Michael Roy Layne, Ph. D., RLA, ASLA

Environmental Sculptor • Landscape Architect • Community Artist

Mailing Address: 3803 Carnegie Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Sculpture Studio • Workshop: 135-S. Main Street • Warrenton, NC 27589 Phone: 919-571-8286 • Mobile: 919-616-8427 • Email: layne@legacyworks.com Nature + Culture: Forms and Forces in Environmental Art

Artist Resume Education • Doctor of Philosophy in Design (Community and Environmental Design), North Carolina State University, 2009

• Master of Landscape Architecture, College of Design, North Carolina State University, 1994 • Bachelor of Art, Fine Arts Department, San Jose State University, 1970 Studio Practice/ • Double Spiral: Erika’s Garden, (residential stormwater protection & garden landscape) Raleigh, NC 2012 Environmental • Springleaf+Fairycircle, (ecological installation and festival icon), Spring Daze, Bond Park, Cary, NC 2012 Sculpture and • Chapel Hill Veteran’s memorial design competition (in progress), collaboration with David Swanson Assoc., Community Art Carrboro, NC and Weinstein Friedlein Architects, Carrboro, NC, 2011-2012 Commissions/ • H2O Flow, (Aesthetic engineer-stormwater management installation), Sculpture Visions, Chapel Hill Town Hall Installations • entry courtyard, Chapel Hill, NC 2010, Dedication 2011 • Trigon, (exhibition of a community icon), Raleigh City Museum, Raleigh, NC, 2005 • Dragon’s Lair and Arborway, David and Karen Jessee Residence, Pittsboro, NC, 1998-2005

• The Learning Ground, (environmental sculpture master plan), Vena Wilburn Elementary, Raleigh, NC 1996 • Flight of Fancy, Main Street Gallery Program, Monument Square, Racine, WI, 1996 • Three Crescent Preserves, (hillside stormwater retention sculpture), Lotz Residence, Chapel Hill, NC 1995

• Realm of the Senses, (proposed ADA experiential pathways), Ralston-NCSU Arboretum, Raleigh, NC, 1993 • Mighty Sax, Spring Art and Jazz Festival, Artsplosure, Inc., Raleigh, NC, 1993

• Performance Gardens, (proposed 5 outdoor performance spaces), NC School for Arts, Winston Salem, NC, 1993 • Fish Stories, Beverly Gate, Kingston upon Hull, UK, 1992 • Mermaid's Tail, First Night Raleigh, Artsplosure, Inc., Raleigh, NC, 1992

• Nature: Continuity in Compromise, Broadway Arts Gallery, Asheville, NC, 1992 • Time Lines, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1991 • Vessel, Tri-State Sculpture Exhibition, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 1991

• Caged Haven, Boston 1991: Sixth Triennial, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, 1991 • Trigon, (participatory mobile puppet - collaboration w/ R. Montague & G. Ingram), First Night Raleigh,

Artsplosure, Inc., Raleigh, NC, 1990-2002 • Dotted Line, Spring Art and Jazz Festival, Artsplosure, Inc., Montague Court, Raleigh, NC, 1990

• Hornet’s Nest, Laura Knotts Gallery, Bradford College, Badford, MA, 1990 • The Right Spot, A Look at the New: Four Boston Artists, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT, 1990 • Caracol, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, 1989 • Neon Piano, First Night Boston, (collaboration w/ neon artist W. Strattman), Boston Common, MA, 1989 • The Source, Hallmark Bath & Tile Center, Peabody, MA, 1989 • Time Tunnel, Boston Children’s Museum, Boston Warf, South Boston, MA 1989 • Murex, Within, Massachusetts Invitational, Cyclorama, Boston Center for Arts, MA, 1989

• Supercilious Mushroom, Artist’s Ball, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA 1988 • Calyx, Averoff Restaurant and Boston College, Cambridge, MA 1988 • Big Foot, Community School Youth Outreach Program, Boston Common, Boston, MA, 1988

• The Water's Edge, The Wet Gallery, Boston, MA, 1987 • Deadlight, Within, Massachusetts Invitational, Cyclorama, Boston Center for Arts, MA, 1987

• Moulin Rouge, Artist’s Ball, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA 1987 • Conservatory, City Lights, Inc., Boston, MA, 1987 • Homage to Poseidon & Aeolus, Mills Gallery, Cyclorama, (performance, installation, exhibition) BCA, 1986 • Red Sox, Boston City Hall, (three story high installation), City of Boston, MA 1986 • The Wave, Carolina South Nightclub, The Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ, 1986 • Homage to Poseidon, (outdoor installation and performance), Galissas, Syros Island, Greece, 1985 • High Spirits, Boston City Hall, City of Boston, MA 1985

• Pulsar, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, MA, 1984 • Future Sails, Tall Ships Celebration, Boston City Hall, City of Boston, MA, 1984 • Ornamental Calyx and Sphere, Boston City Hall, City of Boston, MA, 1984 • Double Calyx, St. Ann’s Church, West Newbury, MA, 1984 • Space Snake, First Night Boston, (multi-peopled mobile puppet) Boston, MA, 1983 • Ruby Calyx, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, MA, 1893

• Outer-Inspace, (student course gallery installation), Boston Architectural College, MA, 1983

