RESUME J. BRIAN PFEIFFER BORN: Cheektowaga, New York 1964 MEDIUM: Concrete Sculpture, Stone Sculpture, Artisan Tea Blending
EXHIBITIONS Inside Out: Arts Council of Wyoming County Gallery, Perry, NY 2007 Woman Sitting, Out of Rock: Charles E Burchfield Nature and Art Center, West Seneca, NY 2004 Mantis Man Standing, Woman Sitting: GO Art!, Batavia, NY 2004 Rebar Hand, Grandparents’ Love [stone], Drop: PIECES Gallery, Batavia, NY 2004 Mantis Man Standing, Mantis Man Sitting, Wedded Hand: PIECES Gallery, Batavia, NY 2003 Unity: Akron, NY August 2002-January 2003
ART FESTIVALS Corn Hill Arts Festival; Rochester, NY July 2008 Allentown Art Festival; Buffalo, NY June 2008 - Second Place Sculpture "Letting Go" Allentown Art Festival; Buffalo, NY June 2007 - First Place Sculpture "Mermaid" Lewiston Art Festival; Lewiston, NY August 2006 - Second Place Sculpture "Pirate's Aye" Corn Hill Arts Festival; Rochester, NY July 2006 Waterfront Art Festival, Canandaigua, NY July 2007 - Second Place Sculpture Allentown Art Festival; Buffalo, NY June 2006 - AVS Purchase Award Winner "Insomnia" Canandaigua Downtown Historic Art Festival; Canandaigua, NY July 2005 Corn Hill Arts Festival; Rochester, NY; June 2005 - Third Place Booth Winner, Sculpture MS Art Lottery; Buffalo, NY; March 2005 Charles E Burchfield Nature Center, Art in the Park, West Seneca, NY August 2005 - 2007 Clothesline Arts Festival; Memorial Art Gallery; Rochester, NY September 2004 - 2006 Jordan Canal Festival and Trail Days, Jordan, NY May 2004 Wyoming County Business Expo and Art Show, Warsaw, NY March 2004
JUDGING 31st Annual Letchworth Arts & Crafts Show & Sale, Letchworth State Park, 2006
COMMISSIONS Indian Boy and Dog, PanAm Expo House, sponsored by Al Coppola, Buffalo, NY 2006 Apple Picker and The Book, Newstead, NY, sponsored by Bob Kasper, 2006 Rabbit, Private Collector, Rochester, NY 2006 Canal Diggers (Italian and Irish), Frank Ludovico Sculpture Trail, Seneca Falls, NY, 2004 The Great Relief and Gretchen the Shy, Newstead, NY, sponsored by Bob Kasper, 2004 Funerary Bench, Otto, NY, sponsored by Carole Prutsman, 2003 Dragon II and Tractor, Newstead, NY, sponsored by Don Leising, 2003 Artist’s Symbol, Lewiston, NY, sponsored by Marc Eagler, 1999 Grave Marker, St Theresa’s Cemetery, Akron, NY, sponsored by the LeClair Family, 1999 Boy with Pedal Car, Elba, NY, sponsored by Rolls-Royce Ltd, 1998
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Unity, Hudson, New York, FASNY American Museum of Firefighting, 2003 Fallen Friend, Akron, New York, Akron Fire Company, 2000 Let’s Have Fun, Akron, New York, Akron Soccer Complex, 2000 There Is Hope, Buffalo, New York, Rural Metro Medical Services Corporate Offices, 1999
PERSONAL COLLECTION Ruin [stone], Darien Center, New York, 2004 Out of Rock, Darien Center, New York, 2003 Dragon, Darien Center, New York, 2001 Support of Responsibility, sculpture in concrete, wood and chain, Darien Center, NY 1997
BIBLIOGRAPHY Mike Hughes, “Paramedic Sculpts September 11 Tribute”, Metro Community News, 12 October 2003 ---“Rural Metro Paramedic Donates Sculpture”, The Firefighter Newspaper Vol 13(4), Fall 2003 James Wright, “New Exhibits for the Museum”, Volunteer Firefighter Vol 74(10), October 2003 Marilyn J. Kasperek and Mike Hughes, “Symbol of Unity Travels Across the State”, Akron Bugle Vol 21 (11), 11 September 2003 David Dunn, “Local Paramedic to Send Inspirational Statue to NYC”, Akron/Newstead News Vol 5 (13), 31 Aug 02 Jack Mabb, “Show of Solidarity Finds Hudson Home”, The Independent, 12 September 2003 John Mason, “Fireman’s Home Statue on Display”, Register-Star Vol 219(250), 8 September 2003 Tom Ernst, “Local Artist’s Sculpture Headed for Museum”, Buffalo News, 6 Sept 2003 David Dunn, “Akron Man Plans Memorial Sculpture”, Akron/Newstead News Vol 4(13) 24 Nov 2001 --- “Akron Fire Co Remembers Fallen Comrades”, Akron/Newstead News, 11 Nov 2000 Marilyn J. Kasperek, “A Fallen Friend”, Akron Bugle Vol 21(17), 2 Nov 2000 --- “Statue Dedication”, Akron Bugle Vol 20(40), 4 May 2000
LECTURES/PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Interview: WBEN 930 Radio, Buffalo, NY 2007 Interviews: WIVB TV, WGRZ TV, WKBW TV, Buffalo, New York, 2003 Interview, “In Their Own Words”, WGRZ TV, Buffalo, New York, 2002 Night of the Arts, Akron Central High School, Akron, New York, 2002 and 2001
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Brian and Jenn at Burchfield Art in the Park 2005 |
About Us |
Sculpting started off as stress relief for me in the early 1990’s partially stemming from a career as a paramedic. I began working in concrete, using a technique of build-up sculpting with metal rebar and wire mesh frames, and made several commissioned pieces for private collections. The largest project was created in 2001 - 2002 as a memorial to people affected by the September 11 terrorist attacks. The piece titled Unity was made possible by donations of the people of western New York - including the trucking companies who provided a trailer, truck and driver to transport the piece to a location on the Hudson River. I picked up my first piece of stone in 2002 and started chiseling away, going through several tools in the process. When I showed my work to a master stone carver for some feedback and to find out what type of stone dulled my chisels, the response was, “Dang boy! If you can do that with granite ( for those who don’t know, a very hard stone) you can sculpt anything!”. He handed over a piece of alabaster and the rest is history. During that time, I met my wife, adopted a four-legged boy to complement my family of 3 kids and a stepson, and settled in the rolling hills of Bennington, NY. I have since retired from a long career in emergency services, and have started an artisan tea company. |