Resume

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

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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

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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