Resume
Kevin Pettelle
P.O. Box 777, Sultan, WA. 98294
360 -793- 0783
kpettelle@skyvalley.net
www.soulinbronze.com
Education and Training
Self Taught: Anatomy and Sculpture, mentor Edwin Pettelle (father)
1976- 1980 Engraving on fossil ivory
1981- 1982 Apprenticed Raging River Foundry, Fall City, WA
1982- 1986 Apprenticed Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1987- 2004 N. W. Artworks Bronze Casting Service, Sultan, WA
2005- 2011 Additive Workshop, Wood Village, OR.
Work Related Experience
1976- 1977 Alaska Silver and Ivory, Bellingham, WA (commercial scrimshaw on fossil ivory)
1977- 1980 Freelance Artists, Bellingham, WA (fine art scrimshaw on fossil ivory)
1987- 2004 N. W. Artworks Bronze Casting Service, Sultan, WA, (co-founder and foundry director)
1980- 2012 Soul in Bronze Studio (full time sculptor)
Selected Public Commissions
2012 Moon Waves, City of Oak Harbor, WA; Commissioned by The City of Oak Harbor;
Project partners Everett Sound Machine, Industrial Fabrication
2011 Fisherman's Tribute, Port of Everett, Everett, WA; Commissioned by
The Fisherman’s Tribute Committee; Project partners Port of Everett, City of Everett, Additive Workshop, Soderberg Bronze
2011 Battle Ground Memorial, US Parks Dept, Big Hole National Monument, Idaho; Project partners Turner Exhibits, Rainbow Metals, Soderberg Bronze
2010 Red Tail Hawk, Hawk’s Prairie Roundabout, Lacey, WA; Commissioned by The City of Lacey; Project partners Rienmuth Foundry, Industrial Fabrication0
2009 Ped, Wenatchee, WA; Commissioned by Art on the Avenues; Project partners Bronze Works Foundry, Industrial Fabrication
2008 Late for the Interurban, Fremont District Seattle, WA; Commissioned by JP Patches Sculpture Fund and Urban Sparks; Project partners Additive Workshop, Cascade Foundry, Rainbow Metals
2007 Pathfinder, Renton Airport, Renton, WA; Commissioned by The Museum of Flight; Project partners Bill Jepson, Whidbey Bronze, Turner Exhibits, Pentz Foundry
2006 Simple Song, Performance Art Center, Everett, WA; Commissioned by Friends of Mike Jordan; Project partners Everett Parks and Recreation, Whidbey Bronze
2004 Guppo the Clown, YMCA, Wenatchee, WA; Commissioned by Friends of Paul Pugh; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
2003 Pioneer Family, Pioneer Park, Monroe, WA; Commissioned by Tualco Grange #284, Monroe Historical Society; NW Artworks Foundry
2002 Top of the World, Providence Hospital, Everett, WA; Commissioned by The Children’s Foundation; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
2001 Good Dog Carl, Meridian Park, Seattle, WA; Commissioned by Friend of Meridian Park; Project partners Alexandra Day, NW Artworks Foundry
2000 The Future Dreaming, Sultan Community Center, Sultan, WA; Commissioned by The City of Sultan,; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
1997 Coast Guard Memorial; Coast Guard Base, La Push, WA; Commissioned by The United States Coast Guard; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry;
1990 Hayes Holman; Green River Community College, Green River, WA, Commissioned by Green River Community College; Project Partners NW Artworks Foundry
Selected Collections
City of Puyallup ( 2 sculptures)
City of Wenatchee (4 sculptures)
City of Everett (3 sculptures)
Boeing
Washington Mutual Bank
ADP
Clorox Corporation
Fireborne
Pilgrim Glass
Volvo
Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Solo and
Featured Artist Exhibitions
2012 Artist of the Year, Schack Arts Center, Everett, WA
2010 Matzke Fine Art, Camano Island, WA
2007 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2005 Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2003 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2002 772 Cameo, Columbus, OH
2002 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2001 On Bronze, Kirkland, WA
1998 772 Cameo, Columbus, OH
1997 Sultan Arts Council, Sultan, WA
1997 Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery; Kirkland, WA
1996 Maritz Gallery, Camano Island, WA
1996 Side Street Gallery, Lopez Island, WA
1996 Langley Gallery, Langley, WA
1995 Sticks and Stones Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR
1996 Sticks and Stones Gallery, Seattle, WA
1990 Twin Cranes Gallery, Seattle, WA
