HERB PARKER

School of the Arts                                                                  www.cofc.edu/~parkerh/                                                               

College of Charleston                                                           parkerh@cofc.edu

66 George Street                                                                  (843) 953-8213

Charleston, SC 29424                                                          (843) 953-7647  (FAX)  

 

                                                                

  BIOGRAPHICAL/EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

1953                         Born: Elizabeth City, North Carolina

1971 - 1978              Bachelor of Fine Arts, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1974 - 1976              United States Marine Corps

1978 - 1980              Peace Corps Volunteer

1980 - 1983              Master of Fine Arts, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

1981                           University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy

 

 

  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1991 - Present          Professor of Art, College of Charleston

2001                           Project Artist in Residence, Kotakiji Temple, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

1999                         Visiting Artist, University of Houston/Buffalo Bayou Artpark, Houston, Texas

1998                         Visiting Artist, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado

1996                           Project Artist in Residence, Casa Strobele, Borgo Valsugana, Italy

1988                         National Visiting Artist, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland

1987 - 1991              Visiting Instructor in Sculpture, Department of Art, Tulane University,

                                 New Orleans, Louisiana

1987                         Visiting Artist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

                                 Blacksburg, Virginia

1985 - 1986              Instructor in Sculpture and 3-D Design, College of Saint Rose,

                                 Albany, New York

1983 - 1984              Instructor in Sculpture and Drawing, The Sage College of Albany, Albany, New York

 

  GRANTS

2007                        Artist Fellowship, South Carolina Arts Commission             

1993                        Awards in the Visual Arts XI, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art             

1993                        Artist Fellowship, South Carolina Arts Commission

1992                        Faculty Research and Development Grant, College of Charleston

1991                        Artist Fellowship, Louisiana Division of the Arts

1989                        Artist Fellowship, Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts

 

  PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS

1991 - 1994            “Art in Public Spaces - Exciting Access,” Lafayette Regional Airport,

                                 Lafayette, Louisiana

 

   SITE – WORKS                                                                                                           

2008       “Whispering Caves,” Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio “Drenthe Cathedral,” Stichting Natuurkunst Drenthe, Schoonoord, Netherland

2006      “Akerby Dialogue,” Akerby Sculpture Park, Bergslagen, Sweden

2004       “Piccolo Labyrinth,” Waterfront Park, Charleston, South Carolina

               Crucibulum  evolutum,” South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, South Carolina

2003       Caracol,” Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California

               “Greer Head,” Chandler Creek Elementary School, Greer, South Carolina

2002       Uwharrie Vista,” North Carolina Zoological Park, Asheboro, North Carolina

2001      "Takihata Dialogue," Takihata Falls, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

2000      "Grosse Point Passage," Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois

1999      “Cupola,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

              “Ark,” Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas

              “Savannah River Sight,” Functional Follies, Savannah, Georgia

1998      “Containing The Beast,” Metropolitan State College of Denver,  Denver, Colorado           

1997      Enclosure ; Vista,” Human Nature : Art and Landscape in Charleston and the Low Country,

               Spoleto Festival USA, Charleston, South Carolina

1996      Sella Santuario,” Arte Sella, Sella Valley near Borgo Valsugana, Trentino, Italy

1995      “Crucible,” The South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, South Carolina

1994      Temple : Transit,” St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina

              Emerge : Passage,” Sculpture South 94, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

1992      Corridor : Aggression/Egression,” Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

1991      “Urban/Suburban,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

1990      “Closure/Interior,” Southern Arts Federation Sculpture Exhibition,

               Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia

1989      “Passage,” Toledo Botanical Garden, Toledo, Ohio

  "Closure/Passage,” Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art,

               Winston-Salem, North Carolina

              Untitled,”Connemara Conservancy, Dallas, Texas

1988      Passage : Marin,” Marin County Civic Center,  San Anselmo, California

              "Trilogy,” Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland

              “Passage/Barrier,” Arts Festival of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

1987      “Temple,” ArtPark, Lewiston, New York

              “ Excavation,” Alliance in the Park, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

              “Structures,” East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton, New York

              Passage : Blacksburg,” Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,

               Blacksburg, Virginia

1986      “Transient Earth Structures,” Toronto Sculpture Garden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1986      Sculpture Outdoors, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

