Tom Newport
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Big Red Arc
Painted steel
Art dimensions: 108" x 36" x 34"
$9,000
Green Ball
Stainless steel
Art dimensions: 86" x 36" x 22"
$7,000
Forest Burning
Stainless steel
Art dimensions: 100" x 18" x 18"
$5,500
Zig Zag
Stainless steel
Art dimensions: 30" x 12" x 8"
$800
Orbit
Stainless steel
Art dimensions: 65" x 108" x 12"
$2,000
Moon and Stars
Stainless steel
Art dimensions: 45" x 50" x 18"
$1,250
- Tom Newport is a Cedar Rapids native who graduated from Cornell College in 1977. Since that time he has been living and working in Cedar Rapids building his own jewelry design and sculpture business. He has large sculptural work on both permanent display and on yearly loan in multiple cities around the country and shows frequently with Quad City Arts, Loveland Sculpture Group of Loveland, Colorado and other local galleries. Tom is also an active member of the art community in Cedar Rapids, as a committee member for multiple public art projects.
"My fabricated stainless steel sculptures are often outwardly abstract, but are closely linked to nature and reality. The energy and the vitality expressed in my compositions reflect a subtle inner strength and spirit that expands and interacts gracefully with space and the surrounding environment. My work is inspired by my experience in floral design, jewelry design and a general observation of the world around me." - Education
1977 Bachelor of Special Studies in Art and Education, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
Selected Exhibitions
1998 – 2008
Presidentʼs Sculpture Invitational: Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA (biennial)
1999 – 2006
Sculpture on the Avenues: juried sculpture show, Effingham, IL (annual)
1997-2006
Art Around the Corner, juried sculpture show, Ames, IA (annual)
1995-2006
Loveland Invitational Sculpture Show, Loveland, CO (annual)
Sculpture on Second Street, juried outdoor show, Cedar Rapids, IA (annual)
Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Lawrence, KS (annual)
Olathe Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit, Olathe, KS (annual)
2002-2007
Gillette Avenues of the Arts, Gillette, WY (annual)
2005-2007
James Hurst Art Center Sculpture Garden; nine sculptures on loan, Cedar Falls, IA
2005
Quad City Midcoast Fine Arts Juried Show, Moline, IA
2001
Quad City Midcoast Fine Arts Juried Show, Moline, IA
“Overalls All Over”, Cedar Rapids, IA
Budweiser Warehouse Sculpture Show, Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Museum Gate Show, Cedar Rapids, IA
2000
Luther College Outdoor Juried Sculpture Show, Decorah, IA
1998-1999
James Hurst Art Center Juried Sculpture Garden Show, Cedar Falls, IA
1996
North American Juried Sculpture Show, Golden, CO
Sales - Site Specific Commissions - Corporate Collections
2006 City of Olathe, KS ʻZig Zagʼ sculpture
2006 City of Gillette, WY ʻRiver Rushesʼ sculpture
2004 St. Ludmilaʼs Church, Cedar Rapids, IA Stainless steel processional cross
2003 Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA Five outdoor sculptures
2002 North Scott Community School District, Eldridge, IA Two large stainless abstractions
2001 St. Pius Church, Cedar Rapids, IA Stainless steel processional cross
2000 Servpro Inc., Davenport, IA Stainless steel abstraction
1999 Johnson Elementary School of the Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA Painted steel exterior commission
1999 Vernon Inn Restaurant, Cedar Rapids, IA Stainless steel abstraction
1999 Bethany Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA Two sterling silver cross pendants
1998 Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids, IA ʻRisen Christʼ figure, Chapel Cross, 140 Jesus Crucifixes
1998 Hiawatha Library, Hiawatha, IA Stainless Steel, brass, copper, Plexiglas wall sculpture
1998 Harrison, Hempe, and Davis, Inc., Ames, IA Stainless steel abstraction
1996 Nevada Middle School, Nevada, IA Stainless steel exterior sculpture
1996 City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, IA Commemorative 1996 Olympic Torch Monument
1995 United States Bank and Trust, Cedar Rapids, IA Stainless steel abstraction
1994 Howard R. Green Corporation, Cedar Rapids, IA Stainless steel wall sculpture
Awards
2006 “Best In Pot” Art in the Pots Project, Marion, IA
2002 Iowa Arts Council Community Award, Overalls All Over Project, Cedar Rapids, IA
2001, 2000 Peopleʼs Choice Award for Sculpture, Effingham, IL
