Curriculum Vitae

Terry Welker AIA
b. 1955, Sculptor: mobiles & sculpture

Terry Welker, AIA (b. 1955) is an architect/artist living in Kettering, Ohio. He began his formal education in fine art but later moved toward architecture. Upon completing his graduate work as a Wolfson Fellow at the University of Cincinnati in 1987 he continued teaching design and drawing at UC for several years. An award-winning architect, he opened his own office in 1994 and created the Archetype Gallery serving artists of the Miami Valley. Today, as a distinguished member of the American Institute of Architects, his teaching background, gallery experience, and architectural knowledge in design and structure all inform his work as a sculptor.

Contact:

terry@welkerstudio.com

15 Napoleon Drive
Kettering, OH 45429
home/studio: 937-293-1237, cell: 937-776-1289

Recent Juried Exhibits:

Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton OH, Nov-Dec 2010, "Refelctions" (2 person exhibit)

Rosewood Arts Centre, 2009 HWD Sculpture Exhibit, Best in Show

Bear's Mill Gallery, Greenville, OH, July 2008, "Mobility and Memory" (2 person exhibit)

Link Gallery, Dayton, OH , May-June, 2008 Unchained (group exhibit)
Concourse Gallery, Upper Arlington, OH, Aug - Sept 2007 "Poetic Abstraction" (2 person exhibit)
Dayton Art Institute Experiencenter, 2007-08, "Sitting Pretty Around The World", Folding Chair & Paperclip Chair
Zig Zag Gallery, Centerville, OH, 2006
Dayton Art Institute, 2004-05, Yeck Visiting Artist, Experiencenter installation of City of Seven
Fitton Center, Hamilton, OH, 2005 Greater Hamilton Art Exhibit

Public/Institutional/Corporate Art:

Dayton Art Institute: City of Seven, 2004

City of Vandalia (Ohio): Icarus, 2006

Children's Medical Center, Peacock, Sail Feathers Ballet, 2008

Caresource, Morning Grass & Ginkgos, 2009

Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Order & Chaos, 2009

Dayton Art Institute, Night Rain (installation), 2010

Family:

Wife: Sandy for 32 years

Children: Two sons ~ Chris (24) and Keith (21)


Employment History

Welker Studio: 1973 - present

City of Kettering, Ohio: 2000 - present, Chief Building Official

Archetype Inc.: 1994-2000 (architectural firm & art gallery owner)

Other architectural firms: 1982-1994

 

Education:

University of Cincinnati -- Master of Architecture, 1987 (Assoc. Professor/Wolfson Fellow)

University of Cincinnati -- Bachelor of Architecture, 1982

Sinclair Community College -- Assoc. in Architecture, 1977
Sinclair Community College -- Assoc. in Civil Construction, 1977

Wright State University -- Fine Art 1973-75

 

Artist Memberships:

Ohio Online visual Artist's Registry

Dayton Art Institute

Dayton Visual Art Center

Kinetic Artist Organization

 

Professional Memberships/Certifications:

American Institute of Architects (AIA)

International Code Council (ICC)


Professional Certifications:

Ohio Registered Architect #7514

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) #37108

Ohio Certified Building Official, Certified Master Plans Examiner

 

Current Community Service:

AIA Ohio President (2008)

Dayton Visual Art Center, Board Member (2005-08)

Kettering Arts Council, Board Member (2004-08)

Kettering Art in Public Places Committee (2006-08)

Archetype Gallery, Founder