Resume, Awards and Recognitions

 
 
Thomas A. Yano
7977 Gore Orphanage Rd
Vermilion, OH 44089

[email protected]


Academic Background
 
1971-1976        Ohio State University
                          Bachelor of Science degree in Biophysics
 
1974-prersent    Independent study in design and techniques of sculpture. Previously mentioned technical study pursued to advance career in sculpture.
 
My Story
 
 For thousands of years copper-base metals have been used by cultures around the world because of their availability, beauty, permanence, and rich lustrous surfaces that can be achieved.  My works are constructed in bronze, brass, and copper.  I use traditional metalsmithing techniques such as hot forging, drawing [stretching], and upsetting [compressing].  Because the materials are malleable yet strong, any shape can be made directly with sufficient experience and creative methods.  The colors are achieved by hot-patination processes, and are permanent.  They are fine outdoors. 
 
My themes range from traditional to contemporary dynamic forms.  But whatever the idea, all the individual elements contribute to an overall unified concept.  Each sculpture is individually hand-crafted from beginning to end, and as a result, no two are identical.  Creating and watching my sculptures evolve gives me great personal satisfaction.  I am also surprised and impressed by how people interpret and sometimes title my pieces.  I am a second generation sculptor, and have been perfecting my skill in this medium since 1973.  My current work is a culmination of all those years of experience. 
 
Exhibitions
 
Ann Arbor Street Fair, Ann Arbor, MI
Annapolis Fine Art Exhibition, Annapolis, MD
Art & Apples Art show, Rochester, MI
Bethesda Row Art Show, Bethesda, MD
Boston Mills Art Show, Cleveland, OH
Canton Art Institute, Canton, OH
Charleston Art Festival, Charleston, SC
Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, Oh
Geneva Art Show, (Chicago), IL
Gold Coast Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Hyde  Park Art Show, Cincinnati, OH
Indianapolis Art Museum Show, Indianapolis, IN
Key West Art Exhibition, Key West, FL
Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO         
Montauk Art Fair, Long Island NY
Oak Brook Center Invitational, Chicago, IL
Riverwalk Art Show, Naperville, IL
Shadyside Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
St. James Court Art Show, Louisville, KY      
Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH
Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
University of Miami Beaux Show, Miami, FL
Upper Arlington Art Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Winterfair, Columbus, OH
 
Corporate Collections
 
A.& W. Engineering, South Bend, IN
American Cancer Society, Baltimore, MD
Anheuser-Busch Corporation, Columbus, OH
Columbus Orthopedic Center, Columbus, OH
Crittendon Hospital, Rochester, MI
Dornaver D.D.S. Inc., Tiffin, OH
Falk Orthodontics, Avon, OH
First Community Church, Columbus, OH
First National Bank, Bryan, OH
Hospice of Columbus, Columbus, OH
J. C. Penney Insurance Corporation, Columbus, OH
M.W. Development Co., Louisville, KY
Mellon Bank, Pittsburg, PA
Meridian Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Northern Indiana Historical Society, South Bend, IN
Outdoor Sculpture at Schnormeier Gardens, Gambier, OH
P. C. Campana Inc., Lorain, OH
Performing Arts Center, Springfield, IL
Safeware Incorporated, Columbus, OH
Schnormeier Gardens, Gambier, OH
Showe Builders, Columbus, OH
Simon & Associates, Indianapolis, IN
Solar Insurance, Columbus, OH
St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Rocky River, OH
The Roskey Sculpture Gardens, Louisville, KY
Transmanagement Corporation, Columbus, OH
Wolske and Blue Law Firm, Columbus, OH
 
Recognition    
 
First Place Sculpture, Geneva Art show (Chicago)
First Place Sculpture, Lakeview East Art show (Chicago)                               
First Place Sculpture, Boston Mills Art Fest (Cleveland)
First Place Sculpture, Old Capital Art Fair (Springfield, IL)
Honorable Mention, Boston Mills Art Fest (Cleveland)                                  
Honorable Mention, Summerfair (Cincinnati)
Cover of Fine Gardening February 2015