LINDA BRUNKER – selected biography
Born Dublin, Ireland, 13th March 1966
Education:
National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland. 1983 ‐ 1988 1988 ‐ Degree in fine art, Sculpture. 1987 ‐ Diploma in fine art, Sculpture Large and Public commissions:
‘Spirit of Speed’, Savoy Automobile Museum,
40 ft, Cartersville, Georgia, USA. 2021
‘Ferdinand’, Team Brunker/Mcleod. Shanghai, China. 5’ x 9’. Painted, forged stainless steel. 2021 ‘Earth & Air’, Limerick, Ireland, 18 ft high, stainless steel, 2020, ‘Feathers’, Country Garden, Suzhou, China,3 elements @ 8 ft high, bronze, 2019 ‘Gaia’s Garden’, Yangchen
g Lake Peninsula, China, 82 ft high, stainless steel, bronze, copper. 2018 ‘Lovers of life’, Yangcheng Lake Peninsula, China, 50 ft high, stainless steel, 2018 ‘Messengers 2’, Yangcheng Lake Peninsula, China, 33 ft high, stainless steel, 2018 ‘Dove’, Yangcheng Lake Peninsula, China, 50 ft high, stainless steel, 2018 ‘Dancer’, Yangcheng La
ke Peninsula, China, 50 ft high, stainless steel, 2018
‘Community Butterfly’, Suzhou Center, Suzhou, 15 ft high, China, stainless steel, 2017 ‘Listener’, Suzhou Center, Suzhou, China 28 ft high, stainless steel, 2017 ‘Floating Silk’, CIFI Lake Mansion, Suzhou, China, 10 ft high, bronze, 2016 ‘Game of Sea and Stars’, CIFI Lake Mansion, Suzhou, 15 ft high, China. Bronze, 2016 ‘Messengers’
, Tai lake, Suzhou, China, 35 ft high, stainless steel, 2016 ‘Plant Form Head’, Vanke Midtown, Suzhou, China. 30 ft high, bronze, 2013. ‘Sink or Swim ‐ Hurricane Sandy Memorial Sculpture’, New York. USA, 6 ft high, bronze & stone. 2013. ‘Earth, Water, Air’, Commissioned by Ma
rion Meyer Fine Art. Newport Beach, CA. USA. 10 ft high, bronze. 2007. ‘Cradle’, Pact Woodland Sculpture Project, Dublin. Ireland. Commissioned by PACT. 8 ft high, bronze. 2006. ‘The People’s Council’, City Hall, Laguna Beach. CA. USA. Granite, bronze. 2005. ‘Aurora’, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Bronze. 2005.
‘Samhain – (winter)’, St. Bridgit’s Meditation Garden, County Galway, Ireland. Bro nze. 2004. ‘Aphrodite Rising’, San Francisco, USA. Bronze. 2004.
‘Groundling’, Boston, commissioned by Daniel Fine Art. USA. Bronze, 2004. ‘Voyager 2’, Laytown Strand, commissioned by Meath County Council, Ireland, bronze & stone. 2004. ‘Voyager 1’, Treasure Island Park, commissioned by Laguna Beach City, California. USA. Bronze & stone. 2003. ‘The Healing Tree’, Virginia Community Services Center, Co Cavan. Ireland. Bronze, 15ft high, 2002.
‘The Wishing Hand’, Ministry of Education, Marlborough Square, Dublin. Ireland. Bronze, 6 ft high, 2001. ‘Aqua’, Sea Castle, Santa Monica Beach, California, USA, bronze, 7 ft high, 2001. ‘Two For Joy’, Bray Police Station, Wicklow, Ireland. Bronze 7 granite & bron ze, 2001. ‘The Ocean Meets The Land’, Hawaii, commissioned by Daniel Fine Art. 2000. ‘Meeting Point’, Scotch Quay, Waterford, Ireland. Commissioned by Frisby Construction, 2000. ‘Connect’. Commissioned for the Telecom Ireland, London Office. United Kingdom. Copper, 1999. ‘Continuum’, St. Helen's Hotel, Stillorgan, Co Dublin, Ireland, bronze, 15 ft high. 1999. ‘Overflow’, Pembroke Place, Grand Canal Stree
t, Dublin, Ireland, bronze, 12 ft high, 1998.