LEGACYWORKS

• Tunnel, (installations on train & beach) Rockport, MA, 1982 • Deacon’s Dome, (installations & performances) Mills Gallery, Cyclorama, Boston Center for Arts, MA 1981

Academic • Visiting Instructor, Dept of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Whittier College, CA, 2003 and 2004 Appointments/ • Visiting Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2002 Teaching and • Lecturer of Landscape Architecture, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1994-2000 Artist Residency • Teaching & Research Assistant, Landscape Architecture, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 1992-1994 & 2001 • Visiting Sculptor, School of Architecture, University of Humberside, Kingston Upon Hull, UK, 1992 • Visiting Sculptor, Department of Art, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1991 • Adjunct Faculty, Creative Arts Program, Bradford College, Bradford, MA, 1988-1990 • Artist-in-Residence, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA, 1986-1989 • Faculty, Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA, 1983-1984 Community • Water Quality Impacts of Alternative Build-out Scenarios for Brunswick County, NC. NC State Projects, University, Water Quality Research Project for NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, 2007 Research & • NEA (National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Fast Tract Grant) Conduct a regional art Planning and cultural assessment for the Roanoke Valley of Virginia and North Carolina, 2002-03.

• Community Development Opportunities Study (URRI), NC Cooperative Extension Service, Halifax, Warren, and Vance Counties, NC, 1999-2001. • Community Parks and Downtown Development Revitalization Study, Racine, WI, 1996 • Participatory Design Charrette & Master Plan Dev. Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley, MN, 1995

Publications/ • "Intergenerational Communities: Public Spaces that Support Interaction Between Young People and Older Presentations Adults." North Carolina Conference on Aging, Greenville, NC, 2008

• Water Quality Impacts of Alternative Build-out Scenarios for Brunswick County, NC, North Carolina State University College of Design, Co-authored with J. D. Tomlinson, Raleigh, NC. 2007. • "Supporting Intergenerational Interaction: Affordance of Urban Public Space." (Intergenerationally Enriched Environments) Generations United 13th Intergenerational Conference, Washington, DC, 2005 • "Speaking of Art by Michael Layne," Monthly column in Warren Record, Warrenton, NC, Oct 2005 – Sept 2006

• Nature and Ecology Network Workshop (workshop participant and presenter) Environmental Design Research Assoc. National Conference, Saint Louis, MO, 1998 • "Animation and the Community Landscape Architect: at-risk teen involvement in the revitalization of an urban park." Paper presented, CELA Conference, Asheville, NC, 1997 Work-Related • Environmental Sculptor & Community Artist, Boston, MA, 1981-90 • Raleigh, NC, 1980-2010 Training and • Principal, Legacyworks, Community & Environmental Art/Design Firm, Raleigh & Warrenton, NC, 2000-2010 Experience • Consultant, Park Planning and Design, Raleigh, NC, 1996-1999 • Landscape Architect, Mark Robinson & Associates, Landscape Architecture/Planning, Raleigh, NC 1995-1996 (Specializing in park design and community recreation master planning) • Landscape Designer/Contractor, Sculptural Environments, Raleigh, NC, 1994-1999 • Design Consultant, Raytheon Service Co. Burlington, MA, 1984-1987 • Principal, Industrial Design Firm, Layne, Salvo & Assoc., Waltham, MA, 1979-1980 • Model Builder & Research Technician, Dynatech R & D Co., Cambridge, MA, 1975-1978 • Design Specialist/Model Development, General Electric Co., San Jose, CA, 1970-1975 Related • Jessee Residence Master Plan including Earthwork Sculpture, Children’s Play Environment & Stream Landscape Development Plan, Pittsboro, NC, 1998-2005 Sculpture/ • Pre-School Playground Design & Construction Documentation (design and development of five parks Architecture to meet ADA and CPSC guidelines) Parks and Recreation Department, Durham, NC, 1997-1999 Master Plans • Northern Community Park Master Plan and Construction Documentation, Chapel Hill Recreation and Parks Department, Chapel Hill, NC, 1996-1998 • Karcher Residence Master Plan & Landscape Construction with Creek Restoration, Raleigh, NC 1997 • Neuse River Corridor Comprehensive Recreation Master Plan with Anderson Point Park and Milburnie Park Master Plan Development, Parks, Recreation and Greenways Advisory Board and Parks and Recreation Department, Raleigh, NC, 1996 • The Learning Ground - Schoolyard Master Plan and Design and Development Project, including proposed Earthwork Sculpture, Vena Wilburn Elementary School, Wake County Schools, Raleigh, NC, 1996 Honors • Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts, 2002

• Environmental Design Research Assoc. Student Design Competition, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001 • NCSU Landscape Architecture Faculty Honor Award, 1994

• Sigma Lambda Alpha National Scholarship Award, 1993 • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1993 • NCSU Distinguished Scholarly Achievement Award, 1993

• Charter member, Alpha Sigma Chapter, NCSU, Sigma Lambda Alpha (CELA honor society), 1992 • Artist-In-Residence - School of Architecture, University of Humberside, Kingston upon Hull, UK, 1992 • Winner, William & Dorothy Yeck National Outdoor Sculpture Competition, U of Miami, OH, 1991