Scottsdale Public Arts InFlux Commission, "A Little Slice of Heaven", wax, LED lights, artificial grass, fencing, timers.
Each piece 2'x 2' x 14", overall dimensions 90' x 40' x 15'
AWARDS/COMMISSIONS
2022 City of Goodyear, Arizona, commission for Goodyear City Hall
2019 Helios Foundation, “Peace Expanding in Space”, Helios Foundation Headquarters, Phoenix Arizona
2017 Knowledge Mobilization Impact Award, “1000 Crane Project”, ASU Graduate College
2016 Arizona Artist Guild Scholarship Recipient
Arizona State University, School of Art, Travel/Enrichment Grant Recipient
Arizona State University, Herberger Institute of Design, Travel/Enrichment Grant Recipient
Teaching Assistant, Art Foundry, Arizona State University
2015 City of Tempe, Public Arts Commission, Marina Heights Project, completion date June 2016
2014 Research Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe Arizona, MFA program
InFlux Commission, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arizona
2011 Contemporary Forum Artist Grant Recipient, Phoenix Art Museum
2003 Arizona Sculptor of the Year, Scottsdale Life Magazine
1999 Juror’s Purchase Award, Precious Metals, Mesa Galleria, Mesa Arizona
1994 Received “Spring Salon Award of Merit”, Springville Museum of Art, April 1994
1991 Received “Outstanding Senior in Sculpture”, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
PUBLICATIONS
2017 “Metaphysical Bronze, The Work of John Tuomisto-Bell", Java Magazine, June 2017
2015 “8 Cool Things We Saw During ASU Grant Street Open Studios in Phoenix”, Mike Estes, Phoenix New Times
“TAG”, Graduates Arizona State School of Art, 2015, Published by Arizona State University School of Art
2009 “The Inadequacies of Man”, Interview for KNXV ABC 15, by Brian McHugh
2008 “Biennial Southwest 2008”, Published by the Albuquerque Museum for the exhibition, 2008, pp. 112-113
2007 “Arms and the Man”, editorial staff, American Art Collector, March 2007, pgs. 150-153
2006 “Men Behaving Badly”, Tom Collins, Albuquerque Journal, Sept. 8, 2006, Venue S8
2005 “Paint on Metal: Modern and Contemporary Explorations and Discoveries", published by the Tucson Museum of Art: Paint on Metal: Modern and Contemporary Explorations and Discoveries, 2005, 154 pgs. ills.
2003 “Top Artists 2003”, Scottsdale Life Magazine, January 2003, pg. 50-51
2002 “Sculptures of the Darker Side of Man”, Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 23, 2002, p. 32
“John Tuomisto-Bell, Distinctive Sculptures”, Art Book, Fall/Winter issue, 2002, p. 62-63
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
City of Goodyear, Arizona
Helios Foundation, Phoenix headquarters, Arizona
City of Tempe, Arizona
Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona
Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, Arizona
LECTURES/SLIDE PRESENTATIONS/DEMONSTRATIONS
2018-2019 Aluminum Casting Workshop, Tempe School District, 7-8th grade honor art students
2016 “Vintage Coin Making”, Arizona State University, Grant Street Studios, Phoenix, AZ
2015 “Bronze Casting Demonstration”, Arizona State University, Grant Street Studios Phoenix AZ
“Good and Plenty” finalist, SMOCA Scottsdale AZ, slide presentation/project proposal
Current Work/Furnace Building, Arizona State University and Scottsdale Community College, Tempe, AZ
“How to Patina”, Bronze patina demonstration/lecture, Arizona State University, School of Art, Tempe, AZ
2014 “Bronze Casting Yesterday and Today”, Tempe Center for the Arts, Arts and Sciences Salon Panel, Tempe AZ
2009 “Artists and Small Casting Foundries: Making a living in a volatile and global market", presentation for American Foundry Society annual conference, Tempe Arizona
“Bronze Pour Process and Demonstration”, For Creative Connect, Tuomisto Bell Studio Foundry, Phx., AZ
“Lost wax and sculpting Demonstration”, Tempe Center for the Arts, “Faces” exhibition, Dec. 5, Tempe, AZ
“Lost wax casting”, Docent Tour, for Tempe Center for the Arts, December, Tuomisto Bell Studio Foundry