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ROBERT TULLY RESUME
Public artist integrating art into landscapes, buildings.
Public Commissions
“Leaf Riders,” gateway sculpture for City of Lafayette, Colorado, 90 x 20 x 38 ft high, stainless steel and stone, with wall motif by Arapaho Native American artist Sarah Ortegon, 2023.
Streetscape art, Charlotte, North Carolina, life-size granite figures, metal light sculptures, design team process with landscape architects, transportation engineers, 2017 contract, 2022 installation.
“Curl,” corten steel, stone, 10 x 10 x 14 ft. high, Town of Cary development requirement.
“For the Children,” shade sculptures for UN refugee community at New Freedom Park, City of Denver, Trust for Public Land, Denver Urban Gardens, colored stainless, 18 x 30 x 6 feet, 2021. Extensive community engagement.
Quadrangle design and sculptures, ceremonial plaza for enlistee graduation, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, limestone, lights, stainless steel, glass, terraced walls, walkways, landscape. Collaborative design team for multi-million-dollar plaza, 2016, and second plaza design commissioned 2023.
“Mountain Openings,” downtown design-team gateway artwork, stone, blue stainless steel, LED lights, 20 feet high in seven locations, Riverside and Mulberry, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2019.
“Rain Hopper,” storm water, stainless steel, planter, 10 x 10 x 3 feet. A trough fills with rain and slowly releases water for a day down a sculpture to celebrate rain, downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, 2017.
“Food, Water, Cover, Nest,” art landscape and sculptures with pedestrian walk in artist’s wildlife area for birds, bees, butterflies, 2 acres, City of Denver, Lowry Redevelopment Authority, 2016. Worked with biologist and Design Workshop landscape architects.
“Wind People and Stick Forms,” stainless steel, 15 human figures on a street light pole adjust in the wind, along with median sculptures inspired by twigs, 2017, City of Fort Collins CO.
Translucent windscreen images for 33 stations, Vancouver WA, C-TRAN, 2017. Met with neighborhood representatives to gather ideas for each station. 168 panels total.
Mehaffey Park, mosaic, stone column and steel sculpture along walk, City of Loveland, CO, 2015
“River Walk,” interactive landscape and river boulder artwork, 75’ x 6’ x 18’, Orient, Washington, State of Washington Art in Public Places, 2014. Iterative design meetings with community members.
Multi-year design team for integration of art into 12-mile MAX bus rapid transit line, including translucent glass windscreen designs, light sculptures with collaborative sound art, cast concrete benches and other sculptures, Transfort, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, $30,000 design plus art construction, 2014.
"Rain Gate" and "Leaf Shade Bench", downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina; rain sculpture stores rain to run as celebratory rain chain sculpture for 12 hours, 2013.
“Jack Rabbit and Tortoise,” stone, 6 and 9 ft. long, Lake Highlands North Park, Dallas, 2014.
“Biomimetic Benches,” steel, Texas Tech University art program, Bledsoe Hall, 2013.
"Harmony Light Columns," 14" high, stainless, LED lights, computer sequencing light sculptures for busy intersection, Harmony and College, City of Fort Collins, 2011
“Seed Seats,” sandstone, steel seating sculpture, Texas Tech University, Horn Hall, 2010.
"Reconciliation Bench," granite, City of Denver Westwood Child Development Center, 2010.
"Prairie Forms,” design of visitor pavilion with walks, roof and seating, Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at Smithsonian excavation site, design detailing collaboratively with Aller-Lingle Architects, plus rock cairn sculptures and wall carvings, 2009.
Municipality of Whistler, Canada, Olympic venue, “Three Wishes,” stainless, 18 x 10 x 8 ft., 2006.
Streetscape and bus shelter plaza, “Natural Structures,” sandstone light posts, stainless steel, stained concrete, plants; City of Boulder, Colo., Arapahoe and 28th St. corner, 2006.
“Community is Nature’s Architecture,” stone, plants at entrance walk to Tucson Pima County Arts Council, Clements Community Center, 2005. Artist had children in after-school program gather pebbles of their choice for inclusion behind small glass windows in the sculpture.
Untitled, sandstone, sculpted walls, pavilion at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Fort Collins, 2006.
