Curriculum Vitae

Michele vandenHeuvel
7418 Pimenton Drive Northeast
Albuquerque, New Mexico
505-344-9154
benebronze@aol.com
www.benebronze.com

Date of Birth: January 23, 1958
Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Focus of Studies: Art Therapy

 Education

Undergraduate Education:
Focus of Studies:
BA University of New Mexico 1979
Psychology and Art

Graduate Education:
Focus of Studies:

MA University of New Mexico 1981
Art Therapy

Memberships

Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space
National Sculpture Society
Americans for the Arts

Collections

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
“Baptismal Font”
Material: Bronze
Albuquerque, NM
Socorro Public Library
Children’s Area Sculpture
Material: Bronze
Socorro, NM
Carmelite Monastery
Discalced Carmelite Nuns
“Pieta”
Material: Bronze
Santa Fe, NM

Public Art Competitions

Lay Sculpture Park-St. Louis University
“Story Woods” Children’s Sculpture
Garden & Site Design, Louisiana, MO
Project Amount: $80,000.00
Bernalillo County Public Arts Board
Bernalillo County Courthouse
Family Court Division
Albuquerque, NM
Project Amount: $60,000.00
City of Gaithersburg Public Arts Board
Washingtonian Plaza, Gaithersburg, MD
Project Amount: $100,000.00
City of Peoria Percent for Public Art
Sweetwater Park, Peoria, AZ
Project Amount: $50,000.00
Office of Capital Management & Budget
Old Town/Olympic Transit Center,
Park City, UT
Project Amount: $32,000.00
City of Longmont, Percent for Public Art
Roosevelt Park, Sculpture and
Site Design, Longmont, CO
Project Amount: $82,000.00
City of Albuquerque Public Arts Board
Kimo Park, Albuquerque, NM
Project Amount: $33,000.00
 


Professional Experience

1985 to present:
Sculptor
1984 to 1987:
Director of Therapeutic Programs
Memorial Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
1978 to 1984:
Art & Therapeutic Program Therapist
Bernalillo County Mental Health/Mental
Retardation Center, Intensive
Treatment Unit, Albuquerque, NM
1975 to 1978:
Graphics & Library Assistant
Learning Materials Lab., University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Gallery Representation

Weems Galleries, Albuquerque, NM
The Crucible, Norman, OK

Exhibitions

Sep 2007: New Mexico Women in The Arts Invitational, Taos, NM
Aug 2007: Form/Reform: The National Conference on Environment and Art for Catholic Worship, Milwaukee, WI
May 2007 Harwood Art Center, “Dwellings” -Group Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Sep 2006: Expo NM Fine Arts Show, Albuquerque, NM
Jul 2006: Colorado Springs, U.S. Bank Art on the Streets Invitational, Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 2004: Home Builder’s Showcase, Albuquerque, NM
Sep 2003: Miniature Show, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 2003: Weems ArtFest, Albuquerque, NM
Aug 2001: Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
Nov 2001: Trail of Painted Ponies, “Dancin’ on the Trail”  Angelfire, NM
Aug 2000: Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
Aug l999: Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
Feb 1999: St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation Art Auction, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 1999: New Mexico Heart Association Art Auction, Albuquerque, NM
Dec 1998: “Serious Art Coupled With Humor”, Albuquerque Artscrawl,
Art Is OK Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 1998: Free Spirits Fine Arts Juried Show, Museum of the Horse, Ruidoso Downs, NM
Oct 1998: San Antonito Community Center Art Auction, Cedar Crest, NM
Oct 1998: Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque, NM
Aug 1998: Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
Jun-Aug 1998: Rio Grande Zoo “Jumpland”, Albuquerque, NM
Apr l998: New Mexico Heart Association Art Auction, Albuquerque, NM
Nov 1997: Southwest Arts Festival, Albuquerque, NM
Oct 1997-
Apr 1998:
Albuquerque Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque, NM
Aug 1997: Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, CO
May 1997: Exhibition Member, Magnifico!, Albuquerque Festival of the Arts, Albuquerque, NM
Mar 1997: Exhibition Member, Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival, Albuquerque, NM
Feb 1997: Exhibition Member, St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation Art Auction, Albuquerque, NM

Events and Publications

May 2000: The Washington Post- Montgomery Extra-Washingtonian Plaza Review- Creating Beauty for All to Behold- Gaithersburg, MD
Apr 2001: Albuquerque Journal, Sunday Edition, Arts and Culture- Bernalillo County Courthouse Art Review- Open House is a Chance to Judge Courthouse Art- Albuquerque, NM
Sep 2001: The Prospector- Schools- Sweetwater Park Review- She Hopped into History- Peoria, AZ
Jun 2000: The Gaithersburg Gazette- Washingtonian Plaza Review- Creating Culture in Gaithersburg- Gaithersburg, MD
Aug l999: Feature Article, Art Revue Magazine Loveland Sculpture Show, Loveland, CO
Aug 1999: New Mexico Arts-Art in Public Places Bulletin-City of Albuquerque Public Art Program Announcements, Kimo Park, Albuquerque, NM
Aug 1998: Feature Article, Rocky Mountain Spirit Magazine- Loveland Sculpture Show, Loveland, CO

 




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