Rowan Burkam designs, fabricates and installs work for public space in Arizona. He has made commissioned works for the City of Phoenix, and he has led fabrication and installation on large public works in Phoenix and Tempe.
COMMISSIONS
Downtown Frequencies, 2026
Printed vinyl wrap on a traffic signal cabinet · 44.25 × 28.25 × 67 in
NE corner of 3rd Avenue and Adams Street, downtown Phoenix · long-term public installation, installed August 2026
Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, FY2026 Traffic Signal Cabinet Artwork program
Phoenix Panorama Preserve, 2026
Printed vinyl wrap on a traffic signal cabinet · 44 × 26 × 54 in
32nd Street and Shea Boulevard, Phoenix
Commissioned by the City of Phoenix, FY2026 Traffic Signal Cabinet Artwork program
FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION
Mill Avenue gateway, Tempe, 2026
Illuminated gateway pylons: perforated metal, acrylic diffusion, integrated LED lighting · pylons 27 ft, span 94.5 ft, depth 12 ft
City of Tempe, Downtown Tempe Refresh · installed April 2026
Fabricated by Spectacle. Rowan Burkam: lead fabricator, assistant project manager and lead installer.
Standing Wave, by Shomit Barua, 2025
Steel with pine slats · 30 × 15 × 15 ft
Los Olivos Park, Phoenix · on view May to September 2025
Part of ¡Sombra!, City of Phoenix Arts & Culture's shade project, under a Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge grant
Rowan Burkam: fabrication and installation.
Super Bowl cactus, Hance Park, Phoenix, 2023
Welded steel structure with programmable LED lighting (22,000 LEDs) · 44 ft tall
Super Bowl LVII Experience · designed, fabricated and installed by Spectacle's team for 160over90
Rowan Burkam: lead fabricator and project manager.
CONTACT
For public projects and commissions: rowan@rowanburkamstudios.com