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

1962

Graduated, El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA

Positions

1962-1968

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

1979-Present  

Established Nordhammer Foundry 1979 in Oakland, CA. 1991 Relocated to Kelseyville, CA. Owner and President.

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

1971-1973

Sculpture Assistant and Foundryman, Richmond, CA

1970

Teaching Assistant, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA

1967-1970

Assistant Director of Exhibitions, Lytton Center, Oakland, CA

Exhibitions

2011

Sun Gallery, Hayward, "37 Years Later"

2010

Mendocino College Gallery

2009

Rhythmix Cultural Works K Gallery

2009

San Pablo Arts Gallery, "Reflections"

2009

Crocker-Kingsley/Crocker Art Museum, Jurier Michael Bishop

2009

Merced College Art Gallery - Solo Exhibit

2008

Axis Gallery 3rd National, Juror Philip Linhares Chief Curator Oakland Museum - Peoples' Choice Award Sacramento

2008

Arts on Fire XII, Jurier Scott Shields, Curator Crocker Art Museum

2008

Rhythmix Cultural Works K Gallery Alameda

2008

Long Beach Arts/Open National, Juror Scott Canty - Merit Award

2005

Sebastopol Center for the Arts, "Born of Fire" - Merit Award

2004-2005

Oakland Museum/What's Going On

2001

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

2000

Patriotic Partnership
Pango Pango, American Samoa

1997

Artenatives, 2nd Annual National Exhibition, Jurier Peter Frank, LA Art Critic
Bolinas Museum, A Matter of Form
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

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

1994

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

1993

Design Center, San Francisco, CA

1992

Lee & Lee Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1992

Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek Regional Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA "From Devastation to Creation"

1991

Voices of the other side, Westwood Center, Los Angeles, CA

1988

Walnut Creek Civic Art Gallery, "Bay Area Bronze"

1977

Walnut Creek Civic Exhibit; San Francisco Art Commission

1977

Capricorn Gallery, San Francisco

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"

1975

"Visions In Sculpture" Contemporary Royale Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada

1974

Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA California Sculpture Exhibit

1974

Richmond Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit, purchase award

1974

San Jose Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit

1974

Palo Alto Art Center, Sculpture Exhibit

1974

California State University, San Jose, CA Sculpture Exhibit

1974

Merz Gallery, San Jose

1973

Richmond Art Center "Richmond Area Artist"

1973

Sun Gallery Hayward "Best of Invitational" Purchase Award

1972

Montalvo Center for the Arts, Saratog, CA

1972

Richmond Art Center, Annual Sculpture Exhibit (juried)

1969-1970

California Arts Commission Exhibit, Traveling Exhibit (included La Jolla Museum and University of California, Davis)
Pavilion Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA "Metal Experience Exhibit"
Lytton Center of Visual Art, Palo Alto, CA Printers and Sculptors Exhibit
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

Commission for Public Art

1993

Cleveland All Veterans Memorial, Cleveland, Ohio
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. All bronze fabrication. Art work, including flag poles, plaques, two 8' x 10' reliefs, and two 6' x 10' reliefs.

1976-1977

Harrah's Reno and Harrah's South Shore, Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Three commissions for sculptures and logo: two 13' sculptures and one 6 1/2' sculpture.

Lectures

2009

Merced College Art Gallery, CA

1997

Yuba College, Lake County, CA
U.C. Davis, Sacramento, CA

1996

Yuba College, Lake County, CA
U.C. Davis, Sacramento, CA
Tex Teck, Lubbock

1995

U.C. Davis, Sacramento, CA

1994

Contemporary Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA

1993

Cleveland, Ohio

1992

Bedford Gallery Walnut Creek Regional Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA

1989

Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA

1986, '79-'84

California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

1975

Metal Arts Guild, Los Angeles, CA

1974

Californa College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

1972

Sonoma State College and California State College of San Jose, CA

1971

Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA

1969

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

Acknowledgements

2008

Long Beach Arts Merit Award

2008

Axis Gallery Peoples' Choice Award

2005

Merit Award Born of Fire - Sebastopal Center for the Arts

2004

Stars of Lake County/Arts Person of the Year Professional

Special Congressional Recognition

Certificate of Recognition - CA 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