RAY KATZ SCULPTOR





Current installations



temporary public exhibitions



FLIGHT



8'H x 4'W x 4'D

brushed steel



Monona Terrace
Madison Wisconsin



FLORAL



9'H x 9'W x 5' 8"D

steel



Oxon Hill Manor
Washington Sculpture Guild
Oxon Hill, Maryland



INFINITY



54"H x 64"W x 48"D

brushed aluminum



Municiple Building, City Hall & Police Facilities
Liberty Missouri



ASCENSION



18H X 20W X 17D'

steel



Morros Greenway Project
Gross Pointe Woods, Michigan



GALAXY



Michgan City SculptFusion
Michigan City, Indiana

14H x 10W x 6D'
steel



SPIRAL CONSTRUCTION



Mathews-Sanders Sculpture Garden
Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi

8H x 8W x 8D'
steel



RED GREEN CONSTRUCTION



City Hall
1 Galambos Way
Sandy Springs, Georgia

16H x 12W x 5D'
steel



videos on YouTube




Newport Beach California
Johnson City Public Art Tennessee
Jax Parks Sculpture Walk

intersecting the gate



around the gateway



14H X 17W X 9D"

steel



INTERSECTING THE GATE



10H X 13W X 9.5D"

steel

1994



excelerator



12H X 20W X 7D"

aluminum

2009



METAMORPHOSIS #1



7H X 17W X 9D"

steel




LOOPS #3



16H X 16W X 12D"

stainless steel

2007



INTEGRAL BALANCE



9H X 11.5W X 14D"



metamorphosis #2



9H X 15W X 9.5D"

steel

1995



gaurdian of the gate



24H X 21W X 16D"

steel



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gaurdian of the covenant



14H X 18W X 18D"

steel



MANIFESTATION



9.5H X 14W X 11D"

steel

1998



MANIFESTATION #2



17H X 18W X 10D

steel



METAFORMATION



7H X 14.5W X 14.5D"

steel

1998





GALLERY



permanent public art





Metamorphosis

76''Hx156''Wx72D"

painted aluminum

National Freight Co.

Vineland, New Jersey



Staregazer

Wayne State University, Michigan



Wintergreen

Krasl Art Center, Michigan



Galaxy 1

Mount Vernon, Illinois



Square to the Gate

City of Chattanooga, Tennessee



Spring

City of Skokie, Illinois




Passage

Port Huron, Michigan



Lattice Work

Chene Park

Detroit Michigan



Blast

City of Sterling Heights, Michigan



Around the Gateway

Grounds for Sculpture

Hamilton, New Jersey



Celebration

Ferris State University, Michigan



Spiral to the Gate

DTE

Ypsilanti, Michigan


more

BIO





Ray Katz was born and raised in Detroit Michigan where he attended Mumford High School. Immediately after high school he served four years in the United States Air Force where he became interested in art. Upon returning from the military he attended Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts and Eastern Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Fine Arts. He continued his education at Wayne State University where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture and drawing. He retired from teaching after 48 years as Professor of Art at the Auburn Hills, Michigan, campus of Oakland Community College. He continues to create and exhibit art in his Pontiac studio. Ray Katz has exhibited his sculpture throughout Michigan and in over 21 states nationally, as well as Japan and France. His work is represented in private, corporate and institutional collections.



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Ray Katz, 144 Cesar E. Chavez, Pontiac, MI 48342 / 248-229-5617, sculptors@comcast.net, www.raykatzsculptor.com


EDUCATION

Wayne State University, M.F.A. 1965-68 (Sculpture)Eastern Michigan University, B.S., 1962-65 (Drawing, Ceramics, Sculpture) Detroit Society of Arts & Crafts, 1960-61 (Drawing, Painting)


ART ACHIEVEMENTS

Marshall M. Fredericks Regional Biennial Sculptured Exhibition 1st Place recipient, Saginaw, Michigan, 2021

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts, 2014


PUBLIC SCULPTURE COMMISSION

Central Plaza Public Sculpture, Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, Celebration, 17.5'Hx16'Wx14'D, brushed aluminum, 2004


SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Krasl Art Center, St Joseph, MI, “Genesis” Sculpture and Drawings - 20 Years, June –July 2016 Purchase Prize Award for “Wintergreen” placed into the permanent outdoor sculpture collection, 2015


Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, Michigan, RAY KATZ / METAL Sculpture and Drawings, April 27 - June 1, 2007


Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, Transformations 10 Small Steel Sculptures, March - May 2000


Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield, Michigan, Detroit / “New York, Sculpture and Drawings”, Oct /Nov 1995


PRIVATE COLLECTION

National Freight Co. Vineland New Jersey, Metamorphosis, 76''Hx156''Wx72D, painted aluminum, commissioned 1998


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

DTE/ Detroit Edison, Compressor Station, Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Spiral the Gate, 10'Hx4'Wx9'D, brushed aluminum, Purchased, January 2019


Public Sculpture Collection, Port Huron, Michigan Passage, 9'Hx14'Wx7'D, painted steel, Purchased 2016


Krasl Art Center, Krasl Art Center 10th Biennial Sculpture Invitational, St. Joseph, Michigan Wintergreen, 16’Hx10’Wx7’D, painted steel, June 2014,


Purchase Prize City of Skokie, Illinois Spring, 20’Hx10’Wx11’D, painted steel,


2012 Art in the City, Mount Vernon, Illinois Galaxy,18"Hx14"Wx16'D, painted steel, 2008


City Scape’s, III Exhibition, City of Sterling Heights, Michigan Burst, aluminum, 11'Hx10'Wx8'D, 2006


River Walk, Allied Arts, City of Chattanooga, Tennessee Square to the Gate, Painted steel, 8'Hx8'Wx14'D, 2006


Trust for Public Sculpture, Train Station /Tracks and Roadside Exhibition, Hamilton, New Jersey Grounds for Sculpture, Around the Gate, 14'H x 17'L x 9'6"D, painted steel, 2002,


SELECTED PUBLIC SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS 2016-2021

Michigan City Public Art Committee, Galaxy, Michigan City, Indiana


Marshall Fredericks Regional Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, Infinity, 1st Place Recipient, Saginaw, Michigan

Tamarac, Florida, “Inspiration Way” Public Sculpture

Queen of Hearts, 13'Hx9'Wx6'D, painted steel, January, 2021-2022
Mantra, 16'Hx8'Wx6'D, painted steel, January, 2020-2021

Blue Geometric Construction, 5’H x 12’W x 5’D, painted steel, October, 2020-2021


Art in Public Places, Municipal Complex, Newport Beach, Orange County, California
Hurricane, 9’Hx16’Wx7’D, brushed aluminum, August 2019-2021
Odyssey, 22’Hx18’Wx22’D, painted steel, August 2015-2017


Yakno Sculpture Trail, University of MS. Oxford, MS

Sentinel, 14’Hx11’Wx40’D, painted steel, 2021-2023 Sited at The University Museum
Ring Walker, 11'Hx12'Dx5'W painted steel, 2019-2021 Sited at Lamar Park, Oxford, MS

Sculpture Fields, Montague Park, Chattanooga, TN. Odyssey, 22’Hx18’Wx22’D, painted steel, August 2017-2021

Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Public Art, Chicago, Illinois
Transformation, 84Hx29Wx19D, welded, painted steel, August 2020-2021
Around the Gate, 10'Hx4'Wx7'D, painted steel, August 2020-2021
Square to the Gate, 8'Hx8'Wx14'D, painted steel, May 2019-2020
Skywalker, 16’Hx10’Wx7’D, painted steel, May 2018-2019
BlueTree,14'Hx3'Wx3'D, painted aluminum, May 2018-2019
Astral Projection Color,14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D, May, painted steel, 2017-2018
Mantra, 16'Hx8'Wx6'D, painted steel, May. 2016-2017

Chicago Sculpture International, Sculpture in the Parks, Chicago, Illinois
Astral Projection Color,14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D, painted steel, 2019-2020,Tuley Park
Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, 2019-2020, Jackson Park

Public Art League, Champaign, Illinois
Stargazer, 5’Hx8.5’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, 2019-2021
Kwami, 7'Hx4'Wx6'D, painted steel, October 2018-2020
Spiral the Gate,10'Hx4'Wx9'D, painted aluminum, July 2015-2018

Art In Public Places, Knoxville, Tennessee
Mirage, 97''Hx10'Wx88''D brushed Aluminum 2020-2021
Geometric Construction, 5’H x 12’W x 5’D, painted steel, 2017-2018
Burst, 11'Hx10'Wx8'D, brushed aluminum, 2016-2017
Mantra, 16'Hx8'Wx6'D, painted steel, 2015-16
Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, 2014-2015
Wintermoon, 11'Hx10Wx6'D, brushed aluminum

