Gerola Resume

Selected Exhibitions and Professional Experience

2008, City of Pawtucket purchases Gerola’s Eiffel Tower

2008, PBS airs Struggle in Steel, a half-hour documentary exclusively on Gerola; available on DVD.

2008, Hummingbird kinetic installed on green of the Town of Hyannis, MA

2008, Cape Cod Art Association begins showing a dozen static pieces, including Worlock

2008, Annemarie Gardens Sculpture Park, Solomons, MD
• Hirshhorn Museum independent jury accepts 3 atrium pieces for display

2008, Front page captioned photo, "Gerola on Springfield Museum Lawn”, Springfield Republican;
ABC40 affiliate and WWLP-TV 22 filmed and broadcast installation and interview, April

2008, Blackstone River Visitor Center, Pawtucket, RI
• Selected as 1 of 3 finalists for a commemorative monumental kinetic, completed design, created working model

2008, Cape Cod Highlands Center of NPS, National Seashore, North Truro, MA
Aerometer, Fire Dragon with Weaving, and Wind Auger installed on long term loan

2008, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA
• Delineated sculpture slated for placement on temporary loan in the Dr. Suess Sculpture Garden, 1st not specially commissioned for this space by the beloved illustrator of children's books

2008, One-hour documentary Struggle in Steel exclusively on Gerola aired throughout January on RI Public Access Television; half-hour cut available on DVD, which shows kinetics in motion.

2007, Slater Mill Historic Site, Pawtucket, RI
• Wind Rotor kinetic piece on loan through October, 2008 at America's birthplace of industry, recognizes the harnessing of natural forces.

2007, Rhode Island Flower and Garden Show, Featured Artist and Guest Speaker
• Seuss, a 24' whimsical, static steel sculpture
• Aerometer, a 22' kinetic steel wind sculpture
• Worlock, a 12' piece set at the entrance of the show
• Also contributed 8 sculptures to the exhibit of Town and Country Landscaping

2007, Providence Rotary Club, Guest Speaker

2007 Media Coverage, Photos, The Providence Journal, February

2006, Media Coverage, Photo, The Providence Journal, September 2006

2006, Slater Park, Pawtucket, RI
• Eiffel Tower sculpture placed on loan to City of Pawtucket beside one of America’s oldest existing houses, 1686, recognizes the French ethnic heritage of the area.

2006, Biographical Article, "On the Move," Providence Monthly, December

2006, Front Page Photos, The Pawtucket Times, August, September, November

2006, Major showing at New York Art Expo

1977 - 2005 >
 


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Artist specializing in monumental kinetic sculptures