Hanna Jubran
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Hanna Jubran is a Palestinian sculptor, born in Jish
, the upper Galilee. His work addresses the concepts of time, movement, balance and space. Each sculpture occupies and creates its own reality influenced by its immediate surroundings. The work does not rely on one media to evoke the intended response, but takes advantage of compatible materials such as, wood, granite, steel, iron and bronze.
He received his M.F.A.
in 1983 in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and is currently a Sculpture Professor and Sculpture Area Coordinator at East Carolina University
in Greenville, North Carolina
.
, Canada
, The Ecatepec, Mexico International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, The Toyamura International Sculpture Biennial at Toyamura Village, Japan
, The International Sculpture Symposium and Conference at Europos Parkas in Vilnius
, Lithuania
, The Second International Invitational Iron Sculpture Exhibition and Iron Pour at Tallinn University in Tallinn
, Estonia
and The International Woodcarving Symposium in Kemivarji, Finland
. A recent commission Hanna just completed can be found on the grounds of Fayetteville State University
, in Fayetteville, North Carolina
. It is a nine-segmented concrete sculpture and reaches 11’ in height. Hanna is consistent, in his pursuit of creating enjoyable sculptures for private and corporate collections.
Monumentale, Granby, Quebec, Canada
Nags Head, NC
Jish
Jish is an Arab town located on the northeastern slopes of Mt. Meron, north of Safed, in Israel's North District. The population is predominantly Maronite Christian and Greek Catholic with a Muslim minority....
, the upper Galilee. His work addresses the concepts of time, movement, balance and space. Each sculpture occupies and creates its own reality influenced by its immediate surroundings. The work does not rely on one media to evoke the intended response, but takes advantage of compatible materials such as, wood, granite, steel, iron and bronze.
He received his M.F.A.
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
in 1983 in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and is currently a Sculpture Professor and Sculpture Area Coordinator at East Carolina University
East Carolina University
East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
in Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain and in 2008 was listed as the Tenth Largest City in North Carolina...
.
International Art Shows, Competitions and Symposia
The International Sculpture Symposium in GranbyGranby, Quebec
Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, The Ecatepec, Mexico International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, The Toyamura International Sculpture Biennial at Toyamura Village, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, The International Sculpture Symposium and Conference at Europos Parkas in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, The Second International Invitational Iron Sculpture Exhibition and Iron Pour at Tallinn University in Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...
, Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
and The International Woodcarving Symposium in Kemivarji, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. A recent commission Hanna just completed can be found on the grounds of Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University is a historically black, regional university located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. FSU is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina System and is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.-Academics:The primary...
, in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....
. It is a nine-segmented concrete sculpture and reaches 11’ in height. Hanna is consistent, in his pursuit of creating enjoyable sculptures for private and corporate collections.
Research Awards
- 2003- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Distinguished Alumnus Award, Milwaukee, WI
- 2002–Artist Fellowship Award at The Southeastern College Art Conference, Mobile, AL
- 2002–The ECU Five-Year Achievement Award, Greenville, NC
- 2001- VCAA Teacher Scholar Award, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
- 2001-Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at The Southeastern College Art Conference, Columbia, SC
- 2000- The Board of Governors Teaching Award
- 2000-01- East Carolina UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEast Carolina University is a public, coeducational, engaged doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statute and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina, the university is the largest institution of higher learning in...
Alumni Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award Finalist, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Professional Memberships
- 1999-2007 Who’s who in American Art
- 1998 –2007 Member of SECAC – Southern College Art Conference
- 1998-2003 Member and Director of the International Association for Monumental Sculpture Events. Granby Canada
- 1997-2007 Member of Phi-Beta Delta Gamma Rho Chapter
- 1997-2007 Member the International Sculpture Center, New York
- 1994 –2007 Member of Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association
- 1982-2007 Member of College Art Association, New York.