1986 Gallery DeGrasia, LaConner, WA
1985 Golden Gallery, Snohomish, WA
Group
Exhibitions:
Matzke Fine Art and sculpture park; Camino Island, WA 1996- 2012
Gallery Mack; Seattle, WA 1996- 2012
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Bellevue, WA 2009– 2012
San Francisco Arts Exchange, San Francisco, CA 2000 - 2011
Westcot Bay Reserve, San Juan Island, WA 2002 - 2007
Gallery St. George, Scottsdale, AZ 2002
Celebration of the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 2002
772 Cameo, Columbus, OH 2000 - 2008
Waterworks gallery, Friday Harbor, WA 2000 -2010
Washington Convention Center, Seattle, WA 2000
Redmond Park, Redmond, WA 2001, 2000
Lois Neiter Fine Arts, Los Angeles and Malibu, CA 2000 – 2009
Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA 2005, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996
Gallery Mack’s Art Connection, Palm Desert, CA 2004, 2003, 1999, 1998
On Bronze, Kirkland, WA 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
History of the World Part IV, Camino Island, WA 2007 - 1996
Art of the Garden, Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA 2000
Collector’s Showcase, Snohomish, WA 2007 -1984
Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA 1995 - 2008
Touch of Class, Sultan, 2000, 1999, 1994
Peace Arch Park; Blaine, WA 2000
Monarch Sculpture Center , Tenino, WA 2002, 2000
Metal Urge/Art Stop, Tacoma, WA 2000
Arts Downtown, Puyallup, WA 1997 - 2007
Bassetti Crocked Arbor Gardens, Woodinville, WA 2003, 2002, 1999
Sculpture “98”, Seattle, WA 1998
Street of Dreams, Tacoma, WA 1998
Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR 1997, 1996
Parallex Gallery, Startup, WA 1997, 1996, 1995
Sunburst Gallery, Lake Chelan, WA 1997, 1996, 1995
A.I.A. Show, Seattle, WA 1997
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2003, 1996, 1994, 1993
Terra Gallery, Olympia, WA 1997
Cranbrook Gallery, Seattle, WA 1997
Kirkland Library, Kirkland, WA 1997
Mercer Island Indoor Outdoor Gallery, Mercer Island, WA 1996, 1995 Bill Reese Gallery, Wenatchee, WA 1996,
Sticks and Stones Gallery, Solo exhibition, Seattle, WA 1996, 1995
Art in the Park, Loveland, CO 1994, 1990
Museum Exhibitions
2003 A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
1986 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1986 Whatcom Art Museum Show, Bellingham, WA
Awards
2012
Snohomish County Artist of the Year, Schack Center, Everett , WA_
Artist
Residencies and
Workshops:
1990, Canyon Creek Elementary School, Monroe WA
3 classes, 70 students
1995, Edmonds Community Collage, Edmonds WA
2 workshops, 30 students
1996, Edmonds High School, Edmonds WA
3 classes, 75 students
1997 to 1999, Northwest Artworks Foundry, Sultan WA,
10 students average, Adult 5 day sculpture intensives
2000, Redmond Elementary School, Redmond WA
Entire school
2000, Inglemoor High School, Kenmore WA
10 students, Student forum to design sculpture for the school
1998, Camp Brotherhood, Mount Vernon, WA
1 workshop, 8 students
1999 to 2004, Sultan Elementary School, Sultan WA
2 classes, 60 students
2005, Sultan Middle School, Sultan, WA
1 class, 28 students
2006 Sultan Elementary School, Sultan WA
5 groups, 50 students
2004 to 2006, Westcott Bay Institute, San Juan Island, WA
Middle and high school, 76 students
2004 to 2009, Columbia Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 75 students per year
2005-2009 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2005-2009 Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2005-2008 Mission View Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 65 students per year
2006-2009 Washington Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2006-2009 Sunny Side Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 58 students per year
2008 WAEA Conference Tacoma, WA
P.O. Box 777, Sultan, WA. 98294
360 -793- 0783
kpettelle@skyvalley.net
www.soulinbronze.com
Education and Training
Self Taught: Anatomy and Sculpture, mentor Edwin Pettelle (father)
1976- 1980 Engraving on fossil ivory
1981- 1982 Apprenticed Raging River Foundry, Fall City, WA
1982- 1986 Apprenticed Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1987- 2004 N. W. Artworks Bronze Casting Service, Sultan, WA
2005- 2011 Additive Workshop, Wood Village, OR.
