Joseph Seigenthaler resides in Chicago, Illinois, where he has exhibited his figurative sculpture for the past 30 years. He is married to the painter Anne Gilbert from Paris, France and they have three beautiful daughters.
His work is included in numerous private collections and in the permanent collections of the Contemporary Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, the Flint Institure of Arts, Flint, Michigan and Museo de Escultura Figurativa Internacional Contemporánea, Spain.
EXHIBITIONS
2015 Surrealism: The Conjured Life
November 21, 2015 - June 5, 2016
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Exhibition curated by Lynne Warren, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
2014 Works: Jeff Danley & Joseph Seigenthaler
April 12 - May 24, 2014
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2012 No Rules: Contemporary Clay
Sept. 7 - Jan. 5, 2013
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Portraits
Feb. 24 - April 7, 2012
Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 New and Novel 2009: Recent Gifts to RAM's Collection
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
2007 Fresh Takes, Revisiting Some Familiar Faces
Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 Animated
Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002 Portraits
Illinois State Museum Traveling Exhibition, Curared by Robert Sill, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL. Group Invitational
Confrontational Clay: The Artist as Social Critic, National Touring Exhibition
Curated by Judith Schwartz-NYU, and Exhibits USA, Group Invitational
Escape from the Vault: The Contemporary Museum's Collection Breaks Out
Group Exhibit from the Permanent Collection, Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
The Armory Show, New York, NY
Gallery Artists represented by Carl Hammer Gallery
Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Gallery Artists of Carl Hammer Gallery
2000 Joseph Seigenthaler, Recent Works,
Carl Hammer Gallery
Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Carl Hammer Gallery
Confrontational Clay: The Artist as Social Critic,
National Touring Exhibition, Curated by Judith Schwartz-NYU, and Exhibits USA. Group Invitational
Carl Hammer 2000, Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
1999 Chicago International Art Exhibition, Navy Pier, Carl Hammer Gallery
Clay Becomes the Figure, Kennedy Art Museum, Athens, OH, Group Invitational
55th Scripps Ceramic Annual
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA. Group Invitational
1998 The Nude in Clay,
Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Invitational
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL and New York, NY.
Artists represented by Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago
1997 Out of the Shadow of Ivan Albright, Twelve Contemporary Chicago Artists
State of Illinois Art Gallery, James Thompson Center, Chicago, IL. Group Invitational
Influences,
Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago,IL
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1996 Recent Works,
Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 Seigenthaler - New Work,
Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL and Miami, FL
1994 (Un)Real: Three Chicago Artists
Roland Gibson Gallery, State University of New York, Potsdam
When Clay Speaks,
Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1993 New Acquisition to the Permanent Collection,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
1991 Faculty Exhibition,
Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana, Missoula, MT
1990 Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
1989 Contemporary Ceramics,
NIU Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 The Whole World is Still Watching (20th Anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention)
Randolph Street Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Invitation
New Faces, New Spaces,
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Invitation
1987 Political Statements, NEA and Southern Arts Federation Touring Exhibition
1986 Political Statements, NEA and Southern Arts Federation Touring Exhibition
AWARDS
1996 Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant for Sculpture, Chicago, IL
1995 Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant for Sculpture, Chicago, IL, Recognition Award
1991 NEA Regional/ Arts Midwest Visual Arts Fellowship Award (Sculpture)
1990 Illinois Arts Council, Visual Art Grant (Sculpture)
Illinois Arts Council Special Assistance Grant for an Individual
TEACHING POSITIONS
1998 - 2001 Oxbow, Saugatuk, MI. Taught two week intensive courses on the Figure in Clay.
1997-98 Visiting Artist, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL. Taught Semester Courses on the Figure in Clay.
1993 Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL. Taught Semester Course of Basic Handbuilding with Clay.
1990 University of Montana, Missoula, MT. Taught Graduate and Undergraduate Level Courses in Sculpture.
1988-90 Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Taught Beginning to Advanced Drawing and Life Drawing from the Model for two years on a Full-Time Teaching Assistantship
CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE
2009 - Present: Self-Employed Studio Artist:
Sculpture, Painting/Drawing, Digital and Animation.
Jan. 2007 - Nov. 2008: Lead Character Artist, Midway Games, Chicago, IL
2003 - 2006 CG Animator, Department of Planning and Design, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
1999 - 2003 Fabrication Coordinator, Department of Planning and Design, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
1999 Visiting Artist, University of Washington, Ceramics Dept., Seattle, WA
1997 Visiting Artist, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Ceramics Department, Chicago, IL
1993 Visiting Artist, Kishwaukee College, Sculpture Dept., Malta, IL
1993-99 Freelance Sculptor for Museum Exhibits at:
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
Spertus Museum, Chicago, IL
1985-86 Studio Assistant Manager, Ceramic Department, Appalachian Center for Arts and Crafts, Smithville, TN
1981-84 Freelance Sculptor for Exhibits at Australian Country Music Wax Museum, Tamworth, Australia and
the Country Music Wax Museum, Nashville
