ABOUT THE ARTIST

ALDO MORONI

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Father, Sculptor, Curator, Public Artist, Educator,
Director, California Building Gallery, Minneapolis, Mn.
 
Currently devoted to a five year project “Babylon
The piece is a 20’x8’x10’ process piece created in ceramic. It is being created in a dedicated studio adjacent to the California Building Gallery. It includes performances, video, and text documentation. It is widely published in print and digital media.
For ore information search “Aldo Moroni Babylon” on the Web.

| Work in Public Spaces | Museums | Galleries | Fellowships and Grants |
| Theatre | Work in Education | Bibliography |

 Significant permanent works in public spaces:
 
The Marcy Holmes Gateway Project, Minneapolis Public Art Program
Sixth Avenue Stroll” two city block long installation of 23 bronzes
 
The McKnight Foundation, Lobby,
“Water Garden”  120 sq ft water garden
 
The 9th Federal Reserve Bank, Lobby,
“This River This Place” 360 sq ft  6000 lbs ceramic

Minnesota Department of Transportation 6th district, lobby,
“Our Corner of the World 144 sq ft ceramic relief
 
General Mills, Lobby,
The Twin Cities” 2 @ 12 sq ft ceramic
 
Opus Corporation, Café,
The History of Architecture 120 sq ft encaustic
 
Instatnt Web Corporation, Lobby,
“Our World 160 sq ft encaustic
 
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, 19th floor,
“Mighty Mississippi River 176 sq ft encaustic
 
There are 30 other large installations in corporate collections across the U.S.

www.arts.state.mn.us/other/percent/cities/rochester.htm

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Museums: Permanent Collections:
 
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
“Pentalandia”
 
The Minneapolis Institute of Art
“Urban Life”
 
Museums: Exhibitions, solo
 
The Walker Art Center,
“Closing Night” installation of “Pentalandia” 2003
 
Kiehl Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Cloud,
“American Century” 2001
 
Katherine Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities,
“Aldo Moroni” 1984
 
Minnesota Art Center,
“Aldo Moroni” 1978
 
MCAD Gallery Minneapolis College of art and Design,
“Erehwon” 1976
 
 
Museums: Exhibitions, catalog, group
 
MCAD Gallery, Minneapolis College of Art and Design
“The Hauseman Years” 1982
“Eight McKnight Artists” 1988
“New Directions/ Eleven Artsits” 1983
 
Kiehl Gallery, University of Minnesota, St Cloud,
“New Works From Minneapolis” 1985
“One of a Kind” 1985
 
Minnesota Museum of Art, St Paul Mn.
“Remo Campopiano, Aldo Moroni”
 
Rochester Art Center, Rochester Mn
“Art from the Twin Cities” 1986
 
 Loveland Museum, Loveland Co.
“Contemporary American Ceramic Sculpture” 1998
 
Northern clay Center, Minneapolis Mn
“Jerome Foundation New Art” 1992
 
Gallery of the University of Nebraska
“Sense of Place” 1988
 
Tweed Musem, Duluth Mn
“One of a Kind” 1985
 
White Columns, Soho New York NY,
“Ten From Minnesota” 1986
 
Art Center of Minnesota
“Juried Show For Minnesota Sculpture”, jurors award 1991
“Juried Show For Minnesota Painters”, First Prize 1983
 
Minnesota State Fair Art Building
“Juried Show For Minnesota Painting”, jurors award 1986
“Juried Shoiw for Minnesota sculpture”, peoples choice award 1989
 
Art park, Lewiston NY
“The Summer Residencies” 1978
 
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis Mn
“Scale and Environment, Ten Sculptors” curator, Martin Friedman

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Select Solo Gallery Exhibitions
 
California Building Gallery, Minneapolis 2003
Babylon
 
Gallery 360, Minneapolis 2002
Skyscrapers

Circa Gallery, Miineapolis 2000
Aldo Moroni
 
Saint Paul Gallery, 1995
Aldo Moroni
 
Wilenski Arts, Minneapolis 1990
Gloria Civita
 
L’Ambiant, East Village NY 1986
Aldo Moroni
 
Robert Thompson Gallery, Minneapolis 1985
Designs for a Perfect World
 
Barry Richard Gallery, Minneapolis1983
Aldo Moroni
 
Stevens Gallery, Minneapolis 1975
I-LAND

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Select Fellowships Grants Awards
 
Bush Foundation Visual Artists Fellowship 1990
 
National Endowment For The Arts, Arts Midwest1990

McKnight Foundation Fellowships1985, 1988
 
Jerome Foundation Travel Study Grant 1991

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Theatre
 
Theatre De La Jeune Lune
“Place d' Bratille” 1987  sets
 
Red Eye Collaboration
“The Balcony” 1988  sets & costumes
 
The Fuller Young Peoples Theatre
“Volpone” 1989 sets
 
Varsity Theatre
“Artist in Trouble” 2005 actor

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Work in Education

Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Faculty Lecturer, Visual Studies 1988
 
Minnesota Art Center, faculty, 1977- 1982
 
Minnesota Museum of Art,  Resident, 1986
 
University of Minnesota,Twin cities Campus,  guest lecturer, 2004-1994
 
University of Minnesota St Cloud Campus,  guest lecturer, 1988
 
University of Minnesota,Twin cities Campus,  guest lecturer, 1985
 
University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1986
 
Twenty six residencies  at various elementary and secondary schools 1976 – 2005

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Bibliography
 
“Scale and Environment, ten sculptors” Walker Art Center, Friedman
Minneapolis Tribune September 29 1977 Front Page
Minneapolis Tribune November 9 1990 Front Page
Minneapolis Tribune August 29 2001 Front Page
Saint Paul Dispatch  July 15 1982 Front Page
Minneapolis Tribune  April 26 2001 Sunday Magazine
Minneapolis Observer November 2004
Gourmet Magazine, The Twin Cities November 1977
 
More than 450 articles various media

www.startribune.com/stories/368/4861842.html

www.startribune.com/viewers/story.php?story=860079
 
 
For more information as text, photo, or press conduct web search /Aldo Moroni / California Building Gallery / Babylon

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