Austin, TX-- Tokyo Electron announced today that the company will host guest artist Hank Waddell this April with a display of his art in the companys main lobby. The display was provided by Quattro Gallery.



Employees, customers and special guests from the community are invited to attend a special reception that will be held in the lobby on April 5, 2007 from 4 pm 7 pm. The reception will provide guests with the opportunity to meet the artist Hank Waddell, speak with him about his art, and learn more about his installation piece named The Choir, which Mr. Waddell will debut at the ceremony.



Tokyo Electron has previously supported opportunities for art to be more accessible in Southeast Austin through various programs benefiting our adopted schools, and we are glad to host a visiting artist at our company, said Barry Mayer, president of Tokyo Electron US Holdings, Inc.



The exhibit will run for approximately one month and then it will travel to its next scheduled exhibit space.



Hank Waddell is the winner of the inaugural Peoples Choice award at City Hall for his piece, "West Texas Beachball, and recently held a solo exhibit at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. The Umlauf Sculpture Garden had not previously hosted another sculptor until Mr. Waddells exhibit. Notable collectors of his work include Tom Green, Roi James, Camille Lyons, and Anne Elizabeth Wynn. Mr. Waddell has graciously provided his sculptures for exhibition at TEL on a limited, complimentary basis in order to reach a broader audience and increase exposure to art in southeast Austin.



Mr. Waddell uses natural materials such as wood branches as his medium. In his own words he describes his artistic process:



I explore this relationship between nature and industry in my sculpture. I approach a once living and breathing thing and use my intuition and senses to bring new life to it, allowing it to continue to speak. I begin with "an Original", a branch or stump or root of a tree that finds me in my daily course. I rarely discover them and if I search they are elusive. I have to wait for them but when Originals find me, they are already laughing, crying, and expressing something personal.





To learn more about Hank Waddell and view a catalog of his work, visit his website at www.chronicart.com. Also, for more information about Art Curator David Sackmary and Roger Beasleys Quattro Gallery, visit www.quatrogallery.com.