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Jon Corson-Rikert
Art works in two and three dimensions
High Desert Kelp Moves to Montana
High Desert Kelp Moves to Montana
As of late October, 2025 High Desert Kelp has a permanent home in a private collection in Helena, Montana. Located on a busy residential street corner, High Desert Kelp furthers the visibility and accessibility of public art for citizens of and visitors to Helena.
Painted aluminum, 103.5"H x 47"W x 26"D
More about High Desert Kelp
High Desert Kelp was first installed from July, 2023 through October, 2025 along Route 36 in downtown Lyons, Colorado, under the auspices the heARTS of Lyons Outdoor Art Collection.
Sonny Tapia photo, Helena Independent Record
Update on Opus 1
Update on Opus 1
The 1973 wood sculpture, Opus 1, received a new base from its owners in Germany, who passed along a new photo.
All Together Now Permanent Home in Utah
All Together Now Permanent Home in Utah
In October, 2023 All Together Now joined a private collection in Castle Valley, Utah. The red rock buttes in the area provide a stunning backdrop and a fitting permanent setting.
Painted aluminum, 96"H x 48"W x 48"D
All Together Now
All Together Now
All Together Now was installed at the St. Vrain Market in Lyons, Colorado from September, 2021 through September, 2023 as a juried selection for the heARTS of Lyons Outdoor Art Collection, with support from the Lyons Community Foundation and the Town of Lyons.
All Together Now invites exploration in the round as forms appear and change shape when viewed from different angles and through varied openings.
The Market's outdoor café seating provided an ideal vantage point as sunlight moved across the sculpture over the course of the day.
Painted aluminum, 96"H x 48"W x 48"D
Aviary & Cathedral for Hudson Park
Aviary & Cathedral for Hudson Park
Painted steel tubing and wire mesh
Aviary 10'1" x 9' x 10'2"
Shown together in the invitational "Art in Site" exhibit at the Wisconsin Memorial Union Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, 1981.
Cathedral for Hudson Park (21.5" x 20" x 20") can be seen in the permanent collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Aviary (left) with Cathedral for Hudson Park (on pedestal)
Red Arcade
Red Arcade
Painted steel, 15' x 10' x 9'
Created for a 1980 touring sculpture show, "For a While," exhibited at four locations in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Currently in a private collection, Mecklenburg, NY
Long Chair
Long Chair
Selected for the 1980 Wisconsin Biennale at the Madison Art Center, now the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Garver Gallery
The Garver Gallery
in Madison, WI represented Corson-Rikert from 1981-1984, featuring his polychrome tabletop steel rod and wire mesh sculptures
Diamond, 15" x 5" x 11"
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