Ailene Fields
Biography
A stone carving and bronze sculpture practice built over five decades.
Born in 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, Ailene Fields came to sculpture through curiosity rather than convention. She graduated from Lehman College in 1973 with a degree in English and Greek Mythology, and spent years as a self-taught potter before her work with clay led her somewhere more permanent. In 1980 she studied the human figure with master sculptor Bruno Lucchesi at the New School for Social Research in New York City, and Lucchesi, recognizing something in her work, sent her directly to the Sculpture Center to continue her training.
What began as an apprenticeship became a life's practice. Ailene mastered stone carving and bronze casting, developing a language rooted in mythology, fairy tales, nature, and the quiet dignity of animal forms. Her work does not illustrate these subjects. It inhabits them.
Today she co-owns The Compleat Sculptor in New York City, one of the largest sculpture suppliers in the world, where she continues to teach. She is the co-founder of the Skylands Museum of Art in Lafayette, New Jersey, which she opened in 2023 alongside gallerist Neil Zukerman and has continued with her husband Dr. David Fields following Zukerman's passing. The museum has nine gallery rooms and a sculpture garden, focused entirely on mythology, fairy tales, and the human figure.
On Her Practice
"Carving stone is different from most other forms of sculpture. It is a process of finding what has been trapped within since time immemorial and allowing it to reveal itself to the world."
Ailene Fields
Mediums
Bronze Casting
Stone Carving
Acrylic
Selected Works
All 11 Available Works
Frog Prince
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Ox
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Frog on a Log
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Six Feet
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Rhino
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Seated Camel I
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Seated Camel II
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Dragonfly
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Elephant
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Pair of Pigs
Bronze & Gold · Ailene Fields
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Owl
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Career & Recognition
A practice spanning five decades.
Education
BA English and Greek Mythology
Lehman College, New York, 1973
Lehman College, New York, 1973
Figure Study with Bruno Lucchesi
New School for Social Research, NYC, 1980
New School for Social Research, NYC, 1980
Advanced Sculpture Training
Sculpture Center, New York City
Sculpture Center, New York City
Museum Exhibitions
Bergen Museum of Art & Science
Paramus, New Jersey (Solo)
Paramus, New Jersey (Solo)
Appleton Museum of Art
Ocala, Florida (Solo)
Ocala, Florida (Solo)
25+ Group Exhibitions
Nationwide, United States
Nationwide, United States
Institutions Founded
Skylands Museum of Art
Co-founder, Lafayette NJ, opened 2023
9 gallery rooms · sculpture garden
Co-founder, Lafayette NJ, opened 2023
9 gallery rooms · sculpture garden
The Compleat Sculptor
Co-owner, New York City
One of the world's largest sculpture suppliers
Co-owner, New York City
One of the world's largest sculpture suppliers
Public Art · New York City
In 2019 and 2020, in conjunction with Six Summit Gallery, Ailene installed three public art exhibitions of fantastical representational sculpture at Bella Abzug Park at Hudson Yards, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.
Collecting Ailene Fields
Common questions.
What materials does Ailene Fields use in her original sculptures?
Bronze casting, stone carving, and acrylic. Her bronze works are cast editions or unique pieces. Her stone carvings are one of a kind by definition, since every carving permanently removes material from the original stone.
What subjects and themes appear in her bronze and stone sculpture work?
Animal forms, mythological figures, and the human figure. Her work draws on Greek mythology, fairy tales, and the spiritual dimension of the natural world. Recurring creatures include oxen, camels, birds, frogs, elephants, and fantastical hybrids drawn from myth.
Is Ailene Fields an established sculptor? What is her exhibition history?
Firmly established, with a career spanning five decades. Solo museum exhibitions at the Bergen Museum of Art and Science (NJ) and the Appleton Museum of Art (FL). Over 25 group exhibitions nationwide. Public art installations in New York City at Hudson Yards and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. Co-founder of the Skylands Museum of Art. Collectors are acquiring into a fully documented career.
How do I buy an original bronze or stone sculpture by Ailene Fields?
Request a private viewing through Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery in Tampa. We will connect you directly, discuss available bronze and stone sculptures, and walk you through the acquisition process. Payment plans available. All original works ship worldwide with a certificate of authenticity.
She built a museum. She co-owns one of the largest sculpture suppliers in the world. She still carves every piece by hand. Ailene Fields is not your average sculptor.
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