ALEXANDER TYLEVICH
Award-winning sculptor and architect
Winner of the prestigious Henry Hering Memorial Medal presented by the National Sculpture Society for excellence in collaboration among artist, architect and owner, sculptor Alexander Tylevich also has extensive experience as an architect. He understands the design process and excels at working alongside architects, designing sculptural objects to create spaces that are aesthetically unified.
Mr. Tylevich’s training and career began in his native Belarus. Since arriving in the United States in 1989, he has created numerous sculptural projects for faith-based institutions as well as public and private works, utilizing bronze, steel, glass, granite and other materials. He is equally at home creating grand-scale figurative sculptures, large glass installations, and devotional objects — epitomized by his award-winning collaboration with Opus Architects in the creation of St. Thomas More Chapel at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis. This installation, in which the many elements are unified in the sanctuary space — crucifix, art glass windows, altar, tabernacle, holy water font, bronze doors and surround — was recognized not only by the National Sculpture Society, but also by Faith & Form / IFRAA (the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture) with its celebrated Design Awards. The artist’s faith-based work is notable for his lengthy association with pioneering liturgical consultant, Brother Frank Kacmarcik, as well as noted architects in the field.
Alexander Tylevich’s design sensibility is a blend of European classical structure and innovative creativity.
Awards
• The Henry Hering Memorial Medal, 2007
• 2006 Two International IFRAA Design Awards
• 2008 International IFRAA Design Award
• 2008 Ministry & Liturgy Sacred Arts award. Best of Show
• 2010 Two International IFRAA Design Awards
Selected Liturgical Artworks: 1989-present
Statue of Saint Joseph
Chapel of Unity and Reconciliation, Christ Cathedral Cultural Center (Garden Grove, CA)
Contact: Sr. Mary Therese Sweeney view
Crucifix
Chapel of Unity and Reconciliation, Christ Cathedral Cultural Center (Garden Grove, CA)
Contact: Sr. Mary Therese Sweeney view
Statue of Saint Philip
St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (Plymouth, MN)
Contact: Tim Westermeyer, Pastor view
Statue of Saint Peter
Church of St. Peter (Mendota, MN)
James Moudry, liturgical consultant, Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant view
Madonna
Stella Maris Chapel, Saint John’s Abbey (Collegeville, MN) – IFRAA Award 2010
Ed Sovik, architect view
Tree of Wisdom
Regis University Sculpture and Plaza, Regis University (Denver, CO) view
Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel Renovation
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN) – IFRAA Award 2008
Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant view
Suspended Cross
St. Victoria Parish Family (Victoria, MN)
Gallagher Architects, James Moudry, liturgical consultant
Contact: Ray Ortman, Deacon view
Suspended Cross and Liturgical Elements
Church of St. Peter (Mendota, MN)
BWBR Architects, James Moudry, liturgical consultant, Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant
Contact: Rev. Kevin I. Clinton, Pastor view
Processional Cross
Church of Christ (St. Charles, MN) view
Processional Cross
Cathedral of Christ the King (Superior, WI)
Richard Vosko, liturgical designer view
Processional Cross
Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck (New Brighton, MN) view
Saint Thomas More Chapel
University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN) – IFRAA Award 2006
OPUS Architects & Engineers, Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant view
Suspended Cross and Suspended Glass Sculpture
St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church (Morgantown, WV) – IFRAA Award 2004.
RRT Architects, James Moudry, liturgical consultant
Contact name: Rev. Colombo F. Bandiera, Pastor view
Vincentian Letter
DePaul University (Downtown Chicago, IL)
Contact: Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C. M. Senior Executive for University Mission view
Letters of Creation
Wayzata Community Church (Wayzata, MN) view
Suspended Cross
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Durham, NC)
Brother Frank Kacmarcik, liturgical design consultant view
Madonna and Child
Mepkin Abbey (Moncks Corner, SC)
Brother Frank Kacmarcik, liturgical design consultant view
Commemorative Plaque
Mepkin Abbey (Moncks Corner, SC)
Brother Frank Kacmarcik, liturgical design consultant
Brother Frank Kacmarcik Portrait
Mepkin Abbey (Moncks Corner, SC)
Brother Frank Kacmarcik Portrait
Arca Artium Collections (Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN) view
Processional Cross
St Paul Seminary School of Divinity (Saint Paul, MN)
Brother Frank Kacmarcik, liturgical design consultant view
Holy Water Font
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church (Minnetonka, MN)
Contact: Paul Pettersen, Pastor view
Eternal Flame
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church (Minnetonka, MN)
Contact: Paul Pettersen, Pastor
Madonna and Child
The Church of St. Mary (Alexandria, MN)
HGA Architects, Brother Frank Kacmarcik, liturgical design consultant view
Gateway to Belief
A 25 foot high, painted steel, bronze, and wood sculpture and “Point of Belief,” an outdoor plaza
St. Mary’s University (Winona, MN) view
FORECAST Public Artworks (St. Paul):
Tribute to Erich Mendelsohn
A sculptural triptych in bronze
Contact: Jack Becker, founder of FORECAST Public Artworks (612-641-1127)
The Meditation Place: “Tree of Life”
A fountain, an altar, and floor designs
Fairview-University Hospital (Minneapolis, MN)
Partners: James Notebaart, liturgical designer. Dietrich Spahn, glass designer. RRT Architects
Contacts: Craig E. Rafferty, RRTL Architects view
Resurrection
A 17x10x4 foot bronze and wood sculpture
Church of St. Stephen (Anoka, MN)
Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant view
St. Thomas Becket
A sculptural diptych
The Catholic Community of Thomas Becket (Eagan, MN)
RRT Architects, Father James Notebaart, liturgical consultant view
Private collections:
- North Shore Synagogue (Syosset, NY)
- Mount Zion Temple (St. Paul, MN)
- St. Paul Seminary (St. Paul, MN)
- St. Joseph Abbey (St. Benedict, LA)
- Mepkin Abbey (Moncks Corner, SC)
- Arca Artium Collections (St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN)
- Private collections in USA, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Israel and England
• 2010 Two International IFRAA Design Awards