Exhibition Awards
- 2007 – Purchase Award, JUST- Jackson Union Sculpture Tour, Jackson, TN
- 2004 – Artist choice and 3rd Place Chaco Argentina Sculpture Biennal, Chaco, Argentina
- 2004 – 1st. Place 3D, Sculpture Salmagundi VIII Indoor Exhibition, Rocky Mount, NC
- 2004 – Best in Show, The down East Sculpture Exhibition, Greenville, NC
- 2003 – Purchase Award, Yuzi Paradise Sculpture Competition, China
- 2003 – Semi-Grand Prize in the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan
- 2001- Merit Award - 29th Annual Competition North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville, NC
- 2000 - Best Execution of Concept, Ma'llot International Sculpture Symposium 2000, Ma'llot, Israel
- 2000 - Best of Show, Salmagundi Outdoor Sculpture Show, Rocky Mount, NC
Selected Commissions and Collections
- 2007 – JUST- Jackson Union Sculpture Tour, 18’ steel and paint sculpture, Jackson, TN
- 2005 – First Flight Rotary & Icarus International Time Capsule, Kitty Hawk, NC
- 2003 – Monument to a Century of Flight (14, 10’-20’ stainless steel pylons) Kitty Hawk, NC
- 2002 - Presbyterian College Scotsman (12’ bronze casting) – Clinton, SC
- 2002 – Stone&Iron sculpture for Griffis Sculpture Park, East Otto, New York
- 2001 - William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library (54" bronze casting) Greenville, NC
- 2001 - Kinston Art Center - Community Artistic Bench (8'X8' welded Steel & Concrete)
- 2001 - Davidson College Wildcat (11' bronze casting) - Davidson, NC
- 2001 - Steel Sculpture for Burlington College, Burlington, NJ
- 2000 - Jesse Helms Archive Center - Bald Eagle (22' wingspan cast bronze) Wingate, NC
- 2000 - Bronze Sculpture, East Carolina University Chancellor's office, Greenville, NC
- 1999 - Bronze Sculpture, Town of Nags Head Municipal Building, Nags Head, NC
- 1999 - Soapstone and Bronze Sculpture, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
- 1999 - Steel Sculpture, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
- 1999 - Alabaster sculpture, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC
- 1998 – Ecatepec International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Ecatepec, Mexico
- 1998 - Large Outdoor Steel Sculpture, Association d’Eve’nements Internationauxde Sculpture
- Monumentale, Granby, Quebec, Canada
- 1997 - Large outdoor concrete sculpture, Fayetteville University, Fayetteville, NC
Monumental Collections & Symposia
- 2006 – Ventspils Granite Boulder Sculpture Symposium, Ventspils, Latvia
- 2006 – Chaco, Argentina Sculpture Biennal, Chaco, Argentina
- 2005 – 9th Internationales Holzbildhauer Symposium, St. Blasien, Germany
- 2004 - Pedvale Sculpture Park “Prime Elements of the World” Sabile, Latvia
- 2004 – Tijuana – San Diego Park – Permanent Collection Gani Sculpture Garden, San Diego, CA
- 2004 – Chaco, Argentina Sculpture Biennal, Chaco, Argentina
- 2003 – Pirrkala International Sculpture Park. Pirrkala, Finland
- 2003 - International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Tultepec, Mexico
- 2002 – 1st. Annual Griffis Sculpture Park Symposium, East Otto, New York
- 2001 - International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Tultepec, Mexico
- 2001 - 13th international Woodcarving Symposium, Kemijarvi, Finland
- 2000 - Ma'llot International Stone Carving Symposium, Ma'llot, Israel
- 2000 - Jish, Israel Stone Carving Symposium 2000, Jish Israel
- 2000 - International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Tultepec, Mexico
- 2000 - International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Granby, Canada
- 1999 - 4th Monumental International Stone Carving Symposium, Cayo Largo, Cuba
- 1999- 12th International Woodcarving Symposium, Kemijarvi, Finland
- 1999 - 7th International Trae Skulptur Symposium, Hojer, Denmark
- 1999 - 8th International Woodsculpting Symposium, Breckenridge, CO
- 1998 – Ecatepec International Monumental Sculpture Symposium, Ecatepec, Mexico
- 1998 - Large Outdoor Steel Sculpture, Association d’Eve’nements Internationauxde Sculpture
Monumentale, Granby, Quebec, Canada
- 1998 - 7th International Wood sculpting Symposium, Breckenridge, CO
- 1998 - 6th International Trae Skulptur Symposium, Hojer, Denmark
- 1998 - 3rd International Woodcarving Symposium & Competition, St. Blasien, Germany
- 1997 - 6th International Wood sculpting Symposium. Breckenridge, CO
- 1997- 11th International Woodcarving Symposium, Kemijarvi, Finland
Selected International Exhibitions
- 2007 – Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan
- 2003 – Yuzi Paradise Sculpture Exhibition and Competition, China
- 2002 - Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky (January 27 - March 10)
- 2001 - Navy Pier - Maquette - 3D-Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2001 - National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan
