John Fick (b. 1951)

John is presently a sculptor and metalsmith in Oakland and Santa Rosa,
California. He is past President and Officer of the California Blacksmith
Association and long time member of the Artist Blacksmith Association of
America. In 1980, John received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His sculptures are in collections in Japan and the United States. He received his BFA from Kansas City Art Institute, and a MA and MFA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Juried and Selected Shows

2000 Contract Design Center Founders Show Pacific Rim Sculptor Group
1999 The Crucible, Berkeley
1999 Mill Valley Sculpture Gardens Individual Show
1998 Academy of Art College Fine Art Sculpture Faculty Show
1997 Kennedy Art Center, Oakland An Artist’s Legacy
1995 Diamond Center, San Francisco Artist –to-Artist Kobe Relief Auction
1994 Contra Costa College Steel
1994 Contract Design Center, SF Line/Mass/Process
1993 Hearst Art Gallery, Moraga, CA California Metal
1992 California Crafts Museum Craft Information Alliance
1992 Gallery Concord, Concord, CA Maganatypes and Metal
1990 SF Museum of Modern Art East Bay Metal Sculptor Tour
1988 California Crafts Museum Fire and Iron
1987 San Francisco Arts Commission Radical Regionalism
1982 Richmond Art Center 29th Annual Art Exhibition
1980 University Art Museum, Berkeley Candidates Show
1979 E. B. Crocker Art Gallery California Crafts XI
1977 San Francisco Arts Festival
1973 Alpine Art Show, Ouray, CO
1972 Alpine Art Show, Ouray, CO
1971 13th Southern Minnesota Art Show

Outdoor Sculpture Exhibitions and Commissions

2000 Port Commission, Oakland, CA Estuary Park
1997 Port Commission, Oakland, CA Alice Street Park
1980 Twin Pines Art Center, Belmont, CA Sculptures in Public Places
1979 Walnut Creek Art Center Spaces and Places

John Fick - Metal Sculpture

John has exhibited his sculptures professionally since 1972. After attending a liberal arts college and earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kansas City Art Institute, he ventured out to California. Finding employment in industrial and art foundries, machine shops, structural welding shops and artists studios, he continued to enrich his knowledge of metal working techniques. Later attending The University of California at Berkeley, he studied Sculpture with Peter Voulkos and Brian Wall. After receiving a Master of Fine Arts degree from U. C. Berkeley he received “An Individual Artist Fellowship” from the National Endowment for the Arts. John uses foundry and metal smithing techniques in the production of his sculptures. By working the metal hot his iron sculptures gained an almost clay like quality. John has been an active member of the California Blacksmiths Association and the Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America for the last 15 years. During that time he has served as a board member, vice president and president of the California Blacksmiths Association. For the past 35 years, John has been self-employed producing sculptures and custom architectural metalwork on a commission basis.
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