Artist Spotlight

You will find the artists that have appeared in Sculpture NorthWest Journal since the January 1996 Issue.

Gus Schairer – Artist Spotlight

SNW: Tell us about yourself and how you became an artist. GS: I’ve loved art since I was a small boy wallowing in sloppy finger paints, temperas, and squeezy clay

Hank Nelson – Artist Spotlight (1999)

The following is an interview with Hank Nelson. He has been a member of NWSSA since the 1980 ‘s when Meg Pettibone held NWSSA meetings. in her little studio in

Ian Madin – Artist Spotlight

My journey to being a sculptor has been late in coming, and a complete surprise to me. I had a hostile relationship with art in grade school and high school,

Ivan Neaigus – Artist Spotlight

This is an interview with sculptor Ivan Neaigus. He has been active on the N.W.S.S.A. exhibit committee and has recently been instrumental in forming the Sculptors Cooperative Northwest. He lives

James Horan – Artist Spotlight

I currently work in Co County Waterford (South East Ireland). Art is my main occupation, it is what I spend most of my work-time doing. It is not always my

Janet Brown – Artist Spotlight

Jan is a broadly-trained and multi-talented artist, and NWSSA has been most fortunate to have her as a member, teacher, and board member over many years. Her varied contributions have

Jeremy Kester – Artist Spotlight

My journey through stone began by chance in 2002. I was up from Sacramento, California visiting my mother in Ashland, Oregon. She was designing a website for a small company

Jim Ballard – Artist Spotlight

BackgroundJim Ballard stands beside “Threshold”, installed at the Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood, WA, California black granite, 4’H x 2’W x 6″D at the base, tapering to 3 1/2″D at the

Jim Heltsley – Artist Spotlight

DUNE WATCHER By Jim Heltsley In recent years I have pretty much worked on smaller pieces mostly made from Gary McWilliams Alaskan Stone. I have found that these pieces sell

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