GILBERT HAWKINS
123 Knapp Terrace • Leonia, New Jersey 07605
Home: (201) 944-5799 • Cell: (201) 446-2652
Email: gilhawkins@verizon.net • Web: gilhawkins.com
The Philadelphia College of Art (Now the University of the Arts) — Philadelphia, PA
B.F.A. in Sculpture, 1964–1968
The New School for Social Research — New York, NY
1962–1963
The Art Students League — New York, NY
1962–1963
2015–2016 — Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
Two pieces on loan: Bear Mountain Bridge and Blue Light
2015 — “Current”, Two-person show, Boscobel Museum and Gardens, Garrison, NY
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Garrison Art Center
2012 — Memorial to Fallen Bergen County Police and Fire Fighters (9/11)
Bergen County Police and Fire Academy, Mahwah, NJ
2009–Present — David and Erica Boyd Sculpture Park, Leonia, NJ
Ongoing loan of two works
2004–2005 — “Sculpture in the Park”, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
2002 — “Gil Hawkins at the Puffin”, One-man show, Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
Catalogue available
2002 — “Windspirits”, New Mobiles, Open Studio, “Highlands,” Leonia, NJ
2000–2002 — Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA
1999 — “Unusual Landscapes”, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
1999 — Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, Philadelphia, PA
First Place Award in Sculpture
1998 — The Bruce Museum, 17th Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, CT
1998–1999 — Delaware Museum, Spirit of Art Festival, Greenville, DE
1998–1999 — Loveladies Art Center, Fine Arts and Crafts Festival, Loveladies, NJ
1992 — National Small Works Show, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ
1987–1994 — Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Stamford, CT
Pieces on loan by prominent sculptors
1990 — New Faculty Works at Pace, Faculty Exhibition
1984 — “Gilbert Hawkins Sculpture at Chappaqua”, One-man show, Chappaqua, NY
1981 — “Gilbert Hawkins Sculpture at Pace”, Pace University, Briarcliff Manor, NY
1978–1979 — “The Wards Island Show”, Organization of Independent Artists, NY
1977 — “Forms in Focus”, Co-op City, New York, NY
1976 — “12 Pieces”, One-man show, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Note: Exhibitions prior to 1976 listed in Addendum.
“Kittatinny Ridge” — Collins/Coyne Collection, Leonia, NJ
“Untitled Mobile” — Rosenstein Family Collection, Teaneck, NJ
“Upper Volta Landscape” — The Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
“Ogden’s View” — Ralph E. Ogden, Mountainville, NY
“Le Roi” — Ralph E. Ogden, Mountainville, NY
“Blue Moon” — Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
“Four Poles and Light” — Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
“Ex” — Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
“The Sky is Falling” — Mr. Edward Pailey, Upper Saddle River, NJ
“Moon and Lake” — Mrs. Ruth Spelke, Stamford, CT
“Two Life-Sized Figures” — Ms. Gloria Gardner, New York, NY
“Sculpture at Newark Airport” — Competition-winning design for a 65-foot sculpture (N.Y.–N.J. Port Authority; NEA matching funds later cut)
“Untitled” — Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Rolat, Alpine, NJ
“Sue’s Piece” — Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zuch, Alpine, NJ
2006–Present — Borough of Leonia, Leonia, NJ
Councilman
2006–Present — Overpeck Preserve Inc., Leonia, NJ
Founder / Executive Director
2005–2006 — New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, Lyndhurst, NJ
Artist in Residence
1995–1998 — The Elisabeth Morrow School, Englewood, NJ
Resident Naturalist, Fourth Grade Science
1980–1996 — Pace University, Department of Fine Arts, Pleasantville, NY
Adjunct Associate Professor — Sculpture, Drawing, Design
1988–1990 — New York University, New York, NY
Adjunct Associate Professor — Fine Art/Sculpture
1978–1980 — The Old Church Cultural Center, Demarest, NJ
Director, Project Interaction (Artists Outreach Program)
1974–1976 — Sarah Lawrence College, Fine Arts Department, Bronxville, NY
Guest Sculptor
1972–1974 — Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Instructor, Fine Arts/Sculpture
1971–1974 — Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood, NJ
Guest Artist
1969–1971 — Peace Corps, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso)
Arts Consultant
1968–1969 — Deer Park High School, Deer Park, NY
Instructor, Industrial Arts/Metal Shop
1987–1994 — Design, Construction, and Completion of “Highlands”,
Self-built 2,000 sq. ft. Dutch Colonial/Contemporary Family Residence & Studio, Leonia, NJ
1976 — “12 Pieces”, One-man show, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
1976 — Cheltenham Art Center Show, Upper Dublin Township, PA
1976 — Rockland County Artists, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY
1973 — “Sculpture in the Fields”, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
1973 — Sculpture in the Park #2, Van Saun Park, Paramus, NJ
1972 — “Outdoor Sculpture Indoors”, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
1972 — Discovery Show, NJ State Council on the Arts, Trenton, NJ
1972 — The Trenton Annual, Trenton, NJ
1971 — Van Saun Sculpture Show #1, Paramus, NJ
1971 — Bergen Mall Sculpture Show, Paramus, NJ
1971 — Silvermine Annual, Silvermine, CT
1971 — Jersey City Annual, Jersey City, NJ
1971 — Art Center of Northern NJ, Tenafly, NJ
1970 — Westchester County Annual, Tarrytown, NY