DAN WOODARD
Visual Artist, Sculptor
Contact information:
Website: www.danwoodard.com
email: dan@danwoodard.com
facebook page: Dan Woodard, Sculptor
twitter: @SculptorDanW
Artist Statement:
“My sculptures, both figurative and abstract, arise from my subconscious combined with memory, and a spontaneous interaction with a variety of materials. They have been described as elegant, yet also earthy and powerful and are imbued with a mythic, numinous, and archetypal awareness that comes directly from my process of creation. My ultimate goal is to have the viewer feel a sense of familiarity with the work…a sense of knowing, of understanding.”
Biography:
The act of creating has long been a driving force in my life. After designing and building my own home entirely by hand and creating a sustainable, organic life style in rural Massachusetts, I worked as a fine art photographer with shows in New York, Boston, and other East Coast cities. I’ve also worked and exhibited as a cabinet maker, a stained-glass artisan, and a potter. However, my primary career focus has been as a script 
writer and director of film and video. My work has been recognized by over fifty national and international awards including honors from the New York International and Chicago International Film Festivals and inclusion in the Library of Congress CINE Collection.
Upon retiring, I began to channel my creative energies into sculpture. Over the past few years, my work has appeared in over 30 juried shows and was featured in the book “Contemporary Sculptors.”
Honors
Honorable Mention, Contemporary Art Gallery, 2014
Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International, 2013
Represented by Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Featured Sculptor in “Contemporary Sculptors: 84 International Artists”
(Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2012)
International Showcase Winner: Artslant.com; 2011, 2012, 2013
Featured Artist: Utopicstudios.com; 2011
Selected Shows
2015
• “Heads and Hands”; Solo Show; Rotunda Gallery; Redwood City, CA
• “America’s Clayfest III”; Blue Line Art Gallery; Roseville, CA
• “Sculpture in the Garden”; Ruth Bancroft Gardens; Walnut Creek, CA
2014
• “Grand Opening Show”; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• “Landscapes”; Contemporary Art Gallery; Honorable Mention
• “Abstractions” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• “America’s Clayfest” Blue Line Art Gallery; Roseville, CA
• “Wide Open 5” Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition; Brooklyn, NY
• 4th 2014 International Showcase Winner; ArtSlant.com
• Coastal Art League 30th Annual Juried Show; Half Moon Bay, CA
2013
• “Annual Invitational Show” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• “America’s Clayfest” Blue Line Art Gallery; Roseville, CA
• Spring Exhibition; Skyline Gallery: San Bruno, CA
• “Celebrate the Healing Power of Art” Manhattan Arts International; “Award of Excellence Winner”
• “Visions in Clay” L.H. Horton Gallery, Stockton, CA
• “Figures and Faces” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
• 2D-3D; L.H. Horton Gallery, Stockton, CA
2012
• “Contemporary Sculptors: 84 International Artists”; Danijela Kracun, Charles McFadden, editors; Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; Arglen, PA, 2012
• 2nd 2012 International Showcase Winner; ArtSlant.com
• 3rd 2012 International Showcase Winner; ArtSlant.com
• 4th International Showcase Winner; ArtSlant.com
2011
• “SVOS Invitational” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• Silicon Valley Open Studios: Redwood City, CA
• Featured Artist; UtopicStudios.com
• 2011 International Showcase Winner; ArtSlant.com
• Spring Exhibition; Skyline Gallery: San Bruno, CA
• “Figurative Works” LH Horton Gallery; Stockton, CA
• “Scapes: Land, Sea & City” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
2010
• “Made in California” Brea Art Gallery; Brea, CA
• Silicon Valley Open Studios; Redwood City, CA
• “California Open Exhibition” Long Beach Arts; Long Beach, CA
• “Art Outside the Box” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• “Figures and Faces” Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA
• San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
