Pogue Sculpture Gallery And Foundry, inc.

Biography of Dan Pogue:

• Originally from Oklahoma, Dan Pogue now resides near Marble Falls, Texas.
• Art Degree: Oklahoma Vocational and Technical Center
• Sculptor's Apprentice with Keating Donahoe
• Foundry Apprenticeship
• Art Director and Designer for Art Carved Inc., Austin, Texas
• 45 years experience as a sculptor in bronze and stone
• 39 years bronze casting foundry experience
• 30 years experience in exotic patinas
• Instructor
• Numerous commissions and awards
• International collections including: North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Dan Pogue works in bronze, stone, concrete, plaster and clay. He has expert knowledge in all aspects of designing, molding, and casting as well as creating just the right finish for each bronze. He specializes in exotic patinas, and is constantly working on different colors to get the right effect for each sculpture.

Artists Statement:

I feel a deep need for release of creativity. I have been blessed with a God given talent that needs to be used to it's fullest extent and not wasted. I do not use my art to speak to the public. My approach is not to tell a story or make a statement; rather to use my art as a spontaneous outlet. I like to let it flow from the subconscious and let the viewer decide what it means personally. It is intriguing to me to see what impact my sculpture has on others. My art fills a need to provide a sense of order in my own chaotic life, as the universe creates order out of chaos.

About the Sculptor - Dan Pogue:

For over forty five years Dan Pogue has been an award-winning sculptor. He studied under international sculptor Keating Donohoe in Oklahoma City for two years. He has had his own art bronze foundry since 1970. He sculpts in clay and casts his work in bronze in the foundry, seven miles east of Marble Falls, Texas. They appear with great movement and expression. His designs continue to intrigue and delight the viewers.

Pogue has expert knowledge in all aspects of designing, molding, casting and creating the right patina for each bronze. Many of his life size and monumental sculptures have been placed internationally at churches, libraries, universities, memorial parks, and other public and private locations. His work includes commissions of religious and other figures, and portraits of well-known people for memorials. Other works of art include figurative, portraits, impressionism and some wildlife, that he has cast in limited editions.

He also has a gallery where his sculpture is displayed. Dan gives tours of the gallery and foundry for all who are interested in the casting process.

Pogue and his wife, Marti founded the successful "Sculpture on Main" exhibition in Marble Falls, TX. It is a yearly Public Art project in its third year.

Locations of Monumental Work

Locations where he has placed life size or larger monumental work include:
"Our Lady", Christo Rey Catholic Church, both in Austin, TX, 1995
"St. Catherine", St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Austin, TX, 1997
"Eagle Fury II", St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wisconsin, 1997
"Christ in the Garden", St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Austin, TX, 1998
"Angel in the Garden", St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Austin, TX, 1998
"S.R. Walkingstick", National Indian Hall of Fame, Anadarko, OK. 1999
"St. David of Wales", St. David's Catholic Church, Willow Grove, PA, 1999
"The Magic of Storytelling", Cedar Park Public Library, Cedar Park, TX, 2001
"Lost and Found", K-Oaks Community Center, Lago Vista, TX, 2001
"Christ in the Garden II", Mary Hardin Baylor University, Belton, TX, 2002
"Our Lady II", Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Alpharetta, GA, 2002
"Comanche Code Talker", Comanche Tribal Headquarters, Lawton, OK, 2003
"Danielle's Discovery", South Garland Branch Library, Garland, TX, 2003
"St. Thomas More", St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Austin, TX 2003
"Christ in the Garden III", Cleo's Ferry Museum, Nampa, ID, 2004
"Angel II", Cleo's Ferry Museum, Nampa, Idaho, 2004
15 foot "The Warriors", Liberty Christian School, Argyle, TX, 2005
"New Discoveries", Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown, TX , 2007
"New Discoveries II" , Marble Falls, TX Library, purchased by Friends of the Library, 2008.
"Danielle's Discovery II" was placed at Mesa Elementary in Clovis, NM.
"Surveyors" Two life size surveyors, Geology Department Building at the University of Texas, Austin, TX, Fall 2006.
"Angel in the Garden III", Remembrance Garden of The Church of Horseshoe Bay, 2007
"Christ in the Garden IV", Brentwood United Methodist Church in Brentwood, TN, 2008
"Our Lady of Guadalupe II", Lawrenceville Catholic Church in Lawrenceville, GA, 2008
"La Fiesta" II, Marble Fall's "Sculpture on Main" exhibit October, 2007
"La Fiesta", town plaza in the Austin's Sister City of Saltillo, Couhuila, Mexico, 2008.
Bust of Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe commissioned by The Briscoe Western Museum in San Antonio, 2009.
"The Blessing", a life size mother and infant child, Women's Pavilion, St. David's North Austin Medical Center in Austin, Spring, 2009.

Works in Progress

"Feed My Lambs", a life size shepherd boy with lambs, First United Methodist Church in Georgetown, 2009.
"Juan Diego", companion piece to "Our Lady of Guadalupe II", Alpharetta, GA, 2009
Other commissions are in progress.

2009 Exhibitions