Donald Wright Signature

 

artist biography

 

 

Education:

  • Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • Southwest Missouri State University, BS, Cum Laude
  • New Mexico State University, Las Vegas, NM
  • Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI, MFA

Teaching:

  • Utah State University, Logan, UT, Asst. Professor of Art
  • Central Washington State University, Ellensburg, WA, Lecturer in Art
  • Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA, Asst. Professor of Art

Publications:

  • Monograph:
    Donald Wright, the Sculpture and Jewelry
    Text: Dennis Jarrett, Photography: Michael Tincher
  • Books:
    American Artists by Les Krantz
    Jewelry Making by Murray Bovin
    The Pfannebecker Collection, Moore College of Art
  • Magazines:
    Art in America, Design Quarterly, American Crafts, Craft Horizons,
    Art Voices South, The Santa Fean, The Regent Magazine,
    Southwest Profile, National Jeweler, Albuquerque Magazine,
    gold+silber/uhren+schmuck (German), Rock & Gem,
    The New Mexican, Colorado Springs Monthly

Occupations and Activities, in random order:

  • Sculptor: Bronze and other media - 40 years
  • Goldsmith: (Gold Jewelry) - 40 years (Over 100 invitational and competitive exhibitions, many prizes, both areas)
  • Lecturer: (example: Art and the Now-moment)
  • 30 years of study in the philosophy and psychology of human consciousness
  • Monograph: The Road to Compassion: How To Understand Your Consciousness and Develop Its Full Potential
  • Writer: essays, magazine and newspaper articles
  • Control Tower Operator: USAF, Europe and North Africa
  • Ocean sailor, Captain: “Chaos”, 33 ft. cutter, 14,000 miles
  • Airplane pilot: aerobatic biplane and small single engine - since 1976
  • Professional photographer: aerial, studio and location,
    St. Croix, USVI
  • Gallery owner: The Selective Eye, Santa Fe, NM - 16 years
  • Gallery owner: The Second Source, Cerrillos, NM
  • Gallery owner: The Source, Lancaster, PA
  • Architectural designer: residential
  • Interior designer: residential and commercial
  • Consumer product designer
  • Experimental product designer: Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, PA
  • Exhibit and display designer: Seattle, WA & Lancaster, PA
  • Graphic designer
  • Advertising account executive: Lancaster, PA
  • Restaurant & cocktail lounge owner: The Flames, Safe Harbor, PA
  • Owner: The Fun Store, Santa Fe, NM
  • Drum major, band manager and field technician:
    Washington University, St. Louis
  • Saxophonist and cabaret singer (English and French)
  • Public radio program host
  • Captain: Turquoise Trail Volunteer Fire Dept., Cerrillos, NM
  • Special Deputy Sheriff: Santa Fe County, NM
  • Gold miner: Homestake mine, Lead, SD
  • Dozer & Truck Driver: Road Crew, SD
  • Equestrian, motorcyclist and car freak
  • Etc..

 

 

Donald Wright at various stages of life.

 

 

 

 

One of Donald's Sculptures

 
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