“Cloudscape,” interactive white marble cloud with sound chimes, limestone plant and animal sculptures and design for rubber surfacing, Eaton Plaza, Town of Vail Public Art Program, 2004.
Soft Gold Park, design team for overall concept plus concrete walk stain design and stone/stainless steel art, City of Fort Collins Public Art Program, Colo., 2004.
"Columns of Light," quarter mile pedestrian-oriented colonnade and landscape with sandstone columns and aluminum hanging columns in a shade structure at administrative campus of Community Colleges of Colorado, Colorado Art in Public Places Program, 2003.
Light rail design team, West Corridor Project, Denver Regional Transportation District, designing 10 stations, three major bridges, fencing and landscape, 2002.
"Solar Clocktower," at a light rail station, jointly for the Regional Transportation District, Denver, Colorado, and the City of Littleton. Functional 14-ft. sculpture with solar panels, masonry, carved marble and granite, stainless steel. Artist conferred with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. July 2000.
Plaza seating sculpture and stone tile arc inlaid in concrete plaza, Colorado State Patrol building, Fort Collins, Colorado Art in Public Places Program, Nov. 2000.
"Signal Sequence," Colorado State University, Colorado Art in Public Places Program. Gateway sculpture of granite and stainless steel spires forming arc through trees, across street. 1999.
Design consulting, Town of Vail Public Art Program, Colorado, on renovation of Ford Park, April 1999. Also commissioned to make two granite ptarmigans, largest 4 x 9 x 9 ft., September 2000.
“From Our Eyes," St. Vrain Greenway Park, Phase II, recommissioned for three more sculptures by direct invitation, City of Longmont Art in Public Places Program, Colorado, 1997-99. One mechanical interactive sculpture; a granite "Listening Stones," and series of small castings. total.
"Ripple Effects," City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program, earthwork with grasses and 270-foot-long masonry wall with stone, brick, steel, and walkways, 1998.
"Visions Born with This River," Gates Crescent Park, City of Denver Art in Public Places Program. Five river boulder sculptures with historic quotes. 1997.
"Resting Space III," Denver Zoo, granite bench sculpture, 1.5 x 5 x 2.5 feet, 1993 and 1996.
"From Wildlife's Eyes," St. Vrain Greenway Park, City of Longmont, Colorado. National competition. Three pieces built into landscape showing spatial perspective of wildlife--an underground prairie earthwork, an elevated bridge in trees; and a historic river level carved on boulders 1996.
"Miner's Dream," Blue River Plaza, central Town of Breckenridge, Colo. National invitational competition. Eight interactive pedestrian plaza artworks form landscape based in nature and history. 1994.
Awards
-- Five in Five presenter, Public Art Network national conference, 2017.
-- Urban Design Award for Public Space, 2013 and 2015. City of Fort Collins, CO.
-- Award of Merit, collaborative architectural design, archaeological overlook, Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, Associated Builders and Contractors, 2009.
-- Exemplary Human Environment Initiative Award, Federal Highway Administration, for artist’s role in streetscape along 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 2007.
Temporary Public Art Exhibits
Finalist Selection--Public Art Competitions (examples)
· Rapid City Main Square granite sculptures, $2 million, 2012.
· West Connecticut State University, $375,000 plaza, 2012.
· Pueblo Grande Museum plaza design, $1.8 million, Phoenix, 2010.
· Courthouse plaza design, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2010.
· University of Central Florida Performing Arts Courtyard, 2009.
· County Mayo Art Council, Ireland, 2007, awarded commission but declined for family obligations.
Selected Private Collections
· Flowing to Center," granite, granite tiles, water, 1994, 4 x 12 x IO ft., Robert Blommer collection, Santa Fe.
· Untitled, granite, water, 4 x 4 x 4 ft., 1993, Ed Trumble collection, Boulder, CO.
· "River Boulder," 35 x 27 x 25 inches, granite, 1989. Monroe collection, Richmond, VA.
· "Mountain Discovery," 10 x 6 x 6 ft. stone, water, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Beaver Creek, CO. 1989.
Education
1973-74 University of Sevilla, Spain. Courses in art history.
1976 B.A., University of Colorado.
Public artist integrating art into landscapes, buildings.
