Fadhli Arts

*Artist Statement*
As a surgeon and a horse breeder, I am privileged to be given a unique perspective and dimension to create in Bronze the beauty of the most noble creatures created by God, namely the human and the horse. I believe that the art must create a mental and emotional link, pleasurable or otherwise, with the viewer.
*About the Artist - Short Bio*
Sam Fadhli is an award winning sculptor who has been creating magic in bronze since 1985. He is a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League, a member of Allied Artists of America, Academic Artists Association and National Sculpture Society. His experience as a surgeon and horse breeder gave him a unique perspective from which he creates his art. His sculptures celebrate in bronze the most noble of creatures, Man and the Horse. Among the many collectors throughout the world are President and Mrs. George H. Bush, King Hassan of Morocco, the President of Uzbekistan, Sidney Sheldon, Wayne Newton, and many other Celebrities. His work can be found in the permanent collections in public places and Museums in the U.S. and abroad. He was recently invited to represent American artists at the Biennial Art Exhibition in Florence, Italy. For his successful career as a heart surgeon and sculptor, Rice University in Houston, Texas and the Arab American Educational Foundation selected him as one of TEN most prominent Arab Americans. He was also selected as one of FIVE (from approximately 8 million) to have his life story in the permanent collection of The Arab American Educational Museum in Detroit, Michigan. Sam Fadhli has been painting since childhood and sculpting for more than twenty years.
*Membership in National Art Organizations*
Fellow, Professional American Artists League Member, American Artists Association Member, Western Artists Association National Sculpture Society Allied Artists of America
*Education*
Art Courses at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Art Courses, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas Numerous Workshops with nationally renowned sculptors -- Lincoln Fox, Fritz White, Bruno Luchessi, Frudakis, Gene Daub, Hollis Williford and others. Years of sculpting experience: twenty as of 2004 Years of painting experience: since childhood
*Awards and Honors*
Walk of Fame Recognition for sculpture "SOUTHWIND", Arabian Horse Association Bldg., Aurora, Colorado, 1997 Winner of National Competition for Permanent Collection of the University of Florida Gainesville, Florida, 1997 Finalist, National competition for Installation of outdoor sculpture, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 1996 and C.S.U. Vet School, Colorado Finalist in National Competition for Installation of outdoor sculpture, Del Mar Park, Lakewood, Colorado, 1995 Academic Artists Association Award for Sculpture, 1995, Annual National Juried Show Wilkinson Award in Sculpture, Academic Artist Association Annual Juried Show, 1993 First Place Award, Gallery One Juried Show, Reno, Nevada, 1992 One of Ten Most Prominent Arab Americans in Their Field, Recognition for Medicine and Art, 1992 Best of Show, (Painting) Sabine Area Art Association, 1970 Numerous Press and Magazine reviews, TV appearances, including PBS and radio talk shows.
*Commissions*
"Save Me" sculpture to promote the preservation of the Mountain Gorillas "Friedl Pfeifer" nine foot high sculpture of the developer of the first ski area in Aspen, Colorado in 1947 Khalil Gibram Humanitarian Award Numerous private commissions
Collectors - Museums and Public Places - All Bronze Sculptures
Title	Location
The Peacemakers	President George H. Bush Library, Texas A & M University, Texas
The Peacemakers	Cammanderie Museum, France
The Hunter	Katten Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
The Lifeline	Mayoralty Building, Beppu, Japan
Save Me	The Digit Foundation, Golden, Colorado
Summer Dreams	TAMS Museum, Port Arthur, Texas
Magic Moment	Shadow Ridge Gold Course, Omaha, Nebraska Los Cedros, Santiago, Chile Double Diamond Ranch, Boerne, Texas, Also in Oregon
Timeless Bonding	At seventeen diffrent locations, ranging from the United States to Chile, Brazil, and Puerto Rico
Southwind	International Arabian Horse Association Headquarters, Denver, Colorado Rancho Los Cedros, Santiago, Chile Double Diamond Ranch, Boerne, Texas Old Town Square, Fort Collins, Colorado
Tenderness	Rancho Los Cedros, Santiago, Chile and Los Cedros, USA, Scottsdale, Arizona
Tradition	Rancho Los Cedros, USA, Scottsdale, Arizona
Friedl Pfeifer -- Founder of Aspen Ski Resort	Aspen Colorado
Foal's Point of View	University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
The Master	U.S. Olympic Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Free Again	The Presidential Palace, Uzbekistan
Dreamchild and Desert Splendor	The Royal Palace, Morocco
The Love of Two Rivers	Arab American National Museum Dearborn, Michigan
Saving the Children	The International Alliance to Save the Children - U.S. Westport, Connecticut
The list represents some of the most prominent among hundreds of collectors, focusing primarily on life size or near life size bronzes.
*Prominent Private Collectors*
Numerous prominent personalities in the United States and Abroad, including King Hassan of Morocco, The President of Uzbekistan, Author Sidney Sheldon and singer Wayne Newton.
*Galleries*
Horizon Fine Art Gallery; Jackson, Wyoming Montgomery Lee Fine Arts; Park City, Utah Smith Kline Fine Arts; Boulder, Colorado Richard Danskin Gallery; Palm Desert, California Gallery Michelangelo; Las Vegas, Nevada Adieb Khadeourie; Santa Fe, New Mexico
*Exhibits*
Many One-Man Show and numerous group shows in the United States and abroad, in Galleries and Museums, including the Sorbing University and City Hall, Paris, France & Tokyo, Japan. Florence Biennial Art Show; Florence, Italy

Links
Mothers Against War: a grassroots anti-war/peace organization forall mothers, families, and friends who oppose war to settle national and international disputes www.mothersagainstwar.info/fadhlibiography.htm