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Programs

Sculpture Presentation by Enzo Torcoletti
Monday, January 11th, 2021
5:30 p.m. Reception / 6:00 p.m. Presentation 

Held at the
Lakeshore Women's Club
2352 Lakeshore Blvd . Jacksonville, Fl . 32210

​JAG does not meet in December as many of our group have busy holiday plans, but we plan to reconvene in January  2021 for the Enzo Torcoletti Sculpture presentation.  Due to the Pandemic all JAG events will require masks, social distancing, and registration for each event to maintain safety in accordance with CDC guideline.  Registrants must be members or a guest of a member until further notice.  Thank you!
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Thank you to everyone who registered to attend this event and we will advise you of any changes to programing. 

Presentation
Enzo Torcoletti, sculptor 

Ambrosia by Enzo Torcoletti

​Enzo Torcoletti was born in Italy and attended art school there before he moved to Canada where he received a B.A. in English Literature in 1968 and a B.F.A. in Sculpture and Printmaking in 1969 from the University of Windsor.  In 1971 he completed his M.F.A. in Sculpture at Florida State University then moved to St. Augustine Florida where he still Resides.  Currently he is an Emeritus Professor of Art at Flagler College where he has taught Sculpture, Drawing, and Art History since 1971.
 
Over the last forty five years, Mr. Torcoletti has been deeply involved with sculpture production, exhibits, and commissions.  His work has been shown extensively and is included in numerous private and public collections here and abroad.  His sculpture has been featured in several publications including The Sculpture Reference Book and two other textbooks on Sculpture by Arthur Williams.
 
Mr. Torcoletti has completed a number of commissions in a variety of media. His latest large projects were a 15 ft. bronze and marble commission for the Baptist Medical Center Lobby in Jacksonville and a 10 ft. marble sculpture for the I.R.S. Customer Service Center in Chamblee, Georgia, which was commissioned by the General Services Administration. Earlier commissions include a forty-foot, fifty-ton granite sculpture for The Koger Center in Jacksonville Florida and a similar one for Kings Hill in Kent, England. Torcoletti’s sculptures are also included in the collections of The Mint Museum; The Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art; The Cummer Museum of Art; The Philips Lighting Museum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; The Florida National Guard; Bell South; Bank of America; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Denison University; Urbino Resort, Italy, and numerous other private collections.
 
During the last several years, Mr. Torcoletti has directed his energies primarily to stone carving which has taken him to Portugal, England and Italy where he maintains a sculpture studio.