Richard Hricko
Education
1979 MFA
Printmaking, Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
1978
Tyler School of Art of Temple University, Rome, Italy.
1974 BFA
Printmaking and Painting, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
1972
Corcoran School of Art, Summer Printmaking Workshop, Washington, D.C.
Academic Positions
2011 - Present
Professor, Printmaking, Department of Graphic Arts and Design,Tyler School of Art.
2001 - 2006
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Tyler School of Art of Temple University.
2001 - 2006
Graduate Program Director, Tyler School of Art.
1997 - 2001
Chairperson, Department of Art and Art Education, Tyler School of Art.
1997 - 2011
Associate Professor, Printmaking, Department of Art and Art Education, Tyler School of Art.
1991 - 1997
Assistant Professor, Printmaking and 3-D Design, Department of Art and Art Education, Tyler School of Art.
1988 - 1991
Lecturer, Printmaking, Drawing, 2-D and 3-D Design, Department of Art and Art Education, Tyler School of Art.
1985 - 1988
Lecturer, Printmaking, Department of Graphic Arts and Design, Tyler School of Art.
1988 - 1989
Instructor, Printmaking, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.
Museum Exhibitions
2010
Symbiosis, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
Corridor: Artist/Collaborator, Roberson Museum Science Center, Binghamton, NY.
2008
Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, NY.
1992
Hard Choices/Just Rewards II, Travelling Exhibition: Johnstown Art Museum, Blair Art Museum, University of Pittsburgh, Everhart Museum, Edinboro University, Westminster College, The University of the Arts.
1989
Collaborations, Glynn Vivian Art Museum, Swansea, Wales.
Collaborations II, Travelling Exhibition: Florence, Italy and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Solo Exhibitions
2002
Dual Identities: Artists/Academics, The Philadelphia Art Alliance.
1997
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts/Center for Horticulture, Wilmington, DE.
1996
Richard Hricko-Drawings, Prints and Sculpture, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA.
1995
Richard Hricko-Drawings, Prints and Sculpture, Noeware Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1993
Richard Hricko - Prints, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.
Richard Hricko – Prints, Stockton State College, NJ.
Richard Hricko - Prints, Paul Watkins Gallery, Minnesota State University, Winona
Richard Hricko - Woodcuts, Diamond Club Gallery, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
1991
Richard Hricko - Prints, Kirkbride Gallery, Binghamton, NY.
Richard Hricko, Wenniger Graphics, Provincetown, MA.
1984
Richard Hricko, Mona Berman Gallery, New Haven, CT.
1983
Richard Hricko, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Hricko – Prints, Apple Gallery, Ithaca, NY.
1982
Richard Hricko, Mona Berman Gallery, New Haven, CT.
Group Exhibitions
2011
34th Annual Art on Paper National Juried Exhibition, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.
Atlanta Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Chastin Arts Center, Atlanta, GA.
2010
Photography Re-Imagined, Tilt Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
Inside and Outside the Clamshell Box, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA.
Exchange, School of Art Gallery, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Print Summit: A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, School of Art and Design.
New Prints 2010, International Print Center New York, NY.
Wide Open, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NY. Juror, Anne Strauss, Assoc. Curator of 19th Century and Contemporary Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Fiber: TwentyTen, The Foundry, St. Charles, MO.
New Prints: Part II, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania.
Marque:Remarque, Portfolio Exhibition, Free Library, Philadelphia, PA.
Feral Prints II, Portfolio Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
Erotomania, The Candy Coated Center, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
China Doll, Photographs, EKWC, Den Bosch, Netherlands.
Transpose, Portfolio Exhibition, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Ephemerality, The Schuylkill Center, Philadelphia.
2008
Contemporary Prints, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY.
Three of a Kind, Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
Feral Prints, Kansas State University, Manhattan Kansas.
2007
Philagrafika II, The William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia.
Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY.
2006
Philagrafika, The William Penn Foundation, Philadelphia, PA.
2005
Operation Raw, The Icebox, Philadelphia, PA.
Art in Northern Liberties, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Dear Fleisher, The Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia PA.
2004
Several Steps Removed -The Big Nothing, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA .
Keep It In The Family, National Invitational Print Exchange, Philadelphia, PA.
North of the Border - Art in Northern Liberties 3, Philadelphia, PA.
