Edward Dormer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ver 01.2026
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SELECT
SOLO
SITE-SPECIFIC INSTALLATION
Dry Saturation; Slip; Vantage Ground
La Napoule Art Foundation; Château de La Napoule; Mandelieu-La Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Grove
Dordogne Valley, Dordogne, France
One Day Four Hours
Former DDR military base; Schiffbauergasse; Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Prima Materia
Anthracite Seam Ravine; Silent Hill; Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Myra Bazell, Rennie Harris, Edward Dormer
Prima Materia II
Fake Haus; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Myra Bazell; Edward Dormer
Minefield
Minima; Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PUBLIC ART & ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
Segue
Zamek Gniew, Arts and Culture Center; Gniew, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Polska
Landing
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cut Here
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Intra Muros
Liberty Lands; Northern Liberties Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cryptic Cryogenic
Bird Park, Gallery Joe; Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Notation
Delaware River; Northern Liberties Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Blowback
The Lithography Building; Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Markers
Underhill Flats; Chittenden County, Vermont, United States of America
Weather
Bartram’s Garden, U.S. National Historic Landmark; Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — June Bug performance: Leah Stein Dance Company, and Southwest Philadelphia youth
GALLERY INSTALLATIONS & EXHIBITIONS
Selected Work 1987–1997
632 Gallery; West Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States of America
Accent–Decent
Central Carolina Bank Gallery; Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Buoyant Gravity
Vox Populi; Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Darla Stanley; Roko Kawai; Edward Dormer
Strata
Philadelphia Art Alliance; Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Leah Stein Dance Company
Sculpture
Vox Populi; Old City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Roko Kawai; Darla Stanley
What is at Stake
Vox Populi; University of the Arts; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America — Performance segment: Asimina Chremos; Karen McMahon; Leah Stein
SELECT
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Blick zurück nach vorn / Looking Backwards Forwards
Galerie Markus Richter; Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Art Frankfurt No. 10
Represented by Galerie Markus Richter; Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
Art Frankfurt No. 11
Represented by Galerie Markus Richter; Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
Group Exhibition
Altes Rathaus Kulturhaus; Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Invitational
LEG Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft; Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Gärten der Sinne
Gehren–Niederlausitz (Brandenburg), Lower Lusatia, Deutschland
Notoro
Staatsgalerie; Sopot and Gniew, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Polska
Cleome Wadsworth-Olga Hirshhorn Sculpture Competition
Watkins Gallery, American University; Washington, D.C., United States of America
Contemporary Sculpture
Chesterwood, National Trust for Historic Preservation; Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Vox Populi
Temple Gallery, Temple University; Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
On Site: Outdoor Sculpture
Arco Park, The University of the Arts; Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Group Exhibition
Rutgers University Gallery; New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
Philadelphia Sculptors
BCC Sculpture Garden, Burlington County College; Pemberton, New Jersey, United States of America
Recognition &
Funding
Creative Philadelphia
Illuminate the Arts Grant; 2021, 2022, 2025
City of Philadelphia; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Arts Aid PHL
Grant; 2020
Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance; Philadelphia Cultural Fund; Creative Philadelphia; City of Philadelphia;
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America
United States Artists
Artist Relief Grant; 2020
United States of America
Entertainment Community Fund
Grant; 2020
United States of America
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Sculpture Fellowship; 1999
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America
KunstNaturLandschaft, Gärten der Sinne Artist
Symposium & Project Grant; 1998
Gehren–Niederlausitz (Brandenburg), Lower Lusatia, Deutschland
Bornstedter Feld für Bundesgartenschau
BUGA 2001, Public Art Special Prize; 1998
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
Project Collaborator: Ariane Röntz, Landscape Architect
Schuylkill River Development Council
Project Grant; 1997
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Notoro International Art Symposium
Cultural Residency; 1995
Zamek Gniew; Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Gniew and Sopot, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Polska
Curated by Krzysztof Stanisławski; Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko
Zamek Gniew, Arts and Culture Center
Community Heritage Project Grant; Cultural Honor (Knighthood of Gniew); 1995
Gniew, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Polska
Conferred by Jarosław Struczyński
Vermont Studio Center
Full Residency Fellowship; 1994
Johnson, Vermont, United States of America
Community Education Center
Performance in an Intimate Space Grant; 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
National Endowment for the Arts
New Forms Regional Grant; 1994
The Rockefeller Foundation; United States of America
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
Franco–American Cultural Exchange Fellowship; 1993
La Napoule Art Foundation; Château de La Napoule, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
SELECT
COLLABORATIONS
Asimina Chremos
Collaborator; 1988–Present
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Long-term collaboration on visually driven, performative installations at the intersection of sculpture, movement, and non-traditional performance, presented in Chicago, New York, Detroit, and Philadelphia.
SUGARCUBE
Installation; Spatial Design; Curation; 2004-2024
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Twenty-year continuous installation integrating spatial systems, branding, and curatorial programming.
Leah Stein Dance Company
Conceptual Partner; Site-work Originator; Cinematographer; 2001–2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Long-term collaboration producing site-responsive installations and cinematic works across historic, institutional, and outdoor environments.
Root Restaurant
Environmental Designer; Concept to Execution; 2007–2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Gallery Joe
Environmental Designer; 2006
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Vox Populi
Founding Member; Communications Director; 1988–1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Phillips Simkin
Conceptual Co-developer; 1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bruno Jacquin’s Dance Concept
Guest artist; Performer; Cinematographer; 1993
Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
SELECT CINEMATOGRAPHY
ENGAGEMENTS
Drexel University Performance Arts
Cinematographer; Producer; 2004–2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sixteen-year engagement producing cinematography for student and faculty performance works, including site-specific projects translated to cinema. Projects included international initiatives and immersive productions presented at the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Drexel University, and a live performance hosted by IKEA.
