Dan McCabe was born in El Paso, Texas in 1964. At the age of 19, Dan was hired as an apprentice in one of the first fine art bronze foundries in Sedona, Arizona. For the next 20 years, Dan mastered all the facets of the lost wax casting and the precision fabrication needed to produce a bronze sculpture. Here Dan acquired the education, expertise and passion for metalworking.

Two fine art galleries in Arizona represent Mr. McCabe's bronze, steel and stainless steel functional sculptures. These are the Melting Point Bronze Studio in Prescott, Arizona and Van Gogh's Ear in Prescott, Arizona.

"As a young child with a profound hearing loss, my remaining senses were heightened. Seeing, smelling, and touching were my basis for reality. I always felt there was more to the world, a part hidden, a secret, a mystery. My work begs to be touched, explored and discovered. There is more than the eye can see."

ARTIST STATEMENT

Metal is my material. It challenges me as an artist and a master craftsman to take it to level that is beautiful, lacy, precise, polished, and modern. I look forward to altering its conventional perception for a broader audience.

I create and then contrast textures, shapes and lines. Organic shape vs. modern lines and bronze vs. steel are my yin and my yang. As in life, these opposites have many similarities and allow for stylistically innovative pieces that embody movement and light.

My recent body of work explores intense engineering for balance and artistry. These large scale pieces, jewelry for the home, are my testament to the ultimate inspiration I feel when working with this extraordinary material.

UPCOMING SHOWS

The American Craft Show in San Francisco, CA ~ Booth #711 ~ Aug. 15-17, 2008

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 Top Prize Juror’s Award ~ "Materials: Hard & Soft" ~ Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas

2007 Best in Show ~ "Spring Soiree" ~ Hassayampa Golf Resort, Prescott, Arizona

2007 Two Person Show ~ Van Gogh’s Ear Gallery, Prescott, Arizona

2007 Two Person Show ~ Mountain Artist Guild, Prescott, Arizona

2006 Kimball Arts Festival ~ Park City, Utah

2003 Best of Metalwork (tied) ~ Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival, Sun Valley, Idaho

2002 Group Show ~ “Touch and Be Touched,” Shemer Arts Center and Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

2002 Juror’s Choice Award ~ “Art of Triumph,” Phoenix Museum of History, Phoenix, Arizona

2001 Best in Show ~ “Functional Boxes; Cupboards, Cabinets, and Containers,” Artisans Center of Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia