Walt Rickli: Stone Sculptor

Walt Rickli
Designer Artist Stone Sculptor

Education:

University of Guelph- Diploma in Horticulture

Guelph, Ontario Canada


Celestial Studios
	- Studied the art of granite sculpture under the personal direction of Jim Sardonis, Gary Sassi and Guiliano Cecchinelli.

Barre, Vermont USA

Guild Institute of Masonry

Whitby, ON Canada

Public Commissions:

Ikea Canada
	- Sought out and engaged to create a stone sculpture for the New York USA head office.

Mississauga, ON Canada


Andrew Peller Limited
	- Engaged by award winning winery to create a memorial for the founder.

Grimsby, ON Canada


Ridley College
	- Collaboration with renowned sculptor Hugh Russell to create the first large scale interactive Bronze and Stone sculpture for the main entrance to the school.

St.Catharines, ON Canada


Juravinski Cancer Center- Oncology Treatment Facility
	- Sought out and engaged to create a precedent setting space and stone water sculpture.

Hamilton, ON Canada


The Gathering Place- Non-profit Cancer support center.
	- Engaged to create a series of outdoor interactive stone sculptures.

Cleveland, OH USA


Community Health Partners Cleveland.
	- Engaged to create sculptures for meditation and healing garden.

Cleveland, OH USA


Shaker Square
	- Selected by developer to collaborate on the design of the 2nd oldest shopping district in the USA- National Register of Historic Places.

Cleveland, OH USA


McMaster University
	- Selected to facilitate, design and create a large scale stone public sculpture representing the student body at McMaster University.

Hamilton, Ontario Canada


City of Mississauga- Lakeside Park
	- Selected as a key component of the design team for a 47 acre park/earthworks project in collaboration with John George Associates and Visionscapes Landscape Architects.

Mississauga, ON Canada


City of Mississauga- Port Credit Harbour Front Development Project
	- Collaborated with John George Associates design team on various phases.

Mississauga, ON Canada


City of Hamilton- Historical Cemetery Gatehouse.
	- Selected to recreate historical stone sculptures.

Hamilton, ON Canada


Breast Cancer Support Services Head Office Building
	- Sought out and engaged to create an interactive stone water sculpture for the Healing Garden.

Burlington, ON Canada


Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital- Cancer Centre Congregation Room
	- Selected for the creation of a stone water sculpture.

Burlington, ON Canada


Wellington Terrace- Non Profit Municipal Long Term Care Home
	- Creation of an interactive outdoor stone water sculpture.

Wellington, ON Canada


Parkview Children’s Center
	- Creation of interactive stone sculptures for daycare and play areas.

Oakville, ON Canada


McMaster University- DeGroote School of Business
	- Creation and Installation of a large scale interactive stone compositions.

Hamilton, ON Canada


City of Fort St. John, BC
	- Creation of stone sculpture for the Toronto CN tower cultural gardens.

Toronto, ON Canada


Shalom Village- Jewish Retirement Center
	- Creation of interactive outdoor stone water sculpture

Hamilton, ON Canada


Lenadco Home- Extended Health Care Facility
	- Selected to create an interactive stone sculpture using local granite.

Napanee, ON Canada


Nelson Aggregates
	- Commissioned to create a 28 ton stone sculpture as an international award.

Burlington, ON Canada


Common Ground- The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal
	- Artist in Residence; worked with 100 inner city children to create the first permanent sculpture for the Art Center.

Oberlin, OH USA




Media:

HGTV- Gardeners Journal with Kathy Renwald HGTV- Let’s Build Life Channel- Craftscapes with Sue Warden Plant & Garden Magazine- ‘Sculpture In The Garden’- June 2005 West of the City Magazine- ‘Not Your Typical Rock Star’- Jan/Feb 2003 Fine Gardening Magazine- ‘Simple Ways to Add Water to the Garden’- February 2001 Interiors Magazine- ‘Stone, Glass and Wood’- 2000 Home & Garden- June 1998




Shows & Exhibitions:

One of A Kind Show- Toronto, ON Canada Floral International- Montreal, QC Canada Ontario Garden Show- Burlington, ON Canada Mysteries of Stone- Montpelier, Vermont USA Canada Blooms- Toronto, ON Canada

“Blending natural stone and human spaces”

p: 905-315-9455
walt@waltrickli.com
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