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Bill FitzGibbons received his BFA in Sculpture and Art History from the University of Tennessee, and his MFA in Sculpture and Multi-Media from Washington University in St. Louis. He has received over thirty public art commissions in five countries. In 1979, he became the first curator at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, Missouri. From 1985 until 1988, FitzGibbons was appointed as the Director of Sculpture at the Visual Art Center in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1988, he became the Department Head of Sculpture at the San Antonio Art Institute. In 1991, he was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the Hungarian Art Academy in Budapest, Hungary. FitzGibbons has been on the adjunct faculty at Trinity University in San Antonio as well. He is the former Executive Director of Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum (2002-2013). In 2012, the Texas State Legislature selected FitzGibbons as the Texas State Artist in Sculpture. He is a founding board member of the Texas Sculpture Group (TSG).
Public Art Commissions
Design Teams/Public Art Masterplans
Awards/Appointments
Exhibitions (selected) Bill FitzGibbons has had sixteen solo exhibitions and has been in over sixty-five group exhibitions over the past twenty-five years.
Bill FitzGibbons received his BFA in Sculpture and Art History from the University of Tennessee, and his MFA in Sculpture and Multi-Media from Washington University in St. Louis. He has received over thirty public art commissions in five countries. In 1979, he became the first curator at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, Missouri. From 1985 until 1988, FitzGibbons was appointed as the Director of Sculpture at the Visual Art Center in Anchorage, Alaska. In 1988, he became the Department Head of Sculpture at the San Antonio Art Institute. In 1991, he was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for the Hungarian Art Academy in Budapest, Hungary. FitzGibbons has been on the adjunct faculty at Trinity University in San Antonio as well. He is the former Executive Director of Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum (2002-2013). In 2012, the Texas State Legislature selected FitzGibbons as the Texas State Artist in Sculpture. He is a founding board member of the Texas Sculpture Group (TSG).
Public Art Commissions
- 2020 Stockyard Spectrum, site-specific interior light sculpture, Broadstone Stockyards multi-use project, downtown Nashville, Tennessee
- 2019 West Palm Beach Lights, site-specific computerized LED sculpture on the new Braman Motorcars facility, West Palm Beach, Florida.
- 2018 El Paso Passage, site-specific computerized LED light sculpture under Airways Blvd. at the entrance to the El Paso International Airport.
- 2016 Kinetic Skyline, a permanent, site-specific LED light sculpture for the Bank of America plaza building.
- 2016 Centro Chrome Tower, an eighty-five foot interactive light sculpture tower that is part of the new downtown Westside Transit Center. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2015 Current Drift, a bridge project in collaboration with George Schroeder. (Allen, TX)
- 2014 Culebra Plaza, environmental plaza with LED light sculpture. This artwork was in collaboration with the local neighborhood association and school. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2013 LightRails, downtown. (Birmingham, AL)
- 2013 San Antonio Colorline, a permanent, site-specific LED light sculpture for the downtown Robert B. Green University Health System Clinic. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2012 Chinook Lights, site-specific, LED light installation for the King County Office. (Seattle, WA)
- 2010 Knoxville ColorLine, Site-specific ephemeral light installation at the Knoxville Museum of Art. (Knoxville, TN)
- 2010 Reykjavik Lights, site-specific ephemeral light installation at the City Hall. (Reykjavik, Iceland)
- 2010-11 Culebra Plaza, large, site-specific, steel sculptures that are part of the dissipater field for a flood project. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2009-10 Chinook Lights, site-specific, LED light installation in transitional entryway of municipal parking garage. (Seattle, WA)
- 2008 Alamo Lights, site-specific, ephemeral light installation on the Alamo; Luminaria festival. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2006 Day Star Archway, 40’ tall archway and walkway at the San Antonio International Airport. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2006 Light Channels, site-specific, public art project consisting of aluminum sculptures and hundreds of LED lights. Installed at the I-37 underpasses at Houston and Commerce Streets. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2005-2008 Woodlawn Ave. Bus Stop, design Team with Pape-Dawson Engineers, streets and drainage project. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2003-2005 Skywall, 60’ long sculpture with LED lights located at the Bush Intercontinental Airport. (Houston, TX)
- 2001 Duck Pond Plaza, design Team with Groves and Associates, redesign of a neighborhood park with public art. (San Antonio, TX)
- 2000 Millennium Plaza, site-specific sculpture for the University of Houston. (Victoria, TX)
- 1996-1997 Design Team Participant, San Antonio Airport Expansion Project. (San Antonio, TX)
- 1996 Rhode Island Lights, exterior, neon sculpture at the Rhode Island Convention Center. (Providence, RI)
- 1992 Homage to Balder, commissioned by the Millesgarden Museum and Sculpture Garden to celebrate Swedish mythology. (Stockholm, Sweden)
- 1990 Lemon Creek Plaza, Lemon Creek Correctional Facility. (Juneau, AK)
- 1988 Fifth Ave. Reflections, interior/exterior neon sculpture for parking facility. (Anchorage, AK)
- 1988 North Star Plaza, an environmental sculpture for the Fairbanks Youth Facility. (Fairbanks, AK)
Design Teams/Public Art Masterplans
- 2017 El Paso Airport Design Team, design and help implement a new entrance for the El Paso International Airport including landscaping, public art, and master lighting plan.
- 1997-99 Architectural Design Team/Public Art Masterplan , San Antonio International Airport Expansion Plan
- 1987-88 Public Art Masterplan, Anchorage International Airport renovations and new parking garage.
Awards/Appointments
- 2022 CODAworx, Stockyard Spectrum selected as one of the Top 100 International Public Art Projects
- 2017 Arts & Letters Award, Friends of the San Antonio Public Library
- 2014 CODAaward for LightRails, juried for the best design project in the transportation category.
- 2012 Texas State 3D (Sculpture) Artist, Texas State Legislature
- 2011 Board Member, Texas Sculpture Group, Chapter of the ISC
- 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Tennessee
- 2006-2012 International Sculpture Center, Member of Board of Trustees
- 1999-2000 Blue Star Contemporary Art Center, President, Board of Directors
- 1996-2000 Adjunct Faculty, Trinity University
- 1995 Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design
- 1993 Fulbright Scholar, Hungarian Academy of Art and Design
- 1991 USIA, Artist Fellowship, Helsinki, Finland
- 1988 Associate Professor, Head of Sculpture Department, San Antonio Art Institute
- 1985 Director of Sculpture, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage
Exhibitions (selected) Bill FitzGibbons has had sixteen solo exhibitions and has been in over sixty-five group exhibitions over the past twenty-five years.
- 2021 The State of Sculpture, San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, San Angelo, Texas
- 2015 Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art), New Delhi, India
- 2014 Bill FitzGibbons, International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, Texas
- 2014 Right Side/Wrong Side, performance, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas
- 2008 Alamo Lights, Luminaria: Arts Night in SA San Antonio, Texas
- 2007 Shattering Glass, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York
- 2006 Eellight, The Lab Gallery, New York City, New York
- 2000 Earth & Fire, San Antonio Museum of Art, clay sculpture exhibit, San Antonio, Texas
- 1996 Northern Lights, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1993 Out of the Fire, Laredo Arts Center, Laredo, Texas
- 1993 Jansen-Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
- 1993 Carrington-Gallagher Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
- 1992 Millesgarden Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1991 Otso Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
- 1991 Hochsule fur Bildende Kunste, Brunschweig, Germany
- 1991 Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas
- 1988 Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska
- 1983 Light Motifs, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
- 1982 Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York City, New York