Public Commissions
“Leaf Riders,” gateway sculpture for City of Lafayette, Colorado, 90 x 20 x 38 ft high, stainless steel and stone, with wall motif by Arapaho Native American artist Sarah Ortegon, 2023.
Streetscape art, Charlotte, North Carolina, life-size granite figures, metal light sculptures, design team process with landscape architects, transportation engineers, 2017 contract, 2022 installation.
“Curl,” corten steel, stone, 10 x 10 x 14 ft. high, Town of Cary development requirement.
“For the Children,” shade sculptures for UN refugee community at New Freedom Park, City of Denver, Trust for Public Land, Denver Urban Gardens, colored stainless, 18 x 30 x 6 feet, 2021. Extensive community engagement.
Quadrangle design and sculptures, ceremonial plaza for enlistee graduation, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, limestone, lights, stainless steel, glass, terraced walls, walkways, landscape. Collaborative design team for multi-million-dollar plaza, 2016, and second plaza design commissioned 2023.
“Mountain Openings,” downtown design-team gateway artwork, stone, blue stainless steel, LED lights, 20 feet high in seven locations, Riverside and Mulberry, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 2019.
“Rain Hopper,” storm water, stainless steel, planter, 10 x 10 x 3 feet. A trough fills with rain and slowly releases water for a day down a sculpture to celebrate rain, downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, 2017.
“Food, Water, Cover, Nest,” art landscape and sculptures with pedestrian walk in artist’s wildlife area for birds, bees, butterflies, 2 acres, City of Denver, Lowry Redevelopment Authority, 2016. Worked with biologist and Design Workshop landscape architects.
“Wind People and Stick Forms,” stainless steel, 15 human figures on a street light pole adjust in the wind, along with median sculptures inspired by twigs, 2017, City of Fort Collins CO.
Translucent windscreen images for 33 stations, Vancouver WA, C-TRAN, 2017. Met with neighborhood representatives to gather ideas for each station. 168 panels total.
Mehaffey Park, mosaic, stone column and steel sculpture along walk, City of Loveland, CO, 2015
“River Walk,” interactive landscape and river boulder artwork, 75’ x 6’ x 18’, Orient, Washington, State of Washington Art in Public Places, 2014. Iterative design meetings with community members.
Multi-year design team for integration of art into 12-mile MAX bus rapid transit line, including translucent glass windscreen designs, light sculptures with collaborative sound art, cast concrete benches and other sculptures, Transfort, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, $30,000 design plus art construction, 2014.
"Rain Gate" and "Leaf Shade Bench", downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina; rain sculpture stores rain to run as celebratory rain chain sculpture for 12 hours, 2013.
“Jack Rabbit and Tortoise,” stone, 6 and 9 ft. long, Lake Highlands North Park, Dallas, 2014.
“Biomimetic Benches,” steel, Texas Tech University art program, Bledsoe Hall, 2013.
"Harmony Light Columns," 14" high, stainless, LED lights, computer sequencing light sculptures for busy intersection, Harmony and College, City of Fort Collins, 2011
“Seed Seats,” sandstone, steel seating sculpture, Texas Tech University, Horn Hall, 2010.
"Reconciliation Bench," granite, City of Denver Westwood Child Development Center, 2010.
"Prairie Forms,” design of visitor pavilion with walks, roof and seating, Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at Smithsonian excavation site, design detailing collaboratively with Aller-Lingle Architects, plus rock cairn sculptures and wall carvings, 2009.
Municipality of Whistler, Canada, Olympic venue, “Three Wishes,” stainless, 18 x 10 x 8 ft., 2006.
Streetscape and bus shelter plaza, “Natural Structures,” sandstone light posts, stainless steel, stained concrete, plants; City of Boulder, Colo., Arapahoe and 28th St. corner, 2006.
“Community is Nature’s Architecture,” stone, plants at entrance walk to Tucson Pima County Arts Council, Clements Community Center, 2005. Artist had children in after-school program gather pebbles of their choice for inclusion behind small glass windows in the sculpture.
Untitled, sandstone, sculpted walls, pavilion at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area, Fort Collins, 2006.
“Cloudscape,” interactive white marble cloud with sound chimes, limestone plant and animal sculptures and design for rubber surfacing, Eaton Plaza, Town of Vail Public Art Program, 2004.
