Mac Hornecker, Sculptor
Mac Hornecker
106 Ridge Creek Pt
Arkadelphia, AR 71923
870-230-8797
http://machornecker.com
Mac Hornecker has 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:
Appalachian State University , Boone, NC
University of South Dakota
City of Ames, IA
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 Mac 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.
