Greg Wyatt is an American representational sculptor who works primarily in cast bronze, and is the sculptor-in-residence at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City.
Wyatt was born in Nyack, New York and raised in Grand View-on-Hudson, New York. His father was William Stanley Wyatt, a painter and professor of fine arts at Columbia University, Rockland Community College and the City College of New York. Greg Wyatt graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History."Bio" on the artist's website He also attended the National Academy of Design for three years, where he studied figurative sculpture, and received his certificate in sculpture, and earned a master's degree in Ceramic Arts from Columbia Teachers College in 1974. Wyatt has taught at New York University and at Jersey City State College.The Sculpture Garden – Hofstra University Museum – Hofstra University He is currently a member of the Board of Directors at The American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France. He is also a member of the Board at Brookgreen Gardens.
Wyatt bases his work on the philosophy of "spiritual realism," merging realistic images and abstract masses of form, space and energy. Professor Sir Stanley Wells, a renowned Shakespearian scholar and emeritus chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, says, "I compare Wyatt to Rodin. He's that good."Copetas, A. Craig. ""Naked Women Lose Out to Stuffed Shark in $20 Billion Art Market" Bloomberg.com (March 23, 2005) "Wyatt emulates the sculpture of the western world with contemporary vision." His works have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard University, and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, among other institutions and collections, and can be seen in more than 20 public spaces in cities from New York to Beijing.
Wyatt has made many corporate commissions, including a bronze statue of J.C. Penney founder James Cash Penney which weighs 3 tons and cost $250,000.
Notable works American Bureau of Shipping Eagle (1978) – 65 Broadway, New York City Fantasy Fountain (1983) – Gramercy Park, New York City Peace Fountain (1985) – The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York City "Baryshnikov" (1981), Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY "Two Sculptures" (1994), Newington Cropsey Foundation, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Two Sculptors (1999) – Georgetown University Medical School Victory Eagle (1998) and Hippomenes (1999) – Hofstra University Bill of Rights Eagle – (1998) Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in Arlington, VA Tree of Learning (2000) – Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TennesseePate, Amy and Fox, Beth. "Signature Sculpture Unveiled" Vanderbilt Register (June 5, 2000) The Tempest (1999), Hamlet (2000), King Lear (2001), Julius Caesar (2002), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005), Falstaff/Henry IV (2006), Macbeth (2007) and The Winter’s Tale {2008} – Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England Soaring American Eagle (2000) – bronze, courtyard of the State Department in Washington, D.C. The Price of Freedom (2003) – Visitors Center, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia "Soul of the Arts", "Baryshnikov/Spirit of Dance", "Two Peacocks" (2004); La Schola Cantorum de Paris, Paris, France The Tempest, Julius Caesar, King Lear and Hamlet (2003), Twelfth Night, Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, Part 2, and Macbeth (2004) – Elizabethan Garden of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C."The Shakespeare Sculptures by Greg Wyatt" on the Folger Shakespeare Library website Scholars' Lion (2004) – Columbia University "Folger Shakespeare Library" (four study model series), 2005; Beijing University, People's Republic of China "Aspire" (2005) Quees Tabe Commission for the Academic and Performing Arts Center, CPCC, Charlotte, NC "Novation" (2007), Giardino, Bardini, Florence, Italy "Heaven and Hell", "Mitosis", "Dante Among the Flames", "Dante's Inferno" (2008); Casa di Dante, Florence, Italy. "Empedocles Bronze Monument Courtyard: Air, Wind, Fire and Water" (2008), Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily "Moon Face" (2010), Museo Civico di San Gimignano, Siena, Italy "Two Rivers" (2010) Museo dell Opera del Duomo di Pisa, Pisa, Italy "Beatrice", Tall Torch of Liberty", "Egyptian Fish" (2011) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy "Bathsheba" (2011) Piazza San Agostino, Comune di Arezzo. Italy "Gates of Hudson Arch" (2011) Hook Mountain State