"  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