Candace Hicks - 2017 Faculty Achievement Award for Research
Candace Hicks, assistant professor in SFA's School of Art, is the recipient of the 2017 Faculty Achievement Award for Research.
Hicks began working at SFA in 2012 teaching 2-D design. During an almost six-year timespan, her work has been featured in 14 solo and 26 group exhibitions as well as approximately 30 juried shows. Hicks' work in juried shows has garnered a number of recognitions, including Best of Show in Rochester Public Library's International Art of the Book and second place for her work in Fantastic Fibers produced by the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, Kentucky.
Dr. A.C. "Buddy" Himes, dean of SFA's College of Fine Arts, said research within fine arts disciplines is represented by work that others in the field nationally recognize as an example of high ideals or consider the artist as an authority and seek his/her expertise.
"During the short time she has been at SFA, Professor Hicks' record of exhibition is unprecedented not only at SFA but at any other university art program with which I am familiar," Himes said. "It is simply unheard of for university art faculty members anywhere in the country to have such an impressive national and international record of exhibition."
Colleague Rebecca Marino, associate director of Texas State University Galleries, also speaks highly of Hicks.
"It was truly a privilege to host an artist who has not only been featured in such eminent institutions across the world, but who also has been included in many of their permanent collections," Marino said. "Her books are in more than 40 different university collections ranging all the way from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee to the University of Applied Arts Vienna to Harvard University Art Library.
"There is no questioning the quality of Candace Hicks' achievements, which are considerable to say the least," Marino added. "Her distinguished reputation precedes her, which can be seen in the confidence and respect of the curators who extend her the invitation to show at their institutions."