Wyatt, Monica - RFQ SubmissionLa Quinta RFQ
MONICA WYATT
11024 Wrightwood Lane
Studio City, CA 91604
Monicawy8@gmail.com
All information and pricing provided below is valid for at least
ninety (90) days, and any individual performing work for the City
is free of any conflict of interest.
Statement of Qualifications:
Monica Wyatt: Adding the Personal Element to a Public Space
If public art is meant to inspire extraordinary experiences in
ordinary places, my bronze sculptures and assemblage
installations embody extraordinary experiences derived from the
ordinary. Celebrating women and family, love and nature, and
tangible tender spots of affection, my work adds a personal
human element to a public space.
Should I be selected as a Pre-Qualified Artist and assigned a
future project, my goal would be to make a public art piece that
is the pride of La Quinta. I’m confident that my work has the
presence and artistic merit to transform a space and connect a
community. While my figurative sculptures and assemblage
pieces may be abstract and whimsical, my approach to a public
art opportunity would be methodical and collaborative. I would
propose to engage community stakeholders, asking what is
lacking in their space, what do they like, want more of and need?
I would discern the rhythms and natural axes of the space and
address ways to improve usage, while sparking imagination and
involvement.
As an exceptional Pre-Qualified Artist candidate, I feel well
prepared to realize a project with the highest standards. In my
freshman year at UC Berkeley, I embarked on a major in
Environmental Design. I learned about public planning, the flow
of public spaces, the power of engaging and enhancing the users’
experience, and how to read plans. I also have considerable
experience working on a team, managing multi-million dollar
budgets, problem solving, and delivering on time and on budget.
Although I switched majors, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in
English literature, I never lost my passion and ability to visualize
space, volume, and peoples’ relationships within them.
In June, 2020, my sculpture, I’m Listening, was one of ten works
chosen out of more than 300 submissions for the Newport Beach
Civic Center Sculpture Garden, where it will be installed through
June, 2022. To create this four-foot high sculpture, I employed
3D laser enlargement. I started with a small bronze maquette
which, once scanned, became a four-foot high foam enlargement.
I refined the foam, had a mold made, then cast this 400-pound
bronze sculpture. I am comfortable and confident in the
implementation of this enlarging process.
I dream of creating a monumental sculptural rendition of I’m
Listening in which the figure of the child is six feet tall, with the
parents towering above, transporting the viewer back to
childhood reflections. Ultimately, I envision this sculpture as one
of La Quinta’s city jewels, a work of art that connects the
community and prompts contemplation and interaction. Perhaps
this sculpture would become a landmark gathering place, a
seating hub, or a good luck touchstone that excites inspiration
and creativity. I would return to the site regularly and stay
involved with the artwork and its new collective family.
Monica Wyatt Resume
Gallery representation
Eisenhauer Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown, Massachusetts
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition, “Monica Wyatt: Years Come to My Eyes”, MorYork Gallery,
curated by Clare Graham, Highland Park, CA, 2022
Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los
Angeles, “Diverted Destruction 14: The Cal State LA Edition”, curated by Liz
Gordon, Los Angeles, CA, 2022
California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO), “defining BEAUTY”,
international call juried by Timothy C. Hengst, Erika Lizee, Luke Matjas, Bob
Moskowitz, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2021
Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los
Angeles, “Mojo Rising”, curated by jill moniz, honoring Betye Saar and
highlighting her influence and inspiration on Los Angeles artists, Los
Angeles, CA, 2020
Newport Beach Civic Center Park, public sculpture exhibition of “I’m
Listening”, Newport Beach, CA, 2020-2022
Palos Verdes Art Center, “Habitat California: Flora & Fauna”, juried by Tulsa
Kinney, Editor of Artillery, Palos Verdes, CA, 2020
Brand Art Center, “The Nothing That Is”, curated by Christine Rasmussen
and Yaron Daton, Glendale, CA, 2020
The Loft at Liz’s, “Diverted Destruction 12: The Technology Edition”, curated
by Liz Gordon, Los Angeles, CA, 2019
Solo Museum Show, “Continuum”, Lancaster Museum of Art and History,
