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AWARDS September 2009 Mayor's Award - 43rd Annual Penrod Arts Fair Indianapolis Museum of Art Presented by the Penrod Society and the Mayors from Indianapolis and surrounding communities with over 300 artists attending September 2008 Best in Media - Sculpture 11th Annual Carmel International Arts Festival Historic Old Town Carmel Indiana Arts & Design District Distinguished Juror: Jacob Pfeiffer, Signature Artist,Oil Painters of America August 2008 Honorable Mention Ann Arbor Art Center’s 86th Annual: All Media Exhibition 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Distinguished Juror: Vincent Castagnacci, BFA and MFA Yale University Professor at the University of Michigan Art & Design July 2008 Best of Category – Sculpture 47th Annual Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff Krasl Art Center, 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph, MI 49085 Distinguished Jurors: Ramiro Rodrigue, Artist, Exhibition, Coordinator, Snite Museum of Art, Notre Dame, IN Bill Tourtillotte, Artist, Educator, Curator, Advocate, Fine Arts Degrees, South Bend, IN Kathee Kiesselbach, Graphic Artist, Development and Marketing Director, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI Christina Root, Artist, Educator, Fine Art Degrees, Benton Harbor, MI Sam Adams, Bachelors Fine Art, Creative Director Marketing Partners, St. Joseph, MI June 2008 Second Place Achievement Award Recycled Art Contest Elkhart EnviroCorps’ EnviroFest, 1201 S. Nappanee, St., Elkhart, IN June 2007 Second Place Award Sculpture Lancaster County Art Association Juried Exhibition 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579 Distinguished Juror: William Zimmer, New York Times Art Critic February 2007 Third Place in Show Award (50 works selected from 908 submitted) 12 12 Gallery Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition 2007 Richmond, VA Distinguished Juror: Dr. Jefferson C. Harrison, Chief Curator Chrysler Museum of Art Curator of European Art and Acting Curator of American and Contemporary Art “Mr. Jaworski’s welded steel assemblage is artful, elegant, and extremely smart in its use of found and manipulated materials. Making use of everything from wrenches and springs to gears and saw teeth, he has fashioned a splendid bird-like beast that is both sculpturally whole and corporeally convincing. There’s not a wasted or extraneous piece in the entire assemblage. Working from the skeleton out, one gets a vivid sense of the actual, living presence of this crouching beast ready to “spring” (sorry, but the sculpture invites puns like this), from the clutch of its claws to the shriek from its open beak. Splendid work!” Dr. Jefferson C. Harrison SOLO EXHIBITIONS May 1 - May 27, 2009 Solo Exhibition by Chris Jaworski Shutterhugs Art Gallery Goshen, Indiana JURIED COMPETITIONS Space 237 Gallery "Environments" October 19, 2007 - January 5, 2008 237 N. Michigan Street, Toledo, OH We here at Space 237 Galleries and Studios felt absolutely fortunate to show Chris Jaworski’s creature sculptures in our 2007 Fall Show. Not only is his skill and technique incredible, but more importantly the presence of his pieces are not that of just art, but of actual personalities and joy. Chris gave us the opportunity to bring a smile to everyone who walked through our doors. Generally viewers feel slightly intimidated by artwork at a gallery, but everybody seemed comfortable with his sculptures. We had a group come in, and absentmindedly pet a dinosaur while they talked to each other. A family came in, and I watched a little girl hold a conversation with one of the birds. I even found myself speaking and making noises for them. They are truly magical creatures. It’s hard to write about Chris’s sculptures without incorporating individual accounts, b/c his pieces affect you on such a personal level. With that said, during the show I was personally going through one of the roughest moments in my life due to family tragedy and illness. No matter how sad or frustrated I came to work, just stepping in the gallery would give me a sense of peace and joy. Every so often I believe art has the ability to capture a spirit, and I certainly believe Chris has accomplished that. Rather than telling the metal he uses in his pieces what to be, he lets it tell him what it wants to be. In that organic process he is able create more than just objects and art, he also creates happiness. In a world where happiness can often seem hard to find, Chris’s sculptures are a must for everyone. Not a must see, but a must experience. Myela Slattery, Exhibition Coordinator, Space 237 Galleries and Studios The Dirty Show 2008 International Erotic Art Exhibition 33290 W. 14 mile Road, West Bloomfield, MI February 8 – 16, 2008 Hobart Arts League National Juried Competition 3850 Howard Street, Hobart, Indiana October 12 - 21, 2007 Distinguished Juror: Robert Stanley 18th National Juried Exhibition Viridian Artists Inc. 530 West 25th St., New York, NY July 9 – 27, 2007 Distinguished Juror: