WILLIAM HICKMAN 405 Morrison Avenue Raleigh, NC 27608 919-839-6020

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

• Somerhill Gallery, Solo Show, Chapel Hill NC March - April 2008
   
• Artsplosure Juried Show, Raleigh NC 2005
   
• "Unrestricted Phases of the Human Form" Group Show Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC 2005
   
• 29th Annual Competition of North Carolina Artists, Fayetteville Museum of Art, NC 2001
   
• SOFA Chicago, IL 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
   
• Wake Visual Art Association, Fifth Annual Juried New Show 1995
   
• Wake Visual Art Association, NEW WORKS, Juror: Jeff Smith, SECCA 1994
   
• Solo Exhibition, Durham Arts Guild, Durham NC 1992
   
• Holiday Showcase, Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
   
• Cheap Art Show, Paper Plant, Raleigh NC 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
   
• "Rising to the Surface" Sociopolitical Visions, Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC 1991
   
• "Hats, Masks and Headgear", Invitational, Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC 1990
   
• Solo Exhibition, Paper Plant, Raleigh NC  1990
   
• Group Shows, Paper Plant, Raleigh NC 1987, 1988
   
• New Works Juried Show, Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC 1989, 1991, 1992
   
• Wake Visual Art Association, Artsplosure Juried Show, Raleigh NC 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
   
• Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Annual Juries Artists Exhibition, Raleigh NC 1982, 1987, 1988

SELECTED AWARDS

Artsplosure, Raleigh NC
Juror's Award 2005
New Works Show, Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC
Merit Award, 1989
Merit Award and Juror's Award, 1991
Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Annual Juried Artists Exhibition, Raleigh NC
Best In Show, 1988

SELECTED GALLERIES

American Folk Art Museum Gallery, New York, NY
Edenside, Louisville, KY
Finer Things, Nashville, TN
Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
The Laughing Dog Gallery, Vero Beach, FL
The Spectrum, Brewster, MA
The Zoo Gallery, Destin, FL

PROJECTS & COMMISSIONS

Design Consultant and Technician to area designers for repairs, finishes, embellishment
and fabrication of various art objects, 1991- present
Wellspring Grocery, Raleigh NC
Seven permanent large-scale sculptural installations, 1993-1994

COLLECTIONS

Chase and Sue Burritt, Ft. Pierce, FL
Mary J.C. Cresimore, Raleigh, NC
George Harrison, London, UK
Jodee Larcade, Raleigh, NC
Miles Lichtman, Baltimore, MD
Eleanor McMillan, Glyndon, MD
Nancy Peterson, Louisville, KY
Jane Teague, Raleigh, NC


PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Craft Council - Exhibiting Artist 1995 - present
Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc. - Exhibiting Member 1996 - present
Carolina Designer Craftsman, Inc. - Exhibiting Member 2006 - present
Durham Art Guild, Durham, NC - Installation Volunteer 1990-1996
Artspace, Inc. Raleigh NC - Resident Artist 1989-1991
Gallery Committee, Artspace, Inc. 1989-1993

EDUCATION

Fort Hunt High School, Alexandria VA, 1974
Self-taught artist, 30 years of welding experience
Penland School of Craft, Iron, two-week workshop, 2004, 2005
Penland School of Craft, Glass, two-week workshop, 2006

EMPLOYMENT

Rathskeller Restaurant, Kitchen Manager, 1980-1998