About
Veronica de Nogales Leprevost was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1970. Her intense interest in art an in nature began at an early age, manifesting itself in drawings and paintings of nature and of wildlife, which took her as far as the snowy wooded regions of Sweden. In 1988, in the University of Bellas Artes of Barcelona, she began to undergo an anatomical shift towards the study of human body movement, rendered not only through two-dimensional mediums of painting, etching and drawing, but also through the third and fourth dimensions of sculpture and of dance. Recognizing her talent, the Provincial Gallery of Catalunya, Spain offered her a solo sculpture exhibition, first in Spain, and soon after honoured her works in Paris. Her works were soon taken on by galleries in Spain and Brussels.
Edwin Timothy Dam, of Dutch and Friesian descent and native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada began his sculptural interest and
anatomical studies at McMaster University. Two years later he transferred to Calvin College of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he underwent a polar shift in his studies to art, philosophy and literature. After graduation, he passed a short stint in creative writing for the Canadian magazine industry, before moving to Vancouver, B.C. where he joined a clay studio. It was here while self employed in the trades that he began to experiment with larger structures of mixed medium, concrete, steel, wood and aluminum. But it was his move to Barcelona which was monumental where during an exhbition he met Veronica. With her encouragement, he entered and placed second in the Pere Jou Sculpture Competition in Sitges, Spain, beginning he career as sculptor.
Married after eight months, they began to exhibit together, and then through the combination of strengths and passions, began to create together. Their joint works took on a new aurora and attracted the attention both of prominent galleries in Spain and of the media. Combining the abstract with the figurative, and iron with bronze, their works increased in magnitude and in power. Now all works are done together, signed under the unified name Dam de Nogales. Together in the winter of 1999, they erected their first permanent outdoor monument El Espiritue del Bosque in Urus, a mountainous pueblo in the north of Spain. Later, that same year, Metamorphosis I and Metamorphosis II went on public display in Barcelona, which was later
reinstalled in Italy.
Having sunk roots in Spain and the European art world, their move and immigration to Canada, and taking of residence in southern Ontario, though unexpected was not without reason. Over and above their affinity to dance, literature, music and architecture,their intense curiosity in nature, apparent in all of their works, almost predicted settlement in a more tranquil area.
In Septermber of 2001, they erected "Words Towards Poesia", a
monumental work of bronze and steel, on the grounds of Bristol College, Fall River, Massachusetts. In October and January, they permanently installed "The Wandering Brute" and "Meditations over a Chair" on the grounds of the Lay Sculpture Park of Louisiana, Missouri. "The Sculptor's Palette" now graces Hazelton street in the famous Yorkville of
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In November of 2002, "The Poet",
commissioned by Martin County, FL, was installed in front of the new Hoke Library, of Jensen Beach, Florida, USA.
2003 and 2004 saw the Canadian unveilings of the Johnny Lombardi Memorial Sculpture, in Little Italy, Toronto, and of Rafaga--Unleashed at Pier 8 of the Hamilton Waterfront, Hamilton, Ontario, and of the George F. Morris Memorial Sculpture, in Chatham , Ontario, and of the Passion-- 14 Stations of the Cross in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
2005-2006 saw the Unveilings of The Spirit of Discovery in Toronto, Ontario and "On the Shoulders of Giants" at the University of Toronto as wekk as "Spirit of the Woods" in Ridgetown, Ontario.
2007 was celebrated the year of the Horse as the sculptors dedicated themselves to three equestrian based works, "Echoes of the Iron Horse" for the main square of Highgate, Ontario, "The Long Ascent" for Victoria Park of North Vancouver, and a two works for the Calgary Stampede, Calgary, AB, installed in 2008. December of 2007, the
sculptors through their studio in Spain unveilled "Pincellades del temps" in Sitges, Spain.
2008 also saw the two tonne monumental memorial to late poet Al Purdy, Voice of the Land, installed in Queen's Park, next to the Parliamentary Buildings, in Toronto, Ontario.
In 2009, the sculptors installed a work dedicated to the Sisters of St. Joseph, upon the grounds of the Chatham General Hospital.
For 2010, yet another western sculpture was created for Andorra a nation which is snuggled in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. It was created to stretch across the Plaza of the United States of America, and the Plaza of the Immigrants.
Swale for the City of North Vancouver highlights the need of young people in Canada to continue with the traditions of our elders, and featured the beauty of our First Nations traditions which gave foundation to Canada, and resulted in a dynamic contemporary architectural work of beauty, movement and form.
