Albert Dicruttalo
Sculpture Artist
Oakland, CA 94606
I grew up in the post-industrial town of Gloversville, New York where my father owned a carpet store and my mother was a social worker. Once the hub of America’s glove making industry, Gloversville is distinguished today by defunct tanning mills, factories and the natural beauty of the Adirondack foothills. This juxtaposition of industry and natural beauty has always been a source of interest to me. During high school, when I worked in a leather mill, I was drawn to the mechanical forms of industrial equipment— giant tanning drums and embossing machines. I was equally drawn to organic forms and nature and spent much of my youth around Adirondack lakes, streams and mountains. As a fine art student at Ithaca College, I worked in various media, but there was never any doubt that my focus would be sculpture. Making art was a constant while I supported myself through various jobs—managing a leather store, fronting a rock band, working in the fishing industry in Alaska.
I became interested in computer aided design (CAD) and my job as a research assistant in the department of computer graphics at Cornell University led to an apprenticeship with Oakland-based sculptor Bruce Beasley. Following the apprenticeship, I established a studio and foundry in Oakland, California where I currently live and work. My sculptures have been exhibited in museums, galleries, and public spaces throughout the United States and abroad.
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
- 2016 Random Precision – Peninsula Museum of Art – Burlingame, California
- 2012 Sonoma County Museum – Santa Rosa, California
- 2009 Duolun Museum of Modern Art – Shanghai, China
- 2008 Today Art Museum – Beijing, China
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:
- Oakland Museum of California – Oakland, California
PUBLIC ART:
- 2024 The Lark – San Mateo, California
- 2023 Palo Alto Medical Foundation – San Jose, California
- 2021 Kipling Post – Palo Alto, California
- 2021 St. Elizabeth Hospital – Edgewood, Kentucky
- 2020 El Camino Hospital – Mountain View, California
- 2019 Ageno Properties – Livermore, California
- 2018 Simon Premium Outlets – Thornton, Colorado
- 2016 Christenson Holdings LP – Sunnyvale, California
- 2014 Essex Properties – San Mateo, California
- 2014 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – San Jose, California
- 2012 Neiman Marcus – Walnut Creek, California
- 2011 Orinda Plaza – Orinda, California
- 2011 Orinda City Hall – Orinda, California
SOLO/TWO PERSON SHOWS:
- 2021 Connection – Albert Dicruttalo and John Belingheri – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2018 Telltale Signs – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2016 Loaded – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2015 Up in the Air – Liberty Arts Center – Yreka, California
- 2013 Albert Dicruttalo and Mitch Jones – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2003 Freedom, Entrapment and Identity – Handwerker Gallery – Ithaca College –Ithaca, New York
- 2003 New Work in Steel and Bronze – Perrella Gallery – Johnstown, New York
- 2002 Constructs – 111 Minna Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 1999 Albert Dicruttalo and Larry Aleshire – Terrain Gallery – San Francisco, California
RESIDENCIES:
- 2015-2016 – Autodesk Pier 9 Artist in Residence Program, San Francisco, California
AWARDS:
- 2012 Al Voigt Award – Cloverdale Arts Alliance – Cloverdale, California
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
- 2022 Group Show – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2021 Post Ranch Inn – Big Sur, California
- 2020 Silicon Valley Sculpture – Menlo College – Atherton,California
- 2019 Arts in April – Bardessono – Yountville, California
- 2018 Gallery Group Show – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2017 Arts in April – Bardessono – Yountville, California
- 2015 Upcycle – Bardessono – Yountville, California
- 2015 Artist in Residence Exhibition – Autodesk Pier 9 Workshop – San Francisco, California
- 2012 Summer in South Park – Andrea Schwartz Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2011 Castigation – Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art – San Francisco, California
- 2011 Relaunch Part II – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2011 California Slam – San Luis Obispo Museum of Art – San Luis Obispo, California
- 2010 Finale – Paradise Ridge Winery – Santa Rosa, California
- 2010 Winfield Gallery – Carmel, California
- 2010 Project Wrecking Ball – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2009 Intersculpt Biennial – Lorraine, France
- 2009 E Form – Jinse Gallery – Conqing, China
- 2009 Prelude – Paradise Ridge Winery – Santa Rosa, California
- 2009 Art in the Groves – California Shakespeare Theater – Orinda, California
- 2008 Five Year Anniversary Show – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2008 Mettle – Paradise Ridge Winery – Santa Rosa, California
- 2008 Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, California
- 2008 Winfield Gallery – Carmel, California
- 2007 Paradise Ridge Winery – Santa Rosa, California
- 2007 Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, California
- 2007 Art Exchange – San Francisco, California
- 2007 Coastside Gallery – Mendocino, California
- 2007 Winfield Gallery – Carmel, California
- 2007 Art Exchange – San Franciso, California
- 2006 Bay Area Bronze – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2006 Contract Design Center – San Francisco, California
- 2006 Auberge du Soleil – Rutherford, California
- 2005 California Figurative – Solomon Dubnick Gallery – Sacramento, California
- 2005 California Shakespeare Theater – Orinda, California
- 2005 Greetings from City of Paris – 111 Minna Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2005 William Zimmer Gallery – Mendocino, California
- 2004 Natural Selections – Paradise Ridge Winery – Santa Rosa, California
- 2004 Gods of Art and Wine – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2003 Grand Opening Show – Varnish Fine Art – San Francisco, California
- 2002 New in 2002 – Solomon Dubnick Gallery – Sacramento, California
- 2002 Mill Valley Sculpture Garden – Mill Valley, California
- 2000 111 Minna Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 2000 William Zimmer Gallery – Mendocino, California
- 2000 Mill Valley Sculpture Garden – Mill Valley, California
- 2000 Faculty Show – Academy of Art College – San Francisco, California
- 1999 Sculpture Walk – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – San Francisco, California (1997-1998)
- 1999 Faculty Show – Academy of Art College – San Francisco, California
- 1999 Vedanta Gallery – Chicago, Illinois
- 1998 Terrain Gallery – San Francisco, California
- 1998-1999 Sculpture Walk – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – San Francisco, California (1997-1998)
EDUCATION:
- Ithaca College, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1989
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Metal Shop/Welding Instructor, Autodesk Pier 9 Workshop, San Francisco, California, 2016 – 2018
- Assistant to Bruce Beasley, Oakland, California, 1998 – 2020
- Instructor in Sculpture, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California 1998 – 2000
- Research Assistant, Program of Computer Graphics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1994 – 1996