curated by jill moniz – Quotidian, Lancaster, CA, 2018
The Loft Gallery, “Walking Upstream”, curated by Monica Wyatt and Dave
Lovejoy, San Pedro, CA, 2018
SoLA Gallery, “Interplay:Craft, Art & Design”, juried by Holly Jerger – Craft &
Folk Art Museum Exhibitions Curator, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
State Gallery inaugural showcased artist, curated by Crista Dix – Youth
Interactive, Santa Barbara, CA, 2018
SoLA Gallery, Womens Caucus for Art, “Pulse of LA 2018), juried by
Katherine Harvath – The Landing Gallery Associate Director, Los Angeles,
CA, 2018
Gallery 825, ”The Non-Objective Moment”, juried by Lonnie Lardner –
Principal at Creative Voltage, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Gallery 825, “Hencho a Mano”, juried by jill moniz – Curator/Principal at
Quotidian, Los Angeles, CA, 2018
Artist Portfolio Magazine, winner 2nd place “Abstracts Worldwide Exhibition”,
2017
Sparks Gallery, “Southern CA Sculpture”, juried by The National Sculpture
Society, San Diego, CA, 2017
Torrance Art Museum, “2016 MAS Attack”, Torrance, CA, 2016
Art Share L.A., “Satan’s Disco”, juried show, Los Angeles, CA, 2016
City of Brea Art Gallery, “31st Annual Made in California Exhibition”, juried
show, Brea, CA, 2016
Gallery 825, “Out There”, juried by Francisco George and William Escalera,
Los Angeles, CA, 2016
South Bay Contemporary, “Skyline”, juried by Ben Zask, San Pedro, CA,
2016
National Association of Women Artists, “The Creative Muse”, juried show,
The Crayola Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 2016
Blackboard Gallery, awarded Best in Show, “Over Your Sofa”, juried by Lois
Lambert of Lois Lambert Gallery, Camarillo, CA, 2015
Manhattan Arts International, Award of Excellence, “Hot Topics-Bold
Expressions”, juried by James Bacchi of ArtHaus Gallery and Renee Phillips,
New York, NY, 2015
Gallery 825, “Adorn”, juried by Sarah Russin of Los Angeles Contemporary
Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
Eisenhauer Gallery, “Water’s Edge”, Edgartown, MA, 2015
Artist Portfolio Magazine, winner National Art Exhibit, 2015
Scottsdale Artists’ School, awarded 2nd place, “Best and the Brightest 2015”,
juried show, Scottsdale, AZ, 2015
Downey Arts Coalition, “Reflections”, juried show, Downey, CA, 2015
Beverly Hills Art Show, featured assemblage artist for Los Angeles Art
Association, Los Angeles, CA, 2014
Eisenhauer Gallery, “WET: Carol Bennet & Monica Wyatt”, Edgartown, MA,
2014
Scottsdale Artists’ School, “Best and the Brightest 2014”, juried show,
Scottsdale, AZ, 2014
Rose Tarlow Melrose House, West Hollywood, CA, 2014
Gallery 825, “Radical Stimulus”, juried by Timothy Yarger of Timothy Yarger
Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2013
MLY Gallery, “Eco-conscious Art for Living”, juried by Eric and Mary Wright &
The Wright Organic Resource Center,
Malibu, CA, 2013
Louis Dane Studio, “Summer’s Edge”, Pasadena, CA, 2013
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts in English
Scottsdale Artists’ School, Scottsdale, AZ
I’M LISTENING, 48H x 31.5W x 35.25D inches (does not include
base), bronze, 2020-2022, Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture
Garden, $58,000
CIRCLE OF LIFE, 28H x 35W x 26D inches, bronze, 2016,
private corporate collection, $29,000
LEARNING TO FLY, 20.5H x 17.5W x 13.5 D inches, bronze,
2016, $7400
WIGGLE MY TOES, 22H x 21W x 17D inches, bronze, 2017,
$9500
STRUTTIN’ MY STUFF, 15H x 4.75W x 10D inches, bronze,
2017, $4050
WHEN SHADOWS CHASE THE LIGHT, variable size, 5000
acrylic orbs, 24,000 hairnets, LED lighting, acrylic high bay
lenses, monofilament, 2020, Brand Gallery Art Center, $150,000
REFERENCES:
Elizabeth Eisenhauer, owner Eisenhauer Gallery on Martha’s
Vineyard, MA, (506) 627-7003, eisenhauergallery@gmail.com,
7/2014 – present
Richard Stein, President & CEO of Arts Orange County (Newport
Beach Civic Center Sculpture Garden), (949) 370-4487,
rstein@artsoc.org
Selected my sculpture, I’m Listenin,g for Newport Beach Civic
Center Sculpture Garden, 6/2020 - 6/2022
Nicholas Thurkettle, Program Coordinator Arts Orange County
(Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Garden), (714) 556-5160,
nthurkettle@artsoc.org, 6/2020 – 6/2022
Peggy Silvert Zask, owner SoLA Contemporary Gallery, (310)429-
0973, I have exhibited multiple times at SoLA Contemporary as
well as curated and hung an ambitious show for them,
pszask@gmail.com, 2016 - present
More references available upon request.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT I HAVE READ THE CITY’S
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND THE NON-COLLUSION
AFFIDAVIT