Wayne Chabre
Wayne Chabre is an American sculptor from Walla Walla, Washington. His works have been described as "whimsical". Many of his sculptures are functional, such as gargoyles and downspouts; railings and gates; lighting, pavilions, fountains, and benches.
Early life and education
Chabre was born in 1947 and raised on a farm in Walla Walla County, Washington. He attended Gonzaga University in Spokane, then joined the Peace Corps, where he served as a graphic designer in the Agricultural Information Service in Lesotho, Africa. After his Peace Corps service he lived in Estacada, Oregon for three years, then moved to Portland, Oregon. In 1975 he returned to Walla Walla.Public art
Washington
Many of Chabre's works are commissioned by the Washington State Arts Commission under a construction set-aside program. His works are displayed to the public in Kirkland, Washington; Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma; at a fire station in Seattle, Mercer Island; Waitsburg; Washington [State University Vancouver]; and elsewhere.Oregon
A number of his pieces are at the University of Oregon in Eugene, where he created a series of 12 gargoyles, including:- Thomas Condon
- Marie Curie
- Albert Einstein
- James Clerk Maxwell
- Isaac Newton
- Alan Turing
- John von Neumann
- a fruit fly
- a school of zebrafish
The city of Cannon Beach purchased his piece A Delicate Balance. Grasshopper is displayed in Salem, and a pair of animal sculptures is displayed at the public library in Bend. Chabre created the entrance gates to Oregon Zoo in Portland. He also created the bronze bas-relief entry panels to the Multnomah County Building in Portland. His "Grove" bench is at Western Oregon University, Monmouth.