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OTTO B .
RIGAN
Otto
Rigan Studio / 203B Bisbee Road / Bisbee, AZ / 85603
Phone: 520.432.1113 / Fax: 520.432.1114
otto@ottoriganstudio.com
BACKGROUND
Although
Otto Rigan was trained as a painter, he has pursued many broad-ranging and
cross-disciplinary projects throughout his career. While still in college
he completed his first large-scale public commission. In his early
twenties he apprenticed to a master architectural glass craftsman. In his
late twenties he wrote and photographed four books and lectured widely on
their subjects.
It wasn’t until Otto Rigan was
in his early 30’s did he begin to develop the sculpture for which he is
most noted. His interest in the temporal medium of glass –and how it
manipulates light- and the permanence –and density- of stone merged into a
series of sculptural explorations that continue to this day.
Mr. Rigan splits his time
between making studio-based autonomous works and applying his "way of
seeing" to public and corporate spaces. Often the larger commissions merge
architectural, landscape and other disciplines as an extension of the
Artist’s palette. Recently he has started an Architectural practice in
addition to his other studio activities.
EDUCATION
1972-1973
Academia di Belli Arti, Florence, Italy. (Painting)
1970-1971
Stanislaus State University, Turlock, CA. (Art Major)
1969-1970
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA. (Art Major)
1968-1969
Stanislaus State University, Turlock, CA. (Art Major)
1967-1968 California College of Arts
and Crafts, Oakland, CA
RECENT PROJECTS
TOSCO
CORPORATION Phoenix Headquarters. A sequence of five sculptures in the
entry Landscape. Tempe,
AZ.
TARGET
CORPORATION. Six monolithic sculptures at entry. Tempe, AZ.
RED MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. Design Team member for (new) campus design.
DWL Architects,
and Ten Eyck Landscape Architects. Responsible for layout of plaza
hardscape, block patterns on all buildings, five sculptures in
the West plaza and
entry sculpture in South plaza.
PRIVATE
RESIDENCE. Four sculptures for two reflection pond/fountains. Pinnacle
Peak, AZ.
CERULEAN TOWER
TOKYU HOTEL. Steel & cast glass wall screen. Tokyo, Japan.
AMERICA WEST
AIRLINE CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS. Courtyard with water feature(March
1999)
ROCKWELL
INTERNATIONAL Corporate Headquarters, Costa Mesa, CA.
ANDERSON
CONSULTING Corporate Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA.
SCOTTSDALE FASHION SQUARE, Westcor Partners. Porte
Cochere
a multi-elementenvironment
including, plaza, fountain, seating and sculpture(s). Primarymaterials are
cast class, sandstone, masonry and mosaic. In the new Rotunda, a three-story, three-dimensional glass
and steel mural.(Sept. 1998)
COMPLETED
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Suspended sculpture for the
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering complex. Dimensional glass mosaic and
steel system. (scheduled for August 1998) COMPLETED
OPUS CORPORATION. Three monolithic entry sculptures,
Tempe Business Park, Tempe, AZ (July 1998)
COMPLETED
CORPORATE
COLLECTIONS (selected)
2001 Tosco /
Phillips 66, Tempe, AZ
2001 Target
Corporation, Tempe, AZ
2001 America West
Airlines, Corp. Headquarters, Tempe, AZ
2000 Rockwell
International, Costa Mesa, CA
1999 Anderson
Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Scottsdale
Fashion Square, Westcor Partners, Scottsdale, AZ
1998 Opus
Corporation, Tempe Business Park, Tempe AZ
1997 Boeing, Seal
Beach, CA.
1996 Pacesetter,
Inc, a St. Jude Medical Company (Scottsdale Facility), Scottsdale,
AZ.
1996 Inverness
Hotel & Golf Club, Denver, CO.
1995 Phoenix
Newspapers, Inc. (Arizona Republic/Phoenix Gazette) Phoenix,
AZ.
1995 Hotel
Kansai, Osaka, Japan
1995 Everett
Mutual Savings Bank (Corporate Headquarters), Everett, WA.
1994 Hyatt
(Hotel), Osaka, Japan.
1994 Europacific
Parts Inc. (Corporate Headquarters), Newport Beach, CA.
1993 Rockwell
International (Corporate Headquarters), Seal Beach, CA.
1992 Sunrise
Company (Indian Ridge development), Palm Desert, CA.
1992 Coronado
Point, San Diego, CA.
1992 Pima
Capital, Phoenix, AZ.
1992 Ernst &
Young (Corporate Headquarters), Los Angeles, CA.
1992 North Island Federal Credit Union, San Diego,
CA.
