Thomas H. Sayre
311-200 W. Martin Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Telephone: (919) 821-2775
Facsimile: (919) 821-0804
Website: www.clearscapes.com, www.thomassayre.com
E-mail: thsayre@clearscapes.com
Employment:
In 1980, Thomas Sayre co-founded with Steve Schuster, Clearscapes, which is a multidisciplinary design firm. Functioning as a sculptor, Mr. Sayre has been involved in the design and construction of numerous projects ranging from children's museums, historic renovations, art museums, performing arts centers, as well as both public and private art commissions.
Education:
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Attended St. Albans School, Washington, D. C, 1965-1969
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Studied welding, metal fabrication and design with Thomas D. Soles, Sculptor
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Received Morehead Scholarship at UNC-Chapel Hill, 1969-1973
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Studied sculpture with Robert Howard
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Received a double B.A. in English and Fine Arts, 1973
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Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude
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One year of Master of Fine Arts Program at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1975-1976
Selected Awards:
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2008 Year in Review, Americans for the Arts, Public Art Network, Furrow Public Art, Charlotte Area Transit System
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Sam Ragan Award for Fine Arts, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 2008
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Mayor's Urban Design Awards, 2007 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), Steward
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Job of the Year, National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association 2006 Honor Awards, Mangrove Islands
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Design Guild Regional Award, College of Design, North Carolina State University, 2002
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Raleigh Medal of the Arts Recipient, 2000
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National Endowment for the Arts Grant, 1995 ISAF
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National ALA Religious Art and Architecture Design Award, 1995 for Lenten Crosses: Burned, Shot, Sawn
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North Carolina Artist Fellowships, 1993, 1986
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Michigan Society of Fellows, 1974-76
Selected Commissions and Public Projects:
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Untitled, Tanque Verde Road Project, Tucson, Ariz., 2008-2009
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Untitled, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo., 2008-2009
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Untitled, Nationals Baseball Stadium, Washington, D.C., 2008-2009
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Untitled, San Jose Police Substation, San Jose, Calif., 2007-2008
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Axes, Living Learning Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., 2007
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Steward, Calgary Water Centre, Alberta, 2006-2007
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Tapping Time, Valley Metro Rail Station, Phoenix, Ariz., Implementation 2006-2007
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D' Arbonne, Lake D'Arbonne State Park, Farmerville, La., 2006
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Furrow, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), Charlotte, NC, 2006-2007
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Prem School Sculpture, Chiang Mai, Thailand Autoweave, Tampa International Airport, Tampa, Fla., 2005
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Jar, Hapgood Residence, Leverett, Mass., 2005
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Trajectory, City of Charlotte Arena, Charlotte, NC, 2005
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July Garden, Criminal Justice Center, Pinellas County, Fla., 2005
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Mangrove Islands, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood, Florida International Airport, 2005
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Phuket Cheddi, Phuket, Thailand, 2004
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Almost Freezing, Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande, Ore., 2004
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Wapato, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Portland, Ore., 2004
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Stacking Tower, Fire Station No.6, City of St. Petersburg, Fla., installed February 2003
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Nest, Stanton, Virginia, 2003 Black Rock, Black Rock Cultural Arts Center, Germantown, Md., 2002
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Grandiflora, Wendover Heights Commission, Charlotte, NC, 2000
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Terra Firma, Lobby Floor, South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, SC, 1999-2000
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Gyre, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1999 (now accessioned to permanent collection)
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Khan's Garden, University of North Carolina-Wilmington, NC, 1997
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Wings Torn Off, Visual set by Thomas Sayre in collaboration with choreographer Shiu-Chin Yu. Taipei Theatre, New York City, New York, 1996
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Tables, Fordham University, New York City, NY, 1996
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Green Flash, Hartsfield International Airport, International Concourse, Atlanta, Ga., 1996
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Canoe Lights, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1996 Nepenthe, San Francisco, Calif., 1993
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Skylights, Istanbul, Turkey, 1993
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Untitled, Kowloon, Hong Kong 1990
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Sacramento Cairn, Sacramento, Calif. 1989
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Warrior, Perth, Australia
Art Plans:
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South Washington Street Revitalization (One City Block), Rocky Mount, NC
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The Body Shop North American Headquarters (100,000 SF), Wake Forest, NC
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Exploris Children's Museum (85,000 SF), Raleigh, NC
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Pine State Creamery- Multi-Use Historic Revitalization (One City Block), Raleigh, NC
One-Person Shows:
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“Thomas H. Sayre: Smoke Paintings”, Glance Gallery, April-May, 2004
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“Thomas H. Sayre: New Works II, Fayetteville Museum of Art, August-November, 2002
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“Thomas Sayre: Gun Shot Paintings”, Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2000
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“Thomas Sayre”, Carillon Building, Charlotte, NC, 1996
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Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, 1992, 1995
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University of North Carolina - Visiting Artist, 1991
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Fayetteville Museum, Fayetteville, NC, Winter, 1988
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St. Johns Museum, Wilmington, NC, 1988
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Raleigh Contemporary Gallery, Raleigh, NC, 1987, 1990
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SECCA, Winston-Salem, NC
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North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
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Waterworks Visual Arts Center, Salisbury, NC
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Alpena Museum, Alpena, Mi.
