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| Solar Sculpture • | Earth Castings • | Installations • | Projects • | Prints • | Eco-Earth • | Artist Statement • | Bio/Contact |
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Email: rick@rickfisherart.com |
Rick FisherEducation |
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| 1976-78 | MFA in Sculpture, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| 1970-72 | MA in Sculpture, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM |
| 1968-69 | University of Texas, Austin, TX, coursework |
| 1963-67 | BA in Studio Art, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX |
| 1965 | Fine Art School of Florence, Italy, summer art study |
| 1963 | Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, summer art study |
Selected Collections |
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| Atlantic Richfield Company | |
| Boston University | |
| Brother Sun Company | |
| Danforth Museum | |
| Denny's International | |
| Framingham State College | |
| Southwest Land and Cattle Company | |
| Trammell Crow Company | |
| University of New Mexico | |
Selected Exhibitions, Permanent Public Installations* indicates site specific, architectural-scale public sculptures, commissions |
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| 2006 | "Ex-Ex II," Santa Fe, NM |
| 2006 | "Collect '06" Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2004 | "Selected Sculptors of the Southwest," New Mexico Highlands University
"Ballot Box," Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1990-04 | Annual Monothon Printmaking Exhibitions, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe Art Institute, CSF Fine Arts Gallery, Tishman Studios, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2003 |
"Small Works," Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
"Duct and Cover," Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM "Open Exhibition," Erika Wannenmacher, organizer, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1990-2001 | Annual Faculty Exhibitions, CSF Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2000 | "Past, Present, Future," CSF Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1997-2000 | Annual "Trade Show" exhibitions, Greer Garson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1998 | "Sabbatical Exhibition," CSF Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1993 | "Monrovia Sunshapes," Concrete, earthworks, Monrovia, CA* |
| 1992 | "Pentecost Sculpture," Saint Francis Cathedral, Santa Fe, NM
"Solar Arcs," atrium piece, Denny's Headquarters, Anaheim, CA* |
| 1992 | "Victoria Triad," Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA* |
| 1991 | "Mile of Sculpture," Public art exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
"Collaborative Impressions," Garson Theater, Santa Fe, NM "Skylines," Steel, Commerce Business Park, Los Angeles, CA* "Sanctuary II," Concrete, Los Angeles, CA* |
| 1990 | "Small World," New Mexico Sculptor's Guild, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1989 | "Animals and Toys," Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1988 |
"Pacifica Sunportal II," Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA*
"Solar Tone Towers," architectural site installation, Los Angeles, CA* "North Star Windows," Fabricated Bronze, Monrovia, CA* |
| 1987 |
"Artists Against WIPP," Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM
"Pacifica Sunportal I," Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA* "Solstice Arch," Concrete, steel, Monrovia, CA* |
| 1986 |
"Zambrano Sunwheel," Steel and earthworks, Los Angeles, CA*
"Dolmen Marker," Concrete, earthworks, Los Angeles, CA* |
| 1985 |
"Northlake Star Kite," Fabricated bronze, Pasadena, CA*
"Solar Wind Quintet," Steel, Commerce, CA* |
| 1984 | "Eyebeam Sungate," Steel, cast concrete, Los Angeles, CA*
"Matrix," Danforth Museum, installation, Framingham, MA |
| 1983 | "Sanctuary," installation and performance piece, Lopoukhine-Nayduck Gallery, Boston. Solo. |
| 1981-82 | "Animals," Boston Visual Artist's Union Gallery, Boston, MA
"Sunhenge Park," Steel and earthworks, Los Angeles, CA* "Solar Family," Steel and earthworks, Los Angeles, CA* |
| 1980 | "EcoAnimals," Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
"Three Spaces: Three Visions," Mass. College of Art, Boston, MA |
| 1979 | "Group Exhibition," Boston Visual Artists Union, Boston, MA |
| 1978 | "Interface," Cohen Fine Arts Center, Tufts University, MA
"Current Charts, Chosen Lands," Wright State University, OH "New Talent," Sunne Savage Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 1975 | "Biennial," New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1972 | "Earthcastings," University of New Mexico Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque NM |
| 1968 | "Hemisfair," World's Fair mural project, San Antonio, TX |
Curated Exhibitions |
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| 2006 | "Laura E. Wilson Retrospective Exhibition," College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
"Out of Hand," BA Thesis Exhibition, Marion Center, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1990-2006 | Produced and Curated sixteen Sculpture Project Exhibitions on campus, in the CSF Fine Arts Gallery, and The Governors Gallery, Plan B Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2005 | "Robert Gallegos: Flight of Fossils," June-Sept. '05, Tishman Sculpture Court, Santa Fe, NM
"Convergence," Oct.-Nov. '05, CSF Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM "Munson Hunt: New Sculpture," Nov. '05. VAC Central Courtyard, Santa Fe, NM |
Publications & Awards |
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| 2006 | "Ex-Ex Is About Pushing the Boundaries," Albuquerque Journal Santa Fe, October 13, 2006 |
| 2004 | Mayor's Recognition, "Award for Excellence in the Arts," Sponsored by the Santa Fe Arts Commission "Arts Award Honors Those Who Make Santa Fe Life Beautiful" Albuquerque Journal Santa Fe, October 27, 2004 |
| 2003 | "Duct and Cover," Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2002 | Co-Finalist (with Michael Naranjo), Veterans Wounded for Life Memorial, Washington, D.C. |
| 2000 | "Past, Present, Future," Pasatiempo, Santa Fe New Mexican, January 28, 2000 |
| 1990-99 | Pasatiempo, and The Magazine, numerous reviews of annual CSF Sculpture Project Exhibitions, CSF Fine Arts Gallery and Campus |
| 1991 | "Mile of Sculpture," Santa Fe New Mexican, September 21, 1991 |
| 1990 | Fairfax Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Santa Fe |
| 1986 | The Father's Book, Kort and Friedland, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston; author of essay "The Eve of Postpartum" |
| 1981 | "Animals Show," Boston Globe, review June 21, 1981 |
| 1980 | "Three Visions," Christian Science Monitor, April 12, 1980 |
| 1980 | "An Ecology Fantasy," The Lamp, Summer 1980 |
| 1978 | "Current Charts, Chosen Lands," Dayton Herald Examiner, review of solo exhibition at Wright State University, March 5, 1978 |
| 1976 | The Solar Greenhouse, Co-author, with Bill Yanda, John Muir Publications, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1975-76 | Director, National Endowment for the Arts educational project Santeros Norteños; organized exhibition of northern New Mexico carvers |
| 1974-75 | Co-Director National Endowment for the Humanities grant project "El Valle"; Research, illustration, and photography for book project |
Teaching & Administrative Appointments |
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| 1987-06 | Assistant, Associate, & Full Professor, Tenured; Head, Sculpture Area, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1999-00 | Acting Chair, Art Department, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1979-84 | Instructor, Assistant Professor, Framingham State College, Massachusetts |
| 1979 | Adjunct Instructor, Boston Museum School |
| 1975-78 | Adjunct Instructor, Mass Bay Community College, Wellesley, Massachusetts |
| 1973-75 | Adjunct Instructor, University of New Mexico, Northern Branch |
| 1970-72 | Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM |
| 1968-69 | Classroom Teacher, 5th and 6th grades, Edgewood Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas |
Personal |
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| Family: |
Wife, Lisa Gray Fisher, Writer/English Teacher
Daughter, Kristina Gray Fisher, Research Director, Think New Mexico Son, Eliot Gray Fisher, independent filmmaker |
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