- 2001 - International Wood sculpting Exhibition, Kemijarvi, Finland
- 2001 - International Monumental Sculpture Exhibition, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2000 - The 7th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1999 - Sculpture for the Blind, "Licht Pause" Ehrenfelder Hochbunker, Cologne, Germany
- 1999 - "American Kaleidscope" Erkelenz, Germany
- 1999 - The 12th International Sculpture Exhibition, Kemijarvi, Finland
- 1998 - Small Bronze Sculpture Exhibition, Granby, Quebec, Canada
- 1997 - The 11th International Woodcarving Symposium and Exhibition, Kemijarvi, Finland
Selected Solo Exhibition
- 2006 -Solo Exhibition – Arts Council of Wayne County, Goldsboro, NC
- 2006- Solo Exhibition – Imperial Center for the Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC
- 2006 - Solo Exhibition- Spiers Gallery Brevard College, Brevard, NC
- 2005 - Solo Exhibition – Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, NC
- 2004 - Solo Exhibition – Greenville Technical College – Greer, SC
- 2003 - Solo Exhibition – Fayetteville Museum of Art – Fayetteville, NC
- 2003 - Solo Exhibition – Elon University, Elon, NC
- 2003 - Solo Exhibition – Kinston Arts Council – Kinston, NC
- 2003 – Solo Exhibition - UNC Raleigh – Raleigh, NC
- 2002 - Solo Exhibition - Manteo Art Center - Manteo, NC
- 2001 - Exhibition of New work, Concordia University, Milwaukee, WI
- 2001 - Exhibition of New work, Lee Hensley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
- 2001 - Exhibition of New work, Simmons Gallery, Durham, NC
- 2001 - Exhibition of New work, Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL
- 2000 - Exhibition of New work, the Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
- 2000 - Exhibition of Bronze Wall relief Sculptures, Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
- 1999 - Exhibition of New Work in Bronze and Soapstone, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
- 1999 - Exhibition of New Work in bronze and soapstone, Mendenhall Student Center, Greenville, NC
- 1999 - Exhibition of New Work in Soapstone and Bronze, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC
- 1998 - Exhibition, New Works in Bronze, Art Elements Gallery, Mequon, WI
- 1998 - Exhibition of Bronze & Marble Sculpture, Berea College Art Dept., Berea, Kentucky
- 1998 - Exhibition of Bronze and Marble Sculpture, Greenville, Art Museum, Greenville, NC
- 1997 - Exhibition of Bronze & Marble Sculpture, Ghost Fleet Gallery, Nags Head, NC
- 1997 - Exhibition of Bronze Sculpture & Wall Relief, Goldsboro Arts Council, Goldsboro, NC
- 1997 - Exhibition of Bronze Casting and Stone Carving, Kinston Art Center, Kinston, NC
Selected National Exhibitions
- 2006 - The Fifth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
- 2005 – The Fourth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
- 2004 – Sculpture Vision 2004, Chappel Hill, NC
- 2001 – 4th Annual Southern Conference Members Juried Exhibition, Columbia, SC
- 2001 - Iron Tribe Exhibit, Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
- 1999 - "CCA 99' 18th Annual National Competition" Community Council for the Arts, Kinston, NC
- 1999 - "The 14th Annual Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Celebration" Lenoir, NC
- 1998 - Works by Six North Carolina Sculptors, Wilson Arts Council Gallery, Wilson, NC
- 1998 - The 41st. Annual Art Show, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
- 1998 - The Third Annual “Artist’s Self Portrait” Exhibition & Competition, Ghost Fleet Gallery,
Nags Head, NC
- 1996-97 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition & Competition, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
- 1996 - Second Mass Sculpture Exhibition & Competition, Center for Creative Art, Greensboro, NC
- 1996 - 17th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC
- 1996 - Spotlight 96' National American Craft CouncilAmerican Craft CouncilThe American Craft Council , was founded in 1943 as a national, nonprofit, educational organization to support and foster interest in the crafts in America. The council sponsers national craft shows, publishes American Craft magazine, and has an extensive awards program...
, Louisville, KY - 1996 - 61st National Juried Exhibition, Cooperstown Art association, Cooperstown, NY
- 1996 - 1996 MONARCH National Ceramic Competition, Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts, Florence, AL
- 1996 - CCA National Competition & Exhibition 96', Kinston Art Council Gallery, Kinston, NC
- 1995 - Tri-State Art Exhibition, Gray gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
- 1995 - The 18th Fine Arts Competition and Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- 1995 - 16th National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition, Goldsboro, NC
