George Lundeen - 1966
April 13, 2008
George Lundeen – 1966
1966 Holdrege High School Graduate
A native of Holdrege, Nebraska, Lundeen was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar studying at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy. He holds a masters in Fine Arts from the University of Illinois and a bachelor of arts from Hastings College in Nebraska.
George Lundeen established his sculpting studio in Loveland, Colorado in the mid-1970s where he currently lives and works.
He has been commissioned to sculpt portraits and interpretive works alike for universities, municipalities, foundations, and corporations. Mr. Lundeen is a member of the National Academy of Design and the National Sculpture Society.
AWARDS AND HONORS
UNIVERSITYOF NEBRASKA
1999 Honorary Doctorate
of Humane Letters
STATE OF NEBRASKA
1995 "Distinguished Nebraskan" by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA AND THE NEBRASKALAND FOUNDATION
1995 Pioneer Award
NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
1983 National Sculpture Society's Prizewinner Exhibition, Bronze Medal: "Departure"
1982 National Sculpture Silver Medal: "Old Friends"
1981 National Sculpture Bronze Medal: "Departure"
NATIONALACADEMY OF AMERICA
1982 Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal: "Michelle"
ALLIED ARTISTS OFAMERICA
1991 Associate Members Award: "Joy of Music-Bass Player"
1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: "Hearts on a Swing"
1987 Allied Artists Members & Associates Award: "Ben Franklin"
1981 Pietro and Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: "Michelle"
CHINA EXHIBITION AGENCY
1981 Special Citation from the China Exhibition Agency, Beijing
(Peking), China
NORTH
AMERICAN SCULPTURE EXHIBITION
1986 John Cavenaugh
Memorial Award: "Flatlander"
1983 Art Castings of
Colorado Award: "Lovers"
1981 Rocky Mountain
Sculpture Award: "Last Laugh"
1980 North American
Sculpture Award (Best of Show): "Il Barbone"
1979 North American
Sculpture Award (Best of Show): "Departure"
AMERICAN INDIAN AND
COWBOY ARTIST WESTERN ARTS EXHIBITION
1982 Artist of the
West
EDUCATION
Fulbright-Hayes Scholar: Post graduate work at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy
1971-1973 Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1966-1971 Bachelor of Arts, Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
1978-1979 Texas A&M Artist in Residence
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
Allied Artists of America
National Sculpture
Society; Fellow
National Academy of
Design
