Mary Hicks, Sculptor
Biography
Mary has been an artist for over 30 years in a variety of mediums: oil pastels, chalk pastels, oil paints, photography, and most recently metal (copper, iron, brass) and enameling. She has worked solely in the area of sculpture the past several years in order to pursue an interest in working with metal. This past year she has begun to incorporate enameled copper into her sculptures and art jewellery. Enameling provides the perfect blend of intense colour produced by firing on hammered and etched metal pieces.
Past work includes large-scale mixed media pieces that incorporate willow, bamboo, arbutus, woven and hammered copper, woven photographs, mixed media and collage. Currently she is producing a small sculpture series incorporating woven copper panels, woven copper elements, enameled copper panels, mixed media, and woven photographs. She enjoys the exploration of depth, shapes, colour, and texture that working with metal, photographs, and enamel provides as well as the study of various metal and enameling techniques which continues to ignite her passion for art.
Mary is an Alumna of California Institute of the Arts (Fine Arts Major; photography, oil/chalk pastels) and received her B.A. in Clinical Psychology, with intensive studies in photography, from the University of Tennessee. She participated in group shows at California Institute of the Arts from 1985-87.
Exhibitions
2006 Denman Island Conservancy Photography Exhibit, Denman Island, BC
2006 “In Bloom”, Solo photography exhibit, Denman Island, BC
2007 “Celebrating Our Own”, Group show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2008 “Interwoven Elementals”, Mary Hicks, Sculpture; Lynda Dabbs, Textile; Sudasi Gardner, Painting; Peter Puga, Sculpture, Juried Show, Denman Summer Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2010 “The Birds and the Bees”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Magnolia Gallery, Cumberland, BC
2010 “There’s No Place Like Home”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Summer Gallery, D.I., BC
2011 “Sketchbook Art Project”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Centre, D.I., BC
2012 Sooke Fine Arts Show, Juried Competition, Group show, Mixed Media, Sooke, BC
2012 “Catching the Light”, Mary Hicks, Sculptor and Leslie Dunsmore, Painter, Juried Show, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2013 “The Story of the Creative”, International Exhibit, Group Show, Mixed Media, New York Gallery, NY
2013 “Sustainable Feast”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2013 “Creatives Rising”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Projection Gallery NYC, NY
2015 “Catching the Light”, Mary Hicks, Sculptor and Leslie Dunsmore, Painter, Juried Show. Pearl Ellis Gallery, Comox, BC
2017 “ Denman Moments”, Group show, mixed media, Denman Art Centre, Denman Island, BC
2018 "Connections", Studio Tour Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Centre, Denman, BC
2020 "Across the Distance", Langley Arts Council, Juried International Group show, Langley, BC
2020 "Unorthodox Exhibition", Langley Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Mixed media, Langley, BC
2011 & 2013 –
2015 & 2017, 2018 Participated in the Denman Island Art Studio Tour
2006 - 2015 & 2018 Participated in the Denman Island Christmas Craft Faire
Workshops
2007 D.I. Community School Metalworking workshop 6 week series for student art gallery show group project
2008 Denman Art Gallery, Metalworking Techniques & Small Sculpture Workshop
Memberships
Arts Denman
Metal Arts Guild of Canada
Canadian Artists
Pearl Ellis Gallery
2020 Art Shows
"Across the Distance", Langley Arts Council, May 29 - July 16, 2020, online gallery
@ https://www.langleyarts.ca
"Unorthodox Exhibition", Langley Arts Council, July 15 - Sept 7, 2020, online gallery @ https://www.langleyarts.ca
All images on this website are the sole copyright of Mary Hicks, and cannot be used in any manner without permission from the artist.
Past work includes large-scale mixed media pieces that incorporate willow, bamboo, arbutus, woven and hammered copper, woven photographs, mixed media and collage. Currently she is producing a small sculpture series incorporating woven copper panels, woven copper elements, enameled copper panels, mixed media, and woven photographs. She enjoys the exploration of depth, shapes, colour, and texture that working with metal, photographs, and enamel provides as well as the study of various metal and enameling techniques which continues to ignite her passion for art.
Mary is an Alumna of California Institute of the Arts (Fine Arts Major; photography, oil/chalk pastels) and received her B.A. in Clinical Psychology, with intensive studies in photography, from the University of Tennessee. She participated in group shows at California Institute of the Arts from 1985-87.
Exhibitions
2006 Denman Island Conservancy Photography Exhibit, Denman Island, BC
2006 “In Bloom”, Solo photography exhibit, Denman Island, BC
2007 “Celebrating Our Own”, Group show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2008 “Interwoven Elementals”, Mary Hicks, Sculpture; Lynda Dabbs, Textile; Sudasi Gardner, Painting; Peter Puga, Sculpture, Juried Show, Denman Summer Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2010 “The Birds and the Bees”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Magnolia Gallery, Cumberland, BC
2010 “There’s No Place Like Home”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Summer Gallery, D.I., BC
2011 “Sketchbook Art Project”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Centre, D.I., BC
2012 Sooke Fine Arts Show, Juried Competition, Group show, Mixed Media, Sooke, BC
2012 “Catching the Light”, Mary Hicks, Sculptor and Leslie Dunsmore, Painter, Juried Show, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2013 “The Story of the Creative”, International Exhibit, Group Show, Mixed Media, New York Gallery, NY
2013 “Sustainable Feast”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Gallery, D.I., BC
2013 “Creatives Rising”, Group Show, Mixed Media, Projection Gallery NYC, NY
2015 “Catching the Light”, Mary Hicks, Sculptor and Leslie Dunsmore, Painter, Juried Show. Pearl Ellis Gallery, Comox, BC
2017 “ Denman Moments”, Group show, mixed media, Denman Art Centre, Denman Island, BC
2018 "Connections", Studio Tour Group Show, Mixed Media, Denman Art Centre, Denman, BC
2020 "Across the Distance", Langley Arts Council, Juried International Group show, Langley, BC
2020 "Unorthodox Exhibition", Langley Arts Council, Juried Group Show, Mixed media, Langley, BC
2011 & 2013 –
2015 & 2017, 2018 Participated in the Denman Island Art Studio Tour
2006 - 2015 & 2018 Participated in the Denman Island Christmas Craft Faire
Workshops
2007 D.I. Community School Metalworking workshop 6 week series for student art gallery show group project
2008 Denman Art Gallery, Metalworking Techniques & Small Sculpture Workshop
Memberships
Arts Denman
Metal Arts Guild of Canada
Canadian Artists
Pearl Ellis Gallery
2020 Art Shows
"Across the Distance", Langley Arts Council, May 29 - July 16, 2020, online gallery
@ https://www.langleyarts.ca
"Unorthodox Exhibition", Langley Arts Council, July 15 - Sept 7, 2020, online gallery @ https://www.langleyarts.ca
All images on this website are the sole copyright of Mary Hicks, and cannot be used in any manner without permission from the artist.
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