Soft Gold Park, design team for overall concept plus concrete walk stain design and stone/stainless steel art, City of Fort Collins Public Art Program, Colo., 2004.
"Columns of Light," quarter mile pedestrian-oriented colonnade and landscape with sandstone columns and aluminum hanging columns in a shade structure at administrative campus of Community Colleges of Colorado, Colorado Art in Public Places Program, 2003.
Light rail design team, West Corridor Project, Denver Regional Transportation District, designing 10 stations, three major bridges, fencing and landscape, 2002.
"Solar Clocktower," at a light rail station, jointly for the Regional Transportation District, Denver, Colorado, and the City of Littleton. Functional 14-ft. sculpture with solar panels, masonry, carved marble and granite, stainless steel. Artist conferred with National Renewable Energy Laboratory. July 2000.
Plaza seating sculpture and stone tile arc inlaid in concrete plaza, Colorado State Patrol building, Fort Collins, Colorado Art in Public Places Program, Nov. 2000.
"Signal Sequence," Colorado State University, Colorado Art in Public Places Program. Gateway sculpture of granite and stainless steel spires forming arc through trees, across street. 1999.
Design consulting, Town of Vail Public Art Program, Colorado, on renovation of Ford Park, April 1999. Also commissioned to make two granite ptarmigans, largest 4 x 9 x 9 ft., September 2000.
“From Our Eyes," St. Vrain Greenway Park, Phase II, recommissioned for three more sculptures by direct invitation, City of Longmont Art in Public Places Program, Colorado, 1997-99. One mechanical interactive sculpture; a granite "Listening Stones," and series of small castings. total.
"Ripple Effects," City of Fort Collins Art in Public Places Program, earthwork with grasses and 270-foot-long masonry wall with stone, brick, steel, and walkways, 1998.
"Visions Born with This River," Gates Crescent Park, City of Denver Art in Public Places Program. Five river boulder sculptures with historic quotes. 1997.
"Resting Space III," Denver Zoo, granite bench sculpture, 1.5 x 5 x 2.5 feet, 1993 and 1996.
"From Wildlife's Eyes," St. Vrain Greenway Park, City of Longmont, Colorado. National competition. Three pieces built into landscape showing spatial perspective of wildlife--an underground prairie earthwork, an elevated bridge in trees; and a historic river level carved on boulders 1996.
"Miner's Dream," Blue River Plaza, central Town of Breckenridge, Colo. National invitational competition. Eight interactive pedestrian plaza artworks form landscape based in nature and history. 1994.
Awards
-- Five in Five presenter, Public Art Network national conference, 2017.
-- Urban Design Award for Public Space, 2013 and 2015. City of Fort Collins, CO.
-- Award of Merit, collaborative architectural design, archaeological overlook, Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, Associated Builders and Contractors, 2009.
-- Exemplary Human Environment Initiative Award, Federal Highway Administration, for artist’s role in streetscape along 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 2007.
Temporary Public Art Exhibits
- The Land, an art site, Mountainair, New Mexico, 1999, Curated by Thomas Cates and E. Nuevo.
- Shidoni, Santa Fe, New Mexico, stone and water works, 1993.
- Natural Spires, temporary solo exhibit, Ford Park, Vail, Colorado, 1999.
Finalist Selection--Public Art Competitions (examples)
· Rapid City Main Square granite sculptures, $2 million, 2012.
· West Connecticut State University, $375,000 plaza, 2012.
· Pueblo Grande Museum plaza design, $1.8 million, Phoenix, 2010.
· Courthouse plaza design, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2010.
· University of Central Florida Performing Arts Courtyard, 2009.
· County Mayo Art Council, Ireland, 2007, awarded commission but declined for family obligations.
Selected Private Collections
· Flowing to Center," granite, granite tiles, water, 1994, 4 x 12 x IO ft., Robert Blommer collection, Santa Fe.
· Untitled, granite, water, 4 x 4 x 4 ft., 1993, Ed Trumble collection, Boulder, CO.
· "River Boulder," 35 x 27 x 25 inches, granite, 1989. Monroe collection, Richmond, VA.
· "Mountain Discovery," 10 x 6 x 6 ft. stone, water, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Beaver Creek, CO. 1989.
Education
1973-74 University of Sevilla, Spain. Courses in art history.
1976 B.A., University of Colorado.