Work Related Experience
1976- 1977 Alaska Silver and Ivory, Bellingham, WA (commercial scrimshaw on fossil ivory)
1977- 1980 Freelance Artists, Bellingham, WA (fine art scrimshaw on fossil ivory)
1987- 2004 N. W. Artworks Bronze Casting Service, Sultan, WA, (co-founder and foundry director)
1980- 2012 Soul in Bronze Studio (full time sculptor)
Selected Public Commissions
2012 Moon Waves, City of Oak Harbor, WA; Commissioned by The City of Oak Harbor;
Project partners Everett Sound Machine, Industrial Fabrication
2011 Fisherman's Tribute, Port of Everett, Everett, WA; Commissioned by
The Fisherman’s Tribute Committee; Project partners Port of Everett, City of Everett, Additive Workshop, Soderberg Bronze
2011 Battle Ground Memorial, US Parks Dept, Big Hole National Monument, Idaho; Project partners Turner Exhibits, Rainbow Metals, Soderberg Bronze
2010 Red Tail Hawk, Hawk’s Prairie Roundabout, Lacey, WA; Commissioned by The City of Lacey; Project partners Rienmuth Foundry, Industrial Fabrication0
2009 Ped, Wenatchee, WA; Commissioned by Art on the Avenues; Project partners Bronze Works Foundry, Industrial Fabrication
2008 Late for the Interurban, Fremont District Seattle, WA; Commissioned by JP Patches Sculpture Fund and Urban Sparks; Project partners Additive Workshop, Cascade Foundry, Rainbow Metals
2007 Pathfinder, Renton Airport, Renton, WA; Commissioned by The Museum of Flight; Project partners Bill Jepson, Whidbey Bronze, Turner Exhibits, Pentz Foundry
2006 Simple Song, Performance Art Center, Everett, WA; Commissioned by Friends of Mike Jordan; Project partners Everett Parks and Recreation, Whidbey Bronze
2004 Guppo the Clown, YMCA, Wenatchee, WA; Commissioned by Friends of Paul Pugh; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
2003 Pioneer Family, Pioneer Park, Monroe, WA; Commissioned by Tualco Grange #284, Monroe Historical Society; NW Artworks Foundry
2002 Top of the World, Providence Hospital, Everett, WA; Commissioned by The Children’s Foundation; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
2001 Good Dog Carl, Meridian Park, Seattle, WA; Commissioned by Friend of Meridian Park; Project partners Alexandra Day, NW Artworks Foundry
2000 The Future Dreaming, Sultan Community Center, Sultan, WA; Commissioned by The City of Sultan,; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry
1997 Coast Guard Memorial; Coast Guard Base, La Push, WA; Commissioned by The United States Coast Guard; Project partners NW Artworks Foundry;
1990 Hayes Holman; Green River Community College, Green River, WA, Commissioned by Green River Community College; Project Partners NW Artworks Foundry
Selected Collections
City of Puyallup ( 2 sculptures)
City of Wenatchee (4 sculptures)
City of Everett (3 sculptures)
Boeing
Washington Mutual Bank
ADP
Clorox Corporation
Fireborne
Pilgrim Glass
Volvo
Weyerhaeuser Corporation
Solo and
Featured Artist Exhibitions
2012 Artist of the Year, Schack Arts Center, Everett, WA
2010 Matzke Fine Art, Camano Island, WA
2007 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2005 Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2003 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2002 772 Cameo, Columbus, OH
2002 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA
2001 On Bronze, Kirkland, WA
1998 772 Cameo, Columbus, OH
1997 Sultan Arts Council, Sultan, WA
1997 Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery; Kirkland, WA
1996 Maritz Gallery, Camano Island, WA
1996 Side Street Gallery, Lopez Island, WA
1996 Langley Gallery, Langley, WA
1995 Sticks and Stones Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR
1996 Sticks and Stones Gallery, Seattle, WA
1990 Twin Cranes Gallery, Seattle, WA
1986 Gallery DeGrasia, LaConner, WA
