Artist's Statement

Currently I am focusing on a series of sculptures based upon my grandmother's stories of her escape from the Pogroms in Russia. I have completed eleven sculptures in that series. Four of those works are on this Web page. Rather than producing decorative art, my primary interest in sculpting is the portrayal of emotion and conflict through the human figure. I hope that through my sculptures, and with my grandmother's stories, I can express the harrowing experience of her escape from the Pogroms in Russia and the ultimate triumph of her arrival in America.

Artist's Bio

I have been sculpting for the last 35 years. I studied art at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana; Yale Art School in New Haven, Ct.; Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. Though I have been sculpting throughout my adult life, I continue to take sculpture classes as often as possible. I work both from the model and from inspiration. I have taught adults at the Elisabet Ney Sculpture Conservatory (now re-named Austin Sculpture Center) for several years, and children in other venues.

Artist's Resume

Education (highlights only):
1981-1983: Special art student at Yale University, Art Deparunent, New Haven, Connecticut
1975: Doctor of Jurisprudence; Indiana University School of Law Bloomington, Indiana
1970: Bachelor of Arts; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Major in French Literature; Minor in Sculpture)
1967-1968: Banaras Hindu University, Sculpture Dept. Varanasi, India

Juried shows (highlights only):
Aug. 2003: Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, TX : Award winner
Apr. 2003: Austin Bergstrom International Airport
Nov. 1993: Mexic-arte Museum, Two Person Show: "Celebration of Jewish Culture and Art", Austin, Texas
May 1990: Sunset Gallery, "Expressions of the Human Figure", Austin, Texas
July 1981: World Trade Center, Tower One, First American Show, "Artists, U.S.A.", New York, New York
Mar.-Apr. 1980: Keane-Mason Gallery, "Womanart", 50 West 57th St., New York, New York

Activities (highlights only):
August 2004: Appointed Executive Director of Austin Sculpture Center
December 2003: Authored article published in Ceramics Monthly "Ishmael Soto, Artist"
2002: Austin Association of Sculptors, Board Member and Faculty at Austin Sculpture Center (formerly named Elisabet Ney Sculpture Conservatory); faculty at Ney, 1992-1996
1989-1999: Texas Society of Sculptors, Board Member (President, 1995-1996)
1993-1995: Texas Accountants & Lawyers for the Arts
1991-1995: Austin Association of Visual Artists
1978-1980: Connecticut Union of Visual Artists, Board Member

Contact Artist

Bobby Pearl
1410 Travis Heights Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78704 (USA)
Tel. 512.444.1085
Web site: www.geocities.com/BobbyLouPearl