Charlotta Kotik, Curator Brooklyn Museum in NYC Michiana Annual Art Competition Box Factory for the Arts 1101 Broad Street, St. Joseph, MI May 18- June 24, 2007 Distinguished Juror: Carl Forsland, Great Lakes Pastel Society Aurora Colors Gallery “May Day – All Things Bright and Beautiful” 145 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, CA April 28 – May 26 2007 Limner Gallery “The Sensual Nude” SlowArt Productions New York, NY Hudson, New York March 1 - 24, 2007 The Midwest Museum of American Art 28th Annual Elkhart Juried Regional Art Exhibit Elkhart, Indiana October 20 - December 3, 2006 Distinguished Jurors: Christy DeHoog Johnson, Adjunct Professor Kendall College of Art & Design Grand Rapids, Michigan and Mr. Mark Ruschman, Owner/Director, Ruschman Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana The Midwest Museum of American Art 27th Annual Elkhart Juried Regional Art Exhibition Elkhart, Indiana October 21 - December 4, 2005 Distinguished Jurors: Nick Antonakis, Professor of Arts Visual Arts Department Head and Robin vanRooyen, Professor of Arts, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, Michigan GALLERIES The Timmel Collection Gallery of Fine Art 133 Main St, Saugatuck, MI 49453 Blue Heron Artworks The Village at Winona 807 E Canal St., Winona Lake, Indiana Pamela Tripp Gallery 813 Michigan Avenue Baldwin, Michigan Your Unique Finds Gallery 700 S. Main St., Elkhart, Indiana Circa Arts Gallery 528 E. Colfax, South Bend, Indiana Riverwalk Gallery Box Factory for the Arts Members Show January 8 – February 11, 2008 St. Joseph, Michigan PERMANENT COLLECTIONS The Kinsey Institute Gallery for Art and Artifacts at Indiana University Morrison Hall 313, 1165 E. Third St., Bloomington, Indiana Curator of Art, Artifacts and Photography: Catherine Johnson-Roehr SELF CURATED Chris Jaworski Studio & Gardens 70877 Sunset Boulevard, Union, Michigan May 18 - June 3, October 26 - 28, December 8 - 9, 2007 Gallery Photos Available upon Request PUBLICATIONS South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN "Local Artist wins Mayor's Award, October 6, 2009 South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN "Artist harvests farm steel as art" April 26, 2009 The Herald-Palladium, Niles, MI "Krasl Daze - Art Fair" July 12, 2009 Lake Magazine, Kankakee, IL, October-November 2007, "Tool Trade", Ashley Brown Direct Art Magazine, Vol. 14 Fall 2007, "The Sensual Nude," SlowArt Productions, New York, NY Dowagiac Daily News, Dowagiac, MI, May 8, 2007, "Antique Farm Art" South Bend Tribune, South Bend, IN, Feb 2, 2007, D.L.Perrin, "Sculptor Creates Superbowl Pieces" TELEVISION BROADCASTS WNIT, Elkhart, Indiana, “Open Studio” Episode 1021, February 3, 2008 FINE ART FAIRS Carmel International Arts Festival Historic Old Town Carmel Indiana Arts & Design District Carmel, IN September 26-27, 2009 43rd Annual Penrod Arts Fair Indianapolis Museum of Art Indianapolis, IN September 12, 2009 Mayors Award Winner 48th Annual Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff St. Joseph, MI July 11 & 12, 2009 Leeper Park Art Fair South Bend, Indiana June 19 - 20, 2009 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts KIA Art Fair June 6, 2009 Carmel International Arts Festival Historic Old Town Carmel Indiana Arts & Design District Carmel, IN September 27-28, 2008 Best in Media - Sculpture 6th Annual Orchard Lake Fine Art Show Bloomfield Hills, MI July 25, 26 & 27, 2008 47th Annual Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff St. Joseph, MI July 12 & 13, 2008 Best of Category - Sculpture 50th Annual South Haven Summer Art Fair South Haven, MI July 6, 2008 2008 Waterfront Invitational Art Fair Saugatuck, MI July 5, 2008 45th Annual East Lansing Art Festival East Lansing, MI May 17 & 18, 2008 Chicagoland Flower & Garden Art Show Donald E. Stevens Convention Center Rosemont, IL March 8-9, 2008 Virginia Wine Festival September 15 & 16, 2007 Morven Park Equestrian Center, Leesburg, VA ArtBeat September 6, 2007 South Bend Regional Museum of Art South Bend, IN Artoberfest October 6, 2007 Benton Harbor, MI Illinois Wine Festival (St. Louis) August 25-26, 2007 Hidden Lake Winery, Aviston, IL Connecticut Wine Festival (Hartford) August 4-5, 2007 Farmington Polo Grounds, Farmington, CT FUNDRAISERS Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children CASAblanca 2009 Cassopolis, MI August 2009 Summer Art Camp Fundraiser Allegan Area Arts Council Allegan, MI April 2009 Garden Party Benefit for the Memorial Garden at the Wellfield Botanical Gardens Four Winds Garden Club May 3, 2008 United Health Services Benefit Art Auction Century Center, South Bend, IN August 26, 2007 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jaworski Farm Market, South Bend, IN Jaworski Landscape and Nursery, Inc., Osceola, IN Jaworski Studio & Gardens, Union, MI EDUCATION B.S. Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN MEMBERSHIPS National Sculpture Society, 237 Park Ave. New York, NY 10017 South Bend Regional Museum of Art, 120 S. St. Joseph St., South Bend, IN 46601