Rowan University College of the Arts
Cinematographer; Producer; 2001–2008
Glassboro, New Jersey, United States of America
Produced dance films for staged productions and supported the development of sustainable in-house media workflows.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Catanese, C. (Jan 13, 2015). Fifteen years of environmental art at the Schuylkill Center. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, PA.
Blum, A. (Apr 8, 2013). From the vault—September 2003—Location, location, location. Artblog, Philadelphia, PA.
Franke, K. (Sep 2008). Root for it. 34th Street Magazine, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolf, P. (Aug 2008). Roots for true sustainable dining planted in Philadelphia. StarChefs Magazine, Brooklyn, NY.
Fallon, R. (Aug 1, 2004). The woods, the weeds, the village. Artblog, Philadelphia, PA.
Kelly, J.D. (2004). Off the Wall. Philadelphia Style, Philadelphia, PA.
Libby, R. (Sep 14, 2003). Stopping by the grid on a sunny morning. Artblog, Philadelphia, PA.
B.S.M. (Jul 3, 1998). Ein Amerikaner geht, seine Kunst bleibt [An American leaves, his art remains]. Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, Germany.
Wagner, J. (Jan 28, 1998). Glotzende Glatzköpfe: Akzente—Leistungsschau der Galerie Markus Richter [Goggling bald heads: Highlights—Performance show of Galerie Markus Richter]. Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, Potsdam, Germany.
Strubel, A. (Jan 23, 1998). Hier fühlt sich auch der Nichtkenner aufgehoben: Galerist Markus Richter erweitert seine Künstlerschar [Even the non-expert feels welcome: Gallery owner Markus Richter expands his group of artists]. Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, Potsdam, Germany.
MAZ. (Jan 1998). Blick zurück nach vorn [Looking back to the front]. Potsdam, Germany.
Maier, C. (1998). Die Stadt der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten [The city of unlimited possibilities]. Oskars, Berlin, Germany.
Richter, M. (Oct 18–19, 1997). Kunst in “unbekanntem” Hause: Edward A. Dormer. Skulpturen und Installation in Potsdam. Märkische Allgemeine, Berlin, Germany.
Richter, M. (Oct 1997). Kunst in “unbekanntem” Hause: Edward A. Dormer. Skulpturen und Installation in Potsdam [Art in an “unknown” house: Sculptures and installation in Potsdam]. Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten, Potsdam, Germany.
Wasserman, B. (Jul–Aug 1995). Outdoor sculpture shapes empty space at Burlington show. Art Matters, Philadelphia, PA.
Mark, B. (Apr 22, 1995). Performance in an Intimate Space. Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA.
Kasrel, D. (Apr 1995). Performance in an Intimate Space (PIAS): Edward Dormer. Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia, PA.
Godycka, D. (1995). Pod powierzchnią teraźniejszości z Edwardem A. Dormerem [Below the surface of the present with Edward A. Dormer]. Art Newsletter, Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Sopot, Poland.
Rice, R. (Sep 23–30, 1994). Critic’s Pick: Avant Gardzapoppin’—Glass, Sprinkle, Dormer and more. Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia, PA.
Giudici, N., & Varnier, G. (Nov 1993). Une vue imprenable sur l’art contemporain: Château de la Napoule [An unobstructed view of contemporary art: Château de la Napoule]. Nice-Matin, Nice, France.
Staff. (Fall 1993). New Forms Regional Grants. Painted Word – Painted Bride Newsletter, Philadelphia, PA.
Kalischer, C. (Jul 1993). Sculpture at Chesterwood. The Paper, Stockbridge, MA.
Staff (1993). Artists’ Residency Program. Newsletter, La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule, France.
Collens, D., & Megerian, M. (1993). Edward A. Dormer. In Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood. Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA.
Black, S. (Nov 1992). Buoyant Gravity. Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA.
Rice, R. (Nov 1991). Reviews: New art in Old City. Philadelphia City Paper, Philadelphia, PA.
Wolt. (Jan 21, 1988). Geheime Skulpturen an verborgenem Ort: Nur am Sonntag lässt Edward Dormer einen Blick auf seine Kunst zu [Secret sculptures in a hidden place: Only on Sunday Edward Dormer allows a glimpse of his art]. Märkische Allgemeine, Berlin, Germany.
AFFILIATIONS
Geological Society of America
Member; 2025–Present
United States of America
Gallery Joe
Representation; 2014
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Galerie Markus Richter
Representation; 1997–2000
Potsdam, Brandenburg, Deutschland
InLiquid
Member; 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Philadelphia Sculptors
Member; 1997
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Painted Bride Art Center
Supporting Member; Volunteer; 1990s
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
The Print Center
Supporting Member; Volunteer; Commissioned Artist; 1985–1994
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
EDUCATION
University of the Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Bachelor of Science;Industrial Design; 1986
Minor, Fine Art; Advanced Printmaking; 1986
Postgraduate Studies; Printmaking & Book Arts; 1991–1993
MOVEMENT
METHODOLOGIES
Movement functions as a method of perception—an attunement to duration, resistance, and the intervals between gestures. Presence emerges through action no matter how still, extending the body’s relationship to structure and time.
Light and Movement
Dana Reitz; Jennifer Tipton
Butoh
Masaki Iwana; Eiko Otake; Takashi Koma Otake (Eiko & Koma)
Contact Improvisation
Eric Schoefer; Steve Krieckhaus; Leah Stein; Performers of Contraband
Movement-Based Creative Process
Asimina Chremos; Manfred Fischbeck; Karen McMahon; Helmut Gottschild; Rennie Harris; Myra Bazell; Steve Krieckhaus
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