1991 & 1992
Embassy Suites, Seattle, WA. & Lake Tahoe, CA.
1991 Hilton
(Hotel), Huntington Beach, CA.
1990 Koar
Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1990 Arrow
Plastic Mfg. Co. (Corporate Headquarters), Chicago, IL.
1989 Koll
Company, Glendale, CA.
1989 Opus
Corporation, Minneapolis, MN.
1988
Robinsons-May Co., Scottsdale, AZ.
1987 & 1988
McDonalds Corporation, Denver, CO & Phoenix, AZ.
PUBLIC
COLLECTIONS (selected)
2001 Maricopa
Community Colleges, Red Mountain Campus, Mesa, AZ
1989 & 1994
City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ. (Cortez Park & City Hall)
1993 City of
Arvada, Arvada, CO.
1992 City of Palm
Desert, Palm Desert, CA.
1992 City of
Burbank, Burbank, CA.
1992 Mesa
Community College, Mesa, AZ.
1992 Maricopa
County, Phoenix, AZ.
1991 Orange
County Museum of Art, CA
1991 City of
Tempe, Tempe, AZ.
1991 City of
Santa Fe Springs, Santa Fe Springs, CA.
1991 San Diego
Chamber of Commerce, San Diego, CA.
1989 Arizona
State University, Tempe, AZ.
1989 University
Art Museum, Tempe, AZ.
1988 City of
Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ.
1972 Merced
College Art Collections, Merced, CA.
1971 Merced College Library,
Merced, CA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
(selected)
2002 Bentley Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ
1994 LUMINOUS ORDER,
Deson-Saunders Gallery. Chicago, IL.
1993Temple of Music and Art
(Curated by Etherton/Stern Gallery) Tucson,
AZ.
1991 Sena Galleries. Santa Fe,
NM.
1990Sena Galleries West. Santa
Fe, NM.
1990 Keyes-Lee Gallery.
Scottsdale, AZ.
1989 University Art Museum,
Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ.
1989 Keyes-Lee Gallery,
Scottsdale, AZ.
1987 Scottsdale Center for the
Arts. Scottsdale, AZ.
1981 Merced College Art
Gallery. Merced, CA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
(selected)
1995 ARCHITECTONICS, Philabaum
Gallery. Tucson, AZ
1993 Scottsdale Center for the
Arts. Scottsdale, AZ.
1992 PRECIOUS MOMENTS,
Deson-Saunders Gallery. Chicago, IL.
1992 ARIZONA ALLIANCES, Yuma
Art Center. Yuma, AZ.
1992 ECO-LOGIC:ARIZONA ARTISTS AS ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES.
Arizona State
Capitol. Phoenix, AZ.
1992 Anne Reed Gallery,
Ketchum, ID.
1991 VISIONS TRANSFORMED, Anne
Reed Gallery. Ketchum, ID.
1990 LIGHT & MASS, 801
North Brand. Glendale, CA (organized by Jillian Coldiron)
1990 Gensler & Associates.
Los Angeles, CA.
1990 Anne Reed Gallery.
Ketchum, ID.
1990 EARTH'S ALIVE, Olga Dollar
Gallery. San Francisco, CA.
1990 NEW ART, Santa Fe/San Francisco. Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco,
CA.
1989 23rd SOUTHWESTERN
EXHIBITION, Yuma Art Center. Yuma, AZ.
1987 PUBLIC SCULPTURE,
Inaugural Show, Tempe Artpark. Tempe, AZ.
1986 IMAGE PHOENIX, Ancor
Centre. Phoenix, AZ.
1986SOUTHWEST SCULPTURE,
Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Scottsdale,AZ. (Purchase
Award)
PROFESSIONAL
APPOINTMENTS
2002
SELECTION PANEL: City of Tempe Performing Arts
Center
1997-2000
DESIGN REVIEW APPEALS BOARD, City of Phoenix
1997 SELECTION
PANEL: "Artists’ Initiative Public Art Project, Phoenix Arts
Commission
1996 1996
STRATEGIC PLAN, Phoenix Arts Commission
1995-96 MAYOR’S
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS COMMITTEE
1995-96 STRATEGIC
PLANNING COMMITTEE, Scottsdale Cultural Council
1995 AWARDS JURY,
AZ Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
1995 SELECTION
PANEL, Harry Woods Government Center, Tempe, AZ.
1994-96
ACQUISITIONS & POLICIES PANEL, Scottsdale Cultural Council.
1994 SELECTION
PANEL; Civic Plaza Public Art, Phoenix Arts Commission.
1994 Focus Group
THE PUBLIC ART INSTITUTE at the NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF LOCAL ARTS
AGENCIES
1994 Individual
Artists Fellowship Panel, NEBRASKA ARTS COUNCIL.
