CONTACT INFORMATION
Address: 33058 SE Peoria Road
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
Studio: (541) 758-8427
Office: (541) 737-5017
Email: tmorandi@comcast.net
tmorandi@oregonstate.edu
Website: www.tommorandi.com

EDUCATION
  • M.F.A. in Sculpture, Ohio University, 1971
  • B.S. in Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1966

EMPLOYMENT
  • 1989-
Oregon State University, Professor of Art
  • 1986-1989
Oregon State University, Assistant Professor of Art
  • 1971-1986
Eastern Oregon State University, Professor of Art
  • 1977
Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon, Visiting Professor
  • 1969-1971
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, Teaching Assistant, sculpture
  • 1968-1969
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Painting Instructor
  • 1968-1969
Pittsburgh Public Schools, Art Instructor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MAJOR OUTDOOR SCULPTURE COMMISSIONS
  • 2006
Reser Stadium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR: Beaver Fans
  • 2005
Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Collection, Portland, OR: Sun King II
  • 2004
Lois and Leonard Schnitzer Collection, Portland, OR: Leonard's Song
  • 2003
Red Cedar Vineyards, Paso Robles, CA: Fountain
  • 2001
Morrison Park, City of Aberdeen, WA: The Workers
  • 1995
Human Resources Building, Capitol Mall, Salem, OR: The Rest of Us
  • 1992
Eastern Oregon State College, La Grand, OR: The Audience
  • 1986
Clark County Skill Center, Vancouver, WA
  • 1985
Portland State University, Portland, OR: Yankee Champion
  • 1984
Harsh Corporation, Claremont Resort Hotel, Oakland, California: Linchpin
  • 1983
University of Portland, Portland, OR: Jacknife Landscape II
  • 1981
Taubman Company, Stoneridge Mall, Pleasanton, CA
  • 1979
DeBartolo Corporation, Alderwood Mall, Seattle, Washington
  • 1979
Sprague Fountain, In Collaboration with Weltzin Blix. Capitol Mall, Salem, OR
  • 1976
State of Oregon, (Capitol Building), Salem, Oregon: November Sprinter
  • 1974
City of Tacoma, Tacoma, WA: Sun King
  • 1972
Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh, PA (currently in storrage)

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (Selected)
  • Bank of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  • Rainier Bank, Seattle, Washington
  • Western Bancorporation, Los Angeles, California
  • United States Steel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Alcoa Aluminum, Cleveland, Ohio
  • U.S. Bank, Portland, Oregon
  • Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Georgia Pacific, Atlanta, Georgia
  • University of North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Nordstrom, San Francisco, Califrornia
  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

EXHIBITIONS AND COMMISSIONS
International  
  • 1989-1992
"Passion Du Christ," a multinational exhibition, curated by M. Gilbert Delaine, President of the Dunkerque Museum of Contemporary Art, France.  Opened at the Vatican Museum in Rome on March 26 and traveled to museums in eighteen world capitals over 36 months. (Bound Catalog)
   
National  
  • 2006
Reser Stadium, Oregon State University (Commission Award): The Rest of Us
  • 1992
Department of Human Resources, Salem, OR (Commission Award): The Rest of Us
  • 1990
Eastern Oregon State University, La Grande, OR (Commission Award): The Audience
  • 1987
National Sculpture Exhibition, (Invitational) Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1986
Clark County Skill Center, Vancouver, WA (Commission Award)
  • 1985
Portland State University, Portland, OR (Commission Award): Yankee Champion
  • 1979
Sprague Memorial Fountain, Capitol Mall, Salem, OR (Collaborative piece with Weltzin Blix), (Commission Award)
  • 1974
Broadway Plaza, City of Tacoma, WA (Commission Award): Sun King
  • 1974
United States Steel Invitational Sculpture Competition (Finalist)
  • 1970
National Invitational Printmakers' Exhibition, University of North Carolina, (Purchase Award)
   
Regional  
  • 1996
 Timber Workers Memorial, City of Aberdeen, WA (Commission Award): The Workers
  • 1994
 Focus on Fire: Art & Architecture in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA. Traveling to cities throughout the United States
  • 1989
 Drawing Power (Invitational), Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1986
Art and Technology (Invitational), Clark College, Vancouver, WA
  • 1984
7 Northwest Artists, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 1983
10 Northwest Artists, Brentwood Gallery, St Louis, MO
  • 1983
Functional Art: Northwest Region-American Association of Interior Designers, Seattle, WA
  • 1982
Contemporary Northwest Art, Squibb Museum, Princeton, NJ
  • 1982,86
Group Show (Selected Artists), Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR
  • 1978,79,
    80,81
Artquake, (Invited Exhibitor), Portland, OR
  • 1975,76,
    77,80,81
Sculpture Invitaional, Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • 1977
City of Spokane Sculpture Invitational, Exposition Center, Spokane, WA
  • 1976
Capitol Building Sculpture Competition (Invitational), Salem, OR (Commission Award): November Sprinter
  • 1976
Northwest Sculpture (Invitational), Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
  • 1976
Whitman College Invitational, Walla Walla, WA
  • 1974
Salem Civic Center Invitational Sculpture Competition, Salem, OR (Finalist)
  • 1974
Sculpture for Public Places (Invitational), Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
  • 1973
10 Oregon Artists, Pacific Northwest Arts Center, Seattle, WA
  • 1973
Carnegie Library Sculpture Competition, Pittsburgh, PA (Commission Award)
  • 1971
Invitational Exhibition, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1969,70,
    71
Regional Invitational Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Westmoreland County Art Museum, Greensburg, PA
  • 1970
Group A (Guest Exhibitor), Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1970,71
Appalachian Corridors Regional Exhibition, Charleston, WV
  • 1969,70
Society of Sculptors Annual Show, (Jury Award), Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1967,68,
    69,70
Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, PA (Purchase Award, 1969)
  • 1969
Pennsylvania Artists and Craftsmen Exhibition, William Penn Museum, Harrisburg, PA
   
