" I am primarily a sculptor of people. A historian, recording a likeness and creating characters of yesterday's community and today's society for tomorrow's viewer. I manipulate clay to found into bronze for the consideration by an audience, in the home, the street and the gallery. "
Steven Whyte
Art Education
1987 Lincoln School of Art, Lincoln, England
1988 - 1991 Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture, Staffordshire, England / Studied under Professor Colin Melbourne ARCA and Dame Elizabeth Frink
Professional Experience
2002 - Current Director / Sculptor, Steven Whyte Sculpture Studios, Carmel, California
Perform research on subjects, develop fundraising strategies, consult with civic organizations and governments on public art, and develop public interest projects.
Forty-three life-size or larger public bronze figures in the United States and Europe.
Steven Whyte Sculpture Studios makes a point to ensure every public work of art is as historically correct as possible and, when possible, creates the sculptures in a public setting in order to involve the local community.
Public sculpture projects range in scale from life-size busts to over twice life size action figures.
Creator of Largest single bronze sculpture in USA.
1992 - 1995 Associate Professor of Figurative Sculpture, Stafford College, Staffordshire, England
Co-wrote the first validated figurative sculpture course in the United Kingdom, which received, in its second year, more first choice applications (1993-1994) than any other high-level sculpture course in the United Kingdom
Responsible for Department curriculum, budget and procedures.
Portraiture
More than 80 commissioned live portrait sculptures. Past subjects include the following:
Lord Alexander - Chairman, National Westminster Bank PLC
Viscount Blakenham - Chairman, Pearson PLC
The Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke M.P. - Chancellor of the Exchequer
Lord Forte - President, Forte PLC
Dr. Stephen Lock - Editor, The British Medical Journal
Lord Palumbo - Chairman, The Arts Council of Great Britain
Sir Colin Southgate - Chairman, Thorne EMI PLC
Lord Sterling - Chairman, P&O PLC
Lord Weatherill MP - Speaker, The House of Commons
Lord Young - Chairman, Cable and Wireless PLC
Herm Edwards - Footballer, ESPN Host
Congressman John J Conyers - Congressman, Chairman of the Judicial Committee, Dean of the House
Gustavo de la Garza - Chairman, Marcatel Com.
Sir Stanley W. Clarke - Chairman, St. Modwen PLC
John David Crow - 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner
Mark Fisher MP - Junior Minister of the Arts
Sir John Harvey-Jones - Industrialist, Author, Retired Chairman ICI PLC
David and Lucille Packard - Founder, Hewlett Packard, Inc.
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild - Chairman, Rothschild Bank
The Earl of Stockton - President, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
The Rt. Rev. Keith Sutton - Lord Bishop of Litchfield
The Duke of Westminster - President, Grosvenor International Holdings
Clint Eastwood - Actor, Director, Businessman
Senator William T. Moore - [Posthumous] Texas State Senator
Secretary Leon E. Panetta - Chief of Staff to President Clinton, Director of the CIA, Secretary of Defense
Sculpture on Permanent Show
- The Smithsonian Institute, National Portrait Gallery, Permanent Collection, Washington D.C.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA.
- The Quail Lodge Resort, Carmel Valley, CA.
- United Sports Museum and Archive, Daphne, AL
- Tufts University Jumbo the Elephant
- A National Tribute to Bob Hope and the Military – Port of San Diego
- Aggie War Hymn monument, Texas A&M
- City Hall, Seaside, CA.
- Litchfield Cathedral, Litchfield, Staffordshire.
- British Medical Association, London.
Public Commissions
(Current) Comfort Women Memorial Four life-size figures of WWII Comfort Women. San Francisco, CA. 2017
(Current) Cloisters Chapel Garden 9ft figures of Mary and Joseph. Cloisters on the Platte, Omaha, NE. 2017.
(Pending) Marina 40thAnniversary Sculpture Tribute to the Monterey Peninsula Marina, CA. Nine life-size figures.
Congressman John J. Conyers, Jr. Life size bust of the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 13th congressional district. Member of Congress since 1965 and is currently its Dean. Washington D.C. 2017. (Project budget: $10,000)
Jumbo the Elephant Life size (11ft) African elephant monument for Tufts University's mascot. Tufts University, Medford, MA. 2014.