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Rackham Gallery, Ann Arbor, Mi.
Group Shows:
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NEA Regional Award Recipients, NEA Panel, Atlanta
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South Florida Art Center, Miami, Fla., 1996
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South Carolina State Museum, 1994
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Mint Museum, 1993
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John Portman Invitational, Atlanta, Ga., 1992
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North Carolina Triennial, 1986, 1990, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
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ArtQuest '87 (Merit Award Winner), Boston, MA; Los Angeles, Calif., 1987
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N C Arts Fellowship Award Exhibition, SECCA, Winston-Salem, N C 1985
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Northern Telecom Invitational, 1983, 1984, 1987
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Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
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Pheiffer College, SC
Collections:
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Kobe Precision
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Penta Hotels
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New World Hotel
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Nations Bank
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First Union Bank
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Northern Telecom
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USAA
Reviews & Professional Papers:
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“A Review of the Thomas Sayre Exhibition at Artspace in Raleigh”, North Carolina - Out of the Ground: New Earthcastings by Thomas Sayre, Carolina Arts, June 2007, by Andrea Gomez
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“A Work in Progress”, Triangle Lifestyle Magazine, November/December, 2001, pg. 28-32, by Sheree Thaxton
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“Thomas Sayre: The Serendipity of Earth Casting”, Sculpture, September, 2001, pg. 14-15, by Raphaela Platow
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“Drive-by Sculpture Teaches A Lesson in Perception”, The Charlotte Observer, September 2000 by Alan Michael Parker
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“Portrait of the Artist: Thomas Sayre”, North Carolina Museum of Art Preview, Huston Pascal, August, 2000
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“Bold Art Enhances Development”, Creative Loafing, June 24, 2000, pg. 38-39, by Amy Swisher
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Liberal Daily News, Taiwan, July 17, 1998
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“Children’s Museum about the World”, Korean Architects, (May, 1995), pg. 40--45 (color photos: wind reeds, marble wall, rocks and stream)
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“Concrete Foundations”, Architecture, July, 1994) pg. 50-57 (color photos: “Brothers” and “Cousins”, pg.57, “Untitled”, 1994, pg. 52)
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“Spirited Revisions”, Historic Preservation, (May/June 1992) p. 12 by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean. Feature article with color photo
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“0bjects: Bat House to Beach Art”, Architecture (October, 1989) p. 71 (color photo: “Fork, Knife, and Spoon”)
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“Sculpture Source Success”, Sculpture (July/ August, 1989) p. 18 (color photo: “Sacramento Cairn”)
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Halperen, Max “Thomas Sayre, A Review” New Art Examiner, Chicago, Ill., Winter 1988
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“Designs for the Handicapped”, The Wall Street Journal (March 23, 1988) p. 29
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“AIA Component Awards”, Architecture, (The Tenth Annual Review of New American Architecture) (May, 1987) p. 63. (color photo: Beer Wholesalers Assoc. Headquarters)
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Litt, Steven “Thomas Sayre” Art Papers, Atlanta, GA (March/April 1985) p. 28
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