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WILLIAM C. CULBERTSON
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EXPERIENCE

   1986 - Present      Owner, Whoplah, LLC
                                 Creating works in media, ranging from video games to television for broadcast and distribution.   
                                 Sculpturelab division creating works in Fine Art for public and private commission in a variety of
                                 media. Sculptural works for municipalities, theme parks, cruise lines, architectural, toy and amusement.

   2020 - Present      Professor

                                      New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI.

   2015 - 2020           Associate Professor
                                      New England Institute of Technology, East Greenwich, RI.
                                 
    2010 - 2014               Assistant Professor
                                      New England Institute of Technology, Warwick , RI. Teaching 3D  Computer Graphics Modeling, Sculpture, Animation and Drawing 
                                      in the  IT-Video Game Development and Design Department.

   2001 - 2010                Instructor/Visiting Lecturer:                                                          
                                      Framingham State College, MA (Illustrator, Photoshop & Quark Xpress)
                                      Rhode Island School of Design CE (Animation)
                                      New England Institute of Technology (Drawing, Sculpture, CG Modeling)


   1984 - 1986                Design Director, Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI.
                                      Responsible for Research and Design Sculpture staff of thirteen.  Including all aspects of managing projects and personnel, and                                              corporate interactions necessary to successfully meet and exceed departmental goals.
                                                                     
   1983 - 1984               Senior Industrial Designer, Hasbro Industries, Inc.
                                     Responsible for design and execution of toy prototypes and production patterns in three-dimensional format and generation 
                                     of new product concepts.            
                                   
   1981 - 1983               Industrial Designer, Hasbro Industries, Inc.
                                     Responsible for design and execution of toy prototypes and production  patterns in three-dimensional format. Licensed     
                                     characters worked on include Peanuts, Smurfs, Sesame Street, G.I. Joe, Charmkins, and My Little Pony.



                                                                                                                                
EDUCATION

    1981                       Master of Art Education, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
                                       Thesis Concentration: Two-dimensional character design.

    1978                       B.S. Degree, Towson State University, Towson, MD.
                                       Fine Arts Major (Studio Emphasis), Honors in Art.
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Awards / Commissions / Exhibition List 

  2022     Platinum Viddy Award for setting the standard of video excellence, Pollywog Pond COVID-19 interstitials.


  2022    Inked agreement with RI PBS for development and production of children's series, Pollywog Pond."

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2022    Invited Guest Speaker, Pony Friends Forever Conference, San Antonio, TX

   
2022    Telly Award: Pollywog Pond Covid-19 Mask Wearing Interstitials for Kid. Bronze Winner: General -Local TV General-Public Interest/Awareness

   2022    Telly Award: Pollywog Pond Covid-19 Mask Wearing Interstitials for Kid. Bronze Winner: Social Video Series-Series: Health & Wellness

   2022    Communicator Award of Distinction - Pollywog Pond Covid-19 Mask Wearing Interstitials for Kids for RIPBS
  

   2022   
Citizens Bank Small Business Community Champion Award - Pollywog Pond Show Series

   2021    Authored textbook 3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Vol 2, CRC Press
  
   
2019    Authored textbook 3ds Max Basics for Modeling Video Game Assets, Vol 1, CRC Press

   
2019    Kidscreen Awards nomination for Best Video Game- Original, Pollywog Pond.

   2018    Invited Speaker, Serious Play Conference, Buffalo, NY
 
   
2017    Published “Pollywog Pond,” a video game portal for children, distributed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Marketplace
 
