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> John's
work now represented by
Fireside Gallery in Bastrop, TX and
Beals
and Abbate in Santa Fe, NM.
JOHN
A. MAISANO
MAISANO
PRODUCTIONS LLC
AUSTIN
TEXAS
512.554.6373
MAISANOPRODUCTIONS@YAHOO.COM
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B i o g r a p h y
 I've
been an artist for more than 25 years, but the inspiration to sculpt
came in 2001 with my first commission, a life-sized bronze ornithomimid dinosaur for
the Hartman Prehistoric Garden
in Austin.
Since then, I've created
a variety of commissioned works in bronze, including realistic
sculptures of prehistoric wildlife. I've also developed a body of stylized, limited-edition bronze animal art
–
The Collection –
which debuted in Loveland,
Colorado in 2007.
I've worked as exhibit
designer and artist-in-residence at the Texas Memorial
Museum at the University of Texas at Austin since 2000. I've also
been involved in two Dino Pit projects, one for the Austin
Nature and Science Center and the other for Williamson County.
I'm
proud to be a member of the Texas
Sculpture Association and the Texas
Society of Sculptors.
Before
moving to Austin, I was exhibit designer and artist-in-residence at Yale
University’s Peabody Museum of Natural History in New
Haven, Connecticut for 12 years. My
skills and experience as a museum exhibit designer, muralist,
painter and theatre set designer have brought many interesting
projects my way over the years. My wife, Jessie, and I live
in Austin. About
The Collection.
My current body of work was inspired by the styles of
Art Nouveau and Art Deco, which I feel represent the high
point of design. I try to capture the spirit of each
animal with clean shapes accented by intricate designs.
Some tend toward the whimsical, while others are simply
elegant.
Monuments & Realism.
My monuments have been commissioned by private parties for
public venues. I enjoy the challenges of creating
large-scale sculptures, which require great attention to detail and
reach a larger audience.
It's rewarding to work with each client individually to
make their visions come to life.
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