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Denise Snyder Natural sculpture Artist

Explorations in Natural Sculpture

Abaca Nest
Fields of grass, forested hillsides, seasons in nature… all are open for interpretation and sculpting.
Remembering Spring Raffia, Hazelnut and Lilac II
Hazelnut and Lilac 70 x 48 x 8"
Joyful Reunion, Shrine of the Sun Worshippers
Taking Flight III 57 x 61 x 9"
Shadows on the Air
Shadows on the Air
Birch branches, Handmade Paper
Nomad
Wild Energy
Lighter Moments side view
Lighter Moments

Brightly Colored undulating sculptures of paper and rattan using nature as a driving force.

Outreach
Spring After the Fires, detail
Spring After the Fires
White Paper Flags
Music of Mali
The materials are not concealed, but are clearly evident in the artwork and their own beauty is as important as the final form.
Music of Mali
Transition in Raffia, Willows Inn
Raffia Wall, Bellagio Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Bent Wire Series
Madrona Gate 7 x 8' Private Residence, San Juan Island
Bent Steel
View through the Madrona Gate
Ecstatic Energy, 48x72" Matzke Sculpture Park, Camano Island, WA
Commissioned artwork adds natural elements to interior and exterior spaces.
Commercial Installations: Branch and paper sculptures, Willows Inn on Lummi Island, WA. Branch chandelier Church Ranch Westminster Marriott Hotel, AZ
Knotted Raffia, Lounge of Ballard Yards Apartments, Seattle, WA
The Essence
Denise Snyder

Denise Snyder makes organic forms out of branches, grasses, brightly colored papers, and metal. With a strong Scandinavian influence her wall and free standing sculptures are inspired by and representative of nature.

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Commissions:

2023 Private residence entryway, Camano Is., WA

2023 Mauro Management Team, Bellingham, WA

2022 Ballard Yards Luxury Apartments, Seattle, WA

2022 Private residence gate, San Juan Island, WA

2021 Willows-Inn, Lummi Island, WA

2019 Private residence wall art, Seattle, WA

2015 Willows-Inn, Lummi Island, WA

2013 Church Ranch Marriott, Lobby Chandelier, Westminster, AZ

2010 J.W. Marriott Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

2009 Sheraton Hotel, Dallas, TX

2009 Stonebridge Spa, Boston, MA

2007 St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI

2007 Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio, TX

2006 Hyatt Hotel, Jacksonille, FL

2004 Camelback Marriott, Scottsdale, AZ

1999 Wild Buffalo Club, Bellingham, WA

1998 Bellagio Casino, Las Vegas, NV

Exhibitions:

2023 Jansen Art Center, Lynden, WA

2022 Clarke & Clarke Gallery, Mercer Is., WA

2022 Museo Gallery, Langley, WA

2022 Whatcom Land Trust, Bellingham, WA

2021 Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA

2021 Fourth Corner Frames, Bellingham, WA

2021 Matzke Fine Arts Sculpture Park, Camano Is., WA

2020 Shack Art Center, Currents 2020, Everett, WA

2019 Matzke Fine Arts Sculpture Park, Camano Is., WA

2019 Dakota Art Gallery, w/ Maryjo Maute, Bellingham, WA

2019 Shack Art Center, Everett, WA

2019 Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

2018 Social Fabric, Bellingham, WA

2018 Fourth Corner Frames, Bellingham, WA

2018 Matzke Fine Arts, Camano Island, WA

2017 Valise Gallery, Vashon Island, WA

2017 Art Stop Gallery, Tacoma, WA

2017 Vashon Center for the Arts Koch Gallery, Vashon Island, WA

2016 Allied Arts Gallery in Richland, WA

2016 Matzke Fine Arts, Camano Island, WA

2015 Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA

2014 Lightcatcher Museum, Reaching Beyond, Bellingham, WA

2014 Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison, WA

2014 Schack Art Center, Tangible Evidence, Everett, WA

2014 Anchor Art Space, Anacortes, WA

2014 Studio UFO, Bellingham, WA

2013 Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA

2013 Lightcatcher Museum, Nature in the Balance, Bellingham, WA

2013 Allied Arts Gallery, Richland, WA

2012 Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA

2012 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham WA, three person show

2012 Newport Visual Arts Center, Nest, w/ Trish Harding, Newport, OR

2011 Matzke Fine Arts, Camano Island, WA

2010-present, Family Interactive Gallery, Lightcatcher Museum, Bellingham, WA

Public Art Installations:

2008-present Whatcom Museum’s the Lightcatcher,

Family Interactive Gallery, Bellingham, WA

2014 Big Rock Park, Sculpture Park, Bellingham, WA

2013-14 Nature in the Balance, cityscape sculpture, Bellingham, WA

2008-10 Velocity, cityscape sculpture, Bellingham, WA

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