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Rick Beck is a studio artist based in spruce pine, North Carolina. he began working in glass at hastings college in Nebraska, where he received his ba.  he received an MFA from southern Illinois university. in 1994, rick was awarded a visual arts fellowship by the North Carolina arts council, followed by a national endowment for the arts regional visual arts fellowship from the southern arts federation in 1995.  beck is part of the studio glass movement. he has taught at the prestigious Pilchuck glass school, assisting artists Curtiss Brock and Jan Mares.  he has taught at the penland school of craft since 1988.  rick beck is known for his large-scale cast glass sculpture depicting industrial, everyday objects and the human figure.

Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, N.C.
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia South Carolina
Fletcher,Barnhart, White Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Hastings College, Hastings, Ne.
Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, N.C.
McDonalds Corporate Colection
Mint Museum, Charlotte, N.C.
Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte,N.C
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile,Al..

Rick Beck at Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio,
Sept.-Oct. 2013.
“Figures and Forms:The Sculptures of Rick Beck”,Columbia
Museum of
Art, Columbia, S.C. August-Dec. 2013.
Shared Journey, Rick and Valerie Beck,Toe River Arts
Council, Spruce Pine, N.C. June-Aug. 2013.
“Form,Color,Light” Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach,Fl.
June-Oct. 2012
Habatat Galleries, Palm Beach, Fl. March 2011.
Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Il. September 2010.
Rick Beck, Habatat Galleries, ,Royal Oak, Mi. October
2009.
Rick Beck, Habatat Galleries, Tysons Corner, Va. Aug.-Sept.
2009
Two-person Exhibition, Valerie and Rick Beck, Thomas Riley
Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
Shared Vision, Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, N.C. March
2008.
Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl. January 2008.
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago,Il. Sept. 2007.
Glass- Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney,Ne. Aug. 2007-Jan.
2008.
Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, May-June 2006.
Form-Rick Beck Traveling Museum Exhibit
Gallery of Art and Design N.C.S.U. Raleigh,N.C. Aug.-Oct.
2005.
Muskegon Museum of Art,Muskegon,Mi. March-May 2006.
Cameron Museum of Art, Wilmington,N.C. July-Oct. 2006.
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia,Pa. Aug.-Sept. 2004.
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago,Il. Nov.-Dec. 2003.
Kentucky Museum of Art and Design,Louisville, Ky. March-
July,2003.
Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Feb. 2003.
Gallerie Alegria, Birmingham, Al. Sept.-Oct. 2002.
Snyderman Gallery,Philadelphia,Pa. Sept.2001.
Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan. 2001.
Sculpture-Rick Beck Solo Traveling Museum Exhibit
Green Hill Center for N.C. Art, Greensboro, N.C. Sept.-
Nov. 2000.
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Al.
Jan.-March 2001.
Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark, Sept. -Nov. 2001.
Form Gallery W.D.O. Charlotte, N.C. April 2000.
Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. May 1998.
Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, N.C. April 1998.
Chelsea Gallery, Western Carolina University at Cullowhee,
N.C. Jan. 1998.
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 1997.
Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Sept.-Oct. 1996.
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. Feb.-March 1995.
Gallery W.D.O., Charlotte, N.C. Dec. 1994.
The Rachael Collection, Aspen, Co. July 1994.
Snyderman Gallery, Philadephia, Pa. Aug.-Sept. 1993.
University Art Gallery, Tennessee Tech. University at
Cookeville, Tn., Jan. 1991.
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale, Il. May 1989.
Hastings College Alumni Show, Hastings, Ne. 1985.
Stuhr Museum, Grand Island, Ne. 1983.
SELECTED INVITATIONALS
Igneous Expressions, David McCune International Art
Gallery of Methodist University, Fayetteville, N.C.
Oct.-Dec. 2013.
15th Anniversary Show, Hiddell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte,
N.C. March 2013.
North Carolina Glass, Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee,N.C. Oct.-Jan. 2012,13
Glass in the Mountains, Toe River Arts Council,Spruce
Pine, N.C. Sept. 2012
Primed, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, N.C. March-April
2012.
Not So Still Life, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wi.
Habatat International Glass Invitational, Florida
2006-2011.
Pop Craft, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Ma.
Aug.Oct. 2009.
Neolithic Idols, Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago,
Il.February-March 2009.
Glass: Evolving, Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts,
Rockville, Md., September 2008.
The Art of Tools, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston,
Ma.,May-July 2007.
Pursuing Excellence, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, N.C. March-
April 2007.
SOFA Chicago Marx-Saunders Gallery, October 2006.
