Rick Fisher Art



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Curriculum Vitae

Rick Fisher

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Education

MFA in Sculpture & Installation Art, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
MA in Sculpture, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
BFA Coursework, University of Texas, Austin, TX
BA in Studio Art, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX
Fine Art School of Florence, Italy; summer study, Art History & Studio
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, Pre-Columbian Art & Studio


Selected Collections

Atlantic Richfield Company
Boston University
Brother Sun Company
Danforth Museum
Denny's International
Gretchen Berggren
Southwest Land and Cattle Company
Trammell Crow Company
University of New Mexico
William Maxon


Selected Permanent Installations

* indicates site specific, architectural-scale public sculptures

2011 Solar Shrine XI, Marble, bronze, stone, plantings, Santa Fe, NM
2001 Pacifica Sunportal II, Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA*
2000 Solstice Arch, Concrete, steel, Monrovia, CA*
1998 Pacifica Sunportal I, Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA*
1997 Sunhenge Park, Steel and earthworks, Los Angeles, CA*
1996 Monrovia Sunshapes, Concrete, earthworks, Monrovia, CA*
1993 Solar Family, Steel and earthworks, Los Angeles, CA*
Solar Arcs, atrium piece, Denny's Headquarters, Anaheim, CA*
1992 Victoria Triad, Concrete, steel, Long Beach, CA*
1991 Skylines, Steel, Commerce Business Park, Los Angeles, CA*
Sanctuary II, Concrete, Los Angeles, CA*
1988 Solar Tone Towers, architectural site installation, Los Angeles, CA*
North Star Windows, Fabricated Bronze, 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*


Selected Exhibitions

2011 Art and Environment, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Awards Exhibition, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2010 EX-EX IV, La Tienda Gallery, El Dorado, NM
2009 The Monotype, Past and Present, Santa Fe Community Convention Center Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2008 Collect '08, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Painting & Sculpture, Collectors Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 EX-EX III, Santa Fe, NM
2006 EX-EX II, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Collect '05, Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2004 Selected Sculptors of the Southwest, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Ballot Box, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
1990-2004 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 Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Duct and Cover, Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM
2002 New Work Exhibition, 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
1997 Pentecost Sculpture, Saint Francis Cathedral, Santa Fe, NM
1991 Mile of Sculpture, Public art exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
Collaborative Impressions, Greer Garson Theater Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1990 Small World, New Mexico Sculptor's Guild, Santa Fe, NM
1989 Animals and Toys, Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM
1987 Artists Against WIPP, Gallery at the Rep, Santa Fe, NM
1984 Matrix, Installation, Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
1983 Sanctuary, Installation & Performance Piece, Lopoukhine-Nayduck Gallery, Boston, MA
1981-82 Animals, Boston Visual Artist's Union Gallery, Boston, MA
1980 EcoAnimals, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Three Spaces: Three Visions, Mass. College of Art, Boston, MA
1979 Annual Exhibition, Boston Visual Artists Union Gallery, 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

2008 Shaun McGlynn, sculpture exhibition, College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery and Tishman Sculpture Courtyard, Santa Fe, NM
Convergence III, collaborative sculpture exhibition by College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Art students, College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Paula Castillo Installations, College of Santa Fe Visual Arts Center Courtyard, Santa Fe, NM
Recycled Forest, permanent student Earth Art Installation on College of Santa Fe campus, Santa Fe, NM
2006 Convergence II, collaborative sculpture exhibition by College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Art students, Institute of American Indian Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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
2005 Robert Gallegos: Flight of Fossils, Tishman Sculpture Court, Santa Fe, NM
Convergence I, collaborative sculpture exhibition by College of Santa Fe and Institute of American Indian Art students, College of Santa Fe Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Munson Hunt: New Sculpture, College of Santa Fe Visual Arts Center Courtyard, 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


Publications, Reviews & Awards

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


Teaching & Administrative Appointments

2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), Santa Fe, NM
1987-2009 Assistant, Associate, & Tenured ('97) Full Professor; Head of Sculpture Area, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
1999-2000 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
1973-75 Artist-in-Residence Instructor; established and taught elementary school art programs in Peñasco, Questa, and Costilla, NM
1970-72 Teaching Assistant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1967-69 Classroom Teacher, 5th and 6th grades, Edgewood Elementary School, San Antonio, Texas


Grants & Program Development

2012 Consultant for Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM; development of sculpture program and exhibition
2005-2009 Community Art-Educational Outreach; Sculpture Project collaborative shows with New Mexico universities andSanta Fe high schools; establishment of Covergence sculpture exhibitions with the Institute of American Indian Arts ('07-'09)
1990-2005 Director, College of Santa Fe Sculpture Project. Directed and produced annual sculpture competition, exhibition, managed rotating teaching collection, associated events, speakers, educational outreach programs
1975-1976 Director, National Endowment for the Arts educational project Santeros Norteños; organized exhibition and catalogue of northern New Mexico carvers
1974-1975 Co-Director, National Endowment for the Humanities grant project "El Valle." Research, illustration, and photography for book project


Personal

Family: Wife, Lisa Gray Fisher, Writer/English Teacher
Daughter, Kristina Gray Fisher, Associate Director, Think New Mexico
Son, Eliot Gray Fisher, composer, performer, independent filmmaker



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