               Tricentennial Salute to Sculpture, Lafayette Park, Albany, New York

 1985    “Transient Earth Sculpture,” Barrett Art Gallery, Utica College, Utica, New York

             “ Parcel #3,” Pittsfield Arts Festival, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

               CCA Sculpture Exhibition, Kinston, North Carolina

1984       Waterworks Gallery Sculpture Garden, Salisbury,  North Carolina

1983       Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

               Artsplosure, Raleigh, North Carolina

               Goldsboro Art Center, Goldsboro, North Carolina                                             

 

   EXHIBITIONS                                                                                      

2008         "Fused & Divided: Life and Art,” (2-person exhibition) Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina

2006      "State Art Collection 1987-2006,” Sumter Gallery of Art, Sumter, South Carolina (catalogue)   

              “Humans,” International Fine Art Services, Vista Studios, Columbia, South Carolina (catalogue)

              "Bringing It All Back Home,” Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

              “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,” Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.  

  “The ‘80s: Selections from the State Art Collection, Bank of America Plaza, Columbia,          

2005       “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,” McColl Center for the Arts, Charlotte,

                 North Carolina                   

            “MAQUETTE,” McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South

Carolina.

               “TRIENNIAL,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

               “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,” Transylvania University, Lexington,

                   Kentucky (traveling).                                   

2004         “TRIENNIAL,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

               “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,” South Carolina State Museum,

Columbia, South Carolina(traveling) “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,”         
Owensboro Museum of Fine Arts,
Owensboro, Kentucky (traveling)

2003       “The Head Show,” Halsey Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina.

            “Thresholds: Expressions of Art & Spiritual Life,” City Gallery at Waterfront Park,

                 Charleston, South Carolina.

2002       “Connecting the Past to the Future,” Door Project, Columbia, South Carolina

2001       "Selections from the State Art Collection," Bryan Art Gallery, Coastal Carolina

                  University, Conway, South Carolina.

2000      "Herb Parker," Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina.   

              "Sculpture 2000," Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland.

              "Palmetto Tree Project," Columbia, South Carolina.

              “Turning Point: South 2000,” Bank of America Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina. 

  “The ‘80s: Selections from the State Art Collection, Bank of America Plaza, Columbia,          

    South Carolina.

  “Affinities With Architecture,” Rudolph E. Lee Gallery, Clemson University, Clemson,  

    South Carolina ( Traveling Exhibition )

1999       “100 Years/100 Artists: Views of the 20th Century in South Carolina Art,” South

                 Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

               “Visual Arts Fellowship Invitational 1981-1998,” Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge,                             
                Louisiana (Traveling Exhibition) Southeastern University, Hammond, Louisiana.                                                

                The Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, Louisiana.   Loyola University, New Orleans,

                Louisiana.

              “Affinities With Architecture,” Belk Gallery, Department of Art, Western Carolina.                               

               University, Cullowhee,  North Carolina. (Traveling Exhibition) Carroll Reece Museum,                                  

               East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.  Anderson Gallery, Virginia                                                 

               Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.  University of Central Florida Art                                                       

               Gallery,  Orlando, Florida            

1998      “Affinities With Architecture,” Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, The University of                                          

               Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.  (Traveling Exhibition )  Piedmont College Art                                                                     

               Gallery, Demorest, Georgia. Biggin Gallery of Art, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama                                   

              "TRIENNIAL 98,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina                                                   

              "Newcomb Foundry Show,” Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

               Selections From The South Carolina State Arts Collection 1988-1995,”                                                                  

               Franklin Burroughs/Simeon Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina                                                   

              "Documenta, Val di Sella,” Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea ,   Trento , Italy                          

1997      "The 6th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition,”

               University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

1996       "Conception,” University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

               “Assembled/Disassembled,” Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida

               “Signs of Contemporary Art,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina

1995       “Sculpture in the Park,” Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1993      “The Last Supper,” (One-person show) Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia  

1992      “Objects, Interiors,” (One-person show) Halsey Gallery College of Charleston, Charleston,

                South Carolina

              “ Invitational Alumni Exhibition,” Gray Gallery, East Carolina University,

               Greenville, North Carolina

1991      “The Shrine Series,” (One-person show)  Newcomb Art Gallery,

               Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

              “War,” Artist on War, Contemporary Art Center,  New Orleans, Louisiana

1990      “The Cross Show,” X-Art Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana

              “Louisiana in Black Light,” Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans

                and Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

             “Champagne Celebration, A Faculty Exhibit,” Tulane University,

               New Orleans, Louisiana

1989     “City on a Hill,” Traveling exhibition sponsored by the Georgia

                Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia - Palazzo Casali, Cortona, Italy

             “10th Annual Montpelier Invitational Sculpture Exhibition,”

               Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laurel, Maryland

1988     “National Visiting Artist : 9th Annual Montpelier Invitational Sculpture Exhibition”

               (One-person show), Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland                                            

1986     Hudson Valley ‘86,” Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, New York

             “A Birthday Party : 50 Years of the Mohawk Hudson Regional,”

               University Gallery, State University of New York, Albany, New York

             “The Recycled Image,” (three -person show), Rensselaer County

               County for the Arts, Troy, New York                                                                                                                                    

             "Art 86,” Center Galleries, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York

             “Mohawk Hudson Regional Art Exhibition,” Schenectady Museum,                                                                                                       

               Schenectady, New York                                                                                                                                                                         

             "Flag Art : A Tricentennial Invitational,” Albany Institute of

               History and Art, Albany, New York

1985     “Shrines,” (two-person show), Pittsfield Community Arts Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

             "Hudson Valley ‘85,” Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, New York

             “Northern Telecom’s Fourth Exhibition of North Carolina Sculpture,”

              Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

 

  LECTURES/PRESENTATIONS/PANELS                                                                                      

2008       Panel-“Bending Nature,” Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio

              “Recent Work.” Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio

              “Recent Work,” Stichting Natuurkunst Drenthe, Schoonoord, Netherland

              “Recent Work,” Kenan Writer’s Encounters--- EARTH: Writers and Artists Engage the Environment, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

              “Philosophy and Approaches to Environmental Art,” Kenan Writer’s Encounters, North Carolina. School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

2007      "Recent Work,” Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, Santa Barbara, California   

              “Recent Work,” University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

2006       “Recent Work,” Orebro Konst Skola, Orebro, Sweden

2005       “Recent Work,” Art Department, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina

               “Recent Work,” Department of Art, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas

               Juror- Department of Art, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas

               Juror-“Art in the Park,” Sculpture I’On, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

2004       “Recent Work,” Art and Architecture Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

               “Recent Work,” Art & Community Landscapes, NEA/NPS/NEFA, Hertford, North Carolina

               Juro r- 32nd Annual Competition for North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina

2003       Panel - “Art and Spirituality,” National Association for State Arts Agencies, Circular Congregational Church, Charleston, South Carolina

               “Recent Work,” Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California

               “Nature Based Work,” San Jose State University, San Jose, California

2002       "Odyssey in Osaka,” Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

2001      "Recent Work,” Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

2000       "Recent Work,”Evanston Arts Center, Evanston, Illinois

               “Recent Work,” Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland

               “Recent Work,” South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina

               Juror - Louisiana Division of the Arts, Artist Fellowship Grants, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1999       "Recent Work ,” Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia    

               “Recent Work,” Buffalo Bayou, Houston, Texas

1998       "Recent Work,” University of Houston, Houston, Texas    

               Panel - “Sculpture into the 21st Century,” Gibbs Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina

               “Recent Work,” Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, Colorado

1996       Panel - “Conversations on Contemporary Art,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina.

1995       "Virtual Reality Sculpture Garden,” Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.    

               “Recent Work,” South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, South Carolina.

               “Recent Work,” University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.

1994       "Recent Work,” St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina.

               “Recent Work,” Clemson University College of Architecture Center at the College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina

               Panel - “Site-Specific and Installation Art,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, South Carolina.

               "Recent Work,” Art and Architecture Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

1993       "Object Works,” Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, Virginia.    

               Juror - Oregon Arts Commission , Artist Fellowship Grants

1992       "Recent Works,” Atlanta Arts Festival, Atlanta, Georgia.    

               "Recent Works,” Coastal Carolina Community College, Jacksonville, North Carolina.

               Nippon International Contemporary Art Fair, Yokohama, Japan.

1991       Juror - Louisiana Division of the Arts, Project Grants and Artists Fellowship Grants Baton Rouge, Louisiana     

               "Recent Works,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans Louisiana.

               Panel- “Site-Specific and Temporary Installations,” Southeastern College Art Conference, Memphis, Tennessee