‘Orchard Gate’, Athy, commissioned by Athy Urban District Council, Ireland. Granite, 1997. ‘Signal’, RTE (National Broadcasting Center), Dublin, Ireland, bronze & stone, 1996. ‘Source’ RTE, (National Broadcasting Center) Dublin, Ireland, bronze, 1996. ‘Flow’, Lennox Hill Medical Imaging Center, New York,
bronze, 1996.
‘Lake Angel’, Lough Owel, Mullingar, Ireland. bronze & stainless steel, 25 ft high, 1993. ‘Awakening 2’, Rue Montroyer, Brussels, Belgium. Commissioned by Irish Life Assurance plc, bronze, 1991. ‘Awakening 1’, Earlsfort Center, Dublin, Ireland. 1990.
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 ‘Seen & Unse
en’. Shaanxi Provence Art Museum, Xian, China
2016 ‘Seen & Unseen’. Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou, China 2007/08 ‘Earth, Water, Air’, Gallery 13, Los Angeles. 1997 AIB, Park Avenue, New York.
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LINDA BRUNKER – selected biography
1996 Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Department of the Arts, Culture and Gaeltaght, Dublin, Ireland. 1995 AIHS, Fifth Avenue, New York.
AIB, Park Avenue, New York.
1994 Solomon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
Selected Group Exhibitions
Linda has participated in many group exhibitions from 1988 – 2021 in EU, USA and China, including. 2017 ‘Jinji Lake Bienale’, Suzhou, China
2015 ‘The Art Of A Nation’, Mall Galleries, London, UK. 2011 ‐ 2017 ‘Dialogue With Emperor Qin’, touring Museums in China and Europe. 2009 ‘Botanica ‐ Images of Nature Up Close’. Gallery 13 – Irish Fine Ar t, Los Angeles. 2008 ‘Spirit of Nature. Irish Art inspired by Nature and Landscape’. Gallery 13 – Irish Fine Art, Los Angeles. ‘Garden Sculpture’ – International garden sculpture, Gormleys Fine Art, Brackenstown House, Dublin. 2000 ‘AIB Art’ an exhibition of contemporary Irish figurative art, Poznan Castle, Poland. 1999
‘Coda 999’, Dublin Castle, Ireland.
1996 ‘Women Sculptors’, Solomon Gallery, Dublin. Ireland. The best of British and Irish Sculptors. 1991 ‘Art Inc.’, Art from corporate collections, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Ireland. 1990 ‘Springboard’, Irish Life Exhibition Center, Dublin. Ireland. 1988 ‘Sculpture in Context’, Fernhill Gardens, Sandyford, Co. Dublin, Ir eland. ‘Sculpture Open’, Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, Ireland.
‘G.P.A. Emerging Artists’, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin. Ireland. The Best of New Irish Art.
Selected Press Coverage
‘Gaia’s Garden’, Mark Ewart, Irish Arts Review, Autumn 2017 ‘Qu Art’, Boss magazine, 2014. China.
‘Into the world of Outdoor sculpture’, Art Business News, USA. March 2009 ‘Bronze is Beautiful’, Home Interiors & Living Magazine, June 2005 ‘Naturally Sculpted’, Irish Homes Magazine, May 2005
‘Brunkers Original’, Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times Magazine, 17th March 2001 ‘A Future Created Through The Past’, Sunday Independent, 16th January 2000 ‘Upfront And Meaningful', Irish Independent, 15th December, 1998 AIB Art. 1998, ‘Pembroke Statue A Watermark For Private Developers’, Sunday Tribune, 14th September, 1997 ‘Critics Choice’, Tribune Magazine, 10th November 1996
'From Little Acorns', Aidan Dunne, Social & Personal Magazine, Ma y 1995 ‘Big Apple Brunker’, Tribune Magazine, 30th April 1995
‘Linda Bunker Solomon Gallery’, Tribune Magazine, 30th October 1994 ‘Bronze By Gold, The work of Irish Women Sculptors’, Dorothy Walker. Irish Arts Review, 1989/1990 ‘Young Work Will Grow In Value’, Dorothy Walker, Irish Independent, 6th December, 1988
Other Information:
Established ‘Gallery13‐Irish Fine Art’, Los Angeles 2007. ‘Who’s Who – Ireland’s Influential 1,000’, 2007.