Since then, there has been another noticeable shift in their public sculpture interventions, in that several works integrate lighting directly into the works adding a night time ambiance in place-making projects. In 2014, The Wait for Me Daddy - WW2 Monument, became at one time an abstract work of art at night while a historic monument during the day. InScope (2015) for the U. of Alberta, has an interactive life of its own. And Blu-Under Cloud incorporates blu-tooth connectivity of video projection and stereo sound interacting with the work, putting
many of the works at the cutting edge of todays art world.
The Melting Ice Bear, was made in warning of the impending effects of global warming for Portland, Oregon, and also was in Madrid for the COP25 international forum fighting climate change. The elephant project was in Battersea Park, London as a voice against the trafficking of wildlife for temporary display in London, England in the autumn of 2018. Also on the go is a landform urban design project "The Open Mind Stage" for Trinity School for Children in Tampa, FL, USA, and a four horse equestrian based work for southern Ontario. The artists also unveil Because Cats Can´t Fly in downtown Kitchener, Ontario, and in June will install The Path at Redeemer College in Ancaster, Ontario. Next spring will see the inauguration of The Capstan in Richmond, B.C., Canada. Currently, the sculptors are also working on another large scale, an All Wars Memorial, as well as a work, and also an architectural sustainability project called The Leaf House. A sculpture will also be brought to Davos in May of ´22 in for the World Economic Forum in shared voice with TheHomelessEntrepreneur.
The artists have covered a wide range of subject matter in their works. Whether historical, monumental or contemporary public sculpture, whether for churches, educational institutions, cities, or international organisations, the sculptors delve deeply into the subject matter and base their works in an intense study of space and history, to create works that engage viewers of all ages to create spaces of dialogue. At one moment, they can be found spinning molecules and protein structures, at another they are perusing the pages of our nations poets; often they they partner with architects, urban designers, landscape architects, and structural engineers. Their combination of new technology with old world artistry has led to over 40 sculptures of Dam de Nogales, being woven into our social fabric.
Veronica de Nogales Leprevost, born in Barcelona, Spain in 1970, and Edwin Timothy Dam born in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in the same year, did not meet until an exhibition in 1997 with the Generalitat de Barcelona. Discovering that they shared and intense curiosity for life, for nature and for sculpting the relation of man within it, they married and soon after began exhibiting their works together. Naturally, over a short while, it became increasingly difficult to distinguish the works of one from the other...Wishing never to promote a separation of what they considered a singular union, they began to sculpt together, cosigning each work they created. Now, residing in Canada, they continue to work intensely together between both countries of birth.
Monuments, Urban Design and Public Sculpture
The Capstan - Richmond, B.C. - Upcoming - 2023
Crossing Divides - All Wars Memorial – Chatham, ON, Upcoming - 2023
The Pull (Colab. Floyd Elzinga) - St. Catharines - Upcoming 2022
The Path - Hamilton, Ont. - Upcoming - 2022
Open Mind Stage - Tampa Florida - 2022
Polar Passage - Oregon Zoo - Metro - Portland, Oregon, USA, 2020
Six Wildlife Reliefs - North Vancouver 2020
Sleuth of Bears and In(essence) - North Vancouver. -2020
Because Cats Can't Fly - Downtown Kitchener, ON, Region of Waterloo, 2019
Pull of Hooves – (Combined Work with artist Floyd G. Elzinga), Port Dalusie, St. Catherines, ON, 2017
Walk of Christ -- Carroll College, Helena, Montana, USA 2017
In-Scope -- Li- Ka- Shing Center of Health, Innovation and Technology – U. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2015
Generations III – Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario 2016
Generations II – Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario 2015
Generations I – Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario 2014
Under Cloud – Can Selles, Mataro, Spain, 2015
“Wait for Me, Daddy” – World War II Memorial -Hyack Square, New Westminster, BC, 2014
Monument to Sister Elisabeth – Fountain Monument – St. Elizabeth Villa, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2013
Open Mind Stage – LandForm Sculpture Urban Design Project – Trinity, Tampa, FL, 2016-2018
Swale – Spirit Circle of Entrance to Lynnmouth Park, North Vancouver, BC, 2012
The Passion of Christ – St. Vincent de Paul – Austin, Texas, 2012
Visage Romana – Montornes del Valles, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
Connecting Spaces – Plaza de los Estados Unidos de America – Santa Caloma, Andorra, 2010
Monument to the Sisters of St. Joseph – CK Health Alliance – Chatham, ON, 2009
Pincellades del Temps – Sitges, Spain, 2008
Voice of the Land – Monument to Al Purdy – Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON, 2008
Courage and Thunder — Calgary Stampede Gateway Sculpture - Calgary, AB, 2008
The Ride — Calgary, AB, 2008
The Long Ascent – Victoria Park, North Vancouver, BC, 2007
Echoes of the Iron Horse – Sculpture and Urban Design – Centre Square, Highgate, ON, 2007
De la Tierra – Fountainscape and Sculpture – Mickel Park, Ridgetown, ON, 2006
On the Heads and Shoulders of Giants – Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research – Univ. of Toronto,
ON, 2006
Spirit of Discovery — Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research – Univ. of Toronto, ON, 2005
Piazza Johnny Lombardi – Urban Design and Creation of Sculpture – Little Italy, Toronto, ON, 2004
Ráfaga UnLeashed – Hamilton Waterfront, Fed. Marine Life Discovery Centre – Hamilton, ON, 2004
Memorial to George F. Morris – CK Health Alliance – Chatham, ON, 2004
The Passion – Stations of the Cross — St. Elizabeth Villa, Hamilton, ON, 2004
The Poet – Hoke Library, Jensen Beach, FL, USA 2002
Words towards Poesia – Bristol College, Fall River, MA, USA, 2001
The Wandering Brute – Lay Sculpture Park, University of St. Louis, MO, USA, 2001
Meditations over a Chair – Lay Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO, USA, 2001
The Sculptor’s Palette – Yorkville – Toronto, ON, 2002
Spirit of the Woods -- El Espiritu del Bosque – Urus, Spain, 1999
Exposicions/Exposiciones/Exhibitions/Expositions
2018 Koolen Fine, Art, Stratford, ON
2017 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2016 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2015 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2014 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2013 De Caballo y Bestia – Registradora Publica de Cultura, Vallromanes, Barcelona, Spain*
2012 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2012 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2011 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2011 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2010 Espacios, -- A Decade of Public Sculpture -- Ajuntamiento de Vall Romanes, Barcelona, Spain*
2010 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2009 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2009 Koolen Fine Art, Stratford, ON
2008 Agora 3. Sitges, Spain
2007 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2007 Galeria Tuset, Figuracion 06, Barcelona, Spain
2006 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2006 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain*
2005 Agora 3, Sitges, Spain
2005 Galeria Tuset, Figuracion 05, Barcelona, Spain
2004 Ann Arbour Art Expo, Ann Arbour, MI, USA
2004 Square One, Windsor, ON *
2004 Galeria Tuset, Figuració 04, Barcelona, Spain
2004 Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, ON*
2003 Galeria Tuset, Figuracion 03, Barcelona, Spain
2003 Mirari Gallery, Windsor, ON
2003 Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, ON
2002 ACWR Gallery, Windsor, ON*
2002 Mirari Gallery, Windsor, ON
2002 Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, ON*
2002 Gevik Gallery, Toronto, ON
2002 Art-in-Guelph, Guelph, ON
2002 Micheal Gibson Gallery, London, ON
2002 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2002 Jonathon Bancroft Gallery, London, ON
2001 “The Sculptor’s Palette” Peterson Fine Art, TO, ON*
2001 The Spell of the Sensuous Art-in-Guelph, Guelph, ON *
2001 “Spell of the Sensuous” ACWR Gallery, Windsor, ON*
2001 Gevik Gallery, Toronto, ON
2001 Jonathon Bancroft Gallery, London, ON
2001 Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, ON*
2001 Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, ON
2001 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2001 ACWR Gallery, Windsor, ON*
2001 Toronto International Art Expo, Toronto, ON
2001 Jordan Art Gallery, Jordan, ON, Canada
2001 Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2001 ACWR Gallery, Windsor, ON, Canada
2000 "Recent Works", Classic Art Gallery, Stratford, ON, Canada
2000 Gevik Gallery, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 Peterson Fine Art, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 Micheal Gibson Gallery, London, ON, Canada
2000 The Thames Art Gallery, Chatham, ON, Canada
2000 "Power", Art-in-Guelph, Guelph, ON. Canada
2000 "Enchantment", WPL, Windsor, ON, Canada
2000 The Alley Cat Gallery, Chatham, ON, Canada
2000 The Carousel Gallery, Ridgetown, ON, Canada
2000 Galeria Granero, Brussels, Belgium
2000 Figuracio 2000-2001, Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain
2000 Fira Internacional Art Expo, Barcelona, Spain
2000 25 Artistes Joves, Madrid, Spain
1999 "Palpitaciones desnudas", Galeria Tuset, Barcelona, Spain*
1999 Nou Arts, Club 9D, Barcelona, Spain
1999 Galeria d'art Mar, Barcelona, Spain
1999 Fira Internacional Art Expo, Barcelona, Spain
1999 "Sutilezas" Sala d'Art Jove de la Generalitat" Barcelona, Spain
1999 Galeria Al Vent, Barcelona, Spain
1999 Ajuntamiento de Sitges, Sitges, Spain
1999 Jeunes Talents Catalans, Espace Miro, Maison de la Catalogne, Paris, France
1999 "La Figura Humana" Centre Civic Besos, Barcelona, Spain
1999 Galeria Granero, Brussels, Belgium
1998 "De danza, Tierra, y Aire", Rincon Artistico, Barcelona, Spain*
1998 Real Circulo Artistico, Barcelona, Spain
1998 Fira Internacional Art Expo, Barcelona, Spain
1997 "De Cuerpos y Almas" Univesidad de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, Spain*
1997 "De Corpore" Real Academia de Bones Lletres, Barcelona, Spain
1997 "De Cuerpos y Almas", Sala de Arte Lola Anglada, Barcelona, Spain*
1996 Real Circulo Artistico, Barcelona, Spain
1995 "Encuentros", Universidad de Bellas Artes" Barcelona, Spain
1994 Real Circulo Artistico, Barcelona, Spain
1992 Club Deportiva de Encamp, Andorra
Estudios/Studies
B.F.A. Universidad de Bellas Artes de Barcelona, Spain
B.A. Philosophy and Literature, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Post graduate : Theory and Criticism, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Premis/Premios/Prizes/Prix/Honors
2010 London International Virtuosa Design, Award of Excellence for CK Monument 2009
2008 World Health Organization, 2nd Prize–RefleX-Variola
International Public Sculpture Design Competition – Geneva, Switzerland
2006 Queen’s Park Commission Award—Toronto, ON
2006 Drawing/Image Design cover 326 page Handbook series for the World Organization against
Torture (OMCT) The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms -
2004 Hamilton Waterfront Pier 8—Commission Award-- Hamilton, ON, Canada
2000 First Commission Award, Brown Sculpture Court, Bristol College, Fall River, Boston, MA, USA
1999 First Prize in Sculpture, Nou Arts, Barcelona, Spain (veronica)
1998 Sculpture Prize, 11th Annual "Pere Jou" Competition, Sitges, Spain (Edwin)
Docencia/Teaching/Symposiums
1993-1996 Sculpture and Painting in Aid Centre for Drug Dependents, Barcelona, Spain
1998 Creativity Workshops for Children, Barcelona, Spain
1995-2000 Sculpture Workshops in a The Centre of Mental Health, Barcelona, Spain
2001 "Expressions" Sculpture Symposium -- Thames Art Gallery and Cultural Centre, Chatham, ON, Canada
2003-2006 Advisory Board -- Thames School of Art -- St. Clair College, Chatham, ON, Canada
2008 Redeemer University, Sculpture Symposium
2011 Sculpture Symposium Laie, Alella, Barcelona, Spain
Selection of Collaborators, Partners and Subcontractors -- Public Art Projects
Quinn & Associates Landscape Design, Toronto – (Al Purdy Memorial)
Ferris & Associates Landscape Design, Toronto – (Johnny Lombardi Memorial, and Rafaga-Unleashed)
Sharp&Diamond Landscape Architects, Vancouver – (Swale, and Wait for Me Daddy)
EXP Services Inc. – Structural Engineering – (U of T Projects, Rafaga, Royal Botanical Gardens, The Long
Ascent)
CWMM Consulting Engineering – Vancouver – (Wait for Me, Daddy)
Ventana Construction – Vancouver – (Swale, Wait for Me Daddy)
CdM2 Lightworks – Vancouver – (Wait for Me Daddy)
Optics Lighting Agency – Edmonton (InScope, Li Ka Shing Centre, University of Alberta)
Fabmaster, Ridgetown, -- Stainless and Steel Fabrication – (Several)
Kube Steel – Stoney Creek, ON – (Rafaga Unleashed, Spirit of Discovery)
Floyd G. Elzinga – Artist (Pull of Hooves, Royal Botanical Gardens and Andorra Land Art Bienial)
Coopermill Bronze – Zanesville, OH – (Rafaga, both U of T projects, Al Purdy Memorial in Queen´s Park)
Eagle West, Vancouver, B.C (Swale, Wait for Me Daddy)
Ventana Construction, Vancouver, B.C. (Swale, Wait for Me, Daddy)
DMD engineering – Electrical design and engineering, Surrey, B.C. (Wait for me, Daddy)
Info
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Studio 1 Canada
281 King St. S. Highgate, ON, Canada
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+1 519 678 3000
Studio 2 Spain:
Veinat de Mata, 32
Mataro,Barcelona, Spain
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