An 18-foot American chestnut sculpture, crafted by noteworthy sculptor Jon Bogle, now graces the atrium of Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Schneebeli Earth Science Center. Bogle, professor emeritus of Lycoming College, recently donated the sculpture to Penn College, which maintains more than 300 works of art in its Art on Campus collection.
Bogle’s work has been exhibited widely. He was a professor of art at Lycoming College from 1976 to 2002 and also served two stints as chair of the college’s art department. Prior to Lycoming, he was an instructor of sculpture at Tyler School of Art, Temple University.
“Jon Bogle’s generous donation adds to the important collection of regional art in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s Art on Campus collection,” said Penny Griffin Lutz, director of The Gallery at Penn College. “It is an honor to have works by esteemed professors of art from our peer institution, Lycoming College. Other faculty with work in our collection include Professor Emeritus Roger Shipley, Professor Emeritus Lynn Estomin and Professor Howard Tran.”
A resident of Williamsport, Bogle received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture, a Bachelor of Science in education, and a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, studying in Philadelphia and Rome.
Bogle is a member of the Sculptors Guild, and his works are in many public and private collections. He has received numerous awards during his career, including a prestigious Pitney Bowes Foundation award for sculpture through the Silvermine Guild of Artists. He exhibited extensively at area and national shows, as well as a 1993 group sculpture exhibition in Kyoto, Japan. In 2015, Bogle and Shipley presented a two-person retrospective exhibition at the Lycoming College Art Gallery.
In 2022, Bogle authored “A Picture Book for Paleontologists: How Faulted Images and Methods Have Subverted the Study of Human Ancestors.” He wrote two ebooks in 2015: “The Figure in Art: An Artist’s Investigation” and “The Head in Evolution: An Artist’s Investigation.”
Bogle is also the system designer of Solar Tubular Transit, a concept for a mode of solar-powered transportation.
Penn College’s Art on Campus collection serves to enhance the physical and aesthetic campus environment and offer opportunities for personal growth, social awareness and cultural diversity. By providing students with direct experiences with original works of art, the college hopes to encourage questioning and stimulate responses. On display in all academic and administrative buildings, the diverse collection has been acquired through purchase and donation and is managed by The Gallery at Penn College.
Penn College’s scenic Earth Science Center is located 10 miles south of its main campus. It serves as a “living laboratory” for the college’s forestry, landscape/plant production, diesel truck, heavy equipment and power generation majors. The campus celebrated its 50th year of operation in 2022.
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