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Each piece is accompanied by the artist's own interpretations and those of Elizabeth Shea, Ph.D., the Delaware Museum of Natural History's Curator of Mollusks and specialist in the biodiversity of deep-sea cephalopods. Additional commentary is provided by Stephen Bruni, former Executive Director of the Delaware Art Museum.
Prior exhibitions of Smokler's work include "Spare Parts," an exhibit at the Freedman Gallery at the Albright College Center for the Arts in Reading, Penn., and "Celestial Mapmaker" at the Kim Foster Gallery in New York, N.Y. Notable collections that include his work are the Dansko Shoe Company in Jennersville, Penn., and the Delaware Center for Horticulture in Wilmington, Del. More of his work can be seen on his website, www.stansmokler.com. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these works will benefit the Delaware Museum of Natural History. DATES: Friday, June 4 - Sunday, July 20, 2010 HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday 12 - 4:30 p.m. ADMISSION: Included with regular Museum admission.
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Sculptor Stan Smokler exhibits metal works inspired by the sea at Steel Currents, open June 4 through July 20, 2010, at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Smokler's welded steel sculptures represent abstractions of a horseshoe crab, lobster, seaweed, nautilus and other marine life. 
Smokler maintains studios in New York City and Kennett Square, Penn., and teaches at the Delaware College of Art and Design while exhibiting regularly. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the Pratt Institute. 