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ANNA (EUNAH) KOH VARILLA Anna
masterfully depicts a dynamic interplay between thought, emotion, and
physical expression.
EDUCATION 1976 Yewon Fine Art School, Seoul, Korea, Drawing & Painting Major 1980 Honk Ik University, Seoul, Korea, B.F.A. in Sculpture 1984 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, B.F.A. in Sculpture
CAREER 1986-89 Teacher of Portrait and Figure Sculpture, Lill Street Studios 1989 Judge for Wisconsin Biennial Competition 1990 Established Koh-Varilla Guild, a working art studio with classes 2001 Membership in National Sculpture Society 2007 Fellowship of the National Sculpture Society
EXHIBITIONS 1977-79 Ye Woo Group Show 1980-81 Kwan Woon Gallery 1986-92 East-West Gallery 1987 Navy Pier International Art Exposition 1987 Metropolitan Museum & Art Center, Coral Gables, FL 1989 Nina Owen Gallery 1995 St. Scholastica Exhibit 1996 Art 96 Chicago 1996 Marian Institute 1996 Michael Lord Gallery
COMPETITIONS 1978 Won Citation to Show at National Modern palace, Seoul, Korea Two pieces collected by Samsung Corporation 1987 Whirlpool Sculpture Competition - 3rd Place & Honorable Mention 1988 Beverly Art Competition - Finalist 1989 Oak Lawn War Memorial Competition - 1st Prize* 1990 Manuel Perez Competition - 1st Prize* 1998 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Competition, Austin, TX - 1st Prize* 1998 Awarded Jack Nicklaus Monument, Dublin, OH* 2000 Barbara Jordan Monument Competition for Austin International Airport - Finalist* 2001 Greenville, OH Fountain Sculpture Competition - 1st Place* 2005 Andrew Young International Competition, Atlanta, GA - Semi-finalist* 2005 Helen Keller Sculpture Competition, Birmingham, AL - Finalist* 2006 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument Competition, Roanoke, VA -1st Prize* 2007 Hubert H. Humphrey Monument Competition, St. Paul, MN - 1st Prize* *Executed in collaboration with Jeffrey Hanson Varilla
ANNA (EUNAH) KOH VARILLA COMMISSIONS 2009 Adoring Angels*; St. Joseph's Carmelite Home, East Chicago, IN 2008 Fourteen Stations of the Cross*; St. Raphael Church, Naperville, IL 2007 Hubert H. Humphrey Monument*; St. Paul, MN 2007 Andrew Chamblin bronze bust for Cambridge University*; Cambridge, U.K. 2007 Bronze bas-relief portrait of Bob Galvin for Motorola*; Schaumberg, IL 2006 Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument*; Roanoke,VA 2006 Zilber Monument*; Milwaukee, WI 2006 Altarpiece sculptures, Church of Holy Apostles*; McHenry, IL 2006 Alterpiece sculptures, Church of Saint John the Evangelist*; Saint John, IN 2004 St. Maria Goretti for St. Maria Goretti Church*; Westfield, IN 2002 Soldier Field Veterans Memorial*; Chicago, IL 2002 Over-life-size General James Edward Oglethorpe Monument*; Augusta, GA 2002 Jack Nicklaus Monument*; West Palm Beach, FL 2001 Life-size Holy Family for St. Margaret Mary Church*; Louisville, KY 2001 Bronze Mother of the Church & Bas-relief for St. John the Evangelist Cathedral*; Milwaukee, WI 2000 Four Bronze Muses for Performing Arts Center of Hofstra University *; Long Island, NY 1999 Kneeling Virgin Mary for St. Francis of Assisi Church*; Orland Park, IL 1999 Corpus Christi, 6-foot Bronze for Marmion Abbey*; Aurora, IL 1998 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument, University of Texas at Austin*; Austin, TX 1998 Bronze portrait bust of John Grayson*; Elk Grove, IL 1997 Jack Nicklaus Monument*; Dublin, OH 1997 Silver and Gold Processional Cross for St. Raphael Church*; Naperville, IL 1997 Virgin Mary for St. Anthony Church*; Sacramento, CA 1997 Bronze Bust of Carol Fox, Founder of the Lyric Opera of Chicago*; Chicago, IL 1997 St. Elizabeth Seton Monument*; Greensburg, PA 1997 Life-size Sculpture of St. Benedict for Marmion Abbey*; Aurora, IL 1996 Bronze Bust of B.J. Sampson for Pabst Theater*; Milwaukee, WI 1996 Over-life-size Bronze Figure of Golfer Ray Floyd for Georgia Golf Hall of Fame*; Augusta, GA 1995 Bronze Bust of Ben Marcus*; Milwaukee, WI 1995 Bronze Bust of Archbishop Rembert Weakland*; Milwaukee, WI 1994 Full-figure Life-size Bronze Sculpture of the Virgin Mary for St. Edna Church*; Arlington Heights, IL 1994 Full-length Life-size Terra Cotta Sculpture of the Holy Family for St. Raphael Church*; Naperville, IL 1993 Full-figure Bronze Group in Memory of Lee Won Hee, Kyong Ki University*; Seoul, Korea 1992 Bronze Busts of Arthur & Florence Brock, Commissioned by West Suburban Hospitals*; Oak Park, IL 1992 Bronze Portrait Bust of Choi Jong Soung, Retired Vice Minister of South Korea*; Seoul, Korea 1991 Life-size Bronze Busts of Jay, Lauren and Marjorie Gidwitz*; Chicago, IL 1991 Life-size Bronze Bust of Conrad Hilton, Founder of the Hilton Hotels Corp., for offices in the Palmer House and Chicago Hilton & Towers* and Hilton Corp. Headquarters*; Chicago, IL and Beverly Hills, CA 1991 Life-size Bronze Bust of the Late Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago* Currently displayed in the Office of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Chicago, IL 1990 Over-life-size Bronze Bust of John James Audubon, Audubon Museum*; Henderson, KY 1st Edition Audubon Bust gifted by McCormick Foundation to the Field Museum*; Chicago, IL 1990 Full Figure Memorial of Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Manuel Perez*; Chicago, IL 1988 Life-size Bronze Bust of Ray Townsend, Founder of Townsend Engineering Co.*; Des Moines, IA 1987 Bronze Bust of Alexander Graham Bell for Illinois Bell telephone Co.*; Chicago, IL
*Executed in collaboration with Jeffrey Hanson Varilla
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