Damon Hyldreth

Damon Hyldreth has been creating sculpture for over 30 years. His sculptures in steel ~ flowing forms that defy the heaviness of the material ~ are physical representations of the forces of nature. They embody delicate meeting points between elemental forces and man-made creation, balancing stasis and movement, the present and future moments, negative and positive space. He has received commissions throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; his works are in the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin and the collection of the Queen of Jordan. After studying industrial design he received a sculpture degree from SFAI.

FROM THE ARTIST:
My work stands as a reminder of the connection between man and nature, even as the world around us becomes increasingly removed from this essential and most basic union. While the metals I use are clearly man-made, the result of my collaboration with them is a blurring of the divide between nature and structure, space and form.

My work in sculpture is highly linked to the process of transformation. I consider the potential energy of my materials and lure out of them the dynamic forces of nature. I blend emotion with form, allowing the work to evolve, probing shapes, investigating their capacity t...

2002–2004 San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA BFA Sculpture
1978–1979 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Industrial Design
1976–1977 IIT Institute of Design, Chicago, IL Photography / Design
1973–1975 Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Fine Art

2016 – Aerena Galleries, Healdsburg, CA (solo show)
2016 – House Of Fine Art, London UK
2014 – Aerena Galleries, Healdsburg, CA (solo show)
2012 – I. Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA
2012 – Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley, Yountville CA
2011 – JoAnne Artman Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2010 – I. Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA (2 person show)
2010 – Crucible's Cathedral Gallery, Oakland CA
2009 – I. Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA
2007 – Palm Desert Art In Public Places, Palm Desert, CA
2006 – California Modern Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 – Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, CA
2004 – Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2004 – Walter & McBean Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2003 – Palm Desert Art In Public Places, CA
2003 – Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 – A Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2002 – Editions Limited Gallery, Emeryville, CA
2002 – SCA gallery, Pomona, CA
2001 – Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2001 – Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2000 – William Zimmer Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1998 – Sugar From The Bone Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 – Chase Gallery, Spokane, WA
1996 – Gango Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 – Alexa Lee Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
1993 – Bristol Gallery, Denver, CO
1991 – Aaron Aubrey Contemporary, Los Angeles,...