MARY HICKS METAL ARTS

metalwork by Mary Hicks

ARTIST'S STATEMENT:

Mary Hicks 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 enamelling. She has worked solely in the area of sculpture the past several years in order to pursue an interest and passion for working with metal. The past two years she has begun to enamel and incorporates enamelled copper panels into her sculptures and creates enamelled art jewellery. Enamelling provides the perfect blend of brilliant colours fired onto hammered and etched metal pieces. Repeated firings reveal a depth and clarity of colour which illuminates beautiful patterns & textures etched into the metal beneath the glass. 

 

She has produced a new small sculpture series incorporating woven copper panels, woven copper elements, enamelled copper panels, mixed media, and woven photographs. She enjoys the exploration of depth, shapes, colour, texture and intricate details that comes from working with metal, photographs, enamel, and mixed media. The on-going study of various metal and enamelling techniques continues to ignite her passion to create new works of art. To see Mary’s recent work visit: www.maryhicksmetalarts.com

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. More recently Mary participated in the D. I. Conservancy Fundraiser group photography show, D.I. Gallery, 2006; “In Bloom”, solo photography show, D.I. Craft Shop, 2007;  “Celebrating Our Own”, group show/mixed media, Denman Arts Centre 2008;  "Interwoven Elementals", Group show/mixed media, Denman Art Gallery 2009;  "The Birds and the Bees", Magnolia Gallery 2010; "There's No Place Like Home", Group show/ mixed media, Denman Art Gallery 2010; Denman Art Studio Tour 2011, "Sketchbook Project," Group show/Mixed Media, Denman Arts Centre 2011; Sooke Fine Arts Show 2012 (Juried show); "Catching the Light", Mary Hicks (Sculpture) and Leslie Dunsmore (Paintings), Denman Arts Centre 2012; Denman Art Studio Tour 2013; “The Story of the Creative, International Exhibition, NY Gallery 2013;”Sustainable Feast”, Denman Art Centre Group Show 2013; “Creative Rising”, Projection Gallery NYC 2013, "Catching The Light", Mary Hicks (Sculpture) and Leslie Dunsmore (Paintings) Pearl Ellis Gallery 2015. Her work is held in private collections throughout the United States, Europe, & Canada.