Greg Wyatt is an American representational sculptor who works primarily in cast bronze, and is the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in

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. Wyatt was born in

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and raised in

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. His father was William Stanley Wyatt, a painter and professor of fine arts at

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and the

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. Greg Wyatt graduated from

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in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History."Bio"
on the artist's website He also attended the

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for three years, where he studied figurative sculpture, and received his certificate in sculpture, and earned a master's degree in Ceramic Arts from

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in 1974. Wyatt has taught at

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and at

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.The Sculpture Garden – Hofstra University Museum – Hofstra University
/ref> He is currently a member of the Board of Directors at The American College of the Mediterranean in

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, France. He is also a member of the Board at

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. Wyatt bases his work on the philosophy of "spiritual realism," merging realistic images and abstract masses of form, space and energy. Professor Sir

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, a renowned Shakespearian scholar and emeritus chairman of the

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, says, "I compare Wyatt to Rodin. He's that good."Copetas, A. Craig
""Naked Women Lose Out to Stuffed Shark in $20 Billion Art Market"

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(March 23, 2005) "Wyatt emulates the sculpture of the western world with contemporary vision." His works have been exhibited at the

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, and

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, among other institutions and collections, and can be seen in more than 20 public spaces in cities from New York to

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. Wyatt has made many corporate commissions, including a bronze statue of J.C. Penney founder

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which weighs 3 tons and cost $250,000.

Notable works

* ''Fantasy Fountain'' (1983) –

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, New York City * '' Peace Fountain'' (1985) – The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City * "Baryshnikov" (1981),

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, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY * "Two Sculptures" (1994), Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY * ''Two Sculptors'' (1999) – Georgetown University Medical School * ''Victory Eagle'' (1998) and ''Hippomenes'' (1999) –

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* ''Bill of Rights Eagle'' – (1998)

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in Arlington, VA * ''Tree of Learning'' (2000) –

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* ''The Tempest'' (1999), ''Hamlet'' (2000), ''King Lear'' (2001), ''Julius Caesar'' (2002), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2005), ''Falstaff/Henry IV'' (2006), ''Macbeth'' (2007) and ''The Winter’s Tale'' – Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in

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, England * ''Soaring American Eagle'' (2000) – bronze, courtyard of the

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* ''The Price of Freedom'' (2003) –

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* "Soul of the Arts", "Baryshnikov/Spirit of Dance", "Two Peacocks" (2004); La Schola Cantorum de Paris, Paris, France * ''The Tempest'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''King Lear'' and ''Hamlet'' (2003), ''Twelfth Night'', ''Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Henry IV, Part 2'', and ''Macbeth'' (2004) – Elizabethan Garden of the

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"The Shakespeare Sculptures by Greg Wyatt"
on the

website * 'Scholars' Lion' (2004) –

* ''"Folger Shakespeare Library"'' (four study model series), 2005; Beijing University, People's Republic of China * ''"Aspire"'' (2005) Quees Tabe Commission for the Academic and Performing Arts Center, CPCC, Charlotte, NC * ''"Novation"'' (2007), Giardino, Bardini, Florence, Italy * "''Heaven and Hell", "Mitosis", "Dante Among the Flames", "Dante's Inferno"'' (2008); Casa di Dante, Florence, Italy. * ''"Empedocles Bronze Monument Courtyard: Air, Wind, Fire and Water"'' (2008), Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily * "''Moon Face"'' (2010), Museo Civico di San Gimignano, Siena, Italy * "''Two Rivers"'' (2010) Museo dell Opera del Duomo di Pisa, Pisa, Italy * ''"Beatrice"'', Tall Torch of Liberty", "Egyptian Fish" (2011) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy * ''"Bathsheba"'' (2011) Piazza San Agostino, Comune di Arezzo. Italy * ''"Gates of Hudson Arch"'' (2011) Hook Mountain State Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, NY * ''"Sir Stanley Wells"'' (2012), Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK * "''William Shakespeare (portrait relief)"'', ''"A Midsummer Night's Dream (bas relief)", "Hermione's Transformation (bas relief), "Macbeth", "Henry IV", "Twelfth Night"'' (2012); Museo della Tomba di Giulietta, Commune di Verona, Italy * ''"Amerigo Vespucci"'' (2012), Organization of American States, Washington, DC * "''Angel and the Dying Unknown"'' (2013) Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE * ''"Don Quixote/King Lear"'' (2014) Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Caracciolos Courtyard, Alcala, Spain/ Fundacion Duques de Soria, Spain * ''"Guardian Angel"'' (2015) Ft. Wright, KY * ''"Hudson River School Artists Garden: Thomas cole, Frederic E. Church, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Duran"'', (2015) ''"Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford"'' (2016); Boscobel House and Gardens, Cold Spring, NY * ''"Julius Caesar", "King Lear", "Monocled Man" "Cappuccino Drinker" "Committee of Kings"'' (2017) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy Corporate Collections * ''"Olympic Woman"'' (1996) Avon Products, Inc. New York * ''"James Cash Penney Standing"'' (1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX * "''Golden Rule Award"'' (1982-1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX * "''Life Forces"'' (1993) American Home Products, Pear River, NY/Immunex Corp., Portland, OR * "''A.B.C. Eagle"'' (1978) EXHIBITIONS * The Cathedral of St John the Divine (Jun-Sept 2017), "The Peace Fountain and Animals of Freedom" A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral * U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016 * Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016 * Schola Cantorum, Paris France. "Volcanus", "Arnaud d'Hautrives portrait" 2015 * "Artwalk" Highland Falls, NY. "All Services Guardian Angel" 2015 * Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Baryshnikov-in-flight", 2015 * Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Luna" 2014 * Organization of American States, Washington, DC; "Luna", "Baryshnikov", "Soul of the Arts" 2014 * Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016 * Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016 * Porto Empedocle, Sicily. "Empedocle's Water, Earth" 2013 * Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 * Ft. Monroe, Hamilton, VA; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 * America Legion Headquarters, Washington, DC; "Angel and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 * Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, Volterra, Italy; "Four Empedocles Urns" 2012 * Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC; " 2011 Rainey Master Sculptor" * Columbus Citizens Foundation, New York, NY; "Eternal Spring" 2011 * Piazza Signoria, Florence. Italy; "Two Rivers" 2009 * Santuario del Beato Giacomo, Ex Convento del Dominicani. Bitetto, Bari, Italy; "Origini", 2009 * Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily; "Empedocles" 2008 * Forte di Belvedere, Florence, Italy. "Burnham Wood" 2007 * Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy; "Burnham Wood" 2007 * Istituto Statale d'Arte di Firenze, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2006 * United States Consulate General, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2004 * Institute of Directors, London, UK; Great Garden of Sculpture Education Program, 2004 * American Embassy International Marketing Center, London, UK; "Global Gardens of Shakespeare Sculpture" 2003 * The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY; "From Model to Monument" * Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC; "Shakespeare Bronze Models" 2002 * U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995 * Supreme Court, Office of the Chief Justice, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle"1995 * U.S. House of Representatives, House Intelligence Committee Anteroom, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995 * National Academy f Design, New York, NY; "Centennial Samuel B. Morse" 1992 * Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Wing, New York, NY. "Bronze Castings" 1991 * Harvard University, Dudley House Gallery and Courtyard, Cambridge, MA; "Novation" 1991 * Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ; "Solo Exhibition"

References

;Notes Columbia College Today https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/summer16/article/scholarly-artist

External links

"Art Lovers: Sculpture - George Wyatt"
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