BIOGRAPHY
Sculptor
Jeffrey Rutledge began his formal training in Art at
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, where he
graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BFA degree in 1975.
He earned his MFA in Sculpture from the University of
Cincinnati in 1986 and provided himself with
additional training at the Oxbow School of Art in
Saugatuck, Michigan and the Hobart Welding School of
Troy , Ohio.
Jeff’s first major show was at the Dayton Art Institute in 1983 as part of a show entitled “Manipulated Planes “. A solo show followed in 1984 at the Gruen Gallery, of Chicago as well as three years of participation in the Chicago International Art Expo, at the Navy Pier.
His work has been represented in galleries throughout the country beginning in the early 1980’s. These include galleries in California , Chicago, Austin, Houston, Cleveland, Michigan, and New Jersey.
Says Rutledge, “ I enjoy working in steel because of its plasticity and its enduring nature”. I consider my sculptures to be three-dimensional poems- visual meditations. Rutledge considers his primary influences to be Brancusi, Calder, Naguchi and David Smith.
Jeff’s first major show was at the Dayton Art Institute in 1983 as part of a show entitled “Manipulated Planes “. A solo show followed in 1984 at the Gruen Gallery, of Chicago as well as three years of participation in the Chicago International Art Expo, at the Navy Pier.
His work has been represented in galleries throughout the country beginning in the early 1980’s. These include galleries in California , Chicago, Austin, Houston, Cleveland, Michigan, and New Jersey.
Says Rutledge, “ I enjoy working in steel because of its plasticity and its enduring nature”. I consider my sculptures to be three-dimensional poems- visual meditations. Rutledge considers his primary influences to be Brancusi, Calder, Naguchi and David Smith.
EDUCATION (click)
Education
University
of Cincinnati, MFA in sculpture, 1986, Full
Scholarship.
Wright
State University, BFA in sculpture, Magna Cum
Laude, Dayton Ohio 1975
Oxbow School of Art, Saugatuck, Michigan. Full
Scholarship.
Hobart Welding School, Troy, Ohio. Full
Scholarship.