Tom Otterness American, b. 1952
Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1952. He moved to New York in 1970 to study at the Art Students League and in 1973 joined the Whitney Independent Study Program. In 1977 he became a member of Collaborative Projects (Colab) and helped organize the 1980 Times Square Show.
Public art is central to his practice. Life Underground (2004) is his multi-figure bronze installation for the 14th Street / Eighth Avenue subway station. International commissions include plazas in Münster, Toronto, and Seoul, and a park in Scheveningen. He is presented by The Wall Art Gallery, Miami.
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Bear on Moneybag, 2009$ 250,000.00
Tom Otterness (b. 1952, Wichita) is an American sculptor known for widely sited public bronzes — including Life Underground in the New York subway — and cartoon-modern figurative language.
Tom Otterness is an American sculptor whose public bronzes and cartoon-modern figures explore shared civic life.
2004 Life Underground, MTA 14th Street / Eighth Avenue station, New York
2003 Park Avenue Mall, New York
2005–06 Outdoor exhibitions: Indianapolis; Beverly Hills City Hall; Grand Rapids
International public commissions: Münster; Toronto; Seoul; Scheveningen
Training
Art Students League of New York; Whitney Independent Study Program, 1973.