Kokomo, IN. Sculpture Walk. Economic Development Alliance
Excelerator, 9’Hx6’Wx6’D, painted steel, 2021-2023
Ring Walker, 11'Hx12'Dx5'W painted steel, 2019-2021
Astral Projection Yellow, 14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D painted steel, 2019-2021

Hanover Insurance Group, Wooster MA., Big Bang,8.5'Hx13'Wx7'D, brushed aluminum, 2019-2021

Huntsville, AL, Public Art,” Spaces” Sculpture Trail
Red Green Construction,16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, 2019-2021
Astral Projection Yellow, 14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D, painted Steel, 2019-2021

Auburn University, Auburn Alabama, “Out of the Box”
Floral, 9'Hx9'Wx5'8''D, stainless steel, 2019-2020
Combustion, 96Hx56Wx86D, painted steel, 2019-2020

Rosemary Beach, Florida Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, 2019-2020

Liberty, MO. Sculpture 2019, Excelerator, 9’Hx6’Wx6’D, painted steel, 2019-2020

Art on the Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta Georgia
Hurricane, 9’Hx16’Wx7’D, brushed aluminum, August 2018-2019
Telos, 12’H10’Wx7’D, painted steel, August 2017-2018
Big Bang, 8’Hx13’Wx7’D, brushed aluminum, and Stargazer, 5’Hx8.5’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, August 2015-2016

Chattanooga Riverwalk, Mid-South Sculpture Competition, Juror, Albert Paley, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Big Bang, 8Hx13Wx7D, brushed aluminum, 2017-2019

White River State Park, Indianapolis, Indiana Transcendent, 22'Hx13.5'Dx12'W, painted steel, 2011-20

Howard County Arts Council, Columbia, Maryland Wintermoon, 11’Hx10’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, July 2016-2017

Johns Creek Beautification, “Art Spot”, Johns Creek, GA. Gemini, 80”xHx100”Wx48”D, painted steel, January 2016-2017

Sculpture in the Landscape, Goldsboro, North Carolina Skywalker, 16’Hx4’Wx4’D, painted steel, October 2016-2017

Salisbury Sculpture Show, Salisbury, North Carolina
Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, March 2015-January 2016
Gottlieb,16’H x 4’W x 4’D, painted steel, 2016-2017

Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art, Annual Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Star-Gazer, 5’Hx8.5’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, 2016-2017
Astral Projection Yellow, 14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D painted steel, 2015-2016

PNC 18th Odyssey Contemporary Sculpture Exhibit, Purdue University, Westville Indiana
Sentinel, 14’Hx11’Wx40’D, painted steel, 2013-2015
Ascension, painted steel, 2015-2017

Chapel Hill Public Art, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Astral Projection Yellow, 14.6'Hx12'Wx11'D, painted steel, 2015-2018

Bedrock Management, Detroit Michigan, A Dan Gilbert Company
Blast, 9'Hx11'Wx11'D, brushed aluminum, 2015-2016
Burst, 11'Hx10'Wx8'D, brushed aluminum, 2015-2016

Detroit Riverfront Conservatory, Detroit, Michigan
Spiral Roll, 5'Hx4'Wx7'W, steel with patina, 2015-2021
Sphere, 4.5'Hx4.5'Wx4.5'D, steel with patina, 2015-2021

North Charleston, South Carolina Tenth Annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Excelerator, 9’Hx6’Wx6’D, painted steel, 2015-2016

Dubuque, Iowa Art on the River, Wintermoon, 11’Hx10’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, 2015-2016

Winter-Haven, Florida Polk Museum of Art, FLOSC, Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition
Big Bang, 8Hx13Wx7D, brushed aluminum, March 2015-January 2016
Stargazer, 5’Hx8.5’Wx6’D, brushed aluminum, March 2015-January 2016
Around the Gate, 10'Hx4'Wx7'D, painted steel, March 2015-January 2016
Ring Walker, 11'Hx12'Dx5'W, painted steel, March 2012-January 2013
Gottlieb, 16’H x 4’W x 4’D, painted steel, February 2015- March 2016 Salisbury Outdoor Sculpture Competition,

Salisbury, North Carolina Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, March 2015- January 2016

Cary Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, Cary, North Carolina
Gemini, 80”Hx100”Wx48”D, painted steel, 2017-2019
Excelerator, 9’Hx6’Wx6’D, painted steel, July 2016-2017
Malevich, 12'Hx4'Wx4'D, painted steel, July 2015-2016

Johnson City Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Johnson City, Tennessee Red Green Construction, 16'Hx10'Wx7'D, painted steel, May 2015- May 2017



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