Paul Bagley • Art • Design • Build

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Select Artist Experience

The Thanatopolis Prize (I-Park, CT) 

BRAF Grant Award, Burning Man (SF, CA) 

Fellowship Award (OVAF, OK) 

Finalist - Dallas Love Field Airport Public Sculpture in collaboration with BAU of OKC.

Public Art Sculpture: Bloom, Metro Park, Oklahoma City OK.

Public Art Sculpture: Revolutions, Norman, OK.

Public Art Sculpture: Desert Monsoon • Laramie WY.

Flaming Lotus Girls collaboration (SF CA). Paul was a lead fabricator designing a compound angle truss procedure to accurately calculate the structural composition. 

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Title

Independent Visual Artist; Industrial and Graphic Designer: Design Silo LLC;  Art Operative: Oklahoma City Public Art; Educator.

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Education

1988 B.F.A. Visual Communications: University of Oklahoma School of Visual Arts

1996-2000: The Cosanti Foundation; Arcosanti: apprentice in architecture, art, ecology, and instructor in collaboration with Architect-Artist Paolo Soleri. 

 

Competitions, Awards

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• Finalist, Site Responsive Art Residency Award Exhibition, 2021, I-Park CT.

• OVAC Concept Contemporary Art Exhibition, invited artist; 2020, AHHA Tulsa, OK.

• Dallas Love Field Airport Public Sculpture Finalist, collaboration: Butzer Architects and Urbanism, 2016 Dallas TX.

• Grant Recipient, Imagine Festival 2015: Doe Bay Resort, Orcas Island, WA.

• Public Art Purchase: “Looking Glass Prarie” by Midtown Renaissance, 2013, OKC.

• Artist Residency: A Ship in the Woods, Summer 2013; Del Mar, CA.

• OVAC Creative Projects Grant Recipient, Spring 2013: Vermont Studio Center Residency.

• Award Recipient, IAO Gallery: Edge Art Now, Spring 2013; OKC, OK.

• Vermont Studio Center Residency; partial fellowship and aid, Summer 2013;  Johnson VT.

• Concept/OK Survey Selected Artist, 2012; Tri-city Group Show, Hardesty Art Center, Tulsa OK.

• OVAC Creative Projects Grant Recipient, 2012; OK. Matching grant for CO Public Art installation: Apogaea.

• Apogaea Public Art Grant Recipient, Spring 2012; Pike National Forest, CO.

• FLUX Project Public Sculpture Semi-finalist Spring 2012; Atlanta, GA.

• OVAF Fellowship Award Recipient, Spring 2011; Oklahoma.

• OVAC Creative Projects Grant Recipient; 2011; Flaming Lotus Girls Public Art collaboration, San Francisco CA.

• Guest Artist Stipend: Tucson Puppet Works; All Souls Procession Fall 2010, Tucson AZ.

• Thanatopolis Prize Recipient: Public Art Installation Summer 2010, I-Park Connecticut.

• MMOS Grant Recipient: The All Souls Procession; Fall 2009 Tucson AZ.

• OVAC Creative Projects Grant Recipient OK;  Summer 2009 Public Art at the All Souls Procession,  Tucson AZ.

• IAO Edge Art Now: Best of Show Prize Spring 2008, OKC, OK.

• TPAC Grant Recipient: The All Souls Procession 2007, Tucson AZ.

• BRC Grant Recipient: Burning Man 2007; Playa Exhibit, Black Rock City, NV.

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Public Art Competitions

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2010 Public Art sculpture proposal Finalist, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City.

