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Information center Click on the buttons below to learn more about the artist. Biography Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1953, William Duffy spent his childhood years in rural New England. Because of his early training under the tutelage of Mrs. Elinor Marvin in the Burlington, Massachusetts school system, he was accelerated into a scholarship program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. At the Museum School Duffy completed his undergraduate diploma in Fine Arts, with a concentration in figurative sculpture and drawing. Subsequently, he entered the Johnston Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in Princeton, New Jersey, where he completed a three-year internship in state-of-the-art foundry techniques. The experiences gained at the Johnson Atelier have prepared Duffy to direct and execute all phases of design, fabrication, and installation of his large scale public art projects. In 1983, Duffy received an MFA from University of Maryland at College Park. Duffy is widely recognized for his intricately designed sculpture compositions for a variety of public and private collections. Duffy is increasingly involved in the planning of landscape around his work, including water as an element in his compositions. He works most often in bronze, stainless steel and granite to create durable works designed to withstand time, weather and human contact. Currently Duffy maintains a studio in Baltimore, Maryland. 2220 East Fairmount Ave. Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 21231 E-mail: bill-duffy @ worldnet.att.net top of page Education 1983 MFA - University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1980 Technical Diploma - (ceramic shell foundry techniques) Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, Princeton, NJ 1975 Diploma - School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA top of page Selected Commissions 1999 Ashburton Elementary School, 1% Art in Architecture, City of Baltimore, MD (date of completion, August, 1999) 1998 The Avenue: Theater and Entertainment Center, Nottingham Properties, White Marsh, MD 1997 Trumpeters, Bronze figures, Dallas Arboretum Sculpture Garden, Dallas, Texas 1997 Phoenix, private commission, life-size bronze, Baltimore, Maryland 1997 Legislator of the Year Award, Representative William L. Clay - by the Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. 1996 Legislator of the Year Award, Senator Paul Wellstone - by the Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. 1996 Central Plaza Fountain Sculpture, Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece Architect I. M. Pei, (to be completed by 2002) 1996 Mr. DeBartolo Sr. Life-size bronze, commissioned by DeBartolo Properties Management Company, Youngstown, Ohio 1995 Legislator of the Year Award, Senator Edward Kennedy - by the Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C. < 1995 Coral Springs Sculpture Fountains, three bronze sculptures, commissioned by DeBartolo Properties Management Company, Coral Springs, Florida. 1994 Old Orchard Sculpture Amenities, nine bronze sculptures, commissioned by JMB properties, Chicago, Illinois. 1994 Price Waterhouse, bronze corporate icon, "Shaping Change", Philadelphia PA. 1994 Motor Vehicle Administration, bronze relief design, Easton, Maryland facility. 1993 Italian Gardens, five bronze fountain sculptures, private commissions, Harrisburg PA. 1993 Donna Sdraiata, private commission, life-size marble carved in Pietrasanta, Italy. 1992 Monument to Labor, The Governors Residence, Harrisburg PA. (Sponsored by Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, date of completion 9/92) 1991 Ad Astra, TRW Systems Integration Group, FPI Building, Fairfax VA. (Architects: HOK, date of completion 10/91) 1991 Synergy, Benton Municipal Building, Baltimore MD (Architects: RTKL). 1990 Sculpture for the Carrie Murray Nature Study Center Two sculptures for the grounds, City of Baltimore 1% Art in Architecture. 1988 Bronze Figures, Strathmore Hall Art Center, Rockville MD. Montgomery County 1% Art for Architecture. 1988 Tribute to Children, two life-size bronze figures, Three Ponds Office Center, Rouse and Associates, Columbia MD. 1987 Alice and the Red Queen, Exterior bronze for the White Marsh Public Library, Nottingham Properties, White Marsh MD. 1986 Hand with No. 2 Pencil, 8' bronze, Corridor Office Park, Curtis F. Peterson Inc., Beltsville MD. 1986 Willard and James Rouse, life-size bronzes, Symphony Woods Office Center, Rouse and Associates, Columbia MD. 1984 Commemorative Medal, State of Maryland, 350th anniversary - US Capital Historical Society, Medals Struck by Medallic Art Company, Danbury CT. 1982 Trumpeters, Bronze figures for Dr. Robert J. Wetmore, Potomac MD. 1980 Portrait bust, for Dr. and Mrs. Urs F. Nager, Princeton NJ. top