“I have entered the third millennium as a mostly self-taught artist. I am grateful to have collaborated with many people around the world in my own quest to develop the highest level of skill possible. In this journey, I have become convinced we think too much about the past and not enough about the future. We have enormous problems to solve and we need a worldview to solve them. We cannot work in isolation. To capture increasing diversity in the present and the future, I like to explore new media, such as electroforming and white bronze, and work with new approaches, like fractal geometry and my own techniques of sculptural montage. This allows me to blend cultures and philosophies, elements and dimensions, all in one piece or a grouping. I like to focus on both the micro and the macro in my pieces, and to always keep an optimistic perspective.”
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Highwood, IL 60040
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www.rotblattamrany.com
Private & Public Commissions & Collections
| 2020 2019 | Hank Gathers, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA David Beckham, LA Galaxy, Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA | |
| 2018 2015 | Jerry Colangelo, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ Luc Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2014 | Directed winning studio submission for the City of Folsom’s Johnny Cash Art Experience with artwork by Gary Tillery, managed by Itamar Amrany Orchestrated figurative bronze grouping, Lambeau Leap, Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI Dr. J. Buss, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles, CA Napoleon Dynamite, Twentieth Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2013 | Orchestrated figurative bronze groupings; P.Hornung, J. Blood, G.W. Calhoun, B. Starr, M. Heather, and C. Hinkle and Boy; Packers Heritage Trail Foundation, Green Bay, WI Orchestrated figurative bronze groupings, Founders and Child, Arlens Corporation, Brillion, WI Jackie Chan Tribute, JC Group, Hong Kong | |
| 2012 | Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2011 | Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks, United Center, Chicago, IL Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2010 | Lois & Dean Griffith, Griffith Laboratories, Alsip, IL We Will Never Forget Memorial, Chicago Police Gold Star Families Memorial & Park, Chicago, IL Chick Hearn, Los Angeles Lakers, Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Frank Kleinman, CEO, Fuchs Company, Harvey, IL H.H. Dow, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI | |
| 2009 | Josh Gibson, Walter Johnson & Frank Howard; Washington Nationals Park, Washington, DC | |
| 2008 | Alex Delvecchio & Ted Lindsay, Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI Eleven figures for Sioux Valley Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD | |
| 2007 | Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI | |
| 2006 | Pat Tillman Memorial, Arizona Cardinals, Tempe, AZ Freedom’s Sacrifice Veterans Memorial, American Legion Post 145, Highland Park, IL The Fusion Centennial Tribute, City of Gary, IN Holocaust Memorial, Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook, IL George Smith Memorial, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | |
| 2005 | Quest for Exploration: James A. Lovell, Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL Orchestrated Figurative Bronze Grouping for 50th Anniversary Restaurant occasion, McDonald’s Corporation, Chicago, IL | |
| 2004 | Ray Kennedy Memorial bas relief, City of Hope, Duarte, CA Al McGuire bronze figure, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI Wilt Chamberlain bronze figure, Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA Magic Johnson bronze figure, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2003 | Magic Johnson bronze figure, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI Curly Lambeau, Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI Community Veterans Memorial (6.5 acres with 8 major figurative groupings in bronze & granite), Munster Indiana Veterans Memorial Park, Munster, IN | |
| 2002 | The Story of Carnauba (3 bronze figures), S.C. Johnson (Wax) Company, Racine, WI | |
| 2001 | Memorial to Heroic Construction Workers, Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI | |
| 2000 | Hall of Fame Players, Detroit Tigers, Tigers Stadium, Detroit, MI | |
| 1999 | Harry Caray Tribute, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL | |
| 1998 | Cascading Melodies, Stone Family Commission, Highland Park, IL | |
| 1997 | St. Therese of the Roses and Child Jesus, Carmelite Monastery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 1996 | Standing Tall, Tribute to Fr. John Smyth, Maryville Academy, Des Plaines, IL Ronald McDonald, McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, IL | |
