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1949 Born in Santa Monica, California. 1967-71 Indiana Institute of Technology, Mechanical-Engineering. 1969 Awarded Speaker of the Year. 1971 Conscientious-objector - released from the U.S. Army (Fort Dix, NJ). 1971 Farm-hand in rural Pennsylvania. 1972 Started working with his father, Harry Bertoia, in Bertoia Studio, Bally, PA. 1972-1978 Fabricated parts and assembled Sound-Sculptures under Harry Bertoia's supervision. Worked on kinetic sculptures of his own which moved or rotated with wind. Harry Bertoia and son, Val Bertoia constructed and accumulated, or sold thousands of Sound-Sculptures throughout the world. 1978 With the help of Harry Bertoia's wife, Brigitta Valentiner Bertoia, began to manage the sculpture business in Bertoia Studio. Continued with energy-systems endeavors. 1979 First Commission: Suspended Rod-Sculpture at Northwestern University Stein Gallery, Evanston, Illinois. 1979-1986 Continuation of fabricating and installing sculptures: for example: 1984 Awards in Sculpture, Cornerstone, 1st place at St. James Church, Hackettstown (NJ). 1986 Elizabethtown College, completed a licensed study-course in Healing Arts. 1987 Bertoia Studio actively displayed outdoor sculptures at Penn State Berks Campus (PA) and Mayfair. 1987-88 Taught Jewelry Designing and Stone-Sculpting, Wyomissing Institute of Fine Art (PA). 1990-91 Freyberger Gallery (PA). 1991 Hazelton Art League (PA) - Moravian College (PA). 1992-93 Solo-show, The Hill School (PA). 1993 President, Pottstown Area Artists Guild - Excellence P.A.A.G. Award. 1994 Juror, Boyertown High School (PA), Greater Norristown Art League (PA). 1995 Model of Limerick Power Company -2nd place, Berks Art Alliance Award. 1998 Allentown Art Museum, "Metallic Aquatic Sonambient" - Performance/Sound-Sculptures by Harry Bertoia, Val Bertoia - Visuals by Melissa Strawser. 1999 Vitra Design Museum - Sound-Bodies Workshop, Boisbuchet, France. 2000 The Year of the Dragon - High School - designed and fabricated a Dragon Hammock with children. 2001 The Year of the Snake - Mayfair (PA) - designed and fabricated a 90 foot Snake in 9 sections -
PLEASE NOTE: Val Bertoia's sculptures are distributed throughout the world, including USA, Canada, Italy, France, Sweden, Germany, Japan, China, Hispaniola, Virgin Islands and Peru - each sculpture is serial numbered. Val Bertoia's Ecological Sculptural Pathway is an on-going project and endeavor. All Consultancy, Repair Work and AUTHENTICATION of titles for HARRY BERTOIA WORKS are handled directly through Val Bertoia at Bertoia Studio. Contact Information
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