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Mac Hornecker had over 40 years of experience as a professional sculptor. He received a

BFA in Sculpture in 1968 from the Kansas City Art Institute and a MFA in Sculpture

from the University of Oklahoma in 1970. He received his first commission from the

Oklahoma City Arts Council in 1971 for a 12 ton cast concrete sculpture.

Since that time he has received major commissions for large exterior and interior sculptures.

In 1971 he won a national competition for a large exterior sculpture called "Prairie Bluff"

for the South Dakota Memorial Art Center in Brookings, SD.

Major Commissions in the last 20 years have included:

Iowa Farm Bureau, West DesMoines, IA, 1989, "River" 10'x55'x10' welded steel

Employers Mutual Company, DesMoines, IA, 1996, "Prairie Wind" 15'x30'x10' welded steel

Hotel Pattee , Perry, IA,, 1997, "Prairie Markers" 25'x 60'x6' ferroconcrete

Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Philadelphia, PA, 1998, "Caution to the Wind"

34"x 72"x 32" mahogany

Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, IA, 2000, "Plato" 12'x10'x8' steel and ferroconcrete

Mid America Group, Urbandale, IA, 2005, "Hills, Fields, Wind, and Rain" 15'x32'x66'

cor-ten steel and ferroconcrete

Ryan Companies, Clive, IA 2006 "Prairie Emergence" 22'x12'x15' steel and ferroconcete

Iowa State Bank, Urbandale, IA 2006 "Falling Waters" 5'x5'x6" Bronze

City of Clinton, IA, 2008 "River's Edge" 12'x28'x22' steel and ferroconcrete

Allied Group, for each corporate office, five bronze sculptures approximately 3 ' to 4'

Major Public Collections:

Bernice Garden, Little Rock, AR

Appalachian State University , Boone, NC

University of South Dakota

City of Ames, IA

City of Northlake, IL

Drury University

State of Iowa Capital Complex

City of Sheldon, MO city park

South Dakota Memorial Art Center, Brookings, SD

Northwestern College, Orange City, IA

Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE

Pacesetter Corp., Omaha, NE

Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA

Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska

City of Omaha, Heartland Of America Park, Omaha, NE

Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL

Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD

North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

Mary Ann Liegh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Arkansas Fine Arts Center, Little Rock, AR

MacNider Museum, Mason City, IA

Also may private collections

During the last 40 years Mr. Hornecker has participated in over 40 juried and

invitational shows. He has won awards in several juried shows including most

recently the Delta Award from the Arkansas Art Center's Delta Show in 2007.

Also in this time period he has had over 35 Solo Shows, and received grants from

the IA Arts Council/National Endowment/ For The Arts. He has served on the

advisory board for the Iowa Arts Council and through the years

has been a guest artist at many colleges and universities in the Midwest.Des Moines, Iowa