1994Visual Arts Panel, ARIZONA COMMISSION ON THE ARTS
1993 Chair
CULTURAL DESERT (outdoor sculpture museum), Scottsdale CulturaL Council,
City of Scottsdale,
AZ.
1993-94 ARTLINK BOARD,
Artlink, Inc. Phoenix, AZ.
1993-97
Vice-Chair PUBLIC ART COLLECTIONS COMMITTEE, Scottsdale Cultural Council.
City of Scottsdale, AZ.
1991-93 ART COLLECTIONS ADVISORY BOARD, Scottsdale Cultural
Council. City of
Scottsdale,AZ.
1989-90 PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE, Phoenix Arts Commission.
Phoenix, AZ.
1989 & 1990 SELECTION PANELS, Phoenix Arts Commission.
Phoenix, AZ.
1989 SELECTION PANEL, Scottsdale Center for the Arts atrium
commission. Scottsdale, AZ.
1988-89 ART
MASTER PLAN: SKY HARBOR CENTER (team member), Phoenix Arts Commission
Phoenix, AZ.
1988-89 VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE, Municipal Arts Commission.
Tempe, AZ.
AWARDS &
SCHOLARSHIPS (selected)
1994 MAYOR’S ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD for PUBLIC ART. City of
Phoenix, AZ.
1994 CHAIRMAN’S' AWARD: ARTIST OF THE YEAR. Scottsdale Cultural
Council. Scottsdale, AZ.
1972 FULL TUITION, Academia di Belli Arti, Awarded by the
Italian Consulate. San Francisco, CA.
PUBLICATIONS
(authored)
1983 PHOTOGRAPHING STAINED GLASS, Hidden House
Publications, Palo Alto, CA.
1982 THE PALACE DOORS OF ABU DHABI, Hidden House
Publications. Palo Alto, CA.
1979-1981 Develop three part book, AMERICAN GLASS
(Unpublished)
1978-1980 Develop SIX VISIONS for McGraw-Hill Book
Company. (Unpublished)
1978 FROM THE EARTH UP, McGraw-Hill Book Company. New
York, NY.
1977 NEW GLASS, (soft cover) Ballantine Books. New
York, NY.
1976 NEW GLASS, San Francisco Book Company. San
Francisco, CA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
SCULPTURE
MAGAZINE. "Focus: Otto Rigan. Anne Barclay Morgan. April 2001, Vol 20 No
3.
ART IN ARIZONA.
(Contemporary Art in Arizona, essay) Richard Nilson, Stanbery Books.
1995
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
Review: "Luminous Order" exhibition. Lori Gray. Nov. 4, 1994
ARIZONA REPUBLIC.
Artful salute to Phoenix's fallen", Wilson, Steve.
PUBLIC
ART WORKS: THE ARIZONA MODELS. Stadola, Betsy.
PHX DOWNTOWN.
"Getting down to Business", Catt Fields-Condon, October 1993
LOS ANGELES
TIMES. "A Raw State of Beauty". Kapitanoff, Nancy. Jan. 1st,
1993
PHOENIX HOME and GARDEN. "Art Detour,", Trulsson,
Nora. April
1992
LOS ANGELES
TIMES. "Only in L.A.,", Havey, Steve. April 8, 1991
WHITTIER DAILY
NEWS. "Monolithic Addition to City Artworks in Public Places Unveiled,"
Sprague, Mike. March 1991
SCULPTURE MAGAZINE Exhibition Review: Sena Galleries
Exhibition, Deats, Suzzane. Jan/Feb. 1991
SCOTTSDALE
PROGRESS. "Let Rock Sing Own Song,", Noyes, Francie. July 7,
1990
THE PHOENIX
GAZETTE. "Cortez Park Sculpture Shows Off Public Art Program," Koning,
Ryan. June 19, 1990
SCOTTSDALE
PROGRESS. "Between a Rock & a Smooth Place,", McPherson, Chris. May
12, 1990
THE PHOENIX
GAZETTE. "Agricultural Past is Sculpture's Muse," Pyne, Lynn. April 26,
1990
ART-TALK. "Man Is
But A Speck In Time, The Stones Live Forever,", Michaels, Donna. January
1990
GLENDALE (CA)
NEWS. "Noted Artist Creates Sculpture for Building," Hoppert, Dale. Dec.
1989
ARIZONA REPUBLIC. "Element of Light to Interpret Mass
Distinguishes Art," Cooper, Evelyn. Jan. 13, 1989
METRO PHOENIX
MAGAZINE. "People To Watch,", Deveny, Beth. October
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