Wayne Shaffer

Wayne Shaffer has been creating sculpture since 1980. He studied ceramics at Colorado State University, where he studied with Richard Devore and John Berland. In 1982 Wayne relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to establish a studio and work in the bronze casting industry for Piero Mussi at Artworks Foundry in Berkeley CA.

Wayne has created sculpture in wood, steel, ceramic and stone, but his medium of choice is cast bronze. He has over twenty years of experience working in the field of fine art casting as a sculptor, foundry man, mold and pattern maker, and sculptural enlarger. Wayne has developed and extensive knowledge of metal casting over the years, creating his own work and working with notable artists such as Stephen DeStaebler, Nathan Olivera, Robert Graham, Ron Garrigues, Bruce Wolfe and others.

Currently Wayne continues to work as a sculptor and teacher of visual art. He maintains a studio and foundry in Oakland CA.

Education
1980 BFA, Colorado State University

Solo Shows
2009 Earthborn Dada Contemporary, Tuscon, AZ
2001 New Works Gamel Fraser, Mendocino, CA

Two Person Shows
2004 Erosion w/Jim Haynes Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
1996 Wayne Shaffer/Bill Hayes 111 Minna , San Francisco, CA

Selected Group Shows
2011 Castigation Mark Wolfe Contemporary, SF, CA
2011 Mettle Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa, CA
2008 Fifth Aniversary Show Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2007 The Back Room Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 Bay Area Bronze Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 City of Paris 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA
2004 Bay Area Sculpture Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2003 Grand Opening Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2001 7 Years of 111 Minna 111 Minna, San Francisco CA
2001 Hospitality House Auction Stephen Wirtz Gallery, SF, CA
1998 Elements 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA

Public Art
2004 Serenity UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
2005 Landform UCSF Cancer Resource Center, San Francisco, CA

My work draws inspiration from nature in all its forms. The sense of unity, of simple movement and timelessness that one finds in nature are combined with the recurring themes of the vessel as an art form, the human figure, and landscape. My forms have been described as minimal, but I prefer to think of them as organic and essential.