2013 Public Art sculpture proposal Finalist, Wilson Elementary School, Oklahoma City.

2016 Public Art finalist: Dallas Love Field Airport, TX in collaboration with Butzer Architects and Urbanism, OKC.

2019 Public Art sculpture proposal Finalist, Draper Lake Trails, Oklahoma City.

2020 Site-specific public art proposal Finalist, Route 66 Park, Oklahoma City.

2020 Public Art functional sculpture proposal Finalist, Draper Lake Trails, Oklahoma City.

2021 Memorial-specific public art proposal Finalist, Northeast High School Legacy Project, Oklahoma City.

2021 Site-specific public art sculpture proposal Finalist, Weisenhunt Sports Complex, Oklahoma City.

2021 Public mural proposal Finalist, Earlywine Golf Course, Oklahoma City.

2021 Public Art interior sculpture proposal Finalist, Earlywine Golf Course, Oklahoma City.

2022 Functional public art proposal Finalist, Fire Station 38, Oklahoma City.

2022 Site-specific public art sculpture proposal Finalist, Capitol View Park, Oklahoma City.

2022 Functional public art proposal Finalist, Civic Center Music Hall, OKC in collaboration with Artistic Glass Studio.

2023 Public Art Commission: Metro Park, Oklahoma City. Titled: BLOOM

2023 Public Art Finalist: Woodson Park Sports Complex, Oklahoma City.

2024 Public Art Commission: Capitol Hill Library, OKC. Titled: Journey to the Petroglyphs.

2024 Public Art Finalist: Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Oklahoma City.

2024 Public Art Finalist: Will Rogers Trails, Oklahoma City.

2024 Public Art Sculpture Commission, James Garner Ave. traffic circle, titled: Revolutions • City of Norman, OK.

2024 Public Art Sculpture Commission, Laramie Public Arts Coalition, titled: Desert Monsoon • Laramie WY.

2024 Public Art semi-Finalist: Gateway Public Art Project, Fort Worth TX • Budget: $534,500

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Exhibition Record • Invitations • Commissions

 

1987 Juried Student Show, Fred Jones Gallery, University of Oklahoma, OK

1987 Cover Art for Business news, Daily Oklahoman, Integris Medical Center.

1988 Juried Student Show, Fred Jones Gallery, University of Oklahoma, OK

1988 Cover Art for News Paper within the Daily Oklahoman, Integris Medical Center.

1997 Resident Show, Works sold (undocumented), Arcosanti, AZ.

1997 Performance Installation, Burning Man, Nevada

1998 Resident Show, Work stolen, Arcosanti, AZ.

1998 Performance Installation, Burning Man, Nevada

1999 Group Installation, Burning Man, Nevada

2000 Performance Installation, Burning Man, Nevada

2000 Zahn’s Café and Gallery, group show, Prescott, Arizona (controversial work “Threshold” removed)

2000 Permanent Installation, Arcosanti, AZ

2001 Mural Commission of original work, Boston, MA

2002 Public Art Installation, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2003 Invited artist:  Siltcast Art workshop at Originate, Tucson, AZ

2003 Public Art Installation, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2003 Press interview “Arizona Daily Star” of Public Art, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2003 Installation Art, group show, Solar Culture, Tucson, AZ

2004 Public Art Installation, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2005 Public Art Installation, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2006 Public Performance Art, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2006 On Cover of “The Arizona Daily Star” Tucson & Region, All Souls Procession, AZ

2007 HGTV Interview “That’s Clever” Segment, a “how to” on art, OKC, OK. Segment cancelled.

2007 Installation Art, Burning Man, NV; made possible by Black Rock City LLC Grant.

2007 Installation Art, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ; made possible with a TPAC Grant

2007 Community Art Instruction, Tucson Puppet Works, AZ

2008 Dinner In The Deuce (invited group show), Untitled Art Space, OKC, OK

2008 IAO Edge Art Now, juried group show, OKC, OK; Best of Show award

2008 Individual showing, Plaza District Café, OKC, OK

2008 Public Performance Art, All Souls Procession, Tucson, AZ

2008 Interview with Public Television KUAT, Tucson, AZ. Segment not yet aired.

2008 Solar Culture (group show) Tucson, AZ. 

2008-…Present: see Competitions Awards

2009 IAO Edge Art Now juried group show, OKC, OK (misinformed on judging date, work delivery) 

2009 IAO Rethink Recycle Redesign, juried group show, OKC, OK

2009 Participant panel discussion on Publicly funded Art with grant recipients, Burning Man, NV.

2010 Invited Artist (group show) Dinner in the Deuce, ArtSpace Untitled, OKC, OK. (work not             shown...Gallery interior inaccessible for large work).

2010 Invited Artist (ReThink ReCycle ReDesign Exhibit) Festival of the Arts, OKC., OK.

2010 Invited Panelist, Festival of the Arts, OKC (with David Phelps and Bert Seabourn) presented by The     Arts Council of OKC and Downtown College.

