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Mr. Boggs was born and raised in
Eastern Kentucky. His great grandfather was a blacksmith; both
grandfathers and his father were welders and steelworkers.
Continuing a family tradition of ironwork, he has taken the
ironworker’s material and process and made art.
In 1969, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University
of Kentucky. In 1970, he earned a Master in Fine Arts degree
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since
1970, he has taught undergraduate and graduate art courses at
Converse College in Spartanburg, SC. In 1994, he was promoted to
full professor and currently is serving as department
chairperson for the fourth term.
Mr. Boggs is well known for his abstract paintings, steel
sculptures, bronze work, computer graphics and architectural
designs. His work is placed in the presidential libraries of
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. His work is located also
internationally in permanent collections of numerous
corporations. In addition, he has received many sculpture
commissions for private residences, one of which is the home of
the author, Lillian Jackson Braun.
The city of Spartanburg commissioned Mr. Boggs to produce a
bronze medallion to commemorate the city’s sesquicentennial. In
1991, he was named Honorary Artist of Spartanburg by
proclamation of the Mayor of Spartanburg. In 2000, April 29 was
declared "Mayo Mac Boggs Day" by proclamation of the Mayor of
Spartanburg.
He frequently exhibits his work and serves as a guest speaker
for lecture-demonstrations. He has been the subject of many
radio and TV shows, the most recent being Educational
Televisions’ “Impressions" and "Around Town" with Cheryl
Harleston.
he has been invited to exhibit his World Trade Center monument
proposal at the Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea,
Firenze, Italy December 2003. |
