Vincent A. Mariani

Vincent A. Mariani, 93, of West Lake Hills, Austin, Texas, Professor of Art, at Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio and (almost 50 years) at University of Texas, passed away peacefully, in his sleep, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.

He was a U.S Army Korean War veteran, a graduate of Cleveland Institute of Art, and Yale University.

Vincent believed in the balance of body, mind and spirit. Among his many awards, Vincent was chosen as Mr. Cleveland for his amazing body building. His art awards are too numerous to include in this short announcement but important to mention that Vincent was chosen to create the 1976 Olympic poster. He lectured at the United Nations about art, science and education and was invited by the World Peace Center to be a member and chosen as designer and sculptor.

Vincent had his One-Man Show, Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York, Westinghouse permanent collection). “Selected student of Joseph Albers”, Carpenter Center, Harvard University. He designed and presented the lifetime achievement sculpture to James Michener. Vincent’s mission was to inspire and elevate, his work transformed art into light. So many have been enhanced by his work. He shall be remembered as the “Celestial Terrestrial.”

He is survived by sons, Vince R. Mariani and Mark A. Mariani, daughter-in-law Niko, sister Maria R. Ackley, and brother Michael J. Mariani, sister-in-law Dorothy Mariani, nephews Dean V. Mariani, and Doug Mariani, nieces Debbie Hopkins, Jackie Mariani, Valerie Mariani Lajiness, and Sarena Ackley, granddaughter Rainah Ackley, and cousins Romano Mazzoli and Roger Mariani.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 4:00pm at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78705.

Following is a list of Vincent's Life Accomplishments

VINCENT A. MARIANI

Education:

1958-59: Yale University, BFA, June 1959

Studied with Joseph Albers, Rico Lebrun, Gabor Peterdi

1954-58: Cleveland Institute of Art, Diploma

Major subjects studied: Painting, Drawing, Graphics

Teaching Experience:

1962- present: Professor, The University of Texas at Austin 1961-62:

Instructor, Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio 1956-60: Free-lance

Designer/Painter

Scholarships, Prizes, Awards:

1990: First prize, Fetzer Institute Sculpture Competition

1974: Selected as one of 15 American artists to create the 1976

Olympic Poster, Kennedy Graphics

1971: Two First Prize awards for Painting, Texas Fine Arts Assn,

American Federation of Arts Purchase Prize

1961: Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Award

1959: Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Award: one in Sculpture, one in

Painting 1958-59: Cleveland Junior Chamber of Commerce Critics Award,

Painting

1958: Henry G. Keller Award (Draftsmanship)

1958: Agnes Gund Memorial Award (First Honors Grad)

Mary Sugget Ranney Scholarship

1957: Eastman-Bolton Award (used for study in Mexico)

1956-57: Cleveland Institute Honorary Scholarship

1954: Cleveland Institute Alumni Scholarship

Research:

1980-90: Research holography as object incorporated as sculpture

Publications:

1971: "Philosophy of Design Education for the Seventies", published

the "Curriculum" program, National Association of Schools of Art

Lectures and Creative Activities:

1991: Elected to the Board of Directors, "Art for AIDS Foundation"

Invited by the World Peace Center, Washington D.C., to be a member

(chosen as designer and sculptor) of a team to propose and design a

peace center

Lecture "The Potential of Art and Artists in the Design and

Development of Prototypes for New Cities" given to the Noetics

Society, Michigan

1990: Invited to India to meet with representatives of many countries

to share ideas on art, science, global issues, and education

1988: Invited to speak to members of the United Nations about art,

science and education

1985: Member of a group exploring issues in light and sound,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts

Exhibition Record:

1985: One-Man Show, Queens Museum, New York1983: Invited to show new work in an

exhibition entitled "Light and

Radiance", Stefanotti Gallery, New York

1982: Queens Museum, New York

1978: "New Art in the Seventies", Huntington Gallery, University of

Texas at Austin Watson D'Nagy Gallery, Houston, Texas

Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York

1974: Cleveland Institute of Art

One-Man Show, Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New York

Associate Art Consultants, Dallas Texas

Fort Worth National Bank, (permanent collection)

Westinghouse (permanent collection)

"Selected Students of Joseph Albers", Carpenter Center, Harvard

University

Austin National Bank

Fine Arts Inc. of Houston

University of Texas Annual Faculty Show

1972: Paintings (four), Group Show, Gimpel Weitzenhoffer Gallery, New

York Albright Knox Museum, Boston

Painting, J.C. Penney Collection

Painting, Robert D. Strauss Collection

Cleveland Institute of Art

1971: "Outstanding Alumni Show", Cleveland Institute of Art

Texas Fine Art Invitational

University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio

Texas Fine Arts Travelling Show

Texas Painting and Sculpturing of the 20th Century

Texas Tech International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies

San Antonio Art League

Dallas Museum Annual

American Federation of the Arts

Instituto Culturales, Mexico

1969: Two-Man Show, Clean Well-Lighted Place, Austin, Texas

1968: One-Man Show, Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio

"The Visionaries", Group Show, East Hampton Gallery, New York

One-Man Show, Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas

Works Purchased by:

Dr. Richard Beard

Dr. Curtis Durham, Fort Worth, Texas

Mrs. D. Goodall

Mr. Fredric Meeli

1967: University of Texas Annual Faculty Show

Carlin Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas

Gallery Charlette, New York

1963-64: Illustrations for poem "Clem Maverick" by R.D. Vliet

Texas Quarterly

University of Texas Faculty, Past and Present

Dallas Museum

Houston Museum of Fine Arts

Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio

Sculpture, Twenty-Fifth Annual Texas Painting and Sculpture ExhibitionPaintings and Drawings,

University of Texas Art Museum Dedication

Exhibition Paintings (five), Shaker Annual Exhibition Show, Cleveland,

Ohio

Designed and presented life time achievement sculpture to James Michener.

Painting: Back cover of Eric Johnson, Tones, Album

1962: Paintings, Cooper School of Art Group Show

Painting, "The White Bird", University of Texas Group Show

1961: Painting, "The Gathering", Cleveland Museum of Art May Show

Painting, "The Ritual", Cleveland Museum of Art

1960: Sculpture, "Nude", Akron Museum of Art

1959: Sculpture, "Performer", Cleveland Museum of Art May Show

Painting, Cleveland Museum of Art May Show

Painting, "Beef", Butler Museum of Art, Youngstown, Ohio

Painting, "Sarah", Pres. A. Whitney Griswold, Yale University

Illustrations, "The Day We Went Fishing", Ivy Magazine, Yale

University 1958-59: Painting Exhibit, Junior Chamber of Commerce,

Cleveland, OH

1957: Painting, “Christ is Made to Carry the Cross”, Western Reserve

Univ. Junior Year Traveling Grant, Group Exhibit, Cleveland Institute

of Art

1955: Architectural Sculpture Facade, 12th Huron Bldg., Cleveland, OH

1954: Sculpture, “Shiva”, Jo Potaro Salon, Cleveland Ohio

1952: Sculpture, May Company Mayflower Room, Cleveland, Ohio

1949: Religious Murals, St. Cecelia Church, Cleveland, Ohio