Geboren 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Albert Paley, der seit über 40 Jahren in seinem Atelier in Rochester New York arbeitet, ist der erste Metall Bildhauer, der die begehrte "Institute Honor" erhalten hat, die vom American Institute of Architects verliehen wird. "Die Faszination von Paleys Kunst beruht auf seinem intrinsischen Gefühl der Integration von Kunst und Architektur", wie ein Architekt sagte. Paley, ein angesehener Professor, hat einen Stiftungslehrstuhl am College of Imaging Arts and Sciences am Rochester Institute of Technology inne.

Sowohl von öffentlichen Institutionen als auch von privaten Firmen beauftragt, hat Paley mehr als 50 ortsspezifische Arbeiten verwirklicht. Einige bemerkenswerte Beispiele sind die Portaltüren für die Renwick Galerie der Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, ein zeremonieller Torbogen in Philadelphia, die Portal Gates für die New York State Senat Chambers in Albany, Sentinel, eine monumentale Skulptur für das Rochester Institute of Technologie, sowie eine 65 Fuß große Skulptur für den Eingangsbereich von Bausch and Lomb's Hauptsitz in Rochester, NY. Zu den kürzlich abgeschlossenen Arbeiten gehören drei Skulpturen für die Nationalhafen-Entwicklung in der Nähe von Washington DC, ein Torbogen namens Animals Always für den St. Louis Zoo, ein Tor für die Cleveland Botanical Gardens in Cleveland, OH, ein skulpturales Relief für Wellington Place, Toronto, Kanada, eine Skulptur für die Konzernzentrale von Klein Steel, Rochester, NY sowie ein zeremonieller Eingang für die Iowa State University in Ames.

Zahlreiche Werke von Albert Paley befinden sich in den ständigen Sammlungen großer Museen, darunter das Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, das Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, das Museum of Fine Arts in Houston und das Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Paley erhielt die Ehrendoktorwürde von der University of Rochester im Jahr 1989, der Staatlichen Universität New York in Brockport 1996, der St. Lawrence University im Bundesstaat New York im Jahr 1997 und der Universität Göteborg in Schweden im Jahr 2012.

Education: 2012 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, The University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden 1997 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, State University of New York at Brockport, Brockport, New York 1996 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York 1989 Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 1966-69 Master of Fine Arts, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1962-66 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2014	Albert Paley Retrospective, The Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C.
2013	The Fund for Park Avenue, Paley on Park Avenue, 13 monumental sculptures exhibited along the median of Park Ave, NYC,
2012	Albert Paley Sketches & Steel, The Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida
2011	Albert Paley Sculpture, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida
2010	Geometric, Staccato and Lyrical: The Sculpture of Albert Paley, Joslyn Museum of Art, Charleston, West Virginia
2010	Albert Paley: Celebrating a Contemporary American Sculptor, Joslyn Museum of Art, Omaha, Nebraska
2010	Albert Paley in the 21st Century, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
2009	Albert Paley: Dialogue with Steel, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, New Jersey
2007	Albert Paley Portals & Gates, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1997	Albert Paley: Selected Works, Fine Art Society, London, England
1996	Age of Steel: Recent Sculpture by Albert Paley, Museum of Art, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
1993	Sculpture by Albert Paley, San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, Texas
1992	Albert Paley: Recent Sculpture, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
1989	Albert Paley, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales

2008	Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Washington DC
2008	American Modernist Jewelry 1940-1970, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2008	Monumental Forms: Drawings, Models and Sculptures, Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland
2007	Ornament as Art: Avant Garde Jewelry From the Helen Williams Drutt Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas
2007	Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Craft in America Inc., traveling exhibition In the Shadow of the Alps, St. Urban, Switzerland
2006	Open Spaces, Vancouver Biennale, Vancouver, British Columbia
2005	Transformations, the Language of Craft, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
2004	Art Toronto, , Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003	Second International Sculpture Exhibition, , Chetumal and Colima, Mexico
1999	Conju International Biennial ’99, , Conju City, Korea
1997	Art Expo Chicago, Selected Work from the Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1996	International Art Exhibition, Won-Kwang University, Iri City, Republic of South Korea
1996	Art to Art: Paley, Dine, and Statom, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
1993	Towards a New Iron Age, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
1992	Tokyo Art Expo, , Tokyo, Japan
1992	Design Visions, Exhibition in association with The Second Australian International Crafts Triennial, Perth, Australia
1986	First World Congress of Iron, , Aachen, West Germany
1986	Design in America, Cultural exchange exhibition in Yugoslavia, sponsored by US Information Agency, Washington, DC,
1976	Invitational Exhibition, Zlatarna Celje, , Celje, Yugoslavia

2017	Exterior plaza sculpture, currently in design and production, , Breckenridge, Colorado
2016	Exterior wall relief, Fire Station Wall Relief, Tamaracs, Florida
2013	Soliloquy, exterior sculpture, Centennial Sculpture Park, formed and fabricated stainless steel with a polychromed finish, 26’ h x 10’ diam, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
2013	Regeneration, exterior plaza sculpture, formed and fabricated painted steel, 19.5’ H x 43’ W x 13’ D, Cedar Rapids Library, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
2012	Freestanding exterior entryway sculpture, 40’ H, Hilo University, Hilo, Hawaii
2012	The Promise, exterior plaza sculpture, fabricated and polychromed steel. 40’ H, Hershey Penn State Children’s Hospital, Hershey, Pennsylvania
2011	exExterior plaza sculpture, formed and fabricated weathering steel, stainless steel and bronze, 40’ H, Wichita Waterwalk, Wichita, Kansas
2011	External relief sculpture, 47’ L, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
2010	Four freestanding exterior sculptures, 24th Street Bridge Sculptures, Council Bluffs, Iowa
2009	Freestanding exterior sculpture, Mexico Sculpture, Monterrey, Mexico
2009	Freestanding exterior sculpture, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, West Virginia
2008	Exterior pylon sculptures, National Harbor, Alexandria, Virginia
2008	entrance portal, Village of Hope, Orange County, California
2008	Freestanding sculpture, Riviera Condominiums, Fort Myers, Florida
2008	Zenith, freestanding exterior sculpture, Trenton Station, Trenton, New Jersey
2007	Threshold, exterior sculpture, Klein Steel Corporation, Rochester, New York
2007	Transformation, entrance sculpture, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
2006	Animals Always, exterior plaza sculpture, St. Louis Zoological Park, St. Louis, Missouri
2006	Good Shepard Chapel Entrance Gates, National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
2005	Memphis Portals, exterior gates, Memphis Museum of Art, Memphis, Tennessee
2004	Tree of Life, interior sculpture, M D Anderson Ambulatory, Houston, Texas
2004	Volute, exterior sculpture, Monahan Pacific, San Rafael, California
2004	Ceremonial archway, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, Ohio
2004	Tribute to Volunteerism, exterior sculpture, Lake Mirror Park, Lakeland, Florida
2004	Epoch, exterior sculpture, D C Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Washington, DC
2003	Sentinel exterior sculpture, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
2002	Cypher, pair of entrance sculptures, Columbia Public Library, Columbia, Missouri
2002	Constellation, sculptural relief for façade, Wellington Place, Toronto, Canada
2002	Reconfiguration, pair of sculptural archways for courtyard, Hotel Pattee, Perry, Iowa
2001	J D Award Sculpture, The Commission Project, Rochester, New York
2001	Oblique, exterior sculpture, 99 North La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, California
2001	Cross Currents, exterior sculpture, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida
2000	Diversity Award Sculpture and Medallions, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York
2000	Architectural Screen, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
2000	Portal Gates, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, Florida
1999	Confluence, design of meeting and banquet space including sideboards, sconces, and mirrors, The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio
1999	Stadium Gates, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1998	Symbion, exterior sculpture, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
1998	Solstice, exterior sculpture, The Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
1998	Horizon, exterior sculpture, water fountain and lighting features for plaza complex, Adobe Systems, Inc., San Jose, California
1997	Entrance Portals for Alumni Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
1997	Sculptures, honorary awards, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
1997	Exterior Sculpture, American Bankers Insurance Group, Miami, Florida
1997	Gnomon, exterior sculpture, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1997	Design of Rotunda Entrance Portals, San Francisco Civic Center Court House, San Francisco, California
1996	Primordial Reflections, exterior sculpture, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Culver Studios, Culver City, California
1996	Genesee Passage, exterior sculpture, Bausch and Lomb Corporate Headquarters, Rochester, New York
1995	Passage exterior sculpture, Federal Building, Asheville, North Carolina
1994	Museum Bench, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
1994	Metamorphosis, interior sculpture for rotunda, Federal Courthouse, Camden, New Jersey
1992	Criss-Cross, exterior sculpture, Montgomery County, Maryland, Silver Springs, Maryland
