound understanding of the human experience and which celebrates the ascendancy of the human spirit.  His fascination of the human form and with mankind’s broad emotional range has inspired him to create dynamic, sensitive works; each infused with a quality that withstands the passage of time, of taste, of trend.
  Born and raised in California during an unkind era for figurative art, MacDonald was tossed into artistic waters by his uncle, then a leading graphic designer.  Primed by his childhood and formally trained in Professional Arts at the Art Center, College of Design, MacDonald forged an alchemy of experience to become an artist whose drawings, paintings and sculpture portray the passion inherent in the triumph of the human condition
  The inspiration behind MacDonald’s 1996 tour de force, “The Flair,” a 26-foot gymnast caught in the execution of the maneuver, actually emerged from a painting he created for the 1984 Olympics. And although he based his design on the studies he did of Kurt Thomas for the painting, The Flair’s essence lies more in the struggle, determination and hours of training, all brought to that instant when performance is everything. Therein lies the metaphor for his own artistic achievements.
  MacDonald went on to create, among other masterworks, “Momentum”, a 15-foot, 15-ton sculpture created in celebration of the 100th playing of the U.S. Open golf championship at Pebble Beach.
  The absence of opportunity and training in figurative sculpture has created a void not only in the preservation of fine art, but in the persistence of life, which MacDonald, a natural teacher and devoted mentor, works relentlessly to fill. He works tirelessly to increase the appreciation and understanding of figurative art throughout the world.
His commitment to fostering the future of post-modern, neo-figurative art is realized not only in creating monuments to human triumph, but by imparting his knowledge and technique, his experience and his lessons to emerging international and national professional artists through intensive master classes on location at his own 25,000 square foot studio complex.  As he passes the torch, he ensures his legacy.

Richard MacDonald (American), 1946 -

MONUMENTS & COMMISSIONS

2004 The Honorable Mayor Willie Brown Bust, City of San Francisco, CA
2000 Momentum, 100th U.S. Open Golf Championship, Pebble Beach, CA
1996 The Flair, 1996 Olympic Games, Centennial Park,Atlanta, GA
1990 William Henry Seward, Loussac Public Library, Anchorage, AK
1986 Stephen F. Austin, Stephen F. Austin University, Austin, TX
1985 Christus Rex, St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA

AWARDS

2001 Sport Artist of the Year, United States Sports Academy, Daphne, AL
1996 Montana Memorial Award, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
1991 Gold Medal Winner, Knickerbocker Artists Annual Exhibit, New York, NY
.........Best in Show, Los Angeles Art Center, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 The Art of Richard MacDonald presented by Cirque du Soleil, Las Vegas NV
2006 Literary Sculpture Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2008 60 Years of Creative Passion, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Various Locations, CA
2003 Cirque, Richard MacDonald Fine Art, Various Locations, CA
Myth & Legend, Richard MacDonald Fine Art, Various Locations, CA
2002 Blanc Noir, Richard MacDonald Fine Art, Various Locations, CA
2000 Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago, IL
1998 Galleria di Sorrento, Galleria di Sorrento, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Flair Across America, U.S. Tour
.........The Corcoran Gallery of Art, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
.........P&C Fine Art, P&C Fine Art, Washington D.C.
.........Trinity Arts Group, Trinity Arts Group, Atlanta, GA
1995 Vanier-Roberts Gallery, Vanier-Roberts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1994 Berzins-Roberts, Berzins-Roberts, Scottsdale, AZ
.........Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago, IL
.........Simic Galleries, Simic Galleries, San Francisco, CA
1993 CFM Gallery, CFM Gallery, New York, NY
------Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee Performing Arts Center,Milwaukee,WI
.........Sybill/Dawson Fine Art, Sybill/Dawson Fine Art, Carmel, CA
1992 CFM Gallery, CFM Gallery, New York, NY
.........Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago, IL
.........Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Woodfield, IL
.........Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Oakbrook, IL
.........Merrill Chase Galleries, Merrill Chase Galleries, Atlanta, GA
1990 Gallery Americana, Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA
1988 Gallery Americana, Gallery Americana, Carmel, CA
1983 Parco Gallery, Parco Gallery, Tokyo Japan

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007 National Sculpture Society Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa FL
74th Annual Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2004 National Sculpture Society Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC
2002 Angels, Cupids & Winged Creatures of Fantasy, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2001 Annual Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........National Sculpture Society Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC
.........Animals in the Atrium, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........Excellence in Sculpture, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2000 The American Scene, The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, NM
1999 Annual Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........Everyday Life, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........The American Scene, The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, Taos, NM
1997 Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA (curated by Boston Museum of Art)
1996 Annual Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........Making Faces Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
.........Maquette to Monument Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
1994 100 Years of the National Sculpture Society of American in Italy, Saravezza, Italy
1991 Knickerbocher Artists Annual Exhibit, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
1989 Annual Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY

 


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