Roger Halligan has been creating sculpture since the mid nineteen seventies. He received his MFA with honors in Studio Arts from the University of Georgia in 1977. After graduation he joined the newly formed Exhibit Design Department at the North Carolina Zoological Park where he was involved in the design and construction of natural habitat exhibits for African and later, North American animals.
He left the zoo in 1992 to devote his time to his fine art. He has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions and has won numerous awards and commissions.
His sculpture is in museum and public collections including the Weatherspoon Museum at UNCGreensboro, the Maitland Museum in Maitland, FL and the William King Museum in Abingdon, VA. Outdoor public collections include the Kellog Center, UNC- Asheveille in Hendersonville NC, the cities of Carrboro and Raleigh, NC, and Chattanooga, TN. Other sites include the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Cullowhee, and Rock City, Lookout Mt., GA. His work is privately collected and can be seen regularly at the Arts Company Gallery in Nashville, TN.
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