▁Act a ▁Ot ol ary ng olog ica ▁International ▁Prize , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences , ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Senior ▁Investig ator ▁Award , ▁The ▁McK night ▁End ow ment ▁Fund ▁for ▁Neu ros cience , ▁ 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 0 ▁Honor ary ▁Member , ▁Hung arian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Guy ot ▁Prize , ▁University ▁of ▁G ron ingen , ▁The ▁Netherlands , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Hugh ▁Know les ▁Prize , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Life ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award , ▁American ▁Aud itory ▁Society , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁S cul pt ing ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁making ▁w eld ed ▁steel ▁sculpt ures ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁professional ▁sculpt or ▁since ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁his ▁professor ship ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Has ▁had ▁solo ▁shows ▁in ▁Chicago ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁commercial ▁gall eries ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁jur ied ▁group ▁shows . ▁Had ▁a ▁solo ▁show ▁at ▁the ▁We is man ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁small - group ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁Chicago ▁and ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Mont re at ▁College , ▁NC . ▁His ▁War ▁Series ▁of ▁nine ▁sculpt ures ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁permanent ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Memorial ▁Hol oca