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experience & symposia

2010
International Stone Sculpture Symposium in granite, Andres Art Institute, New Hampshire, September-October 2010.
2008
5th International Stone Sculpture Symposium – Balatonfured, Hungary.
Carved a 1,000 lb block of Croatian limestone over a 12-day period near Lake Balaton, 1 meter x 80 cm x 60 cm.
2007
SIEMM – International Stone Sculpture Symposium in Monterrey Marble.
Carved a 6-ton block of black marble, 1 meter x 2 meters x 1 meter in Huasteca mountains, Nueva Leon, Mexico, October, 2007.
Sculpture exhibited in Museum of Contemporary Art, Monterrey, Mexico.
2005
Commission to create a stone sculpture in honor of the 14th Dalai Lama's visit to Stanford University.
2003
"River Bedroom" – Site specific installation, Sculpture Meadow on the Hudson, for the City of Yonkers.
"River Bed", "Endtable Embankments", and walk-through "Wave Mirror", marble and limestone. Yonkers, NY
2000
International Wood Sculpture Symposium, Sigtuna, Sweden.
Carved a 14'x8' sculpture/bench in pine, Klakbakken Forest, Sigtuna, Sweden.
Purchased by the Hotelkristina Conference Center, Sweden, as a public sculpture in the environment.
1995-96
Guest Instructor – Stone Carving. School of Visual Arts, NYC.
1995
Stone Sculpture Symposium "Art on Main Street"– Yonkers, NY, H.U.D. grant.
Created a 13-foot limestone and slate sculpture/bench on the Hudson Riverfront.
Instructed participating inner city high school students in stone carving.
1990-94
Special Guest Lecturer – Graduate School of Figurative Art, New York Academy of Art, NYC. "Stone Carving – Method, Magic and Marble"
1990
Stone Carving Instructor - Five Towns Music and Art Foundation, Hewlett, LI.
1989
Marble Restoration – Victor Carle Antiques, NYC; St. Patrick’s Cathedral, The Lady Chapel, NYC
Bethesda Fountain Restoration Project, Central Park, NYC.
1988
Initiated, organized and participant in three-day symposium carving local stone in Woodstock, NY.
1983-95
Established a studio workspace in Pietrasanta, Italy.
1977
Assistant to sculptor Arturo di Modica, NYC.
1976
Guest of International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Baltimore, MD.
Completed a marble sculpture in an urban environment.
1975
Participant in First International Stone Sculpture Symposium, Harper’s Ferry, W VA, sponsored by Museum Without Walls.
Completed an environmental 1-1/2 ton marble sculpture in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
1975-77
Assistant to sculptor Minoru Niizuma, NYC.

Sculpture by Susan Abraham : susan@sabraham-sculpture.com : 2010 : New York, NY