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VITA

ANGELO L. CARAVAGLIA
4352 W Chama Dr
Glendale, Arizona 85310

Born: February 1925 - Erie, Pennsylvania
Died: May 2008 - Glendale, Arizona

Title: Professor of Art, University of Utah
Retired - June, 1991

EDUCATION:

Five Research Grants, University of Utah - For Experimentation with various materials and styles
1965-1968 Maxwell Gallery Grant to work in Florence, Italy
1963-1964 Dr. Francis Onorati - One Year Award to do Bronze Casting in Italy
1951-1952 Tiffany Grant (Graphics)
1950-1951 Fulbright Grant, Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy
1946-1950 Cranbrook Academy of Fine Arts, Bloomfield, Michigan

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Professor & Chairman, Department of Sculpture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Instructor, Fletcher Craft School, Ludlow, Vermont
Art Director, Erie Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

PROFESSIONAL GALLERIES and/or Professional Shows,

Rowan Tree Gallery, El Pedragal, Carefree, Arizona
Adelante Gallery, El Pedragal, Carefree, Arizona
Gallery 10, Scottsdale, Arizona
Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Maxwell Gallery, San Francisco, California
Harwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Capricorn Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland
El Prado Gallery, Sedona, Arizona
Kimball Art Center Gallery, Park City, Utah
Cuirazzi Gallery, Rome, Italy
Walter Gallery, Florence, Italy
Audubon Artists Exhibit, New York, N.Y
Erie Public Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania
Art Colony Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Chautaugua Art Association, Chautaugua, N.Y
Black Tulip Gallery, Dallas, Texas
McLean Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Rotunda Gallery, San Francisco, California
Studio Gallery, San Francisco, California
Mann Junior College, Kentfield, California
Utah State Fair, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Institute of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, Utah
Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Ross Widen Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Orr's Gallery, San Diego, California
I. D. Gallery, Whittier, California
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Natural Sculpture Society, New York, N. Y.

Exhibited in over 100 National & International Show.

Numerous prize awards through exhibition
competition in Sculpture, Graphics, Crafts.

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS:
Salt Lake Public Library - Brass Fountain
Kennecott Copper Corporation - Copper Relief
Mountain Bell Telephone Company - Two Large Bronzes
Enco Company - Bronze Relief
University of Utah - 1) Welded Figure, 2) Bronze Horse, 3) Bronze Figure-Welded Relief
U.S. Federal Building - Cast Cement Fountain
Utah Division of Fine Arts - Bronze Figure
Humane Society of Utah - Stone Carving
American Savings Bank - Bronze Relief
University of Utah Union Building - 9' X 10 Metal Sculpture
Episcopal Church - Provo, Utah, 8 foot Bas-relief
Episcopal Church - Brighton, Utah - Alter design in Wood & Metal
Roland Hall Chapel - Salt Lake City, Utah - Wood Relief Sculpture
Marriott Library - University of Utah, Bronze Figure
County Building - Salt Lake City, Utah, Wood Carving
City & County Building, Salt Lake City, Utah- Three 10-foot Figures in Beaten Copper
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah - Five Large Wood Carvings (10' X 5') 1991, Life-size "Star Maker" Bronze 1991
Dixie College, St. George, Utah, "Jacob Hamblin on a Horse" Bronze 1993
Utah Valley State College, Salt Lake City, Utah, "Gymnasts" Bronze 1994
Snow College, Ephraim Utah, "Icarus and Pegasus" Bronze 1994
Utah School For The Deaf & Blind Center, Ogden, Utah Water Fountain - 1995
Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah "Three Women Ribbon Dancers" Bronze 1995
Springville Art Museum, Springville Utah, "Mountain Man" Bronze 1995
Erie Public Library, Erie PA "Horse & Rider" 2001

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Loyola College Syracuse Museum of Art
Mercyherst College
Palm Springs Museum
Allegheny College
Erie Pennsylvania Museum
Ferr Collection
Hirshhorn Collection
Cranbrook Museum
Utah State University
University of Utah Art Museum
Wichita Art Museum
Indiana State Teachers College
Everhart Museum
Audubon Society, New York
Ross Wilden Collection
Daniel J. Fraad, Jr. Collection
Salt Lake City Art Museum
Salt Lake County Government Center (Nail head sheep)

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, PA
National Print Exhibition. Bradley University, Peoria, Ill.
Northwest Printmakers International Exhibit - Seattle, WA
National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y.
Decorative Arts & Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita, KS
Walker Art Institute - Glass, Fiber & Clay Exhibit, Minneapolis, MN.
National Print Annual - Dallas, TX
San Francisco Art Festival, San Francisco, CA
National Print Exhibition - Albnight Art Museum, Buffalo, N.Y.
Brooklyn Print Annual, Brooklyn, N.Y.
National Ceramic Exhibit, Syracuse, N.Y.
Oklahoma Printmakers Society, Oklahoma City, OK.
Southwestern Artists Biennial, SantaFe, N.M.
Contemporary Christian Art Festival, W. VA.
Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, W.VA
Pennsylvania Academy Exhibit of Prints & Drawings, Philadelphia, PA
Grumbacher Award for Graphic Art, New York, N.Y.
Tiffany Award - Graphic Art
Utah State Fair, First Prizes in Sculpture & Graphics, UT
Utah Institute of Fine Arts - Sculpture & Graphics, UT