RICHARD MACDONALD

The Artist

Richard MacDonald is world renowned for art that reveals

a profound understanding of the human experience and which celebrates the ascendancy of the human spirit. His fascination of the human form and with mankind’s broad emotional range has inspired him to create dynamic, sensitive works, each infused with a quality that withstands the passage of time, taste, and trend. Born in California, Richard MacDonald is an artist both classically trained and self-taught – this paradox can be seen as part of the reason for the striking originality of his work. Classical training in the discipline of figurative painting and drawing was not easy to find in mid-century America, but an

elite few received rigorous training at the Arts Center in Pasadena. MacDonald forged an alchemy of experience to become an artist whose drawings, paintings and sculpture portray the passion inherent in the human condition. The inspiration behind MacDonald’s 1996 tour de force, The Flair, a 26-foot gymnast caught in the execution of the maneuver, actually emerged from a painting he created for the 1984 Olympics. And although he based his design on the studies he did of Kurt Thomas for the painting, The Flair’s essence lies more in the struggle, determination and hours of training, all brought to that instant when performance is everything. Therein lies the metaphor for his artistic achievements. MacDonald

went on to create, among other masterworks, Momentum, a 15-foot, 15-ton sculpture created in celebration of the 100th playing of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach. The absence of opportunity and training in figurative sculpture has created a void not only in the preservation of fine art, but in the persistence of life, which MacDonald, a natural teacher and devoted mentor, works relentlessly to fill. He works tirelessly to increase the appreciation and understanding of figurative art throughout the world. MacDonald also graciously gives of his art and his time to hundreds of charitable organizations, among those Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Make a Wish

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Foundation, and New York’s “Free Arts for Abused Children,” which was a charity event sponsored by Cirque du Soleil and Lincoln Automotive. His commitment to fostering the future of post-modern, neo-figurative art is realized not only in creating monuments to human triumph, but by imparting his knowledge and technique, his experience and his lessons to emerging international and national professional artists through intensive master classes on location at his own studio. A life long passion for dance led Richard MacDonald to create a significant body of work inspired by dancers, performers, and mimes. Works such as Nureyev and Doves draw on his love for classical ballet, while in 2001 he began working with performers from Cirque du Soleil, and an entirely new

genre was born. The excitement and energy conveyed by MacDonald’s Cirque du Soleil inspired works quickly won admirers – including Guy Laliberte, the creator of Cirque du Soleil. Their mutual admiration developed into a partnership that brings the world Richard MacDonald’s experience of the theatrical wonders of Cirque du Soleil: sculptures that reflect the unique, 21st century art form that is Cirque du Soleil. As the neo-figurative movement gains momentum, Richard MacDonald is once again on the forefront, pushing back the boundaries and working to make the 21st century a new golden age for figurative sculpture.

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Richard MacDonaldBorn, June 6, 1946, Los Angeles, CAResident of Carmel Highlands, CA

EducationBachelor of Professional Arts, Cum LaudeLos Angeles Art Center, College of Design, 1971, Pasadena, CA

Disciplines, Medium and SubjectSculpture, Painting & DrawingBronze, Lucite, Plaster, Oil, Charcoals, Watercolor, Figurative, Landscape, Animals

Artistic InfluencesMichelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, Bernini, Valasquez, El Greco, Rodin, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Duchamp, George Bellows, Henri, Egon Scheile, Mozart and Vivaldi.

Leap of Faith, Half Lifebronze, 49 x 16 x 23”National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 2007Tampa Museum of Art and New York, NY

The Honorable Mayor Willie Brown Bust bronze Commission, City of San Francisco, 2004 San Francisco, CA

Brenda I bronze, 13 x 8 x 22.5”National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 2002Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolinaand New York, NY Angelic Crystalbronze, 20 x 11 x 13.5”National Sculpture Society, “Angels, Cupids & Winged Creatures of Fantasy”, 2002New York, NY

Diana Huntressbronze, 17 x 5.5 x 10.5”National Sculpture Society, “Angels, Cupids & Winged Creatures of Fantasy”, 2002New York, NY

Angelic Crystal Columnbronze, 6’2” x 11 x 14.75”National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 2001Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina and New York, NY

Free Reinbronze, 17 x 26 x 15”National Sculpture Society, “Animals in the Atrium” Exhibition, 2001New York, NYDiana & the Coursing Cheetahsbronze, 30 x 40 x 15”National Sculpture Society, “Animals in the Atrium” Exhibition, 2001New York, NY

Coursing Cheetahsbronze, 24 x 38 x 15”National Sculpture Society, “Animals in the Atrium” Exhibition, 2001New York, NY

Samburu, Cheetah Bustbronze, 12.5 x 17 x 18”National Sculpture Society, “Animals in the Atrium” Exhibition, 2001New York, NY

United States Sports Academy, Sport Artist of the Year, 2001Daphne, Alabama Nureyev, Half Lifebronze, 43” x 27” x 14”National Sculpture Society, “Excellence in Sculpture: Work by Fellows of the National Sculpture Society”, 2001 New York, NY