Awarded USA E1 Permanent Residency Card as ‘Person of Extraordinary Ability in the Arts’. 2004.
Member of Board of the Sculptor’s Society of Ireland 1988‐91.
Lectured ‘Bronze Casting Techniques & Practice’, National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ir eland, 1992 – 1994.
Museum Collections
Shaanxi Provence Art Museum, Xian, China
Suzhou Art Museum, Suzhou, China
National Self Portrait Collection. Ireland
Awards
Art In Public Space Award. Awarded by Laguna Beach Beautification Council for ‘Voyager’, Treasure island Park. CA 2018 Attachment 8
DOMINIC MCLEOD
367 Henrietta Ave | Los Osos | CA 93402 | Cell: 805-766-7177 | [email protected] About me
I am an outdoor enthusiast, ocean lover, creative graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor who grew up in the little mountain town of Ojai, California.
Art & design has always been in my life and it’s my passion to work alongside others to creatively engage in the craft of designing unique and captivating pieces of work that people can be inspired by and enjoy.
Work
• Sculpture collaboration with Linda Brunker. (Ferdinand), Shanghai, China. (March - July 2021) Collaborating on the design and fabrication of a stainless-steel public sculpture for Shanghai, China.
• DomFIsh Designs, (2021)
Self-started graphic design and Illustration company where I work together with clients & small businesses to design custom logos, branding, package designs, apparel, iconography, illustrations and more.
• Sculpture Collaboration with Linda Brunker (Earth & Air), Ireland (2020) Collaborated with International sculptor Linda Brunker on the design and fabrication of a stainless- steel sculpture in a private residential development.
• Apparel Design, Moment Surf Company, Pacific City, OR (2020) Self-started graphic design and Illustration company where I work together with clients & small businesses to design custom logos, branding, package designs, apparel, iconography, illustrations and more.
• Logo & Apparel Design, El Dorado Landscape & carpentry, San Francisco, CA (2019) Self-started design company.
• Sculpture Collaboration with Linda Brunker (Earth Song) , New York. (2019) Collaborated with International sculptor Linda Brunker on the design, construction and installation of a multi-media installation for a private client that combined sculpture, sound and light.
Education
• Santa Barbara City College, (2017 - 2020)
Associates in Studio Art and Graphic Design
Volunteer Work
• Constructed houses in Tijuana, Mexico for homeless families with the international group known as Impact.
• Volunteer in homeless shelters in Skid Row Los Angeles that served over 100 transients a day • Worked in Manaus, Brazil helping teach English to local children.
Awards
• Paul Harris Fellowship Award
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Dancer, 2018
Suzhou, China
Fabricated and painted stainless steel.
$300,000
50‘ high
Linda Brunker
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Soar, 2021
Suzhou, China
Fabricated and painted stainless steel.
$250,000
50‘ long
Linda Brunker
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Earth Song, 2019
New York, USA
Fabricated and painted stainless steel, lighting, sound recording $40,000
8’ high
Dominic Mcleod/Linda Brunker
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Accelerate, 2021
Savoy Automobile Museum, Cartersville, Georgia
Fabricated stainless steel.
$500,000
20‘ high x 40’ long x 9’ wide
Linda Brunker
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Earth & Air, 2020
Ireland
Fabricated and painted stainless steel
$50,000
18’ high
Dominic Mcleod/Linda Brunker
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Ferdinand (Presentation), 2021
Shanghai, China.
Fabricated and painted stainless steel.
$45,000
6’ high
Dominic Mcleod/Linda Brunker
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Voyager, 2005
Laguna Beach, California, USA
Cast bronze, stone.
$40,000
10’ high
Linda Brunker
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Wishing Hand, 2002
Dublin, Ireland
Cast bronze.
$50,000
Linda Brunker
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Gaia’s Garden
2018
Suzhou, China
Cast & fabricated bronze,
stainless steel, copper.
$820,000
82‘ high
Linda Brunker
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Sample Figures
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Sample Figure
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Amphitheater Location A - Back View
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Amphitheater Location B - Circle View
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Corten Steel Color Example
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