Park, Palisades Interstate Park Commission, NY "Sir Stanley Wells" (2012), Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK "William Shakespeare (portrait relief)", "A Midsummer Night's Dream (bas relief)", "Hermione's Transformation (bas relief), "Macbeth", "Henry IV", "Twelfth Night" (2012); Museo della Tomba di Giulietta, Commune di Verona, Italy "Amerigo Vespucci" (2012), Organization of American States, Washington, DC "Angel and the Dying Unknown" (2013) Dover Air Force Base, Dover, DE "Don Quixote/King Lear" (2014) Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Caracciolos Courtyard, Alcala, Spain/ Fundacion Duques de Soria, Spain "Guardian Angel" (2015) Ft. Wright, KY "Hudson River School Artists Garden: Thomas cole, Frederic E. Church, Jasper F. Cropsey, Asher B. Duran", (2015) "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" (2016); Boscobel House and Gardens, Cold Spring, NY "Julius Caesar", "King Lear", "Monocled Man" "Cappuccino Drinker" "Committee of Kings" (2017) Giardino Scotto, Comune di Pisa, Italy Corporate Collections "Olympic Woman" (1996) Avon Products, Inc. New York "James Cash Penney Standing" (1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX "Golden Rule Award" (1982-1992) J.C. Penney Company, Inc. Plano, TX "Life Forces" (1993) American Home Products, Pear River, NY/Immunex Corp., Portland, OR "A.B.C. Eagle" (1978) EXHIBITIONS The Cathedral of St John the Divine (Jun-Sept 2017), "The Peace Fountain and Animals of Freedom" A Summer of Sculpture at the Cathedral U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016 Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC. "Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Sanford Robinson Gifford" 2016 Schola Cantorum, Paris France. "Volcanus", "Arnaud d'Hautrives portrait" 2015 "Artwalk" Highland Falls, NY. "All Services Guardian Angel" 2015 Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Baryshnikov-in-flight", 2015 Columbus Citizens Foundation, NY/ Waldorf Astoria; "Luna" 2014 Organization of American States, Washington, DC; "Luna", "Baryshnikov", "Soul of the Arts" 2014 Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016 Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Homage to Hudson River School of Painting: Four Masters" 2016 Porto Empedocle, Sicily. "Empedocle's Water, Earth" 2013 Rayburn Building Foyer, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 Ft. Monroe, Hamilton, VA; "Anger and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 America Legion Headquarters, Washington, DC; "Angel and the Dying Unknown", "World War II Memorial" 2012 Museo Etrusco Guarnacci, Volterra, Italy; "Four Empedocles Urns" 2012 Brookgreen Gardens, Murrels Inlet, SC; " 2011 Rainey Master Sculptor" Columbus Citizens Foundation, New York, NY; "Eternal Spring" 2011 Piazza Signoria, Florence. Italy; "Two Rivers" 2009 Santuario del Beato Giacomo, Ex Convento del Dominicani. Bitetto, Bari, Italy; "Origini", 2009 Museo Archeologico Regionale di Agrigento, Sicily; "Empedocles" 2008 Forte di Belvedere, Florence, Italy. "Burnham Wood" 2007 Regione Toscana, Florence, Italy; "Burnham Wood" 2007 Istituto Statale d'Arte di Firenze, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2006 United States Consulate General, Florence, Italy; "Transatlantic Bridges Through Sculpture", 2004 Institute of Directors, London, UK; Great Garden of Sculpture Education Program, 2004 American Embassy International Marketing Center, London, UK; "Global Gardens of Shakespeare Sculpture" 2003 The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY; "From Model to Monument" Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC; "Shakespeare Bronze Models" 2002 U.S. Senate Russel Building Rotunda, United States Congress, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995 Supreme Court, Office of the Chief Justice, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle"1995 U.S. House of Representatives, House Intelligence Committee Anteroom, Washington, DC; "Bill of Rights Eagle" 1995 National Academy f Design, New York, NY; "Centennial Samuel B. Morse" 1992 Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Wing, New York, NY. "Bronze Castings" 1991 Harvard University, Dudley House Gallery and Courtyard, Cambridge, MA; "Novation" 1991 Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ; "Solo Exhibition"
References Notes Columbia College Today https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/issue/summer16/article/scholarly-artist
External links "Art Lovers: Sculpture - George Wyatt" images of Peace Fountain, Fantasy Fountain and Scholar's Lion