| 1995 | The Legacy, Annual Award for City of Hope Golf Tournament, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1994 | The Spirit: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, United Center, Chicago, IL The Spirit: Michael Jordan, Marquette Replicas, White House Collection, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Collection, and Illinois Governor Jim Edgar Collection | |
| 1992 | Conductor’s Hands, Quaker Oats Corporation, Chicago, IL Transformation, Mayor’s Award, City of Highland Park, IL | |
| 1989 | Milkovsky, Memorial for a Partisan of WWII, J.C.C., Skokie, IL |
Exhibitions and Projects
| 2014 | Group Show, 90 Year Celebration of Kibbutz Ashdot-Yaacov, Museum of Uri & Rami Nachustan, Jordan Valley, Israel | |
| 2007 | Group Show, Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, Highwood, IL | |
| 2006 | Amdur Gallery, Glenview, IL | |
| 2003 | Zigman-Voss Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 2002 | Signature Art Gallery, Glencoe, IL | |
| 2001 | The Ottinger Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 2000 | Shanghai Art Fair 2000, Shanghai, China Beaux Arts Invitational Exhibition, Paris, France The Peacemaker, Spertus Museum of Judaica, Chicago, IL East West Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 1999 | Moxley-Ross & Naranjo Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Millenium Group Show, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL | |
| 1998 | Fine Art Exhibition, Daley Center, Chicago, IL Fall Show, Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, Highland Park, IL | |
| 1997 | October SOFA Show, Anne Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL East West Gallery, Miami, FL | |
| 1996 | North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, IL | |
| 1995 | Fall Show, Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, Highland Park, IL | |
| 1994 | Palette & Chisel Academy Show, Tavern Club, Chicago, IL Lineart International Art Exhibition, Ghent, Belgium Daley Center, Chicago, IL | |
| 1993 | Carole Jones Gallery, River North Gallery District, Chicago, IL | |
| 1992 | East West Gallery, Chicago, IL Portraits /Chicago, Chicago, IL | |
| 1990 | Fermi Lab Invitational Exhibition, Batavia, IL Carlan Collection, Palm Springs, CA East West Gallery, Chicago, IL | |
| 1989 | Colby’s Corporate Exhibition, Lincolnwood, IL Firenze Gallery, Lake Forest, IL East West Gallery, Chicago, IL North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, IL ECI Exhibition for Child Protection, Hilton Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 1988 | Shai Danon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 1987 | Orange Plus Gallery, Haifa, Israel | |
| 1986 | Uri & Rami Museum, Ashdot Yaacov, Israel | |
| 1985 | Castle Gallery, Caesarea, Israel | |
| 1978 | 30th Anniversary of Israel, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY |
Awards
| 2013-2014 | Special Merit Award, Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt-Amrany, Best of Highwood, IL | |
| 1996 | Chicago Chamber of Commerce Award | |
| 1995 | Special Merit Award for Public Art, Chicago Bar Association |
Education & Instruction
| 2005 | Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Engaging the Heavens: Inspiration of Astronomical phenomena V, Lecture by Julie Rotblatt Amrany & Omri Amrany, Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL | |
| 1995 | Became a Naturalized Citizen of the United States | |
| 1993- | Instructor, Rotblatt-Amrany Fine Art School, Highland Park, IL | |
| 1992 | Co-founded Rotblatt-Amrany Fine Art School, with wife, Julie Rotblatt-Amrany | |
| 1989-96 | Instructor in sculpture, Suburban Fine Arts Center, Highland Park, IL Instructor in sculpture, The Palette & Chisel Academy, Chicago, IL Instructor in sculpture, The Long Grove Art Center, Chicago, IL | |
| 1987- | Continued international exhibition schedule, originating in Israel, then Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, China, and the United States | |
| 1985 | Began studies at Santoli’s Studio, Pietrasanta, Italy to explore marble and granite sculpture | |
| 1981 | Worked in acrylic painting and mixed media, Intermittent studies at Tel Aviv University in anatomy, drawing, and painting | |
| 1981-84 | Leader of Youth Counselor Scouts Organization, Israel | |
| 1978 | Invited to exhibit wall tapestries in Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |
| 1972-75 | Military Service, Israeli Defense Forces, Israel |
Omri’s work has been featured in multiple media outlets over the years, including The Chicago Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ESPN Magazine, Art & Science Collaborative, Inc., Chicago Magazine, North Shore Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times Pioneer Press, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Defender, Chicago Jewish News, and the Detroit News.
Additional links to local and national videos can be found on the website at www.rotblattamrany.com.