Jim Demetro

Jim Demetro
Demetro at Demetro Galeria, Puerto Vallarta, 2023
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Milwaukee School of Engineering

Jim Demetro is a sculptor. Forty-seven of his public artworks were displayed internationally, as of 2009.^[1]

Early life and education

Demetro was raised in South Chicago. Both of his parents died before he was twenty years old. He graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.^[2]

Career

Demetro is a sculptor. He has a studio in Battle Ground, Washington.^[3]

Personal life

Demetro spends time in Battle Ground; in 2017, he received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Clark County Arts Commission at a Clark County Council meeting.^[2]

Demetro is married; the couple have twin daughters, including sculptor and collaborator Christina.^[4]

Works

Vallarta Dancers, Puerto Vallarta

• Ándale Bernardo, Puerto Vallarta
• Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton (with Christina Demetro), Puerto Vallarta
• The Fishermen, Puerto Vallarta
• First Footsteps^[5]
• Mother's Touch^[6]
• Salud^[7][8]
• Shower of Love^[9]
• Spiraling Salmon, part of the Salmon Run Bell Tower, Vancouver, Washington
• Statue of George Vancouver, Vancouver, Washington
• Vallarta Dancers, Puerto Vallarta^[1]
• The Washer Woman, Puerto Vallarta^[1]
• Woman Bathing Child^[10]

References

1. "Mexico Inspires Sculptor Jim Demetro". www.banderasnews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
2. "Battle Ground artist honored with Lifetime Achievement Award". The Reflector. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
3. "Permanent Collection" (PDF). Arts Council of Lake Oswego.
4. "Demetros' create interactive 9/11 memorial". The Reflector. 2015-09-29. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
5. "First Footsteps in Lake Oswego, OR". Public Art Archive. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
6. "Open House set for new sculpture at The Natural Health Center". The Reflector. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
7. "Jim Demetro Donates Bronze Statue to the City of Puerto Vallarta". 2023-06-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
8. "New Bronze Sculpture for Puerto Vallarta's Malecon will bring humor with a margarita-drinking donkey". Vallarta Daily News. 2023-03-26. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
9. "Shower of Love". Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
10. "Woman in bronze statue missing, but police won't say she was stolen". The Columbian. 2023-08-02. Archived from the original on 2018-11-04. Retrieved 2024-01-19.

External links

• Media related to Jim Demetro at Wikimedia Commons