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Laurie Lundquist
1417 S. Grandview Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(480) 894 6211
laurie@laurielundquist.com

Resume

Education

M F A, Sculpture
Arizona State University, 1990
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, 1985
B F A, Sculpture
Maine College of Art (formerly Portland School of Art), 1984
Nursery Management (Landscaping) Certificate
Pennsylvania State University, 1975

Art In Public Places

With the Flow, Valley Metro Rail, Tempe Arizona (construction 2005-2006) Artist designed entryway will include engraved granite surfaces and aluminum "wavelet" canopy designed to create surprising shade conditions.

Flyover, Pedestrian Overpass, US 60 and Country Club Way; Tempe, Arizona (2004) Violet blue steel bridge spans the Superstition freeway east of McClintock Road. Variations in the overhead rafters imply the movement of wings in flight.

Water Muse, Town Lake Marina Lagoon, Tempe, Arizona (2004). The Muse is a water feature designed to improve water quality in the Rio Salado Lagoon. The artwork echoes the traditions of water distribution found throughout the Salt River valley and encourages a contemplative interaction with flowing water.

Lay of the Land, Phoenix, Arizona (2003). Streetscape improvements for a new elementary school include: a naming game for landmark mountains and rock formations visible from site and playful benches at crosswalk.

Sweet Acacia Project (SAP), Scottsdale, Arizona (1999-2000). Sandstone buttresses and channels function as a tenuous irrigation system sustaining Acacia trees in the entry Plaza of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) water treatment plant.

Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge, Phoenix, Arizona (1995-1998). Piestewa Peak mountain range visible from the site provides cues for this "ghost mountain" safety cage. Located on highway 51 North of Thunderbird and south of Greenway Road.

Fire Station # 12, Phoenix, Arizona (1997-98). Design of entry court yard features shade structure shaped like a skewed ladder and Aloe vera garden.

Papago Arroyo Wildlife Corridor, Tempe, Arizona (1998-1999) Artwork for this corporate development takes the form of a wild desert wash running through the center of the campus.

Stone Boat Habitat,Tempe, Arizona (1996). Design of this flood basin features boat shaped tables, stone walls and native plants.

Hanger Park Ramadas, Tempe, Arizona (1995-1997). Steel shade ramadas simulate the image of farm clothes blowing in the wind.

Habitat, Sunny Slope Elementary School, Phoenix, Arizona (1995 -1996). Landscape created with children to promote environmental education.

Rio Salado Bike path, Tempe, Arizona (1995). 2 mile bicycle/pedestrian path features imprints of fish that used to swim in the Salt River

Mitchell Park Spine, Tempe, Arizona (1994-1995). Seven grass hillocks curve around volleyball court providing seating and definition.

Elevated Desert, Mesa Community College (south end), Mesa, Arizona (1991). Concrete pillars elevate a desert landscape providing shaded seating below.

 

Planning / Design Team

Valley Metro Rail: Originally selected as Design Team Artist (DTA) for Line Section 4 in collaboration with TranSystems incorporated, Responsibilities were expanded to also include DTA collaboration with DWL architects on Line section 3. These collaborations grappled with system-wide station design including all aspects of layout, hardscape, elevations and station finishes.

Portals And Loops: Ways Along The Papago Salado Trail
A collaboratively developed masterplan that proposes an identifiable loop trail through Papago park. The trail builds on the unique and vital presence of canals that sustain and connect the cities of Scottsdale, Tempe and Phoenix. StudioMa, Phoenix, http://www.asu.edu/caed/sala/faculty/hoffman/html/trailSP.htm

Art on the Way: Art Master Plan for the City of Mesa's Canal Pathways
As Mesa's first "artist-in-residence" worked closely with the City's engineering staff to develop recommendations to enhance a multi-use path system running along Mesa's canals. plan is available for viewing at this web link: http://www.cityofmesa.org/arts/publicart/residence.asp

 

 

Running Water For Arizona, 2001
24 minute video provides a broad overview of how Arizona has responded to the challenge of providing enough waer to sustain growth in the desert. Laurie Lundquist and Patricia Clark collaborated on this project that uses water as a lens to examine the rapidly changing landscape of Arizona. Funded by the City of Scottsdale's Public Art Program in conjunction with improvements to the CAP Water Treatment Plant, the project also received in kind support from ASU.

Selected Exhibitions

Ecovention, Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 2002
Sites Around the City, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona 2000
Oil & Water, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona 1999
Humanchine, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California 1998
Surface Tension, Joseph Gross Gallery, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Arizona, 1997
Lagoon Research Project, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA 1993-997
Reuse Refuse, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1994
Artland, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, Arizona, 1994
Alternativas, X'TeReSa, Mexico City, 1994
RE: recycled materials, Step Gallery, Tempe, Arizona, 1994
The Nature of the Machine, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois, 1993

Awards

Governor's Pride in Arizona Award, FlyOverBridge across US 60 at Country Club Way, Tempe Arizona 2004
Valley Forward Design Excellence Award, Tempe Town Lake Marina Water Muse, 2004
Americans for the Arts, Public Arts Network, Year in review, 2004
Papago Salado Design Competition, Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, Jurors choice
City of Tempe Beautification Award, Papago Arroyo, Phase II 2001
City of Tempe Beautification Award, Papago Arroyo, 1999
Valley Forward Design Excellence Award, Mt. Pass Ped. Bridge, 1998
Valley Forward Design Excellence Award, Rio Salado Bike path, 1997

Public Lectures
Creativity in Transportation Design, Hendersonville, North Carolina November 2004
"Reconnecting a City to its Source, Public Art successes on the Phoenix Canals". Americans for the Arts; Public Art Network Pre-conference: Washington DC July, 16 2004
"Giving Voice to the Environment "Talking Out loud Lecture Series, Telluride, Colorado June, 2004
"Expanding a Regional View" in conjunction with the annual Four Corners Juried Exhibit, Durango Art Center, Durango, Colorado January 2004

 

 

laurie@laurielundquist.com