IN PROGRESS
Outdoor Sculpture, Maintenance Yard, City of Kent, Wa

Public Art

2010 BirdBooks- Sculptures and Benches, Coupeville High School, Whidbey Island Wa., Washington State Arts Commission.
Tommy Thompson Trestle Archway, Anacortes Wa.

2009 Forest of Chairs, Ballard Neighborhood, Seattle Wa.

2008 Bicycle Racks, Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud Mn.

2007
Scroll Fence, Central and Van Buren, Downtown Phoneix- 320 linear feet of stainless steel fence at the new light rail stop at the Central Station. Phoenix, AZ.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry-Seattle Wa. 3 large totemic sculptures located on a Sound Transit facility, downtown Seattle Wa.
Worlds Largest Walk Thru Handbag- Bellevue Wa. Exterior Sculpture located in front of the Bellevue Art Musuem.

2006
DelMar Station- Pasadena Ca. 550 linear feet of fence, 4 large lighted medallions
Big Boots- Denver Co. 2 oversize cowboy boots for a light rail station

2005
Trades Tower- Bellingham Technical College, Bellingham Wa. 32 foot stainless sculpture with benches.
Leaf Fence- City Hall, Tacoma Wa. 3 panels of stainless steel exterior fencing on City Hall Campus.

2004
Hubcap Benches, Camshaft Benches-Great Mall Station, Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority,San Jose, Ca.
Pala Youth Center- Interior and exterior sculptures, youth center, San Jose, Ca.
Leaf Column- Freestanding stainless steel column,Alma Almaden neighborhood, San Jose, Ca.

2003
Snohomish Public Library Benches- 2 forged steel exterior benches,Snohomish, Wa.
Giant Light Bulbs-2 Freestanding sculptures, Creston Nelson Substation, Seattle Wa.
Forest of Books, Newel Posts-Interior sculptures, Anacortes Public Library, Anacortes Wa.

2002
Railroad Avenue Benches-Benches, chairs and street furniture, downtown Bellingham, Wa.
Wiggum Hollow Park- 8 freestanding galvanized steel screens, Everett Wa.

2001
3rd District Police Station-series of stainless steel sculptures on outside of new police station,
Milwaukee Wi.
I Remember Everything-3 stainless sculptures, Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.
5 Moments-Painted steel indoor sculptures, Senior Center, Auburn, Wa.
You Are Here-Picnic table with sundial, Les Gove Park, Auburn, Wa.
Fish Bridge-40’long pedestrian footbridge-various sites in Seattle Wa.

2000
Light Bulb Bench- Steel and aluminum sculpture, City Light North Service Center, Seattle, Wa.

1999
Lowell Metal Mural-150’ long installation of childrens drawings in metal-Lowell Elementary,
Bellingham, Wa.
Safeco Field-Gates, Fences, and entryway, Mariners Baseball Stadium, Seattle, Wa.

1998
Tree of Life-Painted steel sculpture, Catholic Church in St. Helens Or.
Star Room- Interior sculptures for detention staff lounge, King County Regional Justice Center,
Kent, Wa.

1996
Scroll Fence-60’ long fence, College of the Desert Multi Agency Library, Palm Desert, Ca.

1994
Twist-40’ long exterior decorative railing for commercial building, Portland, Or.

1993
Literate Fence-100’ foot long fence, various window grilles and gates, Downtown Public Library,
Los Angeles Ca.
Serpentine Bench- Seating for Myers Park, Coconut Grove, Fl.
Colton Palms- Decorative Signage, Senior housing project, Joe Valerio, Architect, Colton, Ca.
Childrens Art Room- Lighting Fixtures, Franklin Israel, Architect, LACMA, Los Angeles Ca.

1983-86
A2Z- Partner in innovative design and architecture firm desiging fixtures, furniture, flooring,
interiors, and new construction

1985
Dance Party-40’ wall mural in stainless and formica, Pacific Junior High School, Vancouver Wa.

1979
Creston Nelson Substation-Fence treatments, exterior sculptures for Seattle City Light electrical
substation- One of the first design team artist projects in the US- Seattle Wa.

Selected Group Shows:
2007 Stand- artist designed rugs, IAM Gallery, Seattle Wa.
2003 push-artist designed skateboards,roq la rue gallery, seattle, will travel to ca, ny and vancouver bc

2002 the gun show, soil gallery, seattle

2000 portugal Show, Bank of America Gallery, Seattle Wa
coca credits, coca, seattle wa.
Popular culture influences in the crafts, crafts alliance, st. louis mo.

1999 Beacons for the 21st Century, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis Mo.
Hey, Viking Union Gallery, Western Wa State College, Bellingham Wa

1998 Stew, Edison Eye Gallery, Edison Wa.

1997 Horsehead, Duvall Wa. . Insightful Objects, Gallery I/O, New Orleans, La.
Twist, Portland Or. Celebrity, Curated by Greg Kucera, Seattle, Wa.
Boy Oh Boy, Seattle Wa.

1996 Venice Artwalk, Venice Ca. . Chain Gang, Target Gallery, Alexandria Virgina
Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak Mi.. Heaven on Earth ,Goldman Gallery, Rockville Md.

1995 Boulder Arts & Crafts Coop, Boulder Co. . Meredith Gallery, Baltimore Md.
Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle Wa. . Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland Maine

1994 Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland Maine . Artworks Gallery, Seattle WA.
The Henry Flagler Museum, Palm Beach Fl. . Meredith Gallery, Baltimore Md.
From Mind to Hand, Hewlett Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University

1993 Nancy Margolis Gallery, Portland Maine . Gallery I/O, New Orleans La.
Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit, Mi. . Gallery 5oo, Elkins Park Pa.

