Inspired by natural bone forms, rural technology, and geometric structure, Sam Spiczka has produced a distinctive body of work that is both modern and intensely primal, public yet deeply personal.
Born and raised in rural Minnesota, Spiczka became captivated by metal early on through the experience of working at his family’s welding shop. Though he briefly studied art and philosophy at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, his true education has come from Nature, the example of past sculptors, and the craftsmanship of his father. His award winning sculptures have been exhibited internationally – including at the Seolbong International Sculpture Park in Icheon,South Korea, the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and Franconia Sculpture Park in Taylor’s Fall, MN – and can be found in many public and private collections.
Exhibitions
Awards
Collections
To download a copy, please click here.
Selected Exhibitions
2022
Flossmoor Sculpture Exhibit, Flossmoor, IL September 2022 – September 2025
2019
Flossmoor Sculpture Exhibit, Flossmoor, IL May 2019 – September 2022
2018
The 21st International Sculpture Symposium Icheon (ISSI), Icheon, South Korea August 7-28, 2016
Sculpture Walk, Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL May 2018 – September 2018
Sculpture Stroll, Hutchinson, MN May 2018 – May 2019
2017
Odyssey Sculpture Series, Purdue Northwest Campus, Calumet, IN June 2017 – June 2019
Sculptures on the Rooftop, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI May 2017 – May 2018
Range, Rural Arts and Culture Summit, Morrison Gallery, U of M Morris, Morris, MN June 6 – 30, 2017
Rural Arrangements, Solo Exhibition, Ridgewater College-Hutchinson Campus, Hutchinson, MN January 9 – February 9, 2017
Art on the River, Dubuque, IA June 2017 – June 2018
Acres of Art, Sculpture Valley, Appleton, WI May 2017 – May 2019
Sculpture Stroll, Hutchinson, MN May 2017 – May 2018
2016
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL June 2016 – June 2021
Sculptures on the Rooftop, Monona Terrace, Madison, WI May 2016 – May 2017
Winter Blossoms, Solo Exhibition, Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN January 4 – February 26, 2016
Rural Arrangements, Solo Exhibition, Ridgewater College-Willmar Campus, Willmar, MN November 9 – December 9, 2016
Sculpture Walk St. Cloud, St. Cloud, MN June 2016-May 2017
Sculpture Stroll, Hutchinson, MN May 2016 – May 2017
2015
POP. <5000, Morrison Gallery, U of M Morris, Morris, MN June 2-30, 2015
Sam Spiczka, Solo Exhibition, Gallery St. Germain, St. Cloud, MN March 4 – April 18, 2015
CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour, Mankato, MN May 2015 – April 2016
2014
Concerning Matter, The Gowanus Ballroom, Brooklyn, NY June 13-27, 2014
2014 Sculpture Biennial, Columbus, IN June 2014-May 2016
Art on the Trailway, Greenwood, IN May 2014-April 2016
CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour , Mankato, MN May 2014-April 2015
Anderson Center for the Arts , Red Wing, MN July 29-Ongoing
Twentieth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 3-4, 2014
2013
SculptureWalk Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD May 2013-April 2014
Nineteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 4-5, 2013
2012
NYC SRAM pART Project, Cedar Lake Theater, New York City, NY November 29, 2012
Sculpture Tour Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI May 2012-April 2013
Eighteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 5-6, 2012
2011
Upper Iowa University, Solo Exhibition, Fayette, IA January 13 – February 18, 2011
Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD May 2011 – April 2012
CityArt, Mankato, MN May 2011 – April 2012
Seventeenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 7-8, 2011
2010
Chicago Sculpture International, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL November 19, 2010 – March 19,2011
Countercurrents, Organized by Chicago Sculpture International for Art Chicago, The Chicago Merchandise Mart, April 29 – May 3, 2010
Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Longwood University, Farmville, VA April 2010 – May 2012
Arts on the Green: A Festival of Outdoor Art and Sculpture, Cashiers, NC June – December, 2010
Sixteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 1-2, 2010
2009
ArtMN 2009: The Precious Object, Cargill Gallery, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MNSeptember 18, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD May 2009 – April 2010
Fifteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 2-3, 2009
2008
Art on the Plains 10, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND November 26, 2008 – March 1, 2009
St. Cloud State University, Solo Exhibition, St. Cloud, MN October 22 – November 20, 2008
Chicago Sculpture International-2008 Juried Exhibition, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI October 2 – November 8, 2008
Franconia Sculpture Park, Open Studio Artist, Shafer, MN July 2008 – July 2010
CSI Biennale 2008, FLATFILEgalleries, Chicago, IL June 20 – August 22, 2008
St. John’s University, Solo Exhibition, Collegeville, MN February 25 – April 7, 2008
