About
About John S. Hallett
Sculptures that honor nature, heritage, and human spirit through timeless craft and lasting stories in bronze and iron.
John S. Hallett · Oconomowoc, WI
The original Hallett Iron Works was founded in 1853 in Chicago by John Hallett, making architectural iron and telephone and telegraph construction material. After being involved in casting and fabricating jewelry for many years, John S. Hallett decided to revive his great-great grandfather's Hallett Iron Works for bronze and cast iron sculptures.
John has been active in lumberjack sports and nordic skiing for over 40 years. He has coached amateur and professional world champion log rollers. It seems logical that his initial sculptures include a series of lumberjack sports and nordic skiers.
John is a retired small animal veterinarian from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He recently graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with his MFA.
Resume Highlights
Shows & Commercial Work
- MCAD MFA Show · Minneapolis College of Art and Design (2024)
- Stihl Timbersports Nationals Trophies & Medals (2017 to 2025)
- Lumberjack World Championships Trophies & Medals (2019 to 2026)
- American Birkebeiner Ski Race Trophies (2020 to 2026)
- Across Wisconsin · Oconomowoc Arts Center (2021)
Education
- MFA, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (2022 to 2024)
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater · Advanced Sculpture classes (2015 to 2022)
- DVM, University of Wisconsin, Madison (1990)
- B.S. Meat and Animal Science (1987)
Foundry & Experience
- Assisted iron pours · University of Maryland (2022)
- Community iron pours · Whitewater, WI (2015 to present)
- Designed and built furnaces, taught bronze casting workshops
- 8 to 10 original bronze sculptures created annually since 2015
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