Installations, large Scale Prints, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2003
30X30, Brandywine Workshop Visiting Artists, The Philadelphia Foundation.
North of the Border - Art in Northern Liberties 2, Philadelphia, PA.
2002
Non-Matriculated Residences, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
First Annual Northern Liberties Exhibitions, Philadelphia, PA.
2001
US/SCOT II, Grays College of Art, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Selections from the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia International Airport.
2000
US/SCOT, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland.
1999
Philadelphia Printmakers, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia, PA.
1998
Mid-Atlantic Contemporary Tile Exhibition, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
A Generation of Challenge Artists, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA.
1997
Richard Hricko - Growth and Decay, Dennison University, OH.
A Show of Hands, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA.
1996
Eight Points of View, Lidner Gallery, Keystone College, La Plume, PA.
1995
USSCOT Exchange, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.
A Show of Hands, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
Neighbors III, Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
1994
Silvermine Prints International, Juried Exhibition, New Canaan, CT.
Haystack Visiting Artists, The Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME.
The Complete Drawing, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Paradise Endangered, American Print Alliance, Washington, DC.
1993
Inside Corridor, Oneonta State College, New York.
1992
Diverse Prints, University of Dallas, Irving, TX.
Pressured Productions, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Printmakers, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, NJ.
1991
21st National Works on Paper, Minot State University, ND.
Collaborative Prints, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
1990
Printworks, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
1988
64th Annual International Print Competition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA.
1988
10 x 12, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA.
From the Decade: Tyler Prints, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA.
Viewpoints Variable, Momenta Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
Tyler Printmakers, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY.
1987
Garton Cooke Gallery, London, England
Influences: Printmaking, The Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
20 x 20, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA.
Printmakers Who Make Prints, The Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA.
1986
Four Printmakers, Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC.
Arcadia College Juried Print Exhibition, Glenside, PA.
1985
First Annual Print Exhibition, Mona Berman Gallery, New Haven, CT.
2 x 8, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA.
The Persistence of Vision, Marion Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1984
International Mezzotint Competition, Pratt Graphics Center, NY.
Philadelphia Print Club Traveling Exhibition.
Five Years of Fleisher Challenge Exhibitions, The Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
1983
59th Annual International Print Competition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, PA.
Hunterdon National Print Exhibition, Clifton, NJ.
1982
West Chester National Prints and Drawings Exhibition, State College, PA.
1979
Saint Stevens School, Rome, Italy.
American Printmakers in Rome, The Temple Gallery, Rome, Italy.
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE. Traveling exhibition.
Richard Hricko – Prints, Harrison Cultural Foundation, Clarksburg, WV.
Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD.
Grants and Awards
2011
Honorable Mention Award, Atlanta International Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Chastin Arts Center, Atlanta, GA.
2008
Certificate of Honor Award, Temple University Alumni Association.
2007
Research and Study Leave, Temple University.
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Temple University.
2004
Visiting Artist/Presenter, The Print Club of New York, The National Arts Club, NY.
2001
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Temple University.
2000
Research and Study Leave. Temple University.
1997
Teaching Fellow, The Lily Foundation.
1996
Increased Compensation Award, Temple University.
1994
NEA/Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Regional Fellowship.
Increased Compensation Award, Temple University.
1993
Grant-in-Aid of Research, Temple University.
Increased Compensation Award, Temple University.
1992
Summer Research Fellowship, Temple University.
Increased Compensation Award, Temple University.
1991
Jurors Award, 21st National Works On Paper, Minot State University, ND.
1990
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship.
Brandywine Workshop Visiting Artist Fellowship, Philadelphia, PA.
1980
Juror’s Award, West Chester National Print Exhibition, West Chester College, PA.
1976
Artist-in-Residence Grant, West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council, WVA.
1975
Artist-in-Residence Grant, West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council, WVA.
Collections
2011
International Southern Graphics Council.
Dennison University, OH.
2010
The Free Library, Philadelphia, PA.
Kansas State University.
International Southern Graphics Council.
2009
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Brandywine Collection.
1999
Corridor Press, Otego, NY.
1998
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
1997
Brandywine Print Workshop, Philadelphia, PA.
1995
The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1988
LaSalle University Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
1987
PepsiCo Headquarters, Purchase, NY.
