NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
Richard Fishman is a sculptor whose work is represented in numerous private and public collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Skirball Museum, the Rose Art Museum, Brandies University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Over the course of his career he has had 28 one-person exhibitions, more than 50 group exhibitions, and is the recipient of many awards including a Howard Foundation award and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Fishman is a Professor Emeritus at Brown University and was the Founding Director of the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
Richard Fishman grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts and attended Boston University before transferring to the Rhode Island School of Design for his BFA. In New Orleans, at Tulane University, he earned an MFA. In 1965, Fishman began teaching at Brown University where he has contributed to the remarkable growth in the institution’s arts departments. His vision is evident in the new Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, where the focus on collaborative creativity linking the arts with science, technology, and the humanities is helping to redefine art practice in higher education. Though primarily a sculptor, Fishman works in different mediums, and has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
Source: NetWorks 2011-2012 Catalogue
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Edited by: Paul Marsella and Richard Goulis
Additional Video: Jonah David
Executive Producer: Joseph A. Chazan, M.D.
Additional Resources:
Artist’s website: richard-fishman.com
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
