biography of Oliver ANDREWS (1925-1978)

Addresses: Santa Monica Canyon, CA

Profession: Sculptor

Studied: Univ Southern Calif; Stanford Univ, BA; Univ Calif., Santa Barbara; also with Jean Helion, Paris, France.

Exhibited: Santa Barbara Mus. Art,1950 (solo), 1956 (solo), 1957, 1959,1963 (solo),1968; WMAA, 1956 & 1962; LACMA, 1957 (prize),1961(prize); SFMA, 1960-1963, 1966; Southwestern Col., Chula Vista, Calif., 1966, 1968; Southern Assn. Sculptors Traveling Exhib., 1967-1968; David Stuart Galleries, Los Angeles, CA, 1970s. Awards: Univ Calif., Los Angeles res. grant, 1961-1968; awards, Inst. Creative Art, Univ. Calif., 1963 & 1967.

Work: Work in many pvt collections. Commissions: Stage design, Theatre Group's King Lear, Univ Calif, Los Angeles & Hollywood Pilgrimage Theatre, 1964; sculptural lighting fixture, Yale Univ.; bronze fountain, W. Valley Prof. Ctr., San Jose, Calif.

Comments: Teaching: asst. prof drawing & sculpture, Univ. Calif., Los Angeles, 1957-1970; lectr. sculpture, to museums, schools, art, stud. & faculty groups, radio & TV, 1959-1969; assoc. prof. sculpture, San Fernando Valley State Col., 1962-1970.