Bill Hopen has become well-known for
his many works installed at museums, universities, churches,
hospitals and government buildings throughout the state of
West Virginia. Major bronze commissions in other states and
national press coverage of his work show that Hopen is more
than a regional artist; he has built a national reputation.
His smaller works of personal expression have been acquired for
private and corporate collections in New York, Chicago, Miami,
Paris, Athens, and Singapore. His limited editions are enjoying
great collectability.
One of his most important
commissioned projects, a 10 foot tall bronze of Senator Robert
C. Byrd on a large marble pedistal, is a permanent fixture on
the floor of the rotunda beneath the West Virginia
Capitol dome. It is a piece of West Virginia history,
made 100% in state by Hopen Studio.
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