Aggie War Hymn Monument Twelve 1.6 times life-size figures on a 40’ x 4’ base. Representing Aggie students standing side-by-side during a traditional “sawing off Varsity’s horns” cheer. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2014.
A National Monument to John Steinbeck and Cannery Row Nine slightly over life-size figures on a 17' x 20' x 16' stone formation. Author John Steinbeck and eight characters from his novel Cannery Row. Cannery Row, Monterey, CA. 2014.
Senator William T. Moore Life size half figure bust of Senator Moore for Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2013.
Tribute to Fallen Deputies Four life-size figures in tribute to fallen officers and their families. San Diego Sheriffs Deputies Association, San Diego, CA. 2011.
John David Crow Twice life -size portrait action figure of 1957 Heisman Trophy Winner John David Crow for Texas A&M. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. 2010.
St. Anthony of Padua Life-size full depth relief of St. Anthony and Child. Carmel Mission San Carlos Borromeo, Carmel, CA. 2009. (Project budget: $30,000)
Dream Speech Bust 1.5 times life-size portrait bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. displayed above a plaque containing his “I Have a Dream” speech in its entirety. City of Hollywood, FL. 2008. (Project budget: $25,000)
Column of Knowledge 1.5 times life-size portrait bust of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. perched on a stack of books that had influenced his life and work. City of Fontana, CA. 2008. (Project budget: $55,000)
A National Tribute to Bob Hope and the Military Eight life-size figures representing various eras of service men, women and veterans. San Diego Port Authority, San Diego, CA. 2008.
Dr. John L. D. Roberts Monument Life size statue of the founder of Seaside, California. Citizens Committee, City of Seaside, CA. 2004. (Project budget: $40,000)
David and Lucile Packard Relief and chairs the Board of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Relief Portrait plaque, 16" x 16", bronze. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California. 2003. (Project budget: $5,000)
Spirit of 1948 Three life-size figures in cast stone as a tribute to the Staffordshire Fire Service. Staffordshire, England. 1998. (Project budget: $90,000)
Holden Lane High School Relief Project with local high school to create 21’ x 7' brick relief. Burslem, England. 1998. (Project budget: $40,000)
Mier Portal 36' x 14' brick relief for interstate tunnel portal. Mier, England. 1997. (Project budget: $40,000)
The Lance Sergeant Jack Baskeyfield VC Tribute Twice life size (12ft) full memorial figure of the Victoria Cross winner, and the only monument to a non-commissioned soldier in Britain. Hanley, England. 1996. (Project budget: $250,000)
The Silverdale Mining Memorial 1.5 times life-size miner, pushing mining tub with eleven bronze plaques including four life size portrait reliefs. Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. 1996. (Project budget: $250,000)
Tribute to Reginald Mitchell 1.25 times life-size full memorial figure to the aeronautical designer of the Spitfire airplane. Staffordshire, England. 1991 (Project budget: $70,000)
Destiny Queen’s Moat Hotel Group. Staffordshire, England. 1991. (Project budget: $30,000)
Bust of May Walley Victoria Hall, Hanley. Staffordshire, England. 1990. (Project budget: $9,000)
Achievements
2016 Sculpture accepted into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum.
2016 Sports Artist of the Year awarded by the United States Sports Academy and the American Sport Art Museum & Archives
2006 - Present Professional Member of the Portrait Sculptors Society of the Americas
2011 - 2013 Trustee Chartwell School, educating children with language-related learning variations
2008 - 2014, 2016 Voted “Best Sculpture Gallery” in Monterey County by the readers of Carmel Pine Cone
2010 Hosted “My City, My Life” for CNN Headline News
2009 - 2013 Voted “Best Artist” in Monterey County by the readers of Carmel Pine Cone
2009 Voted “Best Sculpture Gallery” by the readers of Monterey County Weekly
2009 Featured in "36 Hours in Carmel" in the New York Times
2005 - 2008 Voted "Best Artist" in Monterey County by the readers of Monterey County Weekly
1994 - 1996 Vice President, The Society of Portrait Sculptors
1994 - 2004 Member, The Society of Portrait Sculptors
1987 Recipient of a fellowship to attend the Sir Henry Doulton School of Sculpture