of page Exhibitions 1998 Sculpture Show at Washington Home; Washingotn D.C. 1998 Summer Show; Wolfarth Galleries, Provincetown MA 1997 Down the Ocean; one man show - Galerie Francoise e.s.f., Green Spring MD Summer Show; Wolfarth Galleries, Provincetown MA 1996 David Heath Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 1996 Art at the McWhinney-Hahn Sculpture Park, Loveland Museum of Fine Arts, Loveland, Colorado Sculpture in the Garden, Galerie Francoise e.s.f., Green Spring MD 1995 Sculpture at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, Georgia 1995 Sculpture for the Garden, Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN 1995 Sculpture Exhibit of Bronze, Millersville University, Millersville, PA 1994 Off the Table, Galerie Francoise e.s.f., GreenSpring MD 1993 Monde/Dreams, Moore County Art Council, Southern Pines NC 1992 Fantasy & Dreams, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD 1991 Summer Sculpture, Strathmore Hall Art Center, Bethesda MD En Plain Aire, Green Spring Valley Station, Baltimore MD 1990 New Art, Loyola College, Baltimore MD 1989 One Man Show, Chameleon Gallery, Baltimore MD 1989 Sculpture Spaces Baltimore, Baltimore ZoologicaL Society, (organized by Mayor's Advisor Committee on Arts and Culture, curated by Jean Efron) 1989 Sculpture at Green Spring, Green Spring Valley Mall, Baltimore MD 1988 Sculptor's Figures 88, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore MD Sculptor's Inc. Presents, Baltimore Museum Of Art, Meyerhoff Auditorium (Member's works on video, guest speaker Francoise Yohalem) 1987 Sculpture '87, Washington square, Washington DC 1987 Interpretations '87, Life of Maryland Gallery, Baltimore MD 1987 Figures, Washington Square, Washington DC, (Curated by Elena Canavier) 1986 Sculptors, Inc. Group Exhibition, Maryland Galleries, Baltimore MD 1986 Sculptors, Inc. Introduction to the Public, Baltimore Museum of Art, Meyerhoff Auditorium, (Member's works on video, guest speaker Barbara Gordon of the Hirshorn Museum) 1984 Sculpture Spaces Baltimore, Sun Life Building, Baltimore MD 1984 25th Anniversary of the National Museum of Sport, East Hannover NJ 1983 Getting it together, Community College of Baltimore, Liberty Heights Campus 1983 MFA Thesis Show, The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park MD 1982 Fall Highlights in Lithography, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 1982 Three Lithographers, Stoneman Gallery, Washington DC 1981 Sculpture, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack NY 1981 11th Biennial International Sculpture Conference, Towson State University, MD 1981 One Man Show, Mount Vernon Church, Baltimore MD 1979 Johnson Atelier Group Exhibition, Warner Communications Inc. Rockefeller Plaza NY top of page Teaching Experience Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MD - Instructor: Sculpture Department and Reinhart Graduate School of Sculpture, Designed and installed ceramic shell bronze casting facility. 9/84 - 6/85 University of Maryland Arts Center, College Park MD, Assistant Director, 9/82 - 6/83 Johnson Atelier Technical Institute, Princeton NJ, Instructor: Figure modeling classes and anatomy. 9/78 - 5/80 top of page Lectures, Publications & Interviews Arlington Public High School, Guest speaker on public art, Arlington, MA (10/20/98) Burlington bicentennial Committee, Public Art Process slide lecture, Burlington, MA (10/19/98) Loch Raven High School, Guest speaker on public art, Baltimore, MD (5/29/98) Gilman Preparatory School, workshop and demonstration - woodcut printing, Baltimore, MD (1/96) Renaissance Gardens, Ambassador Magazine, May 1996; Anne Fabri, Director of Paley Design Institute, Philadelphia, PA SAP Software Symposia, Price Waterhouse, Artist Lecture Series, June - August 1994, New York City, NY; Chicago, Il; Atlanta, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Mexico City, Mexico. Sculpture Enhanced Environments, slide lecture, Moore County Art Council, Southern Pines NC, (6/93) Pennsylvania AFL-CIO 1992 Convention, slide lecture, Philadelphia PA, (3/92) The Pantograph, publication, Johnson Atelier Technical Guide, (5/80) Art: Nicety or Necessity?, article by Marion S. Adelberg in Investment Properties International, Barbara Merk Sullivan Publisher, July/August Issue, (1988) Pennsylvania Worker, Interview, Channel 13, Baltimore MD, (3/11/92) Synergy, Interview, Channel 13, Baltimore MD, (7/1/91) top of page © Copyright to all material and/or works of art comprising or contained within this website is held by William F. Duffy. It is prohibited to reproduce, modify, adapt or otherwise use any of the images or information in any manner or form without the express written permission of the copyright holder. Photography by Greg Pease & Associates unless otherwise stated. Web development by F. J. Pineda. Last update: 7/27/99; 9:02:11 PM