Simon Kogan

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.

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
“World War II Memorial” Bronze, Steel, Granite, Concrete. State of Washington, 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
“Vision” Acrylic on Wood. Olympia Eastside Co-Op, Olympia, WA 2002
“Mother Lifting Child” Bronze. Hands-On Children’s Museum, Olympia, WA 2001
“Light” Bronze, Wood, Stained Glass. St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA 2001
“St. Benedict” Bronze. Saint Martin’s Abbey, Olympia, WA 1995
“Memorial Plaque” Bronze, Brass, Wood, Light. Temple Beth Hatfiloh, Olympia, WA 1992
“TETRIS” Plaster, Steel, Paint, Papier-Mâché. Moscow History Museum of Figures, Moscow, Russia 1991

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

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

"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
“Sculpture”, MAC Gallery, Seattle, WA 1996
“Outdoor Sculptures”, I-90 Outdoor Sculpt