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Orsini sculpture available at
Monarch Sculpture Park Gallery
Examples of other Orsini work
"Through my work, I attempt to communicate my joy in life. If my images invoke a response, I feel that I have attained my primary goal." - Myrna Orsini
In this 2005 book, Myrna Orsini is featured on two pages.
Education:
Worked with George Pratt. Vancouver, British Columbia. 1989.
Interned at Carlo Nicoli’s Marble Studio. Carrara, Italy. 1987
University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program. Cortona, Italy. Studied with Ted Metz. 1987
Internship at Valley Bronze Art Foundry. Joseph, Oregon. 1985.
M.A., University of Puget Sound. Tacoma, Washington. 1974
International Exhibitions:
"Rebirth." Solo Exhibition Tour: Sponsored by the Artist Union of Nikolaev. Nikolaev and Kiev, Ukraine. July through September 1993.
Gallery "Arka." Vilnius, Lithuania, July through August 1994.
Cultural exchange exhibitions sponsored by the Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest. Balatonfured and Budapest, Hungary. August 2004 through August 2005.
Solo Exhibitions:
"Orsini: A Retrospective." Papillon Gallery, Olympia, Washington. 2004
"Faces of Eve." Pro Art Gallery, Gig Harbor, Washington. 1991.
"Man and Myth: Expressions of the Collective Consciousness." Kimzey-Miller, Seattle, Washington. 1990
Monumental Sculptures:
"Conception," Yule marble and steel, Benini Sculpture Ranch, Johnson City, Texas. 2009
"Homage to Louise Nevelson," painted wood, Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington 2008
"Homage to Miro," painted steel, Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington. 2006
"Croquet Set," steel, mm, Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington, 2005
"Triangles." Powder coated stainless steel. Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington. 2003
"Pathways to Pride." Tenino sandstone, bronze. Five feet tall. Commissioned by Wing Luke Asian Museum for Hing Hay Park. Seattle, Washington. 2002
"Pick Up Sticks." Powder coated steel. Twenty two feet tall. Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington. 2001
"The Three Graces." Concrete. Fifteen feet tall.
Monarch Sculpture Park. Olympia, Washington. 2000
Owens Beach Promenade, Design Team member. Tacoma Washington. 1996-1997.
"The Gate." Ten-foot limestone and stainless steel sculpture. Created for Central Europas Parkas. Vilnius, Lithuania. 1994.
"Sunrise/Sunset." Seven-foot red granite sculpture. Vilnius, Lithuania. 1994.
"Bandura." Eight-foot limestone and brass sculpture. Created at Kiev International Stone Carving Symposium. Kiev, Ukraine. July/August 1993.
"Cat’s Cradle." Five-foot granite and stainless-steel mesh sculpture. Created at Central Europas Sculpture Park First International Symposium. Vilnius, Lithuania. July 1993.
"Affirmation." Four-by four-by eight-foot marble sculpture. Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma, Washington. 1992
"Firebird." An eight-foot granite sculpture. Created at "Pleinair," First International Symposium for Sculptors of Stone. Nikolaev, Ukraine. May/June 1992
Recent Awards:
First Place Award for "The Gate," ten-foot limestone and stainless steel sculpture. Central Europas Parkas. 1994
"Excellence in Arts." Pierce County Arts Commission: 1993.
First Place Award for "Bandura," eight-foot limestone and brass sculpture. Given by Artists Union and Ministry of Arts of the Ukraine. Kiev, Ukraine. 1993.
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