SNET - Long Wharf Maritime Center, New Haven, CT.
Yale Federal Credit Union, New Haven, CT.
1985
The Provident National Bank, Philadelphia, PA.
1984
G.E. International Headquarters, Fairfield, CT.
Aetna Corporation, Hartford, CT.
1977
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE.
1979
Tyler School of Art, Temple University.
1974
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops
2009
Studio Workshop, Grand Scale: Monumental Prints, The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Studio Visit/Lecture, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
2007
Visiting Artist/Faculty, Chautauqua Institute School of Visual Art, Chautauqua, NY.
Visiting Lecturer, Hulcrest Center, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY.
2004
Panelist, Exhibition as Curriculum, National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), 60th Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ.
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, The Print Club of NY, The National Arts Club, NY.
2003
Visiting Critic, University of The Arts, Photo 47, Senior Thesis Exhibition.
2002
Visiting Critic, University of The Arts, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Gallery Siano.
2001
Visiting Lecturer, International Studies, USSCOT Consortium, Chicago, Ill.
1999
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Hospitalfield House, Arbroath, Scotland.
1998
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Japanese Printmaking, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1996
Visiting Artist/Workshop, Monoprints, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1994
Visiting Artist/Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle ME.
1993
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Stockton State College, NJ.
1992
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Minnesota State University, Winona, MN.
1988
Visiting Critic, MFA Candidates, University of Pennsylvania.
1982
Consultant and Printer, Landseer Steel Engraving, Philadelphia Museum of Art.
1981
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Relief Printmaking, Temple University.
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Printmaking and Drawing, Tyler School of Art.
1980
Visiting Lecturer, Printmaking History and Process, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
Curator/Juror
2010
Co-Curator, MEDIUM RESISTANCE: Revolutionary Tendencies in Print and Craft, The Icebox, Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Co-curator, 40,000 FEET, 100’ video and sound installation by Su Tomesen of the Netherlands, The Icebox, Philadelphia.
Juror, Alumni Solo Series: Serena Perrone, Shalya Marsh, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA.
Juror, Challenge Exhibition, The Fleisher Art Memorial, Administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA.
2002
Co-Curator, Wee Works on Paper, US/Scot Consortium Travelling Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia and Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
Special Projects
2009 - Present
Co-Creator/Curator, ICE – International Curatorial Exchange, Philadelphia, PA. The ICE program invites commissions from international curators and artists to present contemporary, international arts projects installed within the 125,000 cubic foot Icebox Project Space.
2004 - Present
President and Co-founder, Crane Arts, LLC, Philadelphia, PA www.cranearts.com. Research in adaptive reuse of historic, industrial buildings. Designer, co-developer and manager of The Crane Building, The Crane Stable and The Icebox, totaling 100,000 square feet for artist studios, performance and exhibition spaces. Crane Arts encourages and supports creative production by established, emerging and student artists, activities of community-based arts organizations, and local to international contemporary visual and performing arts projects.
Crane Arts Awards and Grants include:
2011 Knight Foundation, Knight Arts Challenge ($9 million total), Finalist (60 finalists/over 1,700 applicants – winners announced in April, 2011).
2011 Business & Arts Partnership Award (Crane Arts and InLiquid).
2010 The Creative Industry Workforce Grant ($100,000.00).
2008 The Preservation Alliance Award.
Citations
Beyer, Rita. "Artists of Northern Liberties Show Works at Paley Center." Chestnut Hill Local [Philadelphia] 13 July 1995: 31. Print.
Conheim, Maryanne. "Print-making: an Exhibit in Action." The Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Nov. 1981: 4. Print.
Curtiss, Deborah, and Jack Snyder, M.D. "Printmaking." Making Art Safely. By Merle Spandorfer. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1993. 116. Print.
DeWyngaert, Richard A. "Reviews in Brief." Art Matters Oct. 1988: 2. Web.
Donchey, Marjorie. "Printmaker Lectures, Exhibits Work at Stockton." The Press [Atlantic City] 11 Apr. 1993. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "A Mezzotint Competition Proves the Technique Is Alive and Well." The Philadelphia Inquirer 20 Apr. 1984,
Gallery and Art sec. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Artists/Nature." The Philadelphia Inquirer 1993. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Fleisher's Review of the 'Challenged'" The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 Sept. 1983. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Print Club Show Bears Message." The Philadelphia Inquirer 3 Dec. 1988. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Prints and Drawings." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Print.