1992 Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, Co. . Twist ....Northwest, Portland Or.
Meredith Gallery, Baltimore Md. . Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, NY. NY.
Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit, Mi. . Art Source L.A., Los Angeles, Ca.

1991 Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Wa. . The Clay Pot, Brooklyn, NY.
New Langton Arts, San Francisco Ca. . The Hand and The Spirit Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica Ca. . Art Mecca Gallery, Chicago Il.

1990 New Stone Age, Los Angeles Ca. . Gallery I/O, New Orleans, La.
Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica Ca. .Joan Robey Gallery, Denver Co.
Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis Mo. . Elements Gallery, Greenwich Ct.

1989 Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica Ca.

1988 Furniture Show-The Monterey Museum, Monterey Ca.

1987 New Stone Age, Los Angeles Ca. . The Furniture Show- The Herron Gallery,Indianapolis,In.
The Chair Show- IDCNY, Long Island City, New York

1986 The Generic Figure- The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Wash. D.C.

1982 Regrade School, ArtAr....cade-Bumbershoot, Seattle,Wa.

1981 Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas . The Library of Congress, Wash. D.C.
Electroworks Gallery, San Francisco, Ca. . University of North Dakota,Grand Forks, N.D.

1980 The Central Wash. State College, Ellensburg Wa. . The Henry Gallery, Seattle,Wa.
Cranberry World, Plymouth,Mass.. Rosco Louie Gallery, Seattle, Wa.

1979 Rosco Louie Gallery, Seattle, Wa. . Bumbershoot, Seattle's Arts Festival

1978 and/or gallery, Seattle Wa.. Open Space Galler....y, Victoria,B.C.,Canada . The City of Seattle

1977 Bumbershoot, Seattle, Wa. . Allied Arts, Seattle . Arts and Crafts Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1976 Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.

1975 Bumbershoot, Seattle, Wa.

Selected Bibliography:

2010 Passion and Power, Metal Artists in the Western US, Nancy Zastrow
Forklift Action.com Artist uses Forklift Creatively

2008 SEATTLE TIMES LISTENING TO THE VOICES IN HIS HEAD, JANUARY 11, 2008
SEATTLE PI RIES NIEMI OBSESSES OVER SOCIETY’S OBSESSION WITH CELL PHONES, JANUARY 10,2008

2002 SEATTLE TIMES SKATEBOARDS OFFER INTRIGUING PLANE FEBRURAY 21 2003
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER STORY BOARDS FEBRUARY 8, 2003

2001 SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD SALMON OF STEEL, MAY 11
ANACORTES AMERICAN
THE FABRICATOR MAGAZINE NIEMI MAKES HIS OWN LAW OF AVERAGES APRIL 2001

1998 THE SEATTLE TIMES TAKE THE ART TO THE BALLGAME, OCTOBER 25,1998
CHICAGO TRIBUNE MAGAZINE MAY 17,1998, .SIT DOWN. Lisa.... Skolnik
SKAGIT VALLEY HERALD APRIL 4,1998

1997 Metalsmith Review of show at Artworks Gallery- Spring 1997

1995 SUNSET HOUSE SPECIALTY-DEC 1995

1994 HOUSE BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE OF LIGHT-DEC 1994

1993 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES DOWNTOWN LIBRARY-OCT 1, 1993, OCT 6,1993

1992 THE ROCKER RIZZOLI- BERNICE STEINBAUM
PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE FEBRUARY 1992- COLTON PALMS SENIOR HOUSING

1991 FORMICA & DESIGN RIZZOLI- SUSAN GRANT LEWIN
HOUSE AND GARDEN DECEMBER, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1, 1991,
MOVIELINE JUNE 1991,RAINY DAY WOMEN, PAMELA DES BARRES

1990 THE DENVER POST MARCH 2, 1990
THE NEW YORK TIMES FEBRUARY 22, 1990 The Living Arts

1989 METROPOLITAN HOME DECEMBER, 1989, "Hands On"
NEW YORK TIMES OCTOBER 8 1989, "Furniture with Artistic Stature"
LOS ANGELES TIMES MAY 15, 1989"Chair Exhibit" Leon Whiteson

1988 SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER OCTOBER, 1988/Regina Hackett
VOGUE FEBRUARY, 1988
NEW YORK TIMES MARCH 10,1988, Patricia Brown

1987 THE SEATTLE TIMES July 15/1987
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN MAGAZINE March/April 1987
AMERICAN POP CULTURE EXHIBITION CATALOG, La Foret Museum, Tokyo, Japan
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD RECORD HOUSES, April, 1987 "Doublehouse"
THE FURNITURE SHOW EXHIBITION CATALOG,
Herron Gallery, indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art

1986 CASA VOGUE OCTOBER,1986 SE NE PARLA
PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE SEPTEMBER 1987, "All for One"
SURFACE AND ORNAMENT EXHIBITION CATALOG,
Contemporary Arts Center, Cinncinatti, Ohio

1985 ARTS & ARCHITECTURE WINTER 1985 COVER AND INTERVIEW

1984 SEATTLE TIMES AUGUST 24, 1984 DESIGN TEAMS

1982 SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER NOVEMBER 17,1982,"NIEMI ART SERVES A FUNCTION"

1981 ARGUS OPENINGS FALL, 1981, "RIES NIEMI AND TECHNOPOP"

1980 ARTISTS ON THE DESIGN TEAM ESSAY, MATTHEW KANGAS
ARTSEATTLE NOVEMBER,1980 TRUE VALUE ART

1979 THE SEATTLE TIMES DECEMBER 16, 1979 PICTORIAL SECTION
THE SEATTLE SUN SEPTEMBER 12, 1979 PAWNSHOP SHOW

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