Gymnast, Half Lifebronze, 51.5” x 18.5” x 40.5”National Sculpture Society, “Excellence in Sculpture: Work by Fellows of the National Sculpture Society”, 2001, New York, NY

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Awards and Commissions

Joie de Vivre, Half Lifebronze, 56” x 50” x 40”National Sculpture Society, “Excellence in Sculpture: Work by Fellows of the National Sculpture Society”, 2001New York, NY

Momentumbronze, 15’ x 12’6” x 8’A monument to commemorate the 100th U.S. Open Golf Championship, 2000Pebble Beach, California

Three Gracesbronze, 31” x 22” x 15”The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, “The American Scene”, 2000Taos, New Mexico

Joie de Vivre, Half Lifebronze, 56” x 50” x 40”The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, “The American Scene”, 2000Taos, New Mexico

Three Gracesbronze, 31” x 22” x 15”Montana Memorial Award, National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 1999New York, NY

Rachelbronze, 20” x 13” x 12.5”National Sculpture Society, “Everyday Life” Exhibition, 1999New York, NY

Nureyev, Half Lifebronze, 43” x 27” x 14”The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, “The American Scene”, 1999Taos, New Mexico

Nureyev, Half Lifebronze, 43” x 27” x 14”Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, 1997Stockbridge, MA

Trumpeter, Half Life, Drapedbronze, 37” x 28” x 16”Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood Estate & Museum, 1997Stockbridge, MA

Dr. Burt Brent Bustplaster, 20” x 18” x 10.5”Montana Memorial Award, National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 1996New York, NY

Latim Bustbronze, 22” x 15” x 10.5”National Sculpture Society, Making Faces Exhibition, 1996New York, NY

The Flairbronze, 46” x 18.5” x 40”National Sculpture Society, Maquette to Monument Exhibition, 1996New York, NY

Nureyevbronze, 24” x 15” x 10”100 years of the National Sculpture Society of America in ItalySaravezza, Italy, 1994

Butterflybronze, 21.5” x 8” x 19”100 years of the National Sculpture Society of America in ItalySaravezza, Italy, 1994

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Butterflybronze, 21.5” x 8” x 19”Gold Medal Winner, Best of ShowKnickerbocher Artists Annual Exhibit, The Salmagundi Club, 1991New York, NY

William Henry Sewardbronze, 10’ x 54” x 54” and plaza designCommission, Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 1990Anchorage, AK

Architectonicabronze, 6’6” x 24” x 24”National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition, 1989New York, NY

Stephen F. Austinbronze, 10’ x 8’8” x 8’8” and foundationWinner of Texas Sesquicentennial commission, Stephen F. Austin University, 1986Austin, TX

Christus-Rexbronze, 9’ x 5’7” x 5’6” and stained glass window, 24’ x 8’Commission, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 1985Atlanta, GA

Teaching

The Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GAGuest Lecturer, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GAGuest Lecturer, The Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, FLMasters Workshops, The Scottsdale Artist’s School, Scottsdale, AZMasters Workshops, The Loveland Academy of Art, Loveland, COGuest Lecturer, Young Presidents OrganizationMasters Workshops, Richard MacDonald Studio, 2002-2006

Membership

Member, Cosmos ClubMember, National Directory of Who’s Who Member, International Directory of Who’s WhoMember, National Sculpture SocietyMember, Society of Illustrators

Exhibitions

Invitational Tour, Korea and Japan including both major gallery tour and university tour Flair Across America Nationwide Tour, 1996The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 1996Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA 1997Japanese JCA InvitationalKnickerbocher Artists Annual Exhibit, Best in Show, 1991 Los Angeles Art Center Alumni, Best in ShowNational Parkinson Foundation Exhibition

National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibit 1989-2006New York One Show25th Anniversary of The National Art Museum of Sport100 Years of the National Sculpture Society of America, in Italy, Saravezzo, Italy, 1994The Van Vechten-Lineberry Taos Art Museum, 2000 & 2001

Publications

Southern Accents, Nov/Dec. 1984Art Talk, January 1996American Artist, August 1996Southwest Art, July 1997American Artist, November 1999USA Today, June 19, 2000The World and I, Vol. 16, No. 5 2001Sculpture Review Magazine, Fall 2002Space Magazine, 2005American Art Collector, April 2006Collector’s Sourcebook, Fall 200765 Degrees, Winter 2009

Books

Richard MacDonald Sculpture, 1999 by Richard MacDonald StudioCity of Art, Kansas City’s Public Art, 2001International Encyclopedia Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art 2000/2001Millennium Collection, 2002The Art of Richard MacDonald, 2008

Partial list of Collectors

American Aviation Underwriters

American Express

Anheuser-Busch

AT&T

CNN

Coca-Cola

Dean Koontz

Exxon

Filmcorp Group, Inc.

