CHAD AWALT

EDUCATION:
1981 BA, University of Colorado
1989 – 92 Agrell & Thorpe School of Classical Woodcarving, San Francisco, CA
1992 – 95 Loveland Academy of Art, Loveland, CO
1994 Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
1997 High Museum of Art, Life Casting, Atlanta, GA
1997 – 2000 Studies with Terrence Coyle, Art Students League of NY; Chris DiDomizio, School of Old World Art, Atlanta, GA; Ed Moulthrop, properties of wood

COLLECTIONS:
Disney
Caesar’s Palace
Palmer Library
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Boxcomb Louise Museum, South Carolina
Alabama Supreme Court
Sheraton Corporate
Georgia State Capital

AWARDS:
1989, 1990, 1991 Woodworkers Guild of Georgia, 1st place, Woodcarving Division
1992, 1993, 1994 Southeastern Woodcarvers Association, Featured Guest Exhibitor
1996, 1997 Southeastern Woodcarvers Association, Judge for regional competition

PUBLICATIONS:
A list, A good look, Melissa Starker, 2004

“Awalt’s graceful nudes emerge like spirits condensing out of smoke, like images burned on breaking waves, or bodies partially concealed by mist. His sculptures are an investigation of how little it takes to express the whole.” – Citizen Times, Asheville, NC