Sojourn Fine Art
Bach, a bronze sculpture by Simon Kogan
Sculptor

Simon Kogan

From Moscow’s classical studios to plazas and sanctuaries across three continents, Simon Kogan shapes bronze and light into sculpture that feels both ancient and intimately human.

Sculptor
“Truth, soul, and unpretentious sophistication characterize the work of artist Simon Kogan.”

Born in Russia, he received 13 years of classical academic training in Moscow, including an MFA as well as an apprenticeship under renowned sculptor Isaac Brodsky.

Since immigrating to the U.S. in 1991, he has steadily risen to national prominence as a sculptor whose widely acclaimed work—monumental to miniature—reflects a bold, yet poetic pursuit of the archetypal and renders an ethereal quality highly resonant with the viewer. A Fellow of the National Sculpture Society, Simon Kogan has long shared his artistic passion through the teaching of sculpture, painting, anatomy and drawing in the U.S. and abroad.

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Available bronzes

Melchizedek, Bach, and The Kiss remain the works Sojourn has published for collectors. Each is bronze, edition of 9.

Bach by Simon Kogan

Bach

Bronze · Edition of 9 · 13 × 15 × 12 in

$9,500

The composer is held in a dense architecture of music and thought, his body quiet while the surrounding bronze seems to remain in motion.

Melchizedek by Simon Kogan

Melchizedek

Bronze · Edition of 9 · 16 × 5 × 5 in

$5,500

An open gesture gives the compact figure a monumental presence, balancing humility, wisdom, and mystery.

The Kiss, an equestrian bronze by Simon Kogan

The Kiss

Bronze · Edition of 9 · 18 × 17 × 7 in

$12,500

Horse and riders merge into a single lyrical silhouette, allowing affection and movement to share the same form.

Major Public Works

Sculpture across three continents.

  • Monumental Portraits for Changsha Normal University, China. 2019
  • “Yiddish” Bronze, Corten Steel. National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA 2012
  • “80th Anniversary Brookgreen Gardens Medal” Minted Bronze. Brookgreen Gardens, SC 2011
  • “2011 Brookgreen Gardens Medal” Minted Bronze. Brookgreen Gardens, SC 2011
  • “Ark” Wood, Stained Glass, Copper, Light. Temple B’nai Torah, Olympia, WA 2007
  • “Cezanne” Stoneware. Museum Granet, Aix-en-Provence, France 2006
  • “Interactive Sound” Bronze, Steel, Brass. Children’s Hospital, Puyallup, WA 2006
  • “Holocaust Memorial” Bronze, Granite, Stained Glass. Temple Beth Sholom, Spokane, WA 2005
  • “Challenge” Bronze, Granite. Community Youth Services, Olympia, WA 2002
  • “Justice William O. Douglas” Bronze, Concrete. Davis High School, Yakima, WA 2004
  • “Mother Lifting Child” Bronze. Wenatchee Hospital, Wenatchee, WA 2004
  • “Vision” Acrylic on Wood. Olympia Eastside Co-Op, Olympia, WA 2002
  • “Mother Lifting Child” Bronze. Hands-On Children’s Museum, Olympia, WA 2001
  • “Light” Bronze, Wood, Stained Glass. St. Martin’s University, Lacey, WA 2001
  • “Motherhood” Bronze, Granite. City of Olympia, Olympia, WA 1999
  • “World War II Memorial” Bronze, Steel, Granite, Concrete. State of Washington, Olympia, WA 1999
  • “St. Benedict” Bronze. Saint Martin’s Abbey, Olympia, WA 1995
  • “Randolf Collier, Father of American Freeways” Bronze. City of Yreka, Yreka, CA 1995
  • “Memorial Plaque” Bronze, Brass, Wood, Light. Temple Beth Hatfiloh, Olympia, WA 1992
  • “TETRIS” Plaster, Steel, Paint, Papier-Mâché. Moscow History Museum of Figures, Moscow, Russia 1991
  • “Central Town Monument” Concrete. City of Velikiy Ustug, Velikiy Ustug, Russia 1991