Curriculum vitae
Artist's Statement
The creation of Art is the antithesis of the destructive forces that cause so much suffering in the world. Artists, art collectors, and arts organizations share the responsibility to support and nourish creative energy. The channeling of creative energy is an act of peace.
Education
Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut. 1965 - 1967
Studied with Canadian Artist LeRoy Jensen, Vancouver, British Columbia. 1970 -1976
Selected Exhibitions
GREENHUT GALLERIES. Portland, Maine. HOLIDAY SHOW, December2022 - January 2023. Group exhibitions and invitational shows from 2001 - present.
YARMOUTH ARTS ALLIANCE. Yarmouth, Maine. Dedication of Public Art Sculpture, CLOAKED FIGURE, September, 2021
JUNE LACOMBE SCULPTURE. Pownal, Maine. AUTUMN AT HAWK RIDGE, October - November, 2021.
Annual exhibitions from 1990 - 2021
MAINE STONE SYMPOSIUM. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. July - August, 2019
TRANSFORMATION, A Bronze Sculpture Exhibition. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine. Curated by June LaCombe. June - October, 2018
SCALE. Models to monuments - Perspectives on Public Art. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, Vermont. June - September 2017
POWER OF PLACE at Laudholm Reserve, Wells, Maine. Curated by June LaCombe. May - Oct., 2017
WHERE MOUNTAINS MEET THE SEA. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. June - October, 2016
TURTLE GALLERY. Deer Isle, Maine. FOUR MASTER SCULPTORS CHOOSE GRANITE. 2015
SCULPTURAL MAQUETTES, 2014. SCULPTURE FOR THE GARDEN, 2012. THREE SCULPTORS FROM MAINE - GRANITE SCULPTURE, 2011
GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE. Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine. 2013
STEEL AND STONE. June LaCombe Sculpture. Hawk Ridge, Pownal, Maine. Featuring stone sculpture by Roy Patterson, 2012
THE STONE COAST - EIGHT MAINE STONE SCULPTORS. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Boothbay, Maine. 2011
SCULPTURE GARDEN INVITATIONALS. University of New England Art Gallery. Portland, Maine. June - October 2010, 2009, 2008
HARBOR SQUARE GALLERY. Rockland, Maine. BIRTHMARKS, 2010. MUIR SCULPTURE GARDEN, 2008 - 2011
COURTHOUSE GALLERY. Ellsworth, Maine. OUTDOOR SCULPTURE, 2008. SMALL WORKS, 2007. SCULPTURAL ELEMENTS, 2006
GLEASON FINE ART. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. SCULPTURE II, 2006. THE IMAGE WITHIN, 2005
THE FIGURE AS VOICE: PRIMAL PRESENCE AND METAPHOR. Galeyrie - American Contemporary Art
Falmouth, Maine. 2006
EXHIBITION OF INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE. Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida. 2006
STONE AND MEMORY. Chocolate Church Arts Center. Bath, Maine. Two person exhibition with Wendy Newbold Patterson. 1999
NORTH AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION. Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado. Curated by California sculptor Manuel Neri. 1996
Public Art
Yarmouth Arts Alliance. CLOAKED FIGURE. Donated to the town of Yarmouth by Ann Staples Waldron. Installed 2021
Yarmouth History Center. NIGHT. Donated to the town of Yarmouth by William Hamill. Installed 2019
Harrington, Maine. TIME AND TIDE - Large scale granite sculpture, created at the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Installed 2014
Portland Jetport. BALANCE. Donated to the city of Portland by William Hamill. Installed 2013
Saint Mary's Health System of Maine. Auburn, Maine. LIVING WATER - Large scale, 3 piece sculptural installation with fountain in the Healing Garden. Installed 2010
Southwest Harbor Public Library. SISTERS - Large scale, 2 piece sculpture, created at the 1st Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Installed 2007
International Peace Garden at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida. CARYATIDS - Large scale , 2 piece granite sculpture, created on location. Installed 2006
C. K. Burns Elementary School, Saco, Maine. CONVERSATION - life sized, 2 figure sculpture in black granite. State of Maine Percent for Art Commission. Installed 1993
Symposia
Maine Stone Symposium. Boothbay Harbor. Maine. July - August 2019
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Prospect Harbor, Maine. 2014
1st and 2nd Annual Sculpture Symposiums. J. C. Stone, Jefferson, Maine. 2010, 2011
Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Schoodic Point, Maine. 2007
International Sculpture Symposium. Coral Springs Museum of Art. Coral Springs, Florida. 2006
International stone sculpture symposium. Round Top Center for the Arts, Damariscotta, Maine 2004
Galleries
June LaCombe SCULPTURE. Pownal, Maine
Greenhut Galleries. Portland, Maine
Turtle Gallery. Deer Isle, Maine.
Collections
Private collections in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, and Canada.
Museum Collection at Coral Springs Museum of Art, Florida.