Solo Exhibitions
 
2010       COPING SKILLS & A PAXIL A DAY, seedSPACE for Emerging Artists, Nashvill, TN Nov09-Feb10
2007       YOUR STORY BEGINS AT HOME, The Gallery at the Phoenix Theatre, Bowling Green, KY,
              Curator Andee Rudloff, April – May 2007. Reception: April 6, 2007
2003       SPIRITUAL MEMORY COLLAGES, Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL; Curator: D. Ann Waters
1999       BOVINE SERIES, Arts Center Galleries and Sprint Theater Gallery, Niceville, FL: Curator: Karen Valdes

Museum Exhibitions

2010    MODERN GIRLS, 10 Distinctive Contemporary Women Artists of Tennessee, 
            The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, Clarksville, TN, March 3-April 18 
2009-2013      TAKE CARE: THE ART & SCIENCE of BIOETHICS, Traveling Exhibition, Organizing: Nashville
                     Cultural Art Projects. Traveling Exhibition. Catalogue.
2009      ARTPRIZE 2009 – Juried International Exhibition – Grand Rapids, MI, Kendall College of Art & Design,
             Inaugural Exhibition. Gallery 114. Sept-October 2009.  Catalogue.
2008      SOUTHEASTERN JURIED EXHIBITION 2008 BIENNIAL. Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. July - September.
             Curator: Ron Platt. Catalogue.
             HAPPILY EVER AFTER, Outdoor Sculpture Installation Experiences. Cheekwood Art & Gardens, Nashville, TN.
             Individual Design for Rapunzel’s Tower. Curator: Leigh Ann Lomax
2007      ONCE UPON A GARDEN, Outdoor Sculpture Installation Experiences. Team: Outlaw/Fick/Beach
             for Mr. McGregor’s Garden.  May – September. Catalogue.
2000     REFLECTIONS OF THE SPIRITUAL, Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL
            WOMEN’S PERROGATIVE, Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL
            HOPE OF OUR WORLD, Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Selected Exhibitions
 
2010
POOL ART FAIR, a Miami Basel Satellite Fair Exhibition, Miami, FL.  December.
OBJECT-ive, Small Scale Sculpture Review, Davis Art Advisory, Nashville, TN April

2008
The 2008 Regional Art Exhibition at The Renaissance Art Center, Dickson, TN.  Oct-Nov 2008
INCENDIARY, Invitational Exhibition, Alternative Spaces, Nashville, TN

2007
ENCAUSTIC XPRESSIONS, Maria LaTour, Lisa Manheim & Sher Fick, West Chester University, PA
Curator:  John Baker.  West Chester, PA

2006
EARTHworks , Invitational Exhibition, Nature Conservancy Convention, Nashville, TN
FLUX , Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
BLOOM , Untitled Artist Group, Candlewood Gallery, Nashville, TN

2005
EXCAVATIONS , Todd Building, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
YOUR STORY BEGINS AT HOME , Todd Building & Cope Administration Building, Middle Tennessee
          State University, Murfreesboro, TN
PUBLIC ACCESS I & II , Cope Administration Building, Middle TN State University, Murfreesboro, TN
REINVENTION & HOW TO START A REVOLUTION, Untitled Artist Group, Nashville, TN

2004
DRAWINGS FROM WOMEN, New Language Art, Hermitage, TN, 2004

2003
IN THE DETAILS, Artel Gallery, Pensacola, FL
ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION , Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL

2002
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION, Pensacola, FL

2001
IT’S ALL JUST BAROQUE TO ME, Right Angles Gallery, Pensacola, FL
ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION , Arts Center Galleries, Niceville, FL

2000
REFLECTIONS OF THE SPIRITUAL, Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL
WOMEN’S PERROGATIVE , Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL
HOPE OF OUR WORLD , Art Museum, Fort Walton Beach, FL 

 

Published Artwork


"COPING SKILLS, The Inspiration & Art of Sher Fick" by FOR ART'S SAKE STUDIOS.  Publishing date: September 2010
*available on Amazon Sept 2010 - with ISBN.

