joseph havel (born 1954) is a postmodernist american sculptor who was born in minneapolis, minnesota. havel earned a bfa in studio arts from the university of minnesota and an mfa from pennsylvania state university. he received a national endowment for the arts artist fellowship in 1987 and a louis comfort tiffany artist's fellowship in 1995. he lives and works in houston, texas and is director of the glassell school of art.