“Art-The Human Figure,” Art At The Depot Gallery, Red Wing, MN January 4 – February 10, 2008
Fourteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 3-4 2008
2007
Sculpture Invasion, Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL July 5 – August 30, 2007
Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, MN June 2007 – June 2009
Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN April 2007 – April 2008
Northern State University, Solo Exhibition, Aberdeen, SD January 29-March 16 2007
Thirteenth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 5-6 2007
2006
The Second Bi-Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN October 2006 – April 2008
Augsburg College, Solo Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN September 15-October 27 2006
Biennial Sculpture Invitational, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI September 28 – October 29 2006
Art on the Plains 9, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND September 28, 2006 – January 7, 2007
The Benini Foundation and Sculpture Ranch, Johnson City, TX July 2006 – Present
Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD May 2006 – April 2007
Twelfth Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture Invitational, Hillsborough, NC May 6-7 2006
2005
Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN September 2005 – March 2006
Art-in-Place, Charlottesville, VA September 2005 – August 2006
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN June 2005 – June 2007
Franconia Sculpture Park, Open Studio Artist, Shafer, MN May 2005 – May 2006
ZONE Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Kansas City, MO May 2005
Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, Lakeland, FL March 2005 – February 2006
Anderson Center for the Arts, Red Wing, MN June 2005 – June 2007
Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD May 2005 – April 2006
2004
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA October 2004 – October 2006
Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, TN September 2004 – September 2005
Sculpture at the Airport, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, IN June 2004 – June 2006
Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD May 2004 – April 2005
Outward/Westward, Central Wyoming College, Riverton, WY April 2004 – April 2005
First International Pyramid Hill Biennial Exhibition, Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum, Hamilton, OH March 2004 – November 2004
2003
First Annual Pensacola Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition, Pensacola, FL October 2003 – June 2004
The Chicago Athenaeum: Sculpture Galena, Galena, IL June – October 2003
Art-A-Whirl, Tyler Street Gallery Sculpture Park, Minneapolis, MN May 2003
2002
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI December 2002 – August 2004
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN August 2002 – August 2004
7th Annual Sculpture Competition at Washburn University, Topeka, KS August 2002 – August 2003
Sculpturescape at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO June 2002 – June 2004
2001
Convergence 2001 International Arts Festival, Providence, RI June 2001 – June 2002
9th Annual Western Carolina Sculpture Competition, Cullowhee, NC June 2001 – June 2002
Skokie North Shore Sculpture Park, Skokie, IL June 2001 – June 2005
2000
Convergence 2000 International Arts Festival, Providence, RI August 2000 – August 2001
1999
Western Michigan University Sculpture Tour, Kalamazoo, MI June 1999 – June 2001
Bemidji Sculpture Walk, Bemidji, MN July 1999 – July 2000
Awards
2015
Artist Initiative Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN
2014
CMAB/McKnight Foundation Established Artist Award
2011
Best-in-Show, CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour, Mankato, MN
Best-in-Show (Other Materials), SculptureWalk, Sioux Falls, SD
2009
Best-in-Show (Other Materials), SculptureWalk, Sioux Falls, SD
Central Minnesota Individual Artist Grant
2006
Second Place, Art on the Plains 9, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Second Place, Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD
2005
Broyhill Purchase Award, 20th Annual Sculpture Celebration, Lenoir, NC
Second Runner Up, Sculpturewalk, Sioux Falls, SD
2004
Artist Initiative Grant, MN State Arts Board
Jerome and General Mills Foundations Travel Grant
Best in Show, Art in the Park, St. Paul, MN
2003
Best in Show, First Annual Pensacola Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition, Pensacola, FL
First Place 3D, Art in the Park, St. Paul, MN
2002
Central Minnesota Individual Artist Grant
2001
Central Minnesota Individual Artist Grant
Selected Collections
Seolbong Park, Icheon, South Korea
Nordhaus Apartments, Minneapolis, MN
Benson Sculpture Park, Loveland, CO
Century College, White Bear Lake, MN
Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN
Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
Skokie North Shore Sculpture Park, Skokie, IL
The City of Lenoir, NC
The City of Grand Forks, ND
Kelliher Public School, Kelliher, MN
City of Edmond, Oklahoma
The Landing, Chaska, MN
The National Center for Drug Free Sport, Inc., Kansas City, MO
