JOHN ADDUCI
ADDUCI SCULPTURE
1544 N. Sedgwick, Chicago IL 60610
Phone (312) 440-9467
Email adducijohn@gmail.com
Web: http://www.johnadduci.com
Artist Statement
Sculpture is an on-the-street experience with art. It excites intuition to explore and, with power and audacity, challenges our right to take up space. By proximity, outdoor sculpture confronts, creates dialogue, and educates.
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Selected project-relevant experience:
Accustomed to commissions for cities, towns, municipalities, and government agencies including the City of Chicago, the City of Milwaukee,and the Central Ohio Transit Authority
Selected Public and Museum Collections:
Central Ohio Transit Authority, Columbus, OH
Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Gallery in the Park, City of Altona, Manitoba, Canada
Illinois Capital Development Board, Springfield, IL
Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby, IL
ISC Collection IV, International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC
Lincolnwood Public Library, Lincolnwood, IL
New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL
Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park, Hamilton, OH
SAS Institute, Carey, NC
Southern Illinois University (scheduled for 2024)
The Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
The City of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The City of Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
The City of Park Ridge, IL
The Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
The Museum of Outdoor Art, Denver, CO
The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, IL
The Village of Arlington Heights, IL
The Village of Rosemont, IL
The Village of Schiller Park, IL
Truman College, Chicago, IL
WBEZ National Public Radio, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Wood Street Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Chicago, IL
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 – 2024, Perrysburg Sculpture Walk, Perrysburg, OH, Top Prize
2020 – 2005 (15 years of exhibition) Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago, IL
2020 – 2016 Peoria Art Exhibition, Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL
2018-2008 Quad City Arts Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Quad Cities Arts, Bettendorf, IA (“Best in Show” Award, 2008)
2018 - 2016 Art on Clark, Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, IL
2017 Sedgwick Studio: Sculpting Beneath the Train Station, Koehnline Museum of Art, Skokie, IL
CSE: Special Exhibition, Bridgeport Arts Center, Chicago, IL 2016-2014Sculpture in the Parks, Chicago, IL
2015 Nature In Motion, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL 2013 John Adduci, Cliff Dwellers Club, Chicago, IL
Kenosha Lakefront Sculpture Walk, Kenosha, WI
2012 International Sculpture Conference, Chicago Lakefront Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Sculpture on the Boulevard, CSI Exhibition, Franklin Boulevard, Chicago, IL
Miller Welding Inaugural Sculpture Exhibition, Appleton, WI
2011 Sculpture at the Mart, Chicago Sculpture International, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Lincoln Park/Lakeview Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2010 The Sculptors of Sedgwick Studio, presented by Sculp-tours, Cliff Dwellers Club, Chicago, IL
Sculpture Invasion, Chicago Sculpture International, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL
Lincoln Park/Lakeview Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
ArtPrize, Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapids, MI
2009 Quad City Arts Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Rock Island, IL
Lincoln Park/Lakeview Sculpture Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2008 Inaugural Exhibition - Gallery in the Park, Altona, MB, Canada
7th Annual Lake Shore Sculpture Exhibit, Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
2007 The Italian Cultural Center Show, Casa Italia, Stone Park, IL
6th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Lincoln Park–Lakeview, Chicago, IL
2006 Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
3-D Discovery, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
5th Annual Lincoln Park Art Initiative Sculpture Exhibition, 43rd Ward, Chicago
2005 Connecting the Ages, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL
Lincoln Park Art Initiative: Sculpture Exhibition, 43rd Ward, Chicago, IL
Chicago Sculptors on the Move, Verbeek Gallery, Chicago, IL
2004 Connecting with Chicago Sculpture, Sedgwick Studio, Chicago, IL
Connecting the Ages, Wood Street Gallery, Chicago, IL
Odyssey 2004, Purdue University North Central, Westville, IN
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RELATED EXPERIENCE AND MEDIA
1984 – Present: Owner, Adduci Sculpture, Sculpture Fabrication, Sedgwick Studio, Chicago, IL
2001 – Present: University logo design based on sculpture (Running Arch), Purdue University North Center, Westville, IN
2017 - Year of Public Art, special sculpture commission for the 42nd Ward, City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
2017 - Sedgwick Studio: Sculpting Below the Train Station: subject of exhibition focused on historic artist studio and collective, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
2017 – Article with images, “Art is Smart at Purdue Northwest” by Carmen McCollum, NWI Times
2015 - Article, “What the Hell is this Place?: Sedgwick Studio” by Rachel Graf, Chicago Reader
2014 - “Art Begets Art: Purdue North Central Campus a Visual Beehive” by Phillip Potempa, Northwest Indiana Times
2010 - Feature Article, “John Adduci”, by Victor Cassidy, Chicago Art Magazine
1995 – 2005: Part -Time Sculpture Faculty, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2005 - Featured Artist, Chicago Artists Month, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
2005 - Featured Artist, Chicago Works, Chicago Land TV production, Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
2003 - “Architects and Sculptors; Rewards and Frustration” by Victor Cassidy, Sculpture Magazine, International Sculpture Center, Washington, DC
2000 - 3rd Annual Sculpture Symposium – “Challenges/Solutions in Placing Public Sculpture”, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
1998 - International Sculpture Conference, Conference Panelist, “Creating, Maintaining and Restoring Public Sculpture”, Chicago, IL
1998 - “Beyond the Object-Public Art,” The Wisconsin & Milwaukee Arts Boards, Conference Panelist, “Constructing Large Scale Works/Working with a Fabricator, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
1997 - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Public Sculpture Fabrication, Milwaukee, WI
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RESUME FOR ADDUCI SCULPTURE (CUSTOM FABRICATION STUDIO) UPON REQUEST