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CR Gray, Sculptor

Creator and Carver

Key West, Florida USA

Lectures/ Instructional Classes/ Interviews

2020 Orange County Arts Orange Slices

2019 South Florida Public TV WPBT “Artloft Feature”
2018 Artist Presentation City of Urbana, IL
2016 Artist Presentation Center for the Arts, Jackson, WY
Artist Presentation Yountville, CA
2015 Artist Presentation Woodstock, VA
Artist Presentation Oxford Museum of Art, University of Mississippi
2014 Artist Interview Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL
2013 The Studios of Key West instruction of Stone Carving Feb
Artist Lecture Children’s Museum of Boynton Beach, FL
Artist Lecture and Demonstration Safety Harbor, FL
The Studios of Key West instruction of Stone Carving Nov
Marc House Key West, FL Adults with Disabilities Sculpture Class
Artist Interview Deland, FL
2012 Artist Lecture Hiram, ME Historical Society
2011 Artist Lecture University of Southern Maine Sculpture Class
Artist Lecture Demonstration The Studios of Key West

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Associations Memberships

Key West, FL Chamber of Commerce Since 2020
Key West Community Gallery and Art Center since 2018
Key West,FL AIDS Help Auction Committee 2014
The Studios of Key West- Artist Center member since 2012
Anne McKee Artist Fund Donor since 2014

Recognition/Award/Residencies

2019 Honored Sculptor Award Exhibit Ames, Iowa
2018 People’s Choice Sculpture Exhibit Award Hutchinson, MN
2017 Project Grant Florida Keys Council for the Arts, Monroe County, FL
2016 Special Project Grant, Florida Keys Council for the Arts, Monroe County, FL
2015 Anne McKee Artist Grant, Key West, FL
2014 Honored Sculpture Award Exhibit North Charleston, SC
2014 Art Reach Grant Florida Keys Council for the Arts, Monroe County, FL
2013 The Studios of Key West Residency Award, Key West, FL
2010 Honored Sculpture Award ,City of Rockland, ME
2006 Cumberland County Sheriff’s Award, Portland, ME
2004 United States Department of Defense Leadership Award
1987 Virginia Paul Dee Scholarship University of New Hampshire

Profession: Sculptor 1989-Present

Education:

University of Southern Maine Gorham 2006-2008
Diamond Tool Training Tyrol Inc. Vicenzia, Italy 2003
Quarrying Techniques Blue Pearl Quarry, Larvik Norway 2001
Stone Finishing Training Granite Centre, Stanstead, Quebec 2000
Stone Carving Training Republic Granite Elberton, Georgia 1997
Established apprenticeship program through the United States and NH Department of Labor Recognized as a Master Stone Carver 1996
Completed Apprenticeship Desilets Granite Montpelier, Vermont 1990-1993
University of New Hampshire 1987-1989
Owner and Master Stone Carver of Union Marble and Granite Works LLC- a commercial stone fabrication studio, supervising up to six apprentices 1989-2005

Major Projects/Commissions/Collections:

2025

Key West, FL Public Art (to be Completed)

2024

Augusta, GA Museum of Black History Collection
Newport Beach, CA Public Art Collection
Howard County, MD Public Art Collection
Washington, DC Public Art Collection
Homestead, FL Public Art Collection

2023

Marathon, FL Public Art Collection
Pflugerville, TX Public Art Collection
Augusta, GA Public Art Collection
Lee’s Summit, MO Public Art Collection
Kingsport, TN Public Art Collection
Urbana, IL Public Art Collection
Wilton Manors, FL Public art Collection

2022

Homestead, FL Public Art Collection
Fayetteville, NC Public Art Collection
Key West, FL White Street Stone Bench Project

2020

Hillsborough County FL, Public Art Collection
Deerfield Beach, FL Public Art Collection
Key West, Fl Public Art Collection

2019

Key West, FL Public Art Collection

2018

South San Francisco, CA Public Art Collection

2017

Olathe, KS Public Art Collection
Woodstock, VA Public Art Collection

2016

University of Mississippi Oxford, Museum of Art
North Charleston, SC Public Art Collection
Lakeland, FL Private Collection Mrs. Dena Webber
Wellington, FL Public Art Collection
Coral Springs, Fl Museum of Art Collection

2015

Key West, FL Public Art Collection
Key West, FL Private Collection of Ms. Fran Decker
Portsmouth, NH Pease Tradeport Collection
Bentonville, AR and Crystal Bridges Museum of Art Collection
Bonita Springs, FL Public Art Collection
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, FL Art Collection

2014

Key West, FL Conch Republic Public Sculpture
Safety Harbor, FL Public Art Collection

2013

South Hiram, ME Public School exterior sculpture
Topsfield, MA Northeast Seafoods Corporate Collection
Coral Springs, FL Public Art Collection

2012

Key West, FL Studios of Key West Art Collection

2011

Portsmouth, VA Public Art Collection
Portland, ME University of New England Museum of Art Collection

2003

Dover, NH Wentworth Douglas Hospital Corporate Sculpture

2001

Augusta, ME Maine Veterans Cemetery Commission

Temporary Public Art Installations/ Exhibitions:

2023

Wilton Manors, FL Temporary exterior sculpture
Augusta, GA Temporary exterior sculpture
Deland, FL Temporary exterior sculpture
Key West, FL Temporary exterior sculpture
Columbia, MD Temporary exterior sculpture