On January 21, 2026, ten elected Sculptor Members advanced to Fellow. In late 2025, ballots regarding their nominations were sent to all Fellow and Board members. All received the necessary two-thirds vote to advance. Congratulations to:

Ernest Caballero
Caballero’s sixteen-foot-tall acrylic cross with Christ figure, “The Cross of New Life,” adorns the Holy Family Parish in Inverness, IL.

Craig Campbell
Campbell’s work has been commissioned by zoos and theming companies, toy companies, and the film industry. He was a featured artist in the History Channel’s “Monument Guys” TV series. In 2020, Campbell joined the U.S. Mint as a Medallic Artist.

Steven A. Carpenter
Carpenter is an elected member of the New England Sculptors Association and actively shows with the Hudson Valley Art Association, receiving several top awards. He’s been featured on Maine Television’s Channel 6 News.

Kevin Chambers
Together with his wife Lauren, Chambers established KLC Studios in 2015, offering classical fine art sculpture and painting instruction. His ‘Veteran’s Memorial’ depicting two 7′ bronze soldiers in a moment of pause on the battlefield, graces Alpharetta, GA.

Chas Fagan
Fagan has two works in the National Statuary Hall Collection: Billy Graham Jr. Statue for North Carolina and Ronald Reagan for California.

Edward Hlavka
Hlavka’s monument representing the Oneida Indian Nation is on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. His Helen Keller statue is part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol Building.

Adam Matano
Matano recently completed a bronze of an Andean Condor for the Tracy Aviary at the San Diego Zoo. His statue commemorating Los Angeles puma P-22 will be unveiled in 2026.

George McMonigle
McMonigle’s commissions include The Ronald Reagan Library, Delaware Museum of Natural History and Hawk Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and many other organizations and collectors worldwide.

Steff Rocknak
Venues for Rocknak’s work include The Smithsonian (Washington D.C. and New York, NY), The Grolier Club (New York, NY), The Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa, FL) and the windows of Saks 5th Ave in New York City. She is currently creating a statue of Herman Melville for New Bedford, MA

Jeremiah D. Welsh
Welsh’s sculpture and commentary have been included in American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, Art of the West, Grays Sporting Journal and Fine Art Connoisseur.