Michael T. Montag, Sculptor
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320 N 93 St. Pro Sanctity Retreat Center
Omaha NE, 68114-3918 Elkhorn NE
(402) 397-4071
Visit me on the web: www.corsanctum.com/montagart
E-Mail: Montag.sculptor@juno.com
CAREEER HIGHLIGHTS
6 Ft. Sacred Heart of Jesus For Duchesne Academy in Omaha NE , This is a complete recast of a vandalized antique artwork. Installed and blessed in September 2002.
12 Ft. cast aluminum Risen Christ for St. Francis Cemetery at Rockwell City, IA. Blessed by Bishop Di Nardo on 7/9/00
10 Ft. Stainless Steel Fountain “Burial Shroud of Christ” Holy Family Shrine, Gretna, NE, Dec. 2001
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Omaha NE. A five foot bronze of Mother Seton, and a three foot bronze St. Joseph were blessed by Father Joseph Hanefeld on August 26, 2001
Lied Center Sculptures:Four foot tall bronze fountain, and two six foot wingspan stain1ess steel whimsical birds for the NHS Lied Transplant Center -Healing Garden, Dedicated by Omaha Mayor Hal Daub on July 16, 1999. The second of the two birds was completed in the spring of 2001
Celtic Cross This 54 inch tall bronze cross was made for the Presbyterian Church in Fremont NE, and dedicated on Sunday May 27, 2001 by Pastor Stephen Brownlee.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, and St. Margaret Mary five ft. full figure bronze sculptures commissioned by St. Margaret Mary's Parish in Omaha, NE This sculptures were blessed by Omaha Archbishop Curtiss on 8/23/98.
Life size bronze busts of Norman and Louise Filbert, founders of the Chanticleer Theatre, Council Bluffs, IA, Dedicated 6/26/00
St. Peter the Apostle A six-ft. bronze sculpture of commissioned by St. Peter's Parish in Omaha, and blessed on 12-18-97
Paul Mathias Dobberstein Memorial --Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, IA. Seven Ft. bronze likeness, blessed on the Grotto's 80th anniversary, 9/13/92
Bethlehem Angels –commissioned for the Grotto of the Redemption, West Bend, IA Twenty- five In. tall aluminum, coated with white porcelain type paint, delivered in February of 1995.
Madonna andChild, gift to Pope John Paul II -World youth Day --Denver. Aluminum with Bronze 23 inches tall. Currently on display in the reception room of the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington, D.C.
Sleeping St. John --Three/fourth life size statue of St. John in aluminum coated with porcelain type paint. Commissioned by the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, IA. The first of three sculptures for the Gethsemane Grotto.
Our Lady of Trust, Mother and Child, 26" tall, bronze, Patroness of the Apostolic Oblates blessed on Feb. 14, 1999. A casting of this piece resides in their Rome Headquarters.
Eighty-Inch aluminum angel wingsfor St. Michael the Archangel sculpture at the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, IA. The new wings were installed in May of 1997.
EXHIBTS—AWARDS
A Journey With Mary One man show at the Marian Library, of the University of Dayton This show features 21 of my sculptures organized to tell the story of Mary’s role in salvation history. It opened on August 27, 2001, and ran through October 5th.
Purchase Award, Creighton All University Art Exhibit December 1998. My submission was entitled "Root of Jesse", a 26" tall bronze.
"Crossing Into the Light" One Man Show at Duchesne Academy, Omaha, NE, Dec.- Jan. 1995-1996. This show was held as part of the dedication ceremony of the Courtney Emery Art Gallery at Duschesne Academy in Omaha.
Natural Reference
Fifteen of my sculptures were in a three-man show at Mt. Angel Fine Art Gallery,
Mt. Angel, Oregon. The Exhibit opened in Feb. of 1997 and ran through June of 1997.
Expressions of Devotion. (A Collection of North American Religious Art), Premier Gallery, Minneapolis, MN July-August 1995. My Papal Madonna and Child was featured in this juried show.
Best of Show, Emmetsburg, IA, Art in the Park, June 15, 1996 for an abstract Madonna and Child
Father and Son Sculpture Exhibit during the month of Sept. 1993, Swanson Public Library, 90th and Dodge, Omaha, NE.
Annual Student Shows, Creighton University Best of Print Making, 1991 Best of Sculpture, 1990
Pratt Institute. School of Architecture, New York City, National Talent Search Competition, five year, $ 15,000. Grant, 4/13/87
I taught sculpture at Duschesne Academy in Omaha in the Spring Semester of 1996 and 1997.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 1991
Creighton Preparatory High School, Omaha, NE, class of 1987