1991	Ceremonial Gateway, State University, Phoenix Campus, Phoenix, Arizona
1990	Confluence, exterior sculpture, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama
1990	Aurora, exterior sculpture, Roanoke Airport, Roanoke, Virginia
1990	Olympia, exterior sculpture, AT&T, Promenade Two Building, Atlanta, Georgia
1989	Main Entrance Doors, Naples/Marco Philharmonic Building, Naples, Florida
1989	Bridge Railings, City of Rochester, New York. Main Street Redevelopment Project, Rochester, New York
1988	Hexad, interior sculpture, State of Connecticut, Hartford Superior Court Building, Hartford, Connecticut
1988	Convergence, interior sculpture, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
1988	Window Screen, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York
1987	Synergy, exterior archway sculpture, Museum Towers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1987	Entrance Gateway, Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, Milk Street Station, Boston, Massachusetts
1987	Eight Stairway Sculptures, Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, Houston, Texas
1986	Bronze Wall Relief, Gannett Publishing Corporation, Washington, DC
1985	Interior sculpture, Door Handles, The Willard Building, Washington, DC
1985	Pedestrian and Vehicular Entrance Gates, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
1984	Conclave, exterior sculpture, Harro Theater East, Rochester, New York
1984	Poster Cases, Light Rail Transit System of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1983	Gates, Marriott Hotel, Wahington, DC
1983	Entrance Gate, Merritt Gallery, Rochester, New York
1983	Fountain, Clyde's Restaurant, Tyson's Corner, Virginia
1983	Stair Enclosure, Hyatt Grand Cypress Hotel, Orlando, Florida
1982	Exterior sculpture, Strong Museum, Rochester, New York
1981	Tree Grates and Benches for Pennsylvania Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue Redevelopment Corporation, Washington, DC
1980	Two pair Portal Gates, New York State Senate Chambers, Albany, New York
1979	Pergola, Banisters, and Railings, Push Plates for revolving doors, Clyde's Restaurant, Tyson's Corner, Virginia
1978	Security Screens, City of Philadelphia, Redevelopment Authority, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976	Fireplace, Gannett Corporation, Inc., Corporate Headquarters, Rochester, New York
1975	Sculpture Court Enclosure, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1974	Portal Gates, Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
	Exterior Clock, Prospect Place, Washington, DC

2010	Gold Metal Award for consummate craftsmanship, American Craft Council (ACC),
1997	Masters of the Medium Award, Smithsonian Institution,
1995	Citation for Distinguished Service in the Visual Arts, National Association of Schools of Art and Design,
1995	Institute Honors Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, American Institute of Architects (AIA),
1994	Inducted to the College of Fellows, American Craft Council (ACC),
1982	Award of Excellence, American Institute of Architects (AIA),
	Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama,
	The British Museum, London, England,
	Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio,
	Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware,
	Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan,
	Cambridge University, The Fitzwilliam Museum, England,
	Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia,
	Gannett Publishing Corporation, Washington, DC,
	High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia,
	Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee,
	Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York,
	The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art,
	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York,
	Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, Minnesota,
	Museum of Art , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah,
	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts,
	Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts,
	Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, Texas,
	The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey,
	Philadelphia Archdiocese, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
	Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
	Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC,
	Strong Museum, Rochester, New York,
	Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio,
	Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
	Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England,
	Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia,
	The White House, Washington, D.C.,
	Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts,
	Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin,
	Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut,