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Athena Tacha Biography
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Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, College of Wooster, Ohio, 1990
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Ph.D. in Aesthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), France, 1963
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M.A. in Art History, Oberlin College, Ohio, 1961
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M.A. in Sculpture, National Academy of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece, 1959
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Rock and Water: New Photoworks by Athena Tacha, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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2006
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Small Wonders, New Sculptures and Photoworks, American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC (catalogue) (solo)
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2004
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Athena Tacha: Shields and Universes/ sculpture and drawings, Marsha Mateyka Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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2001
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Athena Tacha: New Sculpture and Drawings, Foundation for Hellenic Studies, New York, (catalogue) (solo)
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2000 - 2001
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Victory Plaza, 2000-01, water, granite pavers, concrete, 40,000 sq. ft., American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX (City of Dallas Public Art Committee)
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1998
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Sealed Memories (multimedia installation), University of Florida Art Gallery, Gainesville, FL (solo)
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1991 - 1993
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Transit, 1991-93, reddish concrete and mahogany granite with sandblasted photos, 18 x 30 x 55 ft., Dept. of Transportation, Hartford, CT (% for Art)
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1981 - 1992
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Connections, 1981-92, one city-block park with terraced gardens, Franklin Town, Philadelphia, PA (% for Art).
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1989
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Vulnerability: New Fashions, Franklin Furnace, New York, 1994 (catalogue) (solo)
New Works 1986 - 89, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (Galleria), (cat. essay by Thalia Gouma-Peterson)
Public Works, 1970-1988: A Retrospective Exhibition, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA,(cat. essay by Catherine & John Howett) (solo)
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1989
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New Works 1986 - 89, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (Galleria), (cat. essay by Thalia Gouma-Peterson) (solo)
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1989
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Public Works, 1970-1988: A Retrospective Exhibition, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (cat. essay by Catherine & John Howett) (solo)
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1985 - 1987
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Green Acres, 1985-87, buff brick, green slate, photo-sandblasted green granite and plants, ca. 3 x 77 x 85 ft., Department of Environmental Protection courtyard, Trenton, NJ. (1% for Art)
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1985 - 1986
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Merging, 1985-86, granite and waterfalls, ca. 8 x 71 x 83 ft., Case-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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1984
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Massacre Memorials, Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, NY(cat. essay by Lucy Lippard) (solo)
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1981 - 1982
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Blair Fountain, 1981-82, concrete, rocks and water, 30 x 60 x 80 ft., Low Water Dam Riverfront Park, Tulsa, OK
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1980 - 1982
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Leaning Arches, 1980-82, painted corten, 16 x ca. 20 x 40 ft., Douglas Road Metrorail Station, Miami, FL (Dade County Arts Council funds)
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1980 - 1981
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Curving Arcades (Homage to Bernini), 1980-81, painted corten, 16 x 50 x 74 ft., University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. National Endowment for the Arts matching grant
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1978
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Tape Sculptures, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, (catalogue) (solo)
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1975 - 1976
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Streams, 1975-76, sandstone, pumice rocks and lake pebbles, 10 x 30 x 20 ft., Vine Street Park, Oberlin, OH. National Endowment for the Arts and Ohio Arts Council grants
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| Literature |
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2006
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Athena Tacha, Small Wonders, essay by Anne Ellegood, catalogue for exhibition at American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC, 2006, Grayson Publishing, Washington, DC
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2000
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Dancing in the Landscape: the Sculpture of Athena Tacha, edited by James Grayson Trulove, essay by Harriet F. Senie, Grayson Publishing (Ariel Press), Washington, DC, 2000 (150 pp., 235 ill.)
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1998
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Cosmic Rhythms: Athena Tacha's Public Sculpture, by Elizabeth McClelland, Ohio Artists Now, Cleveland, OH 1998 (79 pp., 50 ill.).
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1982
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Athena Tacha: Public Sculpture, Oberlin, OH, 1982 (42 pp., 36 ill.).
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