Duff Bassett
EDUCATION
2006 B.F.A. Studio Art, Minor in Art History, Special Distinction, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2002 A.A. Studio Art, Oklahoma City Community College.
AWARDS
2006 John R. Potts Jr. Award for Sculpture, 92nd Annual Student Art Exhibition, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2003 Michi Susan Award for Outstanding Use of Mixed Media, Edge Art Now 2003, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2002 Outstanding Achievement for Visual Art, Oklahoma City Community College.
2001 Honorable Mention, Mixed Media Collage, Student Art Exhibition Oklahoma City Community College.
2001 Honorable Mention, Photo 2001, The Firehouse, Norman, Oklahoma.
2001 Service Award for conservation work on Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, Sierra Club, Oklahoma City Region.
1975 Honorable Mention, Sculpture, HALMA Fall Art Exhibition, Huntsville Alabama.
1975 Certificate of Merit for Sculpture and Pottery, Johnson High School, Huntsville Alabama.
1974 Certificate of Merit, Scholastic Art Awards, Alabama Regional Student Exhibition, Scholastic Magazine, Birmingham, Alabama.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Spirit Flight, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2006 La Vocę Politica, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2006 9th Annual Film and Video Open Screening, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2006 Ziusudra, New Genre XIV, Living Arts, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2006 Altered States, Blue Moon on Paseo, Oklahoma City.
2006 Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Blue Moon on Paseo, Oklahoma City.
2006 Indivisual - Senior Capstone Exhibition, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2005 92nd Annual Student Art Exhibition, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2005 Ziusudra, 8th St. Warehouse, Oklahoma City.
2004 Edge Art Now 2004, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2004 91st Annual Student Art Exhibition, University of Oklahoma.
2003 Stairwell Show, University of Oklahoma, Norman.
2003 Photo 2003, The Firehouse, Norman, Oklahoma.
2003 Biting the Apple, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2003 Edge Art Now 2003, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
2003 Fiberworks, Kirkpatrick Center, Oklahoma City.
2002 Graduate Art Exhibition, Oklahoma City Community College.
2002 Biting the Apple, Individual Artists of Oklahoma. Oklahoma City.
2001 On the Fence, Tulsa Arts Council, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2001 Photo 2001, The Firehouse, Norman, Oklahoma.
2001 Student Art Exhibition. Oklahoma City Community College.
1977 Spring Art Fair, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1976 Fall Art Festival, Lawton, Oklahoma
1975 HALMA Fall Art Exhibition, Huntsville Alabama
1974 Scholastic Magazine Alabama Regional Art Exhibition, Birmingham.
COMMISSIONS
2004 Songosaurus 120' x 65' x 14'. Powder coated steel.
A childrens' interactive play sculpture constructed with percussive sound plates and pipe. Installed at Shannon Springs Park, Chickasha, Oklahoma. Commissioned by the City of Chickasha and the Chickasha Area Arts Council.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
2006 Granite Sculpture with Jesús Moroles . Untitled Gallery [Artsplace]. Oklahoma City.
2006 Granite Sculpture with Jesús Moroles. Oklahoma Arts Institute. Granite, Oklahoma.
2003 Solarplate printmaking with Dan Weldon. Los Milagros. Oklahoma City.
2003 Handbuilding with Eduardo Sandoval. Firehouse Art Center. Norman, Oklahoma.
2001 A.S.K. Business of Art Seminar. Oklahoma Visual Artists' Coalition. Leslie Powel Gallery. Lawton, Oklahoma.
1975 Apprenticeship, The Pottery, Archie Pike Studio, Huntsville, Alabama.
1974 Sculpture Workshop with Robert Gorham, Livingston University. Livingston, Alabama.
1971 Sculpture with Alexandra Alaupovic. The Art Center, Oklahoma City.
EMPLOYMENT
1975 to present. Continuously employed in the construction trade as either a skilled tradesman, project manager or owner of an electrical contracting business. Skills include those required for business and project management, cost estimating, rigging, carpentry, concrete forming and finishing, plastic and metal fabrication in addition to those generally used in the electrical trade for installations of lighting, power, data cable, optical fiber, phone, nurse call, sound re-enforcement, fire alarm, security, CCTV, access control and building automation.
1989-Present Pinnacle Electric, Inc. OK1126 Oklahoma City, OK
President
Pinnacle Electric, Inc has completed over 700 projects involving electrical power, lighting and special systems for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities across Oklahoma.
COMMUNITY/INDUSTRY
2001-Present Oklahoma Visual Artist's Coalition. Member, Oklahoma City.
2001-Present Individual Artists of Oklahoma. Member since 2001, Film and Video Committee 2005 to Present.
REVIEWS/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Snow, Janese. "Council Approves Interactive Art Display", The Express Star, July 22, 2003, p.1
Brandenburg, John. "Mixed Media Works Featured. Creative Sculpture Wins Top Honor Before Losing Original Image", The Daily Oklahoman, FineArts/Music Section, April 11, 2003, p. 16
Watts, James D. Jr. "Hang Ups. Artists Go to the Wall for Communal, Outdoor Show", Tulsa World, August 23, 2001, 3D.