Lester Gordon Van Winkle is an American sculptor living in Virginia.

Education

In 1967-09 Van Winkle earned a Master in Arts degree,

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. In 1964-67 he studied for his Bachelor of Science Degree,

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, with a major in art and a minor in history following study 1962-64 at

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Academic appointments

Lester Van Winkle served on the faculty of

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for over 35 years and served as chair of the Sculpture Department in his last year before retiring. He was awarded tenure in 1975, became an associate professor in 1978, and a full professor in 1985.

Awards

Van Winkle received a 1995 commission from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business to create a sculpture award for Richard Holder, CEO,

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, who was occupant of the Thalhimer Chair in the School of Business at VCU. In 1994 and 1992 he received VCU Faculty Grants-in-Aid and was awarded the Virginia Atelier for summer residency at Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.

Exhibitions and collections

His sculpture ''Rocker with Cactus'' is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Exhibitions of art by Lester Van Winkle include in 1980 ''Flat Stuff Paintings'', Main Art Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. Titles such as "All My Shirts Are Green" show the humor and idiosyncrasy of his art. In 1984 he presented: ''The Watermelon Show'', a group show at Willard Lee Gallery, Richmond. ''Solo Exhibition'', Siegal Contemporary Art,

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. ''Solo Exhibition'', Reynolds-Minor Gallery, Richmond. In 1985 he exhibited: ''Solo Exhibition'', Henri Gallery; ''Still Life'', group show, Peninsula Fine Arts Center,

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; ''Objects'', group show, Reynolds-Minor Gallery; ''Atypical Still Life'', group show, at Second Street Gallery,

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; and ''Fifteen Contemporary Sculptors'', at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center. In 1986 he participated in ''Line Drives: The Baseball Art Show'', group exhibition,

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and in the Whitney Biennial.

Biography

Born in Texas in 1944, he lives in

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with his wife Donna Van Winkle. His sculpture is in many public and private collections, including the

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) is an art museum in Richmond, Virginia, United States, which opened in 1936. The museum is owned and operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Private donations, endowments, and funds are used for the supp ...

and the

Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM; formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's lar ...

in Washington, D.C..

References

External links

* Images of art by Lester Van Winkle on Flicke

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