ARTIST STATEMENT:

Art informs life; Life informs art and Creativity.

Stephen Potter has been a metal sculptor in the Dallas, TX area for the past 15 years, glass sculptor for 8 years, and psychotherapist for over 40 years. He was Treasurer and Board member of Texas Sculpture Association from 2008-2015, and Treasurer and Board member of Texas Jewish Arts Association in 2017. He has studied metal sculpture with Art Shirer, Ian Eisenmann, and Dan Sellers, clay sculpture with Debbie Ballard, and glass sculpture with Nan Phillips. In his professional life, he has also worked as an Instructor, Dept of Pediatrics, UT Health Science Center of Dallas, Richland College, and Adjunct Professor for UTA and UT Austin Schools of Social Work.

Stephen’s art has been influenced by Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Joel Shapiro, and David Smith. His art reflects an ongoing fascination with, and optimism about, the people around him, and his background in clinical social work and psychotherapy informs his work. The writings of Carl Jung, Carl Rogers, and Fritz Perls about dreamwork and symbols have also been influential.
EDUCATION & TRAINING:

BS 1965, MSW 1967

Metal Sculpture – Art Shirer and Dan Sellers, Creative Arts Center; Ian Eisenmann, Brookhaven College; Scott Trent, Bill J Priest Institute

Clay Sculpture – Debbie Ballard, Creative Arts Center

Stone Sculpture – Carolanne Haggard, Creative Arts Center

Fused Glass – Nan Phillips

Brookhaven College – Photoshop and Illustration
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EXHIBITIONS:

2016 – Juried exhibition, Lampasas Assn For the Arts, Art in the Park, Lampasas, TX

2016 – Lakewood Conservatory of Fine Arts Two Man Show, Dallas, TX

2015 – Juried exhibition, Marble Falls Sculpture on Main, Marble Falls, TX

2015 – Sept-Oct Illumination – TSA Juried Small Works Exhibition, Dallas, TX
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2015 – Aug TJAA Juried Show, Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, Ft.Worth TX

2015 - TJAA Annual Member Showcase, TVAA Gallery, Dallas, TX

2014 - TJAA Member Showcase, Ft. Worth Community Arts Center, Ft. Worth, TX

2014 – TSA Member Show, Mesquite Arts Center, Mesquite, TX

2014 – N. Dallas Studio Tour, Dallas, TX

2012 – TSA Member Show, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX

2012 – TSA Juried Show, Grapevine Convention Center, Grapevine, TX

2011 – TSA Juried Exhibition, Art Center of Plano

2011 – TSA Membership Exhibition, Oak Cliff Cultural Center, Dallas, TX

2010 – Collaborage I – Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, Richardson, TX

2010 – Collaborage II – Synergy in Collaborative Art, PFamily Arts, Plano, TX

2009 – TSA juried show, HCG Gallery, Dallas, TX

2008 – TSA 25th Sculpture Anniversary Show

His art can be found on the Artists pages of Texas Sculpture Assn and Instagram under PSPSCULPT. He can be contacted at spotterr@sbcglobal.net, or cell: 214.534.4223.