Cory S. Wanamaker

Interdisciplinary Artist

Lives in Mount Gretna.

Cory S. Wanamaker is an American Interdisciplinary Artist, born in Lebanon Pennsylvania, has a residence in Mount Gretna PA, and is currently in Buenos Aires. While creating abroad he uses art as a conduit for cultural understanding. His works are internationally recognized and collected both privately and publicly including the permanent collection of multiple Countries, Embassies, and prominent art collectors. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Art Education with a concentration in sculpture from Millersville University and a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Art Processes from Goddard College. Cory has worked as an educator at various levels including elementary, high school, University and Post-Graduate levels. Furthermore, Wanamaker holds the prestigious honor of Fulbright Fellow. He is a member of the International Sculpture Organization, National Art Education Association, and the National Education Association.

The artist began his travels as an expat artist in 2006 as a Fulbright Fellow living and working in the United Kingdom. He immersed himself in his community as a teacher, collaborator, artist, and explorer. During this period in Wanamaker's life, he was able to hone in on and enhance his understanding of place and from that moment on, he began to integrate that understanding into his art. Since that time, he has been able to use his travels to inspire his work and to incorporate true place in unique ways. In 2009 he moved to Moscow, Russia where he lived and worked for three years. During this time Wanamaker incorporated place in a painting he titled Red Square where he mixed dirt from shoes of many individuals that had walked through Red Square into the paint itself, forming a true connection between place and art.

Wanamaker moved to Prague, Czech Republic in 2012, and immediately began creating art. Through his exploration of the Czech Republic Cory re-establish himself as a bronze sculptor and once again nourish his strong desire to create meaningful three-dimensional works of art. His studies of place and angel were both transformed over his duration in Prague and he made a new study of time in this location famously known for its connection to Horology through the medieval Prague astronomical clock.

While in Shanghai China, Cory began to explore the first Asian influences in his works. He created works with gunpowder, up-cycled farm equipment, Chinese lantern paper, turtles, frogs, and eels. His work with cultural connections through bronze sculptures continued to evolve in Shanghai. He has most recently moved the studio to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he continues to use art as a way to connect with cultures both home and abroad.

I grew up in and around Mount Grenta. We live abroad but our home is here in the Camp Meeting where we have a cottage. Gretna welcomes us home regularly and we appreciate and cherish the uniqueness that is Mount Gretna.

My home is in Camp Meeting. I spend most of my time living and working abroad. I stay active in the arts in my community and strive to share the uniqueness of Gretna globally.

I offer art talks for organizations, create courses for art programs, and offer consulting to art organizations and creative programs.

For Price lists and or private commissions, contact me directly at airyhillstudio@mac.com.

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