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. After becoming the Chief Building Official for the City of Kettering in 2000, he rekindled his own work as an artist in the Welker Studio. 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:
15 Napoleon Drive
Kettering, OH 45429
home/studio: 937-293-1237, cell: 937-776-1289
Recent Juried Exhibits:
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. 27 – Sept. 21, 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
Family:
Wife: Sandy for 32 years
Children: Two sons ~ Chris (24) and Keith (21)
Employment History
City of Kettering, Ohio: 2000 ~~ Chief Building Official
Archetype Inc.: 1994-2000 (architectural firm & art gallery owner)
ELA Architects: 1992-1994
Woolpert LLC: 1987-1992
Univ. of Cincinnati: 1984-1987 (Assoc. Professor/Wolfson Fellow)
Lorenz & Williams: 1982-1984
Education:
University of Cincinnati -- Master of Architecture, 1987
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:
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
ICC Certified Building Official
Ohio Certified Building Official
Ohio 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
Boy Scouts of America, Wood Badge Course Director (2006-08)
