Carol J. Spack, Sculptor


ARTIST STATEMENT:


      My sculpture reflects an interest in the structures and patterns of nature which we frequently overlook. These patterns are often the language of life and growth.

      Through the aesthetics of bronze sculpture, fleeting or otherwise overlooked patterns are revealed. We then pause and see these textures and forms in memorable ways. We might then see similar patterns elsewhere in nature, such as in our own finger prints, or in the patterns left in sand at low tide, or in the heaving earth after a frost. I find a beauty in these traces of time and nature.

      My animal and human figure sculpture strives to capture the essence and the individual spirit of my subject. The work is really a kind of portraiture. Each piece is done from life.

      The spirit and identity which I strive to capture in figure and animal sculpture has also become manifest in my more abstract nature sculpture.

      Once in place, this permanent work assumes a subtle role. My goal is to enhance an existing space and raise the viewers awareness in order to create a sense of place. The work invites the viewer to approach and touch.
Carol J. Spack           


ARTIST RESUME:

Carol J. Spack
59 Fountain Street
Framingham, Massachusetts  01702
(508) 820-9100



 
Education:

Northeastern University School of Law, J.D. 1984

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of City Planning 1981

Radcliffe College, Harvard University, B.A. cum laude, 1976
Concentration: Aesthetic Philosophy

Installations, Exhibitions, Public and Private Commissions:

June, 2008 Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2008
Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

current DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Lincoln, Massachusetts

current Contemporary Sculpture Path, Forest Hills Educational Trust
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

2004- 2005 "Revisited", Juried Group Show, Forest Hills Educational Trust
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

2003 Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2003
Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

2003 Sculpture in the Garden 2003
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, Massachusetts/Sculpture NOW

2002 "Spirits in the Trees", Juried Group Show, Forest Hills Educational Trust
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

2001 Nature's Book I, Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
Boston, Massachusetts (installed May, 2002 in playground)

2000 Commission to develop Bronze Birch maquette for new campus library
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire

2000 Medallion for award ceremony, Ignobel Awards, October, 2000
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Carol J. Spack


 
Gallery Exhibits:

2007 The Montague Gallery
Concord, Massachusetts

2006 Alumnae Art Show, Nancy Lincoln Gallery, Beaver Country Day School (’72)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

2006 “Inorganic/Organic”
Muskat Studios, Somerville, Massachusetts

2001 to date Fountain Street Open Studios Annual Open Studios
Framingham, Massachusetts

1995 Kingston Gallery, Group Show, BVAU
Boston, Massachusetts

1994 “Clay Bodies”, Dual Show, Nancy Lincoln Gallery, Beaver Country Day School (’72)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

1991 2nd Annual Small Works Show, Old Church Cultural Center
Demarest, New Jersey

1989-1991 Faculty Show, Old Church Cultural Center and School of Art
Demarest, New Jersey

1980 Radcliffe Ceramic Studio
    Group Show, Boston Architectural Center
    Group show, Columbia Point Gallery, University of Massachusetts

Private Collections:

Bark Balls, Contemporary Sculpture Path, Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Purchase Fund established, partial funding received

Nature’s Book IV, Contemporary Sculpture Path, Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Animal Sculpture in private collections in Boston, Massachusetts and Hartland, VT

Nature's Book I, installed at Alexander Hamilton School, Brighton, Massachusetts
Nature's Book II, installed in private garden, Maine
Nature's Book III, installed in private garden, Massachusetts

Hanging Birch, (maquette), Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
   
Carol J. Spack


 
Other Professional Experience:

2003-2009 Framingham Planning Board, two three-year terms,  Framingham, Massachusetts

2008-2009 Chairman of this five member, town-wide elected Board that meets weekly

2005 DeCordova Museum/Teen to Screen Program and Waltham High School
Instructor of sculpture workshop to promote video and sculpture skills

2002-2005

START Partnership, Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant to Framingham
Contributed to development of plans to promote art and culture

1992-1995 Faculty, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Children’s Studio Program

1992 to date Boston Visual Artists Union,  Boston, Massachusetts, Treasurer (volunteer)

1989-1991 Faculty, Old Church Cultural Center, Children’s Sculpture
Demarest, New Jersey

1993-1995 Piano Dave's Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, cooperative artist run gallery
1992-1993 Radcliffe Ceramic Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts

1984-1987 Feet of Clay Studio, Brookline, Massachusetts

1978-1980 Ceramic Artist and Sculptor, Brookline, Massachusetts

1963-1972

Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Children's Art Program
Privileged from age 9 to age 18 to be the student of Ralph Rosenthal, artist and teacher of thousands of children who passed through this Saturday studio program en route to a lifetime of practice and devotion to the arts. He taught at the MFA for over 70 years.

Law Practice and Related Teaching:

1985 to date Member of the Massachusetts Bar
1992-2003

Carol J. Spack, Law Office, Newton Upper Falls and then Framingham, Massachusetts
Art Law, Nonprofit Organizations, Real Estate and Land Use Law

1992-1998

Visiting Lecturer, MIT, Center for Real Estate, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Law of the Real Estate Development Process; Politics of Land Use

1986-1988 Hinckley Allen Snyder & Cohen, Boston, Massachusetts
1984-1986 Sullivant & Worcester, Associate, Boston, Massachusetts