Truth, soul and unpretentious sophistication characterize the work of artist Simon Kogan. Born in Russia, he received 13 years of classical academic training in Moscow, including a MFA as well as an apprenticeship under renowned sculptor Isaac Brodsky.
Since immigrating to the U.S. in 1991, he has steadily risen to national prominence as a sculptor whose widely acclaimed work - monumental to miniature - reflects a bold, yet poetic pursuit of the archetypal and renders an ethereal quality highly resonant with the viewer. A Fellow of the National Sculpture Society, Simon Kogan has long shared his artistic passion through the teaching of sculpture, painting, anatomy and drawing in the U.S. and abroad.
To inquire about purchasing or commissioning a work, please email Simon Kogan.
MAJOR PUBLIC WORKS “Cezanne” Stoneware. Museum Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France 2006 “Justice William O. Douglas” Bronze, Concrete. Davis High School, Yakima, WA 2004 “Mother Lifting Child” Bronze. Wenatchee Hospital, Wenatchee, WA 2004 “Challenge” Bronze, Granite. Community Youth Services, Olympia, WA 2002 “Motherhood” Bronze, Granite. City of Olympia, Olympia, WA 1999 “Randolf Collier, ‘Father of American Freeways’” Bronze. City of Yreka, Yreka, CA 1995 “Central Town Monument” Concrete. City of Velikiy Ustug, Velikiy Ustug, Russia 1991
MAJOR PRIVATE WORKS Monument Bronze, Corten Steel. National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA (In Progress) “80th Anniversary Brookgreen Gardens Medal” Minted Bronze. Brookgreen Gardens, SC 2011 “2011 Brookgreen Gardens Medal” Minted Bronze. Brookgreen Gardens, SC 2011 "Ark" Wood, Stained Glass, Copper, Light. Temple B'nai Torah, Olympia, WA 2007 "Interactive Sound" Bronze, Steel, Brass. Children's Hospital, Puyallup, WA 2006 "Holocaust Memorial" Bronze, Granite, Stained Glass. Temple Beth Shalom, Spokane, WA 2005 SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS M Gallery of Fine Art, Sculpture, Charleston, SC 2010 Muse Gallery, Sculpture and Printmaking, Jackson Hole, WY 2006 - 2010 State Capitol Building, Paintings, Olympia, WA 1998 Sunburst Art Gallery, Sculpture, Painting, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs, Chelan, WA 1995-2009. Seattle Jewish Community Center, Sculpture, Paintings, Mercer Island, WA 1992, 1995 Seattle International Trade Center, Sculpture, Paintings, Seattle, WA 1993
"The Art of Medal: Past and Present", Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC 2011 "Out of the Wild: Animals in Sculpture", Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC 2011 "Visiting Master Artists Exhibition", The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL 2009 "Drawings, Paintings, and Prints by Sculptors", Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC 2009 “New Work”, The Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d’Alene, ID 2008-2009 “Salon D’Automne”, Palais Des Congres, Paris, France 2006 “Cezanne in Provence”, Museum Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France 2006 “Great American Artists”, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH 1996-2006 “West Edge Sculpture Invitational”, Seattle, WA 2005 “Artists Forum International”, Denver, CO 2002 “Small is Big”, Galeria D’Art Zero, Barcelona, Spain 2001 “Northwest Artists”, Washington State Capitol Museum, Olympia, WA 2000 “Artists of America”, Denver, CO 1997-1999
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EDUCATION AND HONORS Moscow Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia Master of Fine Arts, 1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1983 Isaac Brodsky Studio Apprenticeship, 1977 – 1991 First Moscow Art School, Moscow, Russia Associate of Fine Arts, 1977 National Sculpture Society, New York, NY Fellow, Elected 2010 Russian Artists’ Union, Moscow, Russia Registered National Artist, 1985 – 1991
SELECTED EXPERIENCE Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach, SC Sculptor-in-Residence “Rainey Master Sculptor,” October 2010 Instructor, 2008 – Present Scottsdale Artist’s School, Scottsdale, AZ Instructor and Lecturer, 2001 – Present Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA Guest Lecturer, 2009, 2010 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Guest Lecturer, 2005, 2009 Art Center, Jackson, WY Instructor and Lecturer, 2005 – 2006 Provence, France Instructor, Plein Air, oil painting 2004 Private Studio, Moscow, Russia Instructor, 1989-1991 Moscow Art School, Moscow, Russia Instructor, 1985-1989 Tretyakovskaya Gallery, Moscow, Russia Curator’s Assistant, 1977-1979
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