TIM PRENTICE

TIM PRENTICE Biography

Celebrated kinetic sculptor Tim Prentice received a Masters Degree in architecture from Yale in 1960 and founded the award-winning firm of Prentice and Chan in 1965.

Ten years later, Prentice established a studio in Cornwall, Connecticut to design and fabricate kinetic sculpture. His works are found in countless public places and in over 100 private collections. His corporate clients include American Express, Bank of America, Mobil, AT&T., Hewlett-Packard and many others. In the last few years he has completed installations in Japan, Korea, Northern Ireland, and Australia.

Prentice's influence can be found in the tradition of Alexander Calder and George Rickey, but in a recent review, the critic Grace Glueck stated that his work's 'gently assertive character is very much his own.'

In 2012 Tim Prentice and his long time associate, David Colbert, formed Prentice Colbert, Inc. As partners they head a small crew of craftsmen that have worked together for between 20 and 30 years. David Colbert has worked closely with Tim Prentice for 30 years and now is involved in all aspects of the work, from design, to presentations, to contracting, to installation.

TIM PRENTICE Description

Take a studio tour with Tim Prentice in this fascinating video! Produced and directed by Corey Shaff.

TIM PRENTICE Statement

In my current work in kinetic sculpture, I am trying to concentrate on the movement, rather than the object. I take it as an article of faith that the air around us moves in ways which are organic, whimsical, and unpredictable. I therefore assume that if I were to abdicate the design to the wind, the work would take on these same qualities. The engineer in me wants to minimize friction and inertia to make the air visible. The architect studies matters of scale and proportion. The navigator and sailor want to know the strength and direction of the wind. The artist wants to understand its changing shape.
Meanwhile, the child wants to play.

TIM PRENTICE Resumé

Solo Exhibitions

2017  Five Points Gallery, Torrington, CT
2015  Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY (’14,’12,‘09,‘08,‘06,‘04,‘02, ‘00, '97, ‘94, ‘92, ‘90)
2015  The Century Club, New York, NY
2009 Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Lenox, MA
2007 Lehman Art Center, North Andover, MA
2006 Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
2005 Galerie Von Bartha, Basel, Switzerland
2003 New Arts Gallery, Litchfield, CT
2002 Saint-Gaudens Site, Cornish, NH
2001 Cais Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2001 Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
1999-2002 Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
1999 The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT
1993 Soma Gallery, San Diego, CA
1992 Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1991,1992 Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago, IL
1989 Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
1984 Alan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Paul Mellon Gallery, Wallingford, CT
1980 Parsons-Dreyfus Gallery, New York, NY
1975 Institute for Architectural and Urban Studies, New York, NY

Selected Goup Exhibitions
2013  Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA (‘12, ‘04, ‘03, ‘98-‘87)
2011  Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
2009  Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, Australia
2008  Foundation Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, Germany
2008  Sculpture in Motion, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA
2005  Museum Jean Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland        
2004  Kunsthaus Graz, Graz, Austria.                                                                              
1999 Camberwell College of Arts, London, U.K.
1995 Yale University, New Haven, CT
1995 Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN
1994 Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA
1993 Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
1991,1998 American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
1991 Sculpture in the Park, Allentown, PA
1990 Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA
1989 The Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
1988 The Urban Center, New York, NY
1987-1991 Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA (1994-1996,1998,2003,2004)
1987 Max Protech Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Boston, MA
1984-1987 Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
1981 Berkshire Art institute, Pittsfield, MA
1979 Parsons-Dreyfus Gallery, New York, NY
1978 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
1978 New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT
1977 Denise Rene Gallery, New York, NY
1975 Institute for Architecture & Urban Studies, New York, NY

Installations
2007 BMW Welt, Munich, Germany
2005 The Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY
2004 MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
1994-1998 Decordova Museum. Lincoln, MA
1995 Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
1991-1994 Citicorp at Court Square,Long Island City, NY
1990 Artspace, New Haven, CT
1989 Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT
1989 Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
1986 Crossroads Site, Times Square, New York, NY
1986 St. Peter's Church, Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Selected Commisisons by Prentice

Selected Prentice Colbert Commissions
2021  Untitled. Litchfield County Courthouse, Torrington, CT
2019  Tumble. Dominion Energy, Richmond, VA
2018  Windfall. Capital One, McLean, VA;
2018  Geometridae. Knight Cancer Research Building, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
2017 Crosscurrents. Tampa International Airport, Tampa, FL
2017 Lure. OSU Valley Football Center, Corvallis, OR;
2017 Virga. Dixie Applied Technology College, St. George, UT
2016  Leaves. Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT
2015 Slalom. General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, WI;
2016  Untitled. Woodland High School, Woodland, WA
2016  Wind Wall. Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA
2014  Line Dance. Love Field, Dallas, TX
2014  Convexity. Convexity Capital Management, Boston, MA
2014  White Carpet. Phaeno Science Center, Wolfsburg, Germany
2013 Sidetrack. Union Depot, St. Paul, MN
2013 Glissando. NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
2012  Summer Shower. University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA
2012  Scatterlight. Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA
2012 Straws in the Wind. Utah State University, Logan, UT
2012 Regatta. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM

Selected Prentice Commissions
2011  Nine Dragons. The Home Group, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Three Ribbons. City Hall, Mesquite, TX
2011  Pergola. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA     
2010 Tall Windframe. Eastern CT State U., Willimantic, CT
2010  Swarm. 11 Times Square, New York, NY
2010  The Looking Glass. U. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
2010  Jibs. Adult Activity Center, Grand Prairie, TX
2010  Gimme Five. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
2009 Gallants. Conrac Facility, Hartsfield-Atlanta Airport, Atlanta, GA
2009 Staysails. Science Alley, Hartford, CT 2009 Chrysalis. U. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Triple Trio. Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ                            
2008 University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE
2008 Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
2008 Southern Oregon University, Medford, OR
2008 100 Witmer Road, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Beecher School, New Haven, CT
2007 New Castle County Courthouse, Wilmington, DE
2007 Library, Coeur D'Alene, ID
2007 University of Minnesota, Mineapolis, MN
2007 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2006 CitiGroup, New York, NY
2006 Wells Fargo, Des Moines, IA
2006 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2006 Beecher School, New Haven, CT
2005 United States Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon
2005 Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2004 The Bureau of the Public Debt, Parkersburg, WV
2003 New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY
2003 MITRE Corporation, McClean, VA
2003 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2003 Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL
2003 University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
2002 National Museum of Modern Art, Kwachon, Korea
2002 Astrazeneca USBC, Wilmington, DE
2002 Quad City International Airport, Rock Island, IL
2002 Park Square West, Stamford, CT
2002 University of Maine, Orono, ME
2002 Palm Beach Gardens Civic Center, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2002 Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2001 Samsung, Noble County, Seoul, Korea
2001 Wells Fargo, Des Moines, IA
2001 Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
2000 Aurora Place, Sydney, Australia
2000 Pershing Point Plaza, Atlanta, GA
2000 Odyssey Millennium Project, Belfast, Ireland
2000 Homer Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2000 Nokia Visitors Center, Dallas, TX
2000 Duke University Children's Hospital, Durham, NC
1999 Rapid Transit, Yokohama, Japan
1999 Colorado's Ocean Journey, Denver, CO
1998 Downtown Library, Sarasota, FL
1998 Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1998 Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT
1998 McWane Center, Birmingham, AL
1997 McCormick Exhibition Facility, Chicago, IL
1997 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1997 COSI / Ohio's Center of Science & Industry, Toledo, OH
1997 Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority, Beechmont Station, Boston, MA
1997 University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
1996 Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
1996 Connecticut State Commission on the Arts, Hartford, CT
1995 Inventor's Hall of Fame, Akron, OH
1995 Los Cerritos Center, Cerritos, CA
1994 Fabindia, New Delhi, India
1994 Hewlett Packard, Andover, MA
1993 Civic Center, Tottori, Japan
1993 Peak Galleria, Hong Kong
1992 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, East Rutherford, NJ
1991 Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
1990 Tempozan Market Place, Osaka, Japan
1990 Sioux City Public Library, Sioux City, IA
1989 Summit Office Building, Raleigh, NC
1988 Interlake, Oakbrook, IL
1988 Hollister Inc., Libertyville, IL
1987 Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
1986 New Jersey Bell, Freehold, NJ
1985 Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
1984 Crestar Bank, Richmond, VA
1984 Mobil Research Facility, Princeton, NJ
1984 Bank of America, New York, NY
1983 L.K. Comstock, Pittsburgh, PA
1983 INA Cigna Corporation, Wilmington, DE
1982 Texas Commerce Bancshares, Houston, TX
1981 The Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV
1981 Mobil Oil, Fairfax, VA
1979 American Charcuterie Restaurant, New York, NY
1978 Barber Oil, New York, NY
1978 American Express Headquarters, New York, NY
1976 AT&T Long Lines, Bedminister, NJ

Recent Awards
2014  Connecticut Governor’s Arts Award
2009  Transfield Kinetic Artist Prize, Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Sydney, Australia

Residencies and Workshops
2004 Pratt Museum, Homer, AK
1993 Groton School, Groton, MA
1991 Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

Professional Experience
1995-1998 Member, Board of Trustees, Hartford Art School
1992-1995 Member, Board of Trustees, Saint-Gaudens Trust
1975-1980 Adjunct Professor of Design, Columbia University, New York, NY
1975-1989 Fellow, American Institute of Architects
1974-1976 President, Municipal Art Society, New York, NY
1973-1974 President, New York Chapter, A.I.A.
1968-1969 Member of MOMA Commission on Architecture and Design
1965-1975 Partner, Prentice & Chan Architects, New York, NY
1953-1960 Yale University, B.A., M. Arch