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guy bellaver
Mr. Bellaver is a sculptor whose works span many mediums, including stone, wood, painted steel, and bronze. His monumental works include The Kane County Veterans Memorial, Geneva, IL; 'kwabet (Potawatomi Indian - found in the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum), St. Charles, IL; The Crucifixion of Christ (both bronze and wood), St. Patrick's Church, St. Charles, IL; The Growth of Post Modern, MCC Technology, St. Charles, IL; Limestone in the Wind-Pittsburgh, Latrobe, PA; and Jesus Christ/The Resurrection, The Daughters of St. Paul, Boston, MA.
Mr. Bellaver's sculptures also appear in the corporate, university, and civic collections of Armstrong County, Kittanning, PA, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, Forbes Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, Graphite Sales, Inc., Chagrin Falls, OH, H.J. Heinz Corporation's International Headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, Property Investment Company, Indianapolis, IN, and St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, among others. His work also appears in private collections around the country. Mr. Bellaver's work has appeared in outdoor shows such as Sculpture in the Park (St. Charles, IL) and Sculpturewalk Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota).
After his discharge from the United States Army, Mr. Bellaver earned a B.A. in Economics from St. Vincent College. He has been employed as a sales representative by Prudential Insurance and Xerox, and has worked as a sculptor since 1976. Mr. Bellaver has taken masters credit classes in art at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Northern Illinois University, as well as The School of the Museum of Art in Chicago. He is presently a member of The Fox Valley Arts Council and sits on the Boards of the St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission and the St. Charles Rotary Club. Mr. Bellaver is a past President of the St. Charles Rotary Club and a past Chairman of the Downtown St. Charles Partnership's Public Art Committee.
Mr. Bellaver's sculptures also appear in the corporate, university, and civic collections of Armstrong County, Kittanning, PA, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL, Forbes Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, Graphite Sales, Inc., Chagrin Falls, OH, H.J. Heinz Corporation's International Headquarters, Pittsburgh, PA, Hiram College, Hiram, OH, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, Property Investment Company, Indianapolis, IN, and St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA, among others. His work also appears in private collections around the country. Mr. Bellaver's work has appeared in outdoor shows such as Sculpture in the Park (St. Charles, IL) and Sculpturewalk Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, South Dakota).
After his discharge from the United States Army, Mr. Bellaver earned a B.A. in Economics from St. Vincent College. He has been employed as a sales representative by Prudential Insurance and Xerox, and has worked as a sculptor since 1976. Mr. Bellaver has taken masters credit classes in art at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Northern Illinois University, as well as The School of the Museum of Art in Chicago. He is presently a member of The Fox Valley Arts Council and sits on the Boards of the St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission and the St. Charles Rotary Club. Mr. Bellaver is a past President of the St. Charles Rotary Club and a past Chairman of the Downtown St. Charles Partnership's Public Art Committee.