Mixed media sculpture     

EDUCATION

        Chris Dutch

           Stained Glass workshops:

          2003      Art Femenella, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY

          1994      Art Femenella, AE Church of St Thomas, Philadelphia, PA

          1993      Lutz Haufchild, Detrix Studios, Taunusstein, Germany,

          1988      Johannes Schreiter, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood , WA,

          1986      Albinus Elskus, Augusta Heritage Workshops, Elkins, WV

          1984      Ray King, Haystack School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME

          1983      Richard Millard, Augusta Heritage Workshop, Elkins, WV

          1978      BS Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

         Robin Hammer

          1969        BFA, Memphis Academy of the Arts, Memphis, TN

          1991-96  New Masters Workshops , Marshal University and Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV

          1991-96  Influences, Marshal University, Huntington, WV

          1972        Provincetown Workshop, Provincetown, MA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

          Best of West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Tamarack, Beckley, WV, Best in Show award, 2011

          Wings in the Garden, solo show WV Wesleyan, Buchannon, WV, 2010

           Master Artists of the WV Juried Exhibition, invitational, WV Cultural Center, Charleston, WV, 2009

           Rite of Spring, solo sculptural installation, Clay Center, Charleston WV, 2008

           WV Art and Craft Guild Competition: 2012,10, 07, 04, 00, 1999, award in '04, '00

          Allied Artists of WV Juried Exhibition: 2011, 06, 04, 02, 00, 1994, 92, 86, award in, '04, ‘02, ’94

          West Virginia Juried Exhibition: 2009, 07, 05, '03, '01, 1997, ‘95, ‘93, ‘91, ‘89, award in '05, ‘01, ’97, ’95, ’89

           Accelerated Complexity: Chris Dutch & Robin Hammer, solo show, Museum in the Community, Hurricane, WV, 2004        

          Chris Dutch & Robin Hammer, solo show, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV 2003

           Tamarack Art Gallery, solo show, Beckley, WV 2002

         Up Against the Wall, invitational, Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WV, 2001

           The Prayer Chamber, solo sculptural installation, Sunrise Art Museum, Charleston, WV, 1999

           Chair Show , invitational, WV state Museum, Charleston, WV ,1998

           Allied Artists of WV 60th Anniversary Invitational, 1998

           Crosscurrents, juried, Stifel Fine  Arts Center, Wheeling, WV, 1996, 93, 91

           Upstairs/Downstairs, solo show, WV State Museum, Charleston, WV, 1995

           Water Tower Annual, juried, Louisville, KY, 1994

           Arts and Letters Series, invitational, Governors Mansion, Charleston, WV, 1994

           Spotlight ’93: Southeastern Crafts, juried, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN, 1993

SELECTED COMMISSIONS

           Congregation B’nai Israel, Charleston, WV, Yahrzeit Room

           Charleston Area Alliance, Expect the Best Award sculptures, 1995 to 2010

           Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston, WV, Welcome Center kiosk

           Christ Church United Methodist, Charleston, WV, Processional cross, eternal lamp, candle sticks and floral stands