    

Published NOV. 2009:
Line Illustrations/Model of Mask/Maps by Sher Fick

"Faking the Ancient Andes” by Drs. Karen Bruhn and Nancy K. Kelker, publication date Nov. 2009. 15 Illustrations, 1 Chapter on Creation of Faux Masks. Credits.

"Faking Ancient MesoAmerican" by Dr.s Karen Bruhn and Nancy K. Kelker, publication date Nov. 2009. 15 Illustrations.

www.ovationtv.com OVATION TV home page - Fatured Artist Week of January 19, 2010 (artwork: Under Pressure, 2010)

Collections (Private & Corporate) : Haven Kimmel, author of A Girl Named Zippy; John Svara; Fort Walton Beach Art Museum; Purchase Award; T.J. McClure, SHANDS; Dr. Dirk Dunbar; Nanette Folliott; Professor D. Ann Waters; Arnold Icisiano, MFA; Rev. Lloyd & Mrs. Curry; Tim & Lisa Frazeur; Professor Lisa Rollins, MTSU; Gibson-Gardner Office; Joshua & Jessica Stelzer; Matthew & Liddiya Coburn; W. John MacMullen, Professor of BioSciences, Brenda Diller, Mary Lou Hutson, Kat Romerill.

Bibliography

Rachel Bubis, "Wrapped" - seedSPACE brochure. July 2010
Chen Tamir, "Critical Review - seedSPACE Solo Installation", November 2009
Suzanne Normand Blackwood, “Non-Profit Rallies Rural Artists” The Tennessean. August 26, 2009
Linda Weintraub, “Take Care?  Take Care!”  Art Critic Review.  January 2009 (catalogue)
Tonya Vernooy, “The Artists of Take Care”, Art Critic Review.  February 2009 (catalogue)
Veronica Kavass, “Catalogue Essay – Take Care” Critical Art Review, October 2008 (catalogue)
Feature Artist in Jules Sterp's 7 Before 7 Blog Review - Click Here
Chuck Beard, Nashville Arts Magazine, “A Summer Rush of Goodness, Happily Ever After at Cheekwood”, 
       pg. 13 – 15,  June/July 2008
Barbara Greenberg, Commercial News, “Artist’s Hard Work Pays Off”, Nov 2007
Jonathan Marx, The Tennessean, “Children’s Fairytales Come To Life At Cheekwood”, April 2007
“Common Ground”, a film by Greg Butler, Documentary, Interview, Nov 2006
Jonathan Marx, The Tennessean, “Environment Explored at EARTHworks art exhibit”, Oct 2006
David Maddox, “Our Critics Pick”, Nashville Scene, Oct 2006
Nashville Arts Magazine, “EARTHworks Explores Environment”, Nashville, TN, pg. 45, Oct 2006
David Maddox, “Perambulating the Bounds” Art Review, April 2006
Joe Nolan, “Our Critics’ Pick”, Nashville Scene, April 2006
The Record, “Public Access Art”, Murfreesboro, TN, October, 2005
“Local Artist Nominated -Cox/Bravo Channels Champion for the Arts”, WEARTV, Feature, Oct 2001
Bill Campbell, Columnist, Local Happenings - Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, FL, February 2001 


Education
 
2006/Encaustic Workshop, Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN
2006/BFA: Painting/Minors: Sculpture & Art History. Middle Tennessee State University; Summa Cum Laude
2003/AA: Okaloosa-Walton College, Cum Laude, Studio & Gallery Management
2001/ University of West Florida, Advanced Drawing & Sculpture, Dean’s List 2001
Santa Fe College of Art, Collage Painting Workshop, 2001 & Esther Wertheimer Sculpture Workshop, 1998

Grants

2009    Tennessee Arts Commission Professional Development Grant