Donohoe, Victoria. "Tyler Art School." The Philadelphia Inquirer 24 Sept. 1995. Print.
Freidman, Sally. "Visions of Area Artists." Courier Times [Philadelphia] 1988. Print.
"Group Showcase : Ortus." Diffusion: Unconventional Photography Volume III (2011). Print.
Irish, Jane. “Visual Artists Pay Homage to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War’s 1970 March: Operation Rapid American
Withdrawal at ICE BOX Project Space September 2005.” Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Press Release. 2005. Print.
Haddigan, Dan. "Summer Solstice Benefit 2010 Featured Artist: Richard." Web log post. Philagrafika/Blog. Philagrafika, 15 June
2010. Web. 20 June 2010.
Hunterdon Art Center. Twenty-Seventh National Print Exhibition. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon Art Center, 1983. Print.
J. Michael Armentrout. Viewpoint Variable: Printmakers Who Make Prints. Philadelphia: J. Michael Armentrout, 1988. Print.
MacGilvray, Dan, ed. "Illustration by Richard Hricko." 14 Poems by Peace Corps Volunteers. 1976. Print.
Mangravite, Andrew. "Meditations on Mature." The Philadelphia Forum 26. 1996. Print.
Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation. National Endowment for the Arts: Regional Visual Arts Fellowships. Baltimore: Mid Atlantic Arts
Foundation, 1995. Print.
Pennsylvania Council of the Arts. Hard Choices/Just Rewards II. Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, 1992. Print.
The Philadelphia Foundation Community Art Gallery. 30 X 30: The Brandywine Workshop Collection. Philadelphia:
Philadelphia Foundation Community Art Gallery, 2002. Print.
Philagrafika. Philagrafika at the William Penn Foundation. Philadelphia: Philagrafika, 2006. Print.
The Print Club. 59th Annual International Competition. Philadelphia: Print Club, 1983. Print.
Rice, Robin. "Dark Victories." Philadelphia City Paper 25 Feb. 1994, Art sec.: 19. Print.
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial. 10 X 12: A Decade of Fleisher Challenge Artists. Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, 1988. Print.
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial. Five Years of Fleisher Challenge Exhibitions. Philadelphia: Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial,
1984. Print.
Sheesley, Tim. "Timothy Sheesley Master Printmaker:Artist Collaborator." Corridor Press. 2007. Web. 6 Aug. 2010. .
Sozanski, Edward J. "A Show of Prints by Seven Artists." The Philadelphia Inquirer 21 Apr. 1988, 6-E sec. Print.
Sozanski, Edward J. "Galleries." The Philadelphia Inquirer 18 Feb. 1994: 3. Print.
Sozanski, Edward J. "Northern Liberties Found to Harbor Much Art." The Philadelphia Inquirer: 40. Print.
Sozanski, Edward J. "Not the Usual Landscapes in This Exhibit." The Philadelphia Inquirer 22 Feb. 1983, 12-D sec. Print.
Sozanski, Edward J. "Print Center." The Philadelphia Inquirer 14 June 1996, Museums and Galleries sec. Print.
University of Wisconsin Parkside. 4th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition. Kenosha: University of Wisconsin Parkside, 1990.
Print.
Wasserman, Burton. "Exhibitions in Sight." Art Matters 2 Oct. 1989. Print.
"Woodcuts on View at UW-EC Gallery." Leader Telegram [Eau Claire] 29 Oct. 1992. Print.
Zimmerman, Toni O. Stones. Alexandria, VA: Huffman, 1976. Print.
Professional Service
Founding and Board Member, Second State Press, www.secondstatepress.org, a non-profit, communal printmaking workshop for
Intaglio, Relief, Screenprinting and Lithography, Philadelphia, PA.
Programs Assistant Coordinator, USSCOT Consortium, Glasgow, Scotland and Philadelphia.
Treasurer, USSCOT Consortium, Glasgow, Scotland and Philadelphia.
Member, Philagrafika, Philadelphia.
Board of Artistic Advisers Member, The Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia.
Member, The College Art Association.
Member, The Southern Graphic Council.
Member, The Philadelphia Print Center.