Gail Folwell
Outside in our courtyard sculpture garden, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary is pleased to present Gail Folwell’s sports figures in bronze.
“The Peloton” is a pack of racing cyclists, “Challenge” is about the exchange of energy between two basketball players, “Slapshot” depicts the speed, strength and motion of the skater while the “Swimmer” is an elegant expression of the physical and emotional energy through the abstraction of the human form. In contemporary sculpture, very few artists have been involved in the creation of sculptural sports figures in bronze.
Folwell’s background is in design and illustration. She holds a Bachelor of fine arts degree from the University of Denver and had an accomplished career in graphic design as well as extensive university and college teaching experience before she began sculpting full time. “Design and illustration are powerful tools. [They gave me] a sound understanding of anatomy and body mechanics,” she says.
Folwell works in large and small scale, bronze, clay or styrothane for public and private collections. She has exhibited with The National Academy of Design and National Sculpture Society, New York, and has completed sculptural commissions for the National Hockey League, Vail Valley Foundation, Gerald Ford Amphitheater and private collectors.
