WEISBECK DESIGN
International Award Winning Public Art and Sculpture

PO Box 702, Honeoye, New York 14471 USA
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EDUCATION: Mark Weisbeck: 1978 Bachelor of Arts, Architecture/Anthropology, Cum Laude, State University of New York at Buffalo. Diane Weisbeck: 1980 Bachelor of Science, Art Education, Certified Art Education K-12, State University College at Buffalo, New York.

AWARDS AND HONORS: March, 2009: Winner: KiptonArt, NY, Wall Street art commission, “Bull Market Rocket,” 13 foot tall stainless steel sculpture featured on the Wall Street Journal's on-line edition, thestreet.com, Dec. 22, 2009,  Bloomberg News, May, 2009. National Public Radio, August, 2009, many additional links.

July, 2008: “Water Spirits,” 32 foot tall waterfront sculpture installed, Rochester, NY.

May, 2008, Winner of the “Excellent Works” Award in the 2008 Beijing, China Olympics Landscape Sculpture Competition. Only artists to represent New York in the world.

Feb., 2008, Introduces "Goldenwave" solid gold pen tray to luxury desk accessory market.

June, 2007, Finalist, Hamburg, New York, Department of Transportation sculpture competition.

Oct. 2006: Finalist, Center For Inquiry, Sculpture competition, Buffalo, New York.

August, 2006: Winner: NYDOS Corn Hill Landing, "Gateway to the City" sculpture competition, Rochester, New York. 32 foot tall waterfront sculpture is gateway monument to the city and a nighttime beacon. Completion: Spring, 2008 dedication. $70,000.00 budget.

February, 2006: Invited by the Beijing, China Olympic Sculptural Landscape Committee to submit sculpture proposals for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, submits sculpture entitled, “The Celebration of Ren,” a 50 foot tall arch based on a Chinese pictograph meaning "person."

May, 2006: Becomes Finalist in Beijing Olympics; sculpture model on tour throughout 50 cities in China. Mark and Diane Weisbeck are two of only eight Americans to become finalists in this international competition which included 2600 submitted sculptures.

November, 2002: Winner, First public sculpture competition sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation and the largest art commission fully funded by the state of New York in history, in which twelve light sculptures are placed atop the pylons of three consecutive bridges along the I-490 Highway in downtown Rochester, New York. Project completed in November, 2004. $100,000.00 budget.

March, 2000: Winner, Changchun, China International Sculpture Symposium. 30 foot tall sculpture entitled, "The Expanding Influence of Peace" stands in the city's sculpture garden.

November, 1996: Finalist, Peace Bridge Design Competition, USA/Canada. "Heroic Figures" voted on by citizens of the city.

April, 1994: Finalist, Spertus Museum Design Competition, Chicago, Illinois.

*Luxury product designs and sculpture work featured in over 90 international publications, including the Musum of Modern Art, NY design catalog.