Jerome Harris Parmet

About the Artist

CURRICULUM VITAE                                                    JEROME HARRIS PARMET Sculptor 11534 Highview Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20902 TEL: 914-980-8013 E-M: jhparmet@yahoo.com www.sculpture.org/parmet    EXHIBITS, COMPETITIONS & INSTALLATIONS:   2018      Zenith Gallery, Traveling Full Circle, 40thAnniversary Exhibit, Washington, DC 2016      Intersections; 2016 Sculpture Now, Edith Wharton Estate, Lenox, MA 2016      Hell Gate Bridge, Memories & Horse, Of Course; Carriage Barn Gallery, New Canaan,  2015      Wash Day; Annual Beaux Arts Exhibit, Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club, NY 2015      Flight; Carriage Barn Gallery, New Canaan, CT 2015     Pisces Denied; Conant Gallery, Lawrence Academy, Lawrence, MA 2015      Wash Day & Horse, Of Course; Arts Bash, Arts Westchester, White Plains, NY 2014      Pisces Denied; Collaborative Concepts: Saunders Farm Project, Garrison, NY  2014      Iron Horse;Commission & Installation, Iron HorseGrille, Pleasantville, NY               2013      C-Squared;Waterfront Sculpture Walk, Atlantic City, NJ 2013      Suma;Arts Bash, Arts Westchester, White Plains, NY 2013      new fish, Blue Fish; Waterfront Exhibit, City of Yonkers, NY 2013      Pisces Denied; Waterfront Exhibit, City of Yonkers, NY 2013      Migratory Moments; Arts Westchester, RFP to Re-Invent City of White Plains, NY     2013      Intersections; 200th Bi-Centennial Juried Exhibit, City of Ossining, NY 2012      SUMA; Arts WestchesterSculpture Expo, White Plains, NY 2012      Intersections;26thRosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & one-year loan,                                                    Appalachian State U., Boone, NC, Third Prize 2011      Pisces Denied;Erika & David Boyd Sculpture Garden, Leonia, NJ 2011      C-Squared; Erika & David Boyd Sculpture Garden, Leonia NJ 2011      Dem Bones; New Rochelle Artist Association, New Rochelle, NY First Place 2010      007; Finalist: AIPP, CT Commission on Culture & Tourism; Sculpture &                                                                       Garden for E.C. Goodwin Tech High School; New Britain, CT 2009      Coming Together; 23rdRosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and                               one-year loan, Boone, NC 2009      Bereishis; Atelier VI – Boyajian Sculpture Barn, New Fairfield, CT 2008      C-Squared;City Hall, Yonkers, NY (on loan from 2008-2010)        2008      Suma; The Studio: An Alternative Space for Contemporary Art, Armonk, NY 2008      Bereishis; “Public Art Initiative,” Town of Huntington, NY,   2008      Bereishis; “CURRENT: A Sculpture Tour,” Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 2008      new fish, Blue Fish; “Contemporary Sculpture,” Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA 2007      new fish, Blue Fish; Atelier IV – Sculpture Barn, New Fairfield, CT 2007      C-Squared; Town of Huntington, NY, Public Art Initiative 2006      C-Squared;2007 Salem Art Works (SAW), Salem, NY 2006      Suma;The Sculpture Mile at Madison, Madison CT 2006      C-Squared;2006 Burlington County College Sculpture Garden, Pemberton, NJ 2005      Suma; Solo Exhibit, DiSanti Plaza, Metro North Train Station, Hartsdale, NY 2004      C-Squared; Rockland Center for the Arts Annual Outdoor Exhibit, “Sculpture in the Park” 2003      Suma; Mather Hospital 24thAnnual Outdoor Sculpture Show 2002      Supplication; Silvermine Art Center Fall Show,   2002      Suma;Woodstock Garden Tour, Woodstock, NY   PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:                 Annapolis, MD (1); Armonk, NY (1); Brooklyn, NY (2); Chevy Chase, MD (4);  Long Boat Key, FL (2); Middletown, CT (1); Pleasantville, NY (restaurant) (1);  Red Hook, NY (1); Rochester, NY (1); Saratoga Springs, NY (3); Scottsdale, AZ (2);  Yonkers, NY (3); Georgetown, D.C. (1); Wheaton, MD (2)   AWARDS: 2016          Dobbs Ferry, NY Beaux Arts, 1stPlace Sculpture 2012-13     26thRosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition, 3rdPlace 2011           Adolph Grant Award –  New Rochelle Art Assn - 1stPlace, Sculpture 2010          Jules Bauer Award – New Rochelle Art Assn- 1stPlace, Sculpture   EDUCATION & TRAINING: President, JHP Designs Ltd + Foresite Planning, Inc., Interior Architectural Design B.F.A.  Interior Design, Syracuse University   TRAINED WITH: Westchester Arts Workshop, Leslie Dor, Master Sculptor Purchase University, John Esser, Asst Dean of Art Sculpture Barn, David Boyajian, Master Sculptor Silvermine Art School, Bob Perucci, Master Sculptor   NOTABLE ARCHITECTURAL INTERIOR PROJECTS: Graybar Electric Headquarters, Long Island City, NY Hill and Knowlton Public Relations Offices, NYC and DC Mission of Thailand to the UN and Ambassador’s Residence, NYC Canon, USA Headquarters, Lake Success, NY Rodgers & Hammerstein offices, NYC Tetley, Inc, NYC Wang Laboratories, Metro Park, NJ Knoll Pharmaceutical, Parsippany, NJ General Cable Corp, NYC      

Artist's Statement

ARTIST STATEMENT: Sculpture might be called my “second language” and the creation of artwork my newly found voice. After 40 years enjoying the planning and design of corporate architectural interiors, today my artistic mode of expression is steel sculpture. The strength and durability of the material versus its surprising liquidity and malleability has always fascinated me and for the past few years, I’ve experimented with junk yard steel, fresh metal, welding, grinding, blacksmithing, innovating … it’s a fresh and soulful journey. All my works are created and fabricated by myself. Each is original, often unplanned but guided by the materials I’ve assembled, although some have been created by commission. Perhaps because I was a professional designer, the underlying concepts of design, balance, tension, color and expression are inherent and natural for me. My interactions with contractors/architects for over 40 years aids with onsite interrelationships. This grouping of works celebrates steel for its strength and timelessness, while incorporating the context of the natural world. My goal always is to create a new and provocative visual for the viewer, while still retaining the natural dignity of the material. Art creates a dialogue among its artists, its community and its audience. It can challenge the intellect, calm the spirit, help interpret one’s environment or mark the importance of our existence. Whether it brings joy or sorrow, memories or hopes, it can excite, catalyze, challenge and inspire.