Studio Glass Then and Now,Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero
Beach,Fl., May-Sept. 2006.
2006 Governor’s North Carolina Craft Exhibition, Governor’s
Mansion,Raleigh,N.C., May-August 2006.
SOFA New York, Marx-Saunders Gallery, June 2006.
Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village,Snyderman Gallery,July
2005.
22nd Annual Habatat International Glass Invitational,
Habatat
Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl., Dec. 2004-Jan. 2005.
SOFA Chicago Marx-Saunders Gallery, October 2004.
21st Annual Habatat International Glass Invitational,
Habatat
Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl., Dec. 2003-Jan. 2004.
SOFA Chicago Marx-Saunders Gallery, October 2003.
Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village,Snyderman Gallery,July
2003
20th Annual Habatat International Glass Invitational,
Habatat
Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl., Dec. 2002-Jan. 2003..
SOFA Chicago Marx-Saunders Gallery, October 2002.
SOFA New York Snyderman Gallery,May 2002.
30th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Pontiac,
Mi.
April 2002.
19th Annual Habatat International Glass Invitational,
Habatat
Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl. Dec. 2001-Jan.2002.
Fire and Ice William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon,
Va.
June-Sept. 2001.
Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village Snyderman Gallery, July
2001.
Glass America Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. July 2001.
Off the Beaten Path:Artists of Penland, Penland
Gallery, Penland, N.C. June-July 2001.
SOFA New York Heller Gallery, May 2001.
18th Annual Habatat International Glass Invitational
Habatat
Galleries, Boca Raton, Fl. Dec.2000-Jan.2001.
Taking Form in Glass:Contemporary Works from the Palley
Collection Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Fl. Sept.-Nov.
2000.
Glass America 2000 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. July
2000.
Millennium Glass Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery,
Louisville, Ky.
April-July 2000. Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts,
Montgomery,
Al., Jan.-March 2001. Hunter Museum og American Art,
Chattanooga,
Tn., June-Aug. 2001.
SOFA New York Snyderman Gallery, June 2000.
An Inaugural Gift: The Founder’s Circle Collection Mint
Museum
ofCraft and Design, Charlotte, N.C. Feb.-Sept. 2000.
17th Annual International Glass Invitational Habatat
Galleries,
Boca Raton, Fl. Dec. 1999-Jan. 2000.
Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village Snyderman Gallery, July
1999.
Three Person Show Penland Gallery, Penland, N.C. May 1999.
16th Annual International Glass Invitational Habatat
Galleries,
Boca Raton, Fl. Dec. 1998-Jan.1999.
SOFA Chicago Snyderman Gallery, Oct. 1998.
Glass America 1998 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1998.
Glass Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Ga. Nov.-Dec. 1997.
SOFA Chicago Heller Gallery, Oct. 1997.
International Designer Glass Hadeland Glassverk, Jevnaker,
Norway,
June-Aug. 1997.
Calido! Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Az. April-June 1997.
25th Annual Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries,
Pontiac,Mi.
April, 1997.
The Glasmuseum-The First Ten Years Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft,
Denmark , June 1996-May 1997.
Glass America 1997 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1997.
Glass America 1996 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1996.
24th Annual Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries, Pontiac,
Mi.
April 1996.
Summer Session Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. July-Aug.
1995.
Citings City Art Gallery, Raleigh,N.C. Feb.-April, 1995.
Glass America 1995 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1995.
Eight from Penland Folk Art Center, Asheville, N.C. Jan.-
Feb.
1994.
Glass America 1994 Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1994.
From our Vault to the Studio Wustum Museum of Fine Arts,
Racine,Wi. Sept.-Nov. 1993.
North Carolina Glass Reunion Blue Spiral I, Asheville, N.C.
Aug.-Sept. 1993.
North Carolina Glass Mint Museum, Charlotte, N.C. July-
Sept.
1993.
Glass America 1993. Heller Gallery, New York, N.Y. Jan.
1993.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Arts and Activities May 2009 Front Cover
Tools for Creativity May-July 2009 Front Cover
American Style October 2004, Page 87.
Glass Art January/February 2003, Page 28-29.
Glass Winter 2002, Inside Back Cover.
. American Craft Oct./Nov. 2002, Page 4.
Glass Fall 2002, Page 12.
Neues Glas Fall 2001, Front cover and Pages 20-27.
American Craft Feb./March 2001, Pages 98-99.
Glass Winter 2000, Inside Back Cover.
American Craft Dec. 2000-Jan. 2001, Page 8.
American Craft April/May 2000.
Glass Summer 1999, Page 36.
Glass Fall 1998, Page 65.
American Craft April/May 1998, Page 86.
American Craft Dec. 1997/Jan. 1998, Page 16.
Glass Fall 1996, Page 65.
American Craft Oct./Nov. 1996, Inside Cover.
American Craft Feb./March 1995, Page 10.
Glass Winter 1995, Page 20.
American Craft June/July 1994, Page 4.
American Craft Feb./March 1994, “Portfolio” Page 58.
American Craft April/May 1993, Page 12.
American Craft Oct./Nov. 1992, Page 71.
Glass Fall 1992.
New Glass Review 12 Spring 1991.

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