Stuart Frederick Kraft

115 Payne St.
Dallas, Texas. 75207
stukraft@swbell.net
214-651-1661

Representation
Shidoni Gallery Santa Fe, NM
Portals Gallery Chicago, IL
Stuart Kraft Studio Dallas, TX

Education
2002 MFA, Sculpture / New Media. University of NorthTexas.
1990 Certificate, Care of Public Sculpture. Department of the Interior.
1977 BFA, Jewelry and metals, University of North Texas.

Exhibitions
2002 May Dallas Video Festival, Kalita Humphries Theater, Dallas Tx.
2002 May Oxymora, Contradictory Concepts. SFK Studio, Dallas, Tx.
2002 - 1998 October, S.O.F.A. Exhibition Chicago IL.
2001 August Edith Baker Gallery Furniture Show, Dallas, Tx.
2000 - 1999 Februrary Irving Art Center Irving Tx.
1995 June Portals Gallery Solo Show, Chicago, IL.
1995 May Hunter Museum Garden Benches, Chattanooga Tn.
1995 March Art America Exhibition, Miami Beach, Fla,
1995 January Miami International Art Expo Miami Beach, Fla.
1993 September Dallas Visual Arts Center Form/Function, Dallas, Tx.
1993 April Gwinnet County Civic Center Park Benches, Atlanta, Ga.
1992 May Chicago International Art Exposition Chicago IL.
1992 May Lillian Heidenberg Gallery Solo, New York, Ny.
1992 January Miami International Art Expo Miami Beach, Fla.
1992 January Annex Gallery Solo, Palm Beach, Fla.
1991 June Chicago International Art Exposition Chicago Il.
1991 January Avenue Gallery Solo, Palm Beach, Fla.
1989 November Nuvo Gallery Solo, Dallas Tx.
1987 August Mill Street Gallery, Solo Show, Aspen, Co.
1987 March McAllen International Museum, Solo, McAllen, Tx.
1987 April Albany Art Museum, Solo, Albany Tx.

Professional
2002 August Videographer/Editor. Texas Touring Artist Conf., Texas Commission on the Arts. Austin, TX
2002 January Video Equipment Grant, Research and installation of digital videography. TRC. Dallas, Tx.
2002 - 1977 Artist in Education, Texas Commission on the Arts, Austin, Tx.
2002 - 1989 Designer, FellisimoÕs, Green Furniture, New York, Ny. Reclaimed metal chairs.
2001 November Guest Lecturer, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Tx. Jewelry workshop.
2001 August. Lecturer, Annual Arts in Education Conference. Texas Commission on the Arts. Austin Tx.
2000 April Juror, 5th District Congressional Art Competition, Austin,Tx.
2000 - 1998 Juror, U.S. Post Office, State Art Competition, TCA, Austin, Tx.
1993 January Trophy Design, Association of Women Journalists, Dallas,Tx.
1989 Christmas Designer, Neiman Marcus "pet bed" Christmas Catalog. National.
1993 - 1986 Guest Artist, Corbero Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
1986 April Finalist, Texas Vietnam and Korean War Memorial, Austin, Tx.
1984 Fall Artist in Residence, Pegasus '84, DISD, Dallas Tx.
1984 Summer Sculptor in Residence, Forma, Prelip, Yugoslavia.
1976 September Artists in the Prisons, TCA/Federal Bureau of Prisons Selected Public Sculpture
1994 Museum Benches Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1993 Park Benches Gwinnet County Civic Center, Atlanta, Ga.
1989 Dactyl McAllen International Museum, McAllen, Tx.
1988 Coyote City of Corsicana, Tx.
1988 Bison Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Tx 1987 Athlete City of Huntsville, Tx.
1986 Challenger Valley Ranch, Dallas, Tx.
1985 Gabriel Dallas, Tx.
1984 Totem Museum of Prilep, Prilep, Yugoslavia,
1984 Pegasus Arts Magnet High School. Dallas, Tx.
1982 Phoenix Stoneliegh P. Dallas Tx. Selected

Publications
2002 September, Texas Commission on the Arts, TCANET, DVD Documentary - Texas Touring Conference
2002 January, Dallas Arts Revue.com Text, December, Authored,
2000 April, Dallas Arts Revue.com Text and Photos, J.R.Compton,
2000 February, Breaking New Ground, Catalog, M. Inman, IAC, Irving,
2000 Spring, Garden Ideas and Outdoor Living Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens Publications, Text/ and Photos,
1999 October, D. Magazine, Text and Photos,
1997 Winter, Iguana Heads and Texas Tales. Robert Wade, Photographer, Documentary Photos,
1996 Fall, A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas Carol Morris Little, Univ. of Texas press.
1996 May, 17 Chicago Tribune, Home. Photo and Text, Karen Klages
1995 August, Colorado Homes and Lifestyles, Photo
1995 - 1994 Dallas Fort Worth Design Magazine, Photo,and Text,
1992 September, 17 New York Times, Home, Photo and Text.
1991 A Landscape of the Arts in Texas, Cover Portrait, TCA
1991 May 19 Chicago Tribune, Home, Photo and Text,
1989 Fall Tucson Guide Magazine, Cover Art, 1987 October Elle Magazine, Photo and Text.
1985 Meadows Foundation Annual Report, Text and Photos, Selected Film and Video Experience
2002 Producer, Firedancer, Dallas Video Festival. Dallas, Tx.
2002 May, Documentary Grant, City of South Padre Island. Texas.
2001 March, Prop Master, Rough Magazine. Cover. Dallas Society of Visual Communications. Dallas, Texas.
2000 April Actor, Family Shield. NBC-TV, Bartender. Dallas, Tx.
1985 Prop Maker, Robo Cop. Movie, Dallas, Tx.
1978 Prop Assistant, Grizzly Adams. TV. Ruidoso, N.M.
I976 Assistant, David Dow. Experimental Digital Colorizing. Denton / Dallas, TX.
1976 Helicopter Video and Still Documenter. Robert Wade. Bicentennial Map. Dallas, Tx.

Digital Media used in Art Applications
Macintosh OS X, Final Cut Pro 3, Photoshop 6, Netscape Communicator 4.72, Anarchie 3.6.1, Graphic Converter, Streamline, Adobe PageMill. Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office. DreamWeaver. I Movie. QuickTime. Toast.

Digital Equipment
Titanium 667 G4, DVD-CD-R. Canon XL1S Camcorder. IMac350 Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Ink Jet Printer, Umax Astra, 2100U Scanner. CXA Heath Shape Cutter, Oxy/ Propane Pantograph steel cutting machine.

Selected Commercial Installations
1995 August Jesus Bautista Moroles, Granite. Belo Building Art Garden. Dallas Tx.
1994 October Doug MacWithey, Installation, Steel, Plaster, Water. 60' x 60' x 20', Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas, Tx.
1991 May Bernar Venet, Steel Ribbon, 30' x 8' x 12', Centrum Dallas, Tx.
1986 August Aiko Miyawaki, Stainless Steel Sculpture, 60' x 30' x 16' , Lincoln Properties, Dallas, Tx.

Conservation
2002 February Conservator, Bronze Baldichin. St. Paul Hospital Chapel. Dallas, Tx,
2000 April Conservator City of Huntsville, Huntsville, Tx.
1984 May Conservator in Residence TCA, Corsicana, Tx.
1987 - 1984 Conservator Meadows Foundation, Dallas, Tx.
1992 March Consultant New York Custom House Restoration, N.Y.C.
1992 - 1982 Consultant Jim Lake Company. Bishop St. Arts District Restoration. Oak Cliff Tx.