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Artists « Frank Fleming
Frank Fleming (Porcelain Sculpture) Raised in rural Marion County, Fleming developed a deep kinship with wild creatures and a refined eye for forms in nature. After high school he attended Florence State College (now the University of North Alabama) where he discovered painting through speech therapy classes. At the same time, the college maid taught him to sculpt from river clay. After graduating, he entered the fine arts program at the University of Alabama, completing his Master of Fine Arts with multiple scholarships and fellowships. He moved to Homewood, Ala. and enjoyed success creating his signature fanciful animal sculptures for a range of clients. A 1974 exhibition at the Birmingham Museum of Art led to the purchase of one of his pieces by Arnold Glimcher, director of New York's Pace Gallery. This proved to be Fleming’s big break. He returned to Tuscaloosa as an artist in residence in 1975, and gained numerous commissions for public projects, including perhaps his most notable work, the controversial Storyteller fountain at Five Points South in Birmingham. His work is owned by the Birmingham Museum of Art as well as the Hunter Museum in Chattanooga, Tennesse, the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., and the Wiesman Museum in Malibu, California. Selected Exhibitions and AwardsBirmingham Museum of Art 1974 Heath Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 1979 Appalachian Center for Contemporary Art, Charleston, W.VA 1979 Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC 1981 Alexander F. Milliken Gallery, New York 1981 Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, Alabama 1983 University of North Alabama Art Gallery, Florence, Alabama 1986 Anniston Museum of Natural History, Anniston, Alabama 1986 Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, Alabama 2000 Birmingham Museum of Art Annual Exhibition, 1974 (Craft Award), 1975 (Cash Award), 1976 (Cash Award), 1977, 1978 (honorable Mention) Contemporary Crafts of the America, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1975 Atlanta Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, Georiga, 1977 (Ceramics Award) 1978 (Cash Award) 1979 Southern Realism, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson Mississippi, 1979-1980 Items in the APT AuctionRelated Linkshttp://rookids.com/http://bhamwiki.com/w/Frank_Fleming |
