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12 Wind Sculptures

Date created: 2013

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

The goal of this commission was to tie together the 1.9 mile long avenue that runs through the center of El Cerrito CA. We created 12 abstract wind sculptures that reflect the city’s diverse ever involving culture. Each one is fabricated out of...

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Anchor

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

“Anchor” sculpture created by Dave Vick of AAA Welding located near Pittsburg City Hall. Dave first started creating sculptures in 1978.

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Ascending Dancers

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze

Ascending Dancers artwork by Robert Holmes (1927–2016) located in Orinda California at the Orinda Library Plaza. This was part of a public art installation coordinated by the Orinda Art in Public Places Committee. The piece was donated to the City...

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Asymetric Chair

Category: Functional ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Street Furniture

Medium(s): Steel

Asymetric Chair by Colin Selig is a unique chair, manufactured in California from regionally sourced scrap propane tanks and is 99% post-consumer reused content. From artist’s website: “Colin’s sculpting practice is focused on creating climate...

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Basket Sculpture

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

Basket shaped metal sculpture with 8 large support arms and numerous thin pieces ascending to the rim of a central spire. Source: https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/our_city/departments_and_divisions/parks_community_services/arts_culture/public_art

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Bean Love Seat

Category: Functional ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal ; Recycled Materials ; Steel

In 2015, Colin Selig created Bean Love Seat as functional metal sculpture from repurposed steel propane tanks. The artwork is located close to Theatre Square in Orinda. Sources: https://www.colinselig.com/installations/public.html...

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Birds of Beauty Sculptures

Category: Mosaic/Relief ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic ; Clay ; Concrete ; Glass ; Metal ; Paint ; Stone

In 2025, Liberty High School’s Public Art and Design Academy (PADA) created Birds of Beauty in Brentwood, California. The work is a multi-sculpture installation of native bird species found in the local ecosystem, including the golden eagle,...

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Black Diamond

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cast Iron ; Iron ; Metal ; Steel

In 1995, the Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 of E Clampus Vitus dedicated Black Diamond. The Ore Cart monument is a tribute to Black Diamond and the miners who extracted the coal from the Mt. Diablo foothills from 1860 to 1911. Sources:...

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Bones

Category: Outdoor Sculpture ; Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic

Trey Hill created Bones and he is a sculptor and professor based in Missoula, Montana, where he teaches in the School of Art at the University of Montana. His practice focuses on large-scale ceramic and mixed-media sculpture, often combining clay...

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Bronze Alligator

Artist: Luciano Tempo

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze

Luciano Tempo was an Italian artist, antique dealer, collector, and designer. He often traveled far in search for eclectic pieces around the world and often mixed various design styles into his own pieces. Bronze Alligator by Luciano Tempo. Source:...

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Bronze Dog Silhouettes

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

In 2008, Vickie Jo Sowell created Bronze Dog Silhouettes for the City of San Ramon. The work is a weathered steel sculpture of dogs in a circular leaping motion. The artwork is located at King Park in San Ramon, California. Sources:...

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Butterflies

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

Douglas Heine: “I have spent my life making objects. From reactor plants in nuclear submarines, to scientific apparatus such as super-conducting magnets for cosmic ray research, to fine art.” Source: https://www.art13.gallery/about

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California Dream

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Steel

Larry Stefl became especially attracted to the abstract art scene of the San Francisco Bay Area, and made his trek to Berkeley, California in the late 70s, in order to pursue an art degree. The “California Dream” sculpture is located at the Orinda...

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Changing Tides

Date created: 2019

Category: Electronic/Technology ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Light/Neon ; Metal

Changing Tides is a city-funded art project by sculptors Jennifer Madden and Jeff Reed of Richmond-based Reed Madden Designs. The 20-foot tall sculptures aim to bring awareness of the importance of eelgrass to the ecosystem along Richmond’s...

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Cliffhanger

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Acrylic ; Clay

Mark Messenger created Cliffhanger in 2017 as part of the exhibition “Bay Area Clay: A Legacy of Social Consciousness” at Arts Benicia. The work is a large, floor-to-ceiling ceramic column sculpture that depicts a series of layered reliefs featuring...

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Coach “Smiley” Jim Camitz

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze ; Metal

The Coach ‘Smiley’ Jim Camitz bronze bust portrait showcases a local football coach. The artwork was dedicated by Mike Hernandez and the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 342. It’s located near the Pittsburg California Historical...

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Concrete Totem

Artist: Mary Fuller McChesney

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cement

Mary Fuller McChesney’s unique sculptures can be found in many public places and private collections. Her public sculpture commissions can be seen throughout the state, including the Petaluma Library, the San Francisco Zoo, the San Francisco General...

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Convergence

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

This metal sculpture by Dan Dykes resembles a propeller. From ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens: “Dan is a site-sensitive sculptor who works in a variety of media, including stone, bronze and stainless steel. His work syn-thesizes various forms of nature,...

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Dinosaur, Whale and Aquarium

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic

Dinosaur, Whale and Aquarium by Tom Franco and The Dreams Art Team consisting of Rayoliver Bacoy Del Mundo, Heather Fairweather, Colin Hurley & Iris Torres. Each is 93 x 22.7 x 22 inches made of clay. This installation is in front of the Danville...

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DROP

Date created: 2010

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Aluminum ; Light/Neon ; Steel

The significance and splendor of water, as visualized in the form of an iridescent drop, is the primary impetus for Drop, which serves as a welcoming beacon to visitors of Prewett Family Park in Antioch, California. The iconic work of art stands 35...

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Dusk Rocket

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic

Second-generation sculptor, ceramicist, and mosaicist Wes Horn works in clay, cement, steel, and tile. Living and working in Davis, CA and Todos Santos, B.C.S., Mexico, the artist specializes in large-scale public art and functional installations....

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Face Your Fears

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, Walnut Creek-based sculptor David Mudgett spent years working as a pipefitter. When he applied his metalworking skills to art, he found the experience exhilarating, appreciating a newfound creative...

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Family

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze

Richard Ellis made Family, a 9-foot tall, figurative bronze sculpture in 1982, making this one of the oldest public art works in Walnut Creek. The realistic figures make this a timeless piece that captures the warmth of a fleeting moment in...

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Five Bronze Critters

Date created: 2007

Category: Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze ; Metal

The five bronze animals installed Veteran’s Park represent five animals indigenous to Brentwood: kit fox, raccoon, coyote, mallard duck and egret. The public art was created by Danville artist Willard Carmel and funded by a donation from Braddock...

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