   2017   
Guest speaker, Hascon, Providence, RI- One of 24 “GI Joe Legends,” GI Joe Development team.
 
   2016    Guest speaker, Serious Play Conference, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC

   2014     Direct Capital National Small Biz Entrepreneur Competition – Winner of the Award

   2012    Commission for Muppet Dawn, Jim Henson Memorial, City of Hyattsville, MD. 
 
   2011    Commission for 9-11 Freedom Memorial, North Smithfield, RI .

   2011     Commission for four 5’ diameter historical relief medallions depicting  Westshore, Tampa, FL. 

   2010     Guest Speaker, Tri-State Sculptors Conference, Towson University , Towson , MD

   2008     Commission for Puritas Promenade, Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority, Cleveland , OH .

   2007     Commission for Timberwolves Sculpture, Lake City Community College, Lake City, FL  

   2006     Commission for Nature's Trust, Cooperative Extension Education Building, Orange County Public Art, Orlando, FL

   2006     Commission for Student Body Promenade, Pennsylvania State University, State College PA

   2006     Commission for East Innes Portal, City Gateway Sculptures, City of Salisbury, NC, Public Art Project.

   2006     Crystal Award of Excellence for each Episode, 2 & 3 of “Li’l Rhody!”, The Communicator Awards

   2006     The Telly Award, “Silver Telly” Awards for Episode 2 and Episode 3, “Li’l Rhody!”

   2002     Commission for four 6’ diameter medallions of Ybor City, Interstate 4 Bridge Project, City of Tampa, Florida.

   2001     Commission for large scale monument, Ames Circle of Arts, Ames, Iowa. Juried competition.

   2001     Appearance on WGBH’s production of "This Old House" (show #2013) as concrete sculpture restoration specialist.

   2000     Commission for Sculptural Clock Tower, Tampa Union Station, City of Tampa, Florida. Juried Competition.

   2000     Commission for Architectural restoration of exterior details at Rock Cliff Mansion, Newport,  RI

   1999     Commission for fourteen Sesame Street Character sculptures for Hopi Hari Theme Park in San Paulo, SP, Brazil.

   1999     Convergence XII, Providence, Rhode Island. Commission for  four sculptures, Relics, Juried competition.

   1998     Invitational commission to design and execute a large scale piece for the Guilin Yu-Zi paradise Sculpture Park, 

                     Guilin , Peoples Republic of China. The twenty-two foot tall sculpture, Guilin Harmony installed December, 1998.

   1998     Convergence XI, Providence, Rhode Island. Commission for three large scale sculptures, River~Beacons.

   1997     Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Countdown to Extinction, Walt Disney World. Commission for six sculptures.

   1997     Just Kiddie Rides, Commission for three Sesame Street Ride-on vehicles and characters.

   1997     Commission for sculpture of Sesame Street’s "The Count" .Strong Museum, Rochester, NY

   1996     Commission for Shepard Building, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, Providence,RI.  Juried 

   1995     Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Norway, Commission for fourteen major works.

   1995     Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Norway, Commission for ten, themed sculpture figures.

   1994     The John Singleton Copley Award, The Copley Society of Boston, for Excellence in Art.

   1994     Parque Plaza Sesame, Monterrey, Mexico, Commission for twenty themed sculptures.

   1993     20th International Dogwood Art Exhibition, Atlanta, GA, Juried Exhibition, Award.

   1993     Clay & Fiber Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa. Juried.

   1993     Stuart Levy Fine Art Gallery, Group Show, CAN, New York, NY.

   1993     Dallas Area Rapid Transit National Competition, Awarded large scale sculpture commission, Garland, TX

   1992     Out of Clay, Farrington-Keith Creative Arts Center, Dexter, MI. Juried.

   1992     Anticipation ‘92, Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, Chicago, IL, Juried

   1992     Art Boston, Boston Park Plaza, Boston, MA, Invitational Exhibition.

   1992     43rd Annual Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Cannan, CT, Juried.

   1992    Uihlein-Peters "Sculpture in the Plaza’92", National Juried Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI.                       

   1991     Two Person Exhibition, The Copley Society of Boston, Newbury Street, Boston, MA.

   1991     Accepted as a Member Artist of the Creative Artist Network, Philadelphia, PA. Juried.

   1991     The North American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, Juried.

   1991     The Copley Society, Boston, MA, Juried, Award, conferred Copley Master.

    1987    Distinguished Alumnus Award, College of Fine Arts Commencement, Towson State University, Towson, MD.






Press
Video Interviews

5 minute interview of sculptor Bill Culbertson, broadcast by Rhode Island Magazine: 


4 minute interview of sculptor Bill Culbertson about sculpting toys, by CBS/FOX News:

​4 minute interview of sculptor Bill Culbertson, in Ames, IA

1 minute interview with sculptor Bill Culbertson
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