2010 New Work on display at Fusion Studio, OKC.

2010 Visiting Artist, Tucson Puppet Works: “Water: Wheel of Life” Installation, All Souls Procession, Tucson AZ.

2011 IAO Evolve, juried exhibition and fundraiser (Sustainable OKC) exploring sustainability.

2012 Temporary Public Art Finalist: FLUX, Atlanta, GA.

2012 Invited Residency: Norbert Francis Attard Studio, Valetta Malta (financial aid pending).

2012 Invited artists 12x12 group show annual fund raiser for OVAC, work sold.

2012 IAO Red Dot group show, invited artist.

2013 Public Art Purchase: “Looking Glass Prarie” by Midtown Renaissance, OKC.

2013 Invited Artist OVAC Group show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2014 Invited Artist OVAC Group show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2015 Invited Artist OVAC Group show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2017 Invited Artist OVAC Group show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2018 JRB Gallery: Outdoor kinetic functional sculpture display, Oklahoma City.

2018 Invited artist, IAO Gallery: Biting the Apple, artwork sold.

2019 Invited Artist Group Show: Allied Arts annual fundraiser, artwork sold.

2019 Invited Artist OVAC Group Show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2019 Invited Artist  Group show: Salle Gilbert-Gaillard, Clermont-Ferrand, France.

2020 Public Art functional sculpture Finalist, Draper Lake Trails, Oklahoma City.

2020 Invited Artist Triennial OVAC Concept Contemporary Art Exhibition, (Kansas and Oklahoma) AHHA Tulsa, OK.

2020 Invited Artist group show: : Allied Arts annual fundraiser. Postponed, COVID-19.

2020 Invited Artist, Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, Cancelled COVID-19.

2020 Public Art commission, invited Artist, Alley Doors,  Automobile Alley, Oklaahoma City..

2020 Invited Artist, Eleven on 11th. Public mural commission, Midtown Rennaisance, Oklahoma City.

2021 Memorial-specific public art Finalist, Northeast High School Legacy Project, Oklahoma City.

2021 Site Responsive Art Residency Award and Exhibition semi-finalist, I-Park, CT.

2021 Invited artist OVAC Group Show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2021 Invited Artist, Festival of the Arts sculpture garden, Oklahoma City.

2021 Public Art interior sculpture Finalist, Earlywine Golf Course, Oklahoma City, OK.

2021 Public Art mural Finalist, Earlywine Golf Course, Oklahoma City, OK.

2021 Public Art sculpture Finalist, Weisenhunt Sports Complex, Oklahoma Cit, OK.

2022 Invited Artist, Festival of the Arts sculpture garden, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2022 Oklahoma City Museum of Art Store gallery invitation, artwork sold.

2022 Invited Artist OVAC Group Show 12 x 12, Oklahoma City. artwork sold.

2022 Invited Artists, Harn Homestead Museum group show, Oklahoma City, artwork sold.

2022 Public Art Finalist, functional art • Fire Station 38, Oklahoma City, OK.

2022 Public Art Sculpture Finalist, Site-specific • Capitol View Park, Oklahoma City, OK.

2022 Public Art Finalist, functional art, Civic Center Music Hall, in collaboration with Artistic Glass Studio • OKC, OK.

​2023 Public Art kinetic Sculpture Finalist • Woodson Park, Oklahoma City, OK.

2023 Invited Artist, Festival of the Arts sculpture garden, Oklahoma City, works sold.

2023 Invited Artist, Myriad Gardens Pumpkinville commission.

2023 Invited Artist, Exquisite Corpse, Untitled Art Space, Oklahoma City, OK.

2023 Public Art Commission, Metro Park, titled: BLOOM • Oklahoma City, OK

2023 Public Art Commission • 2D artwork titled: Journey to the Petroglyphs • Capitol Hill Library, Oklahoma City, OK.

2024 Invited Artist, The Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City. artwork sold.

2024 Invited Artist, Myriad Gardens Pumpkinville commission.

2024 Oklahoma City Museum of Art Store gallery invitation, artwork sold.

2024 Public Art Sculpture Finalist, Capitol Hill, titled: Within • Oklahoma City, OK.

2024 Public Art kinetic Sculpture Finalist, Will Rogers Trails • Oklahoma City, OK.

2024 Public Art Sculpture Commission, James Garner Ave. traffic circle, titled: Revolutions • City of Norman, OK

2024 Public Art Sculpture Commission, Laramie Public Arts Coalition, titled: Desert Monsoon • Laramie WY.

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