Local  
  • 1990
Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Center, Portland, OR
  • 1987
Biennial Sculpture Symposium (Invited Exhibitor), Maude Kearns Arts Center, Eugene, OR
  • 1987
Artists Who Teach (Invited Exhibitor), Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR
  • 1986
Artists of Eastern Oregon, Traveling Exhibition
  • 1986
Artists Who Teach (Invited Exhibitor), Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, OR
  • 1985
Timberline Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, Mount Hood, OR
  • 1983
Oregon Sculptors Invitational, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
  • 1980,81
Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, University of Portland, Portland, OR (Purchase Award, 1980)
  • 1974
Sculptors of Oregon Invitational, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR (in concert with the International Sculpture Symposium)
  • 1973
Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
  • 1972,73
Artists of Oregon, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
  • 1969,71,
    87
 Annual Festival Invitational Exhibition, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR (2 Jury Awards)
  • 1968,69,
    70
 Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual Show, Pittsburgh, PA (Jury Award)
  • 1970
The President's Show, Ohio University, Athens, OH

SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
  • 1988
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA, June 1988
  • 1987
Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, February 1987
  • 1985
Littman Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, OR, September 1985
  • 1984
Fountain Gallery, Portland, OR, May 1984
  • 1983
Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR, May 1983
  • 1982
Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA, May 1982
  • 1982
Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA, May 1982
  • 1980
University of Portland, Portland, OR, June 1980
  • 1980
Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, May 1980
  • 1977
Willamette University, Salem, OR, November 1977
  • 1976
Lane Community College, Eugene, OR, May 1976
  • 1976
Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, April 1976
  • 1972
Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, OR, January 1972

PUBLICATIONS
  • Writing About Art, 2nd edition, Henry Sayre, 1995, pp. 22-23.
  • World of Art, Henry Sayre, 1993, Prentice Hall, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
    Editions, pp. 288-289.
  • Journal of Oregon Humanities, Winter 1993, "The State of the Art," Henry Sayre, pp. 33-34
  • Sculpture: Technique - Form - Content, Arthur Williams, January 1989, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, pp. 102, 105.
  • La Passion De Dunkerque, Maurice Zundel, 1989, Bas De Casse, p. 121.
  • Ll' Giornale Dell'Arte, September 1989, "Frohnmayer, Il Nuovo Yomo Del National Endowment," Elizabeth Kastor, p. 2.
  • Art, Search, and Self Discovery, Ian James Schinneller, revised edition, November 1988, Davis Publications, pp. 38, 154.
  • International Sculpture Magazine, Karen Ritter, September/October 1988, Commissions column, p. 24.
  • Sunset Magazine, July 1987, "A Walking Tour of Portland's Sculpture," Cheryl McLean, p. 56.
  • 50 Northwest Artists, Bruce Guentherm, 1983, Chronicle Books, pp. 86-87.
  • Spectrum Magazine, March 1978, "Oregon's 1% Program," Richard Baker, p. 19.

INVITED TALKS
  • Lecture in conjunction with the dedication of "The Workers", Aberdeen, WA, 1996
  • Lecture in conjunction with the 1992 RESEARCHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  • Visiting Artist, "The Small Object," a two week residency, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, June 1988
  • Visiting Lecturer, "10 Years of Monumental Sculpture," Pacific Northwest School of Art, Portland, Oregon, October 1986
  • Visiting Lecturer, slide lecture on the design, fabrication and installation of Yankee Champion, a major outdoor work sited on P.S.U.'s campus, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, October 1986
  • Visiting Lecturer, "The Trancendent Object," Clatsop Community College, Astoria, Oregon, May 1983
  • Artist-in-Residence, a four week residency, Crook County High School, Prineville, Oregon, 1983
  • Visiting Lecturer, "Adapting Industrial Casting Processes to the Studio," a one week residency, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, Washington, May 1982
  • Parallel Program Speaker, "Top Fed Spruing Procedure for Oil-Alkyd Resin Sand Molds," 12th International Sculpture Conference, Oakland, California, July 1982
  • Visiting Lecturer, "Practical Concerns of the Studio Artist," a two day lecture/workshop, University of Idaho, for Idaho Commission on the Arts, October 1979
  • Visiting Lecturer, "The Art Citizen," on the interaction between artists and the general public, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, October 1978
  • Visiting Lecturer, "The Artist as Bureaucrat," convocation speaker, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, September 1978
  • Visiting Artist, a one year residency, Lane Community College, 1977

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • Oregon Arts Commission, Percent for Art Committee, Weatherford Hall, OSU, 2005
  • Northwest Alliance of Sculptors. Charter Member (Executive Board 1979-81) (defunct)
  • College Art Association, Member 1970-
  • Oregon Arts Commission, Grants Committee Member, 1987
  • Artist's Survival Conference, (state-wide tour) Oregon Arts Commission.  Panel Member 1977-78
  • Regional Exhibitions Juror, 1975-85 (Oregon, Washington, Idaho)