Bill Fick is a printmaker living and working in

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. Fick is the director of Cockeyed Press, which specializes in the production of satirical linocut prints and

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production. He is also a member of the

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. Fick, along with Beth Grabowski authored a book, ''Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials & Processes''Grabowski, Beth. Printmaking: A Complete Guide to Materials & Processes'', . in 2009.

Biography

Fick was born on October 19, 1963, in Lirik,

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, Indonesia. His family moved to the United States when he was young and he received his B.A. from

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in 1986 and his M.F.A. from

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in 1990.

Artist and educator

Fick is the Lecturing Fellow of Art at

. He has exhibited in several solo and group shows nationally and internationally including the Czech Republic, New Zealand, and Finland. In addition, throughout his career, Fick has acted as a visiting artist, artist in residence, and professor to several art schools across the country. Fick's work can be found in the collections of the Fogg Art Museum,

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; The

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, New York City; and the

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. In 1993 Fick was awarded a

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Visual Artist Fellowship and in 1995 a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship. Fick is associated with a movement within contemporary American printmaking known as "Outlaw Printmaking",a group that includes

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, Dennis Mcnett, Sue Coe, Sean Star Wars, Michael Barnes, and Cannonball Press.

External links

www.cockeyedpress.com (artist's web site)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fick, Bill Living people American printmakers Modern printmakers American illustrators Duke University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)