Gary Primm

Gift of Life Foundation

Helen Boehm

Hillary Clinton

Honorable Mayor Willie Brown

IBM

Irene Valenti

Ken Venturi

LeAnn Rimes

Lynda and Stewart Resnick

M.J. Chirkinian

Mannie Jackson

Marilyn Carlson Nelson

Mashid Rizzone

Michael Jackson

Mike and Judy Mendoza

Mitsubishi Chairman of the Board

National Basketball Association

Hall of Fame

National Football League Hall of Fame

Nigel Lythgoe

Noel Wadsworth

Orin Smith

Pebble Beach Company

Prince Faisal Al Saud

Richard Marx

Sylvester Stallone

The Franklin Mint

Vincente Fox

Walt Disney

William Payne

William Roctzheim

Collectors

Social Responsibility

Social Responsibility

Richard MacDonald supports numerous charitable organizations and foundations that benefit children causes throughout the United States. These organizations are an extension of his personal commitment to improving the lives of children through art.

Recently, Mr. MacDonald teamed up with Mohammed Ali at “Celebrity Fight Night,” hailed by Larry King as the “Best Auction in America,” the event has raised more than $25 million for charities over the past 10 years in the battle against Parkinson’s. Donating one his most significant master works “Doves, Third Life” MacDonald’s sculpture raised $110,000 for Parkinson’s research.

Boys and Girls Club

Buckaroo Ball

Celebrity Fight Night

Chartwell School

ChildHelp USA

Children’s Miracle Network

Free Arts for Abused Children

Friends of Legal Services for Seniors

Gateway Center

Jimmy Fund Golf Program

Laura’s House Transitional Housing Center

Make a Wish Foundation

National Sculpture Society

Noche de Gala-Door of Faith Foundation

Opera Pacific

Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center

Pacific Repertory Theatre, Carmel

Parkinson’s Foundation

Spector Dance

The Junior League

United States Gymnastics Association

In the News

Monuments

FlairAtlanta, GAOlympic Games(1996)

At a height of more than 26 feet, the masterful sculpture

of a gymnast strained in the execution of the move called the “Flair” is both powerful and commanding. Created by internationally acclaimed artist Richard MacDonald, the monument exalts the determination, tenacity and dedication inherent in the pursuit of excellence. Created for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, Flair Across America celebrates the triumph of the human spirit and the idealization of the human form while promoting an appreciation for the arts within diverse communities. At a height of twenty-six feet, the massive sculpture of a gymnast highlights the athlete’s struggle

and ultimate triumph, representing the power and heroic determination that inspire Olympians to excel. As with all the monuments he has completed, MacDonald designed the plaza on which The Flair sits. The beautifully rendered environment includes a 3,600 square foot granite plaza with dome shaped pedestal signifying the curvature of the earth, a large reflective pool and fountain engendering movement and the essence of life. En route to the Atlanta Olympic Games to donate The Flair to the state of Georgia, the Georgia World Congress Center, and the city of Atlanta, MacDonald stopped in cities across America to display the sculpture and to educate people

about the importance of figurative art in our society. Epitomizing the energy that MacDonald devotes to his monuments, the artist brought together gold-medal Olympic athletes to tour with the monument, including Kurt Thomas who popularized the gymnastic movement called The Flair. Concurrent with the tour, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., exhibited The Flair and other works by MacDonald. In addition, the artist donated a portion of the proceeds from the tour to children’s art programs across the United States, demonstrating the kind of philanthropy that is vital to the arts in today’s culture climate.

Monument for the 100th U.S Open

Pebble Beach, CA100th U.S. Open(2000)

Artist Richard MacDonald, in celebration of

the new Millennium, has created a 15-foot monument to commemorate the 100th U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach. The artist took great strides to ensure the sculpture accurately portrayed a golfer in full swing as he has viewed hours of tape of many of the game’s greats. He also invited friend and PGA Tour pro Frank Lickliter into his Monterey studio to personally study his mechanics, as well as local professional Laird Small, one of Golf Magazine’s “Top 100 Teachers” and director of the Pebble Beach Golf Academy. The 10,000-pound sculpture sits atop a

22,000-pound granite base. The granite base features the names of all 99 previous winners of the U.S. Open, with a special place reserved for the 100th winner. To ensure the enduring quality of the monument, the reverse side provides space for the next century of champions. The inspiration for a monument to both figurative art and the essence of the human spirit comes from many places, such as history and accomplishment, as well as somewhere deep within the artist.

Stephen F. Austin

Austin, TX(1986)

In 1986, Richard MacDonald was unanimously chosen

from a field of 180 sculptors to create an epic monument of the noble Stephen F. Austin for the sesquicentennial celebration of Texas. He designed and created not only the sculpture, but also the entire plaza where it was installed.

Christus Rex

Atlanta, GA(1985)

Christus Rex, commissioned in 1985 for St.

Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, is a larger-then-life bronze suspended above the heads of the parishioners in front of a stained glass window also designed by Richard MacDonald. Recalling a medieval religious sculptural tradition, MacDonald’s Christ speaks to a modern audience. Fully robed, he is poised in mid-step, reaching forward and outward with his upturned palms, his face soft and welcoming. MacDonald sculpted Christus-Rex with a great awareness of its ultimate placement: he incorporated exquisite detail into the soles of

the feet and the surfaces that would be seen from below just as Michelangelo undercut the hair and features of his David, originally designed for one of the high buttresses of the Duomo in Florence.