Albert Paley (b. 1944) is a metal sculptor/artist. Commissioned by private and public institutions, he has completed many site specific works. Among his most famous are the Portal Gates for the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, the archway for the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Portal Gates for the New York State Senate Chambers.
He received his BFA and MFA from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Rochester, the State University of New York, St Lawrence University, and holds an endowed chair at the Rochester Institute of Technology. His work can be found in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, the High Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Renwick Gallery, Racine Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others.
