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Rolf Nord Kriken

www.nordhammer.com
contact@nordhammer.com
3015 Willow Rd.
Kelseyville, CA 95451
(707) 279-9116
Cell: (707) 489-0067

Date of birth

 

November 29, 1944

Marital Status

 

Married, wife Rita with two sons, Ryan and Luke

Education

1972-1975

M.A. Fine Arts, California State University, San Jose, CA

 

1967

California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

 

1965-1967

Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA


Positions

1979-Present  

Owner, Nordhammer Art Foundry;
1991 to present located in Kelseyville, CA
1979-1991 located in Oakland, CA

1975-1979

Director, Berkeley Art Foundry, Berkeley, CA

1975

Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

1973-1975

Artist/Sculptor/Foundryman, Berkeley Art Foundry, Berkeley, CA

1967-1970

Assistant Director of Exhibitions, Lytton Center, Oakland, CA

1962-1968

Honorable discharge, U.S. Army (3 years active duty, 3 years reserve)


Exhibitions

2011

Santa Clara Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
Pacific Art League, "Red", Palo Alto, CA, Juror, George Riviera, Director Triton Musuem; Recipient of Merit Award
Chico Art Center, Two Person Exhibit, Chico, CA
Mendocino College Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Ukiah, CA
Sun Gallery, "37 Years Later" Exhibit, Hayward, CA

2010

Chico Art Center, "All Media 2000", National Juried Show, Chico, CA, Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Crocker Art Museum

2009

K Gallery, Rhythmix Cultural Works, Alameda, CA
San Pablo Arts Gallery, "Reflections", San Pablo, CA
Crocker-Kingsley/Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Juror Michael Bishop
Merced College Art Gallery, Solo Exhibit, Merced, CA

2008

Axis Gallery, 3rd National Juried Show, Sacramento, CA; Juror Philip Linhares, Chief Curator Oakland Museum; Recipient Peoples' Choice Award
Arts on Fire XII, Pacifica, CA; Juror Scott Shields, Curator Crocker Art Museum
Rhythmix Cultural Works K Gallery, Alameda, CA
Long Beach Arts/Open National Exhibit, Long Beach, CA; Juror Scott Canty; Recipient of Merit Award

2005

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, "Born of Fire" Sebastopol, CA; Recipient of Merit Award

2004-2005

Oakland Museum/What's Going On, Oakland, CA/font>

2001

Sun Gallery "City of Hayward Permanent Collection Exhibition" Hayward, CA

2000

"Patriotic Partnership" Pango Pango, American Samoa
North Georgia College and State University, Dahlonega, GA

 

1997

Artenatives, 2nd Annual National Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA; Juror Peter Frank, LA Art Critic
Bolinas Museum, "A Matter of Form", Bolinas, CA
Evans Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
I Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA

 

1996

Evans Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
I Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA

 

1995

Trojanoska Gallery, "(Art) Word Art", San Francisco, CA
UC Davis Memorial Union Gallery, Davis, CA

 

 

1994

South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, "Stars & Stripes", Long Beach, CA; Guest Curator

 

 

1993

Design Center, San Francisco, CA

 

 

1992

Lee & Lee Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek Regional Arts Center, "From Devastation to Creation", Walnut Creek, CA

 

 

1991

Westwood Center, "Voices of the Other Side", Los Angeles, CA

 

 

1988

Walnut Creek Civic Art Gallery, "Bay Area Bronze", Walnut Creek, CA

 

 

1977

Walnut Creek Civic Exhibit; San Francisco Commission
Capricorn Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

 

1976

Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA

 

 

1975

Richmond Art Center, Masters Show/Main Gallery
Designer Craftsman Annual Exhibit, Richmond, CA
DeAnza College, "Survey of Sculptural Directions", Cupertino, CA
Contemporary Royale Gallery, "Visions In Sculpture", Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

 

1974

Academy of Art, California Sculpture Exhibit, San Francisco, CA
Richmond Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit, Richmond, CA; Recipient of Purchase Award
San Jose Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit, San Jose, CA
Palo Alto Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
Merz Gallery, California State University, CA Sculpture Exhibit, San Jose, CA

 

 

1973

Richmond Art Center "Richmond Area Artist", Richmond, CA
Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA; Recipient of "Best of Invitational" Purchase Award

 

 

1972

Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratoga, CA
Richmond Art Center, Annual Sculpture Exhibit (juried), Richmond, CA

 

 

1969-1970

California Arts Commission Exhibit; traveling exhibit included La Jolla Museum, La Jolla, CA and University of California Davis, Davis, CA and University of California, Davis

 

1970

Oakland Museum, "Metal Experience Exhibit", Oakland, CA
Lytton Center of Visual Art, California Printers and Sculptors Exhibit, Palo Alto, CA
Pavilion Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA


Commission for Public Art

2011

Veterans War Memorial, City of Madras, OR

 

1993

Cleveland All Veterans Memorial, Cleveland, OH
B.T. Collins Memorial, "The Man Behind the Wall," Sacramento, CA
City of Danville, All Wars Memorial, Danville, CA

 

 

1992

Federal Building, Oakland, CA. Three bronze sculptures.

 

 

1989-1990

Yuba City Policeman's Memorial, Yuba City, CA. Art work and bronze fabrication.

 

 

1987-1989

California Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, Sacramento, CA. Art work including flag poles, plaques and reliefs. All bronze fabrication.

 

 

1976-1977

Harrah's Reno and Harrah's South Lake Tahoe, NV. Three commissions for sculptures and logo.


Lectures

2009

Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA

 

2000

North Georgia College & University, Dahlonega, GA

 

1997

Yuba College, Clearlake, CA
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

 

 

1996

Yuba College, Clearlake, CA
University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

 

 

1995

University of California at Davis, Davis, CA

 

 

1994

Contemporary Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA

 

 

1992

Bedford Gallery Regional Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA

 

 

1989

Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA

 

1986, 1979-1984

California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

 

1975

Metal Arts Guild, Los Angeles, CA

 

1972

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

 

1971

Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA

 

1969

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA


Acknowledgements

2008

Merit Award, Long Beach Arts
Peoples' Choice Award, Axis Gallery

2005

Merit Award, Sebastopol Center for the Arts

2004

Professional Artist of the Year, Stars of Lake County, CA
Certificate of Recognition, California State Legislature

1990

Finalist-Korean All Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.

 

1989

State of California, Assembly Resolution #997. Special recognition for participation in the design and construction of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial.





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