Celebrating 50 years of Excellence in the Arts-Crafts and Design

CURRICULUM VITAE

Marte Cellura

EDUCATION

  • Kent State University — 1970–1974, B.A. Degree, Kent,

  • Ohio Cooper School of Art — 1969, Cleveland, Ohio

APPRENTICESHIPS AND STUDIOS

  • Hungry Hill Forge — 1974–1975, Blacksmithing Apprenticeship, Guilford, Connecticut

  • Hannelore Gabriel — 1976, German Master Goldsmith, Goldsmithing Apprenticeship, Madison, Ohio

  • Infinity Forge — 1976–1978, First Blacksmith Shop, Homerville, Ohio

  • Albert Paley Studios Ltd. — 1978–1982, Full-Time Apprenticeship, Rochester, New York

  • National Endowment for the Arts — Apprenticeship Grant in Metal, 1979, Rochester, New York

  • Metalmorphosis Ltd. — 1982–Present, Metalworking Studio, Rochester, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Sagle, Idaho

  • CAM International — 2002, Architectural Metalwork Manufacturing Training, Suffolk, United Kingdom

GRANTS AND AWARDS

  • Ohio Arts Council Grant — Foundation grant to establish the first Artist-Blacksmith Association in Ohio, OABA, 1976

  • Ohio Arts Council Grant — Grant for the first Artist-Blacksmith Conference, 1978

  • National Endowment for the Arts — Apprenticeship Grant in Metal, 1979, Rochester, New York

  • Empire State Crafts Alliance — Grant to expand the art studio for teaching metalsmithing and blacksmithing

TEACHING POSITIONS AND WORKSHOPS

  • Ohio Artist-Blacksmith Association / Southern Ohio Forge and Anvil Association — Conference Demonstrating Blacksmith, 1978, 1990, Tipp City, Ohio

  • Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Craftsmen — Design Workshop on nature-inspired design and sacred geometry

  • Cleveland Institute of Art — Workshop to the Sculpture Department on forged metals in modern sculpture movements, 2006

  • ABANA International Blacksmith Conference — International Metal Exhibition Director, 1996, Alfred, New York

  • Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, Connecticut

  • Touchstone Center for Crafts, Pennsylvania

MAJOR COMMISSIONS

Museums, Parks and Public Art

  • The African-American Museum, Detroit, Michigan — Slave ship bridge and interactive museum displays

  • The Latin American Museum of Art, Chicago, Illinois — Reproduction of historic ironwork, gates and railings

  • International Museum of Photography, Rochester, New York — Exterior fencing and gates

  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, New York — Neptune Three Lily Fountain, 80 ft. diameter copper and bronze fountain

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Rochester, New York — 289 pieces, 4 ft. × 18 in. × 1 in. stainless steel and engraved bronze bollards

  • Carnegie Hall, New York, New York — Three stainless steel and bronze exterior canopies

  • Sodus Lighthouse Museum, Sodus, New York — Bronze memorial

  • City of Rochester, New York — Browns Race and City Hall steel bollards and signposts

  • Susan B. Anthony Park, Rochester, New York — Entry signs and frames

State and Municipal Public Works

  • State of New York

  • City of New York

  • City of Staten Island, New York

  • City of Rochester, New York

  • City of Detroit, Michigan

  • City of Shaker Heights, Ohio

  • City of Chicago, Illinois

Corporate Art

  • The Hive, Sandpoint, Idaho — Aluminum, cast glass, and LED lighting exterior architectural sculpture, 100 × 20 ft.

  • The Seltzer Sculpture Garden, Cleveland, Ohio — The Rainbow Sphere, 15 ft. tall and diameter, Cor-Ten steel and dalle de verre glass domed sculpture

  • The Venice Gate — Cor-Ten steel and dalle de verre glass, 20 ft. entrance gate
    Intercontinental Hotel — Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio — Three sculptural main lobby screens, steel and copper with integrated internal lighting system

  • Saks, Greenwich, Connecticut — Curved forged iron, bronze, and cherry wood handrail system, 200 ft. plus

  • Ralph Lauren Polo Sport Store, New York, New York — Stainless steel canopies and door hardware

  • Timken Corporation, Timken Commons, Canton, Ohio — Two sliding gate and screen systems

  • Marriott Marquis Hotel, The View Restaurant, New York, New York — Two Art Deco pelican aluminum sculptures

  • The Village Gate Square, Rochester, New York — 70 ft. × 14 ft. forged iron exterior courtyard gates and fence

LITURGICAL ART

  • Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio — Two curved copper, stainless steel, and fiber optic wall fountains and baptismal font, 30 ft. × 8 ft.

  • Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Brighton, New York — Wall sculpture, life-sized bronze sculptures, tabernacle, furniture, pulpit and altar, baptismal font

  • St. Patrick’s Church, Elmira, New York — Life-sized bronze wall relief of St. Ann Seton

  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Fairport, New York — Columbarium door in Cor-Ten steel, bronze and etched bronze glass; sanctuary lamps in steel, copper, and stained glass; bronze lettering for altar

MAJOR CLIENTS AND COLLECTIONS

  • Ms. Ivanka Trump, Westchester, New York

  • Mr. Stephen King, Bangor, Maine

  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sebo, Salem, Ohio

  • Dr. Gerald and Phyllis Seltzer, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zarella, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

  • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Konar, Rochester, New York

  • Mr. and Mrs. George Hawks, Rochester, New York

  • Mrs. Jean Smith, Sagle, Idaho