1985 Golden Gallery, Snohomish, WA
Group
Exhibitions:
Matzke Fine Art and sculpture park; Camino Island, WA 1996- 2012
Gallery Mack; Seattle, WA 1996- 2012
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Bellevue, WA 2009– 2012
San Francisco Arts Exchange, San Francisco, CA 2000 - 2011
Westcot Bay Reserve, San Juan Island, WA 2002 - 2007
Gallery St. George, Scottsdale, AZ 2002
Celebration of the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ 2002
772 Cameo, Columbus, OH 2000 - 2008
Waterworks gallery, Friday Harbor, WA 2000 -2010
Washington Convention Center, Seattle, WA 2000
Redmond Park, Redmond, WA 2001, 2000
Lois Neiter Fine Arts, Los Angeles and Malibu, CA 2000 – 2009
Flower and Garden Show, Seattle, WA 2005, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996
Gallery Mack’s Art Connection, Palm Desert, CA 2004, 2003, 1999, 1998
On Bronze, Kirkland, WA 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999
History of the World Part IV, Camino Island, WA 2007 - 1996
Art of the Garden, Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA 2000
Collector’s Showcase, Snohomish, WA 2007 -1984
Art on the Avenues, Wenatchee, WA 1995 - 2008
Touch of Class, Sultan, 2000, 1999, 1994
Peace Arch Park; Blaine, WA 2000
Monarch Sculpture Center , Tenino, WA 2002, 2000
Metal Urge/Art Stop, Tacoma, WA 2000
Arts Downtown, Puyallup, WA 1997 - 2007
Bassetti Crocked Arbor Gardens, Woodinville, WA 2003, 2002, 1999
Sculpture “98”, Seattle, WA 1998
Street of Dreams, Tacoma, WA 1998
Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR 1997, 1996
Parallex Gallery, Startup, WA 1997, 1996, 1995
Sunburst Gallery, Lake Chelan, WA 1997, 1996, 1995
A.I.A. Show, Seattle, WA 1997
Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, WA 2003, 1996, 1994, 1993
Terra Gallery, Olympia, WA 1997
Cranbrook Gallery, Seattle, WA 1997
Kirkland Library, Kirkland, WA 1997
Mercer Island Indoor Outdoor Gallery, Mercer Island, WA 1996, 1995 Bill Reese Gallery, Wenatchee, WA 1996,
Sticks and Stones Gallery, Solo exhibition, Seattle, WA 1996, 1995
Art in the Park, Loveland, CO 1994, 1990
Museum Exhibitions
2003 A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO
1986 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1986 Whatcom Art Museum Show, Bellingham, WA
Awards
2012
Snohomish County Artist of the Year, Schack Center, Everett , WA_
Artist
Residencies and
Workshops:
1990, Canyon Creek Elementary School, Monroe WA
3 classes, 70 students
1995, Edmonds Community Collage, Edmonds WA
2 workshops, 30 students
1996, Edmonds High School, Edmonds WA
3 classes, 75 students
1997 to 1999, Northwest Artworks Foundry, Sultan WA,
10 students average, Adult 5 day sculpture intensives
2000, Redmond Elementary School, Redmond WA
Entire school
2000, Inglemoor High School, Kenmore WA
10 students, Student forum to design sculpture for the school
1998, Camp Brotherhood, Mount Vernon, WA
1 workshop, 8 students
1999 to 2004, Sultan Elementary School, Sultan WA
2 classes, 60 students
2005, Sultan Middle School, Sultan, WA
1 class, 28 students
2006 Sultan Elementary School, Sultan WA
5 groups, 50 students
2004 to 2006, Westcott Bay Institute, San Juan Island, WA
Middle and high school, 76 students
2004 to 2009, Columbia Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 75 students per year
2005-2009 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2005-2009 Lewis & Clark Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2005-2008 Mission View Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 65 students per year
2006-2009 Washington Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 68 students per year
2006-2009 Sunny Side Elementary School, Wenatchee, WA
all 5th grade classes, 58 students per year
2008 WAEA Conference Tacoma, WA