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Résumé of Richard Becker
Born
1958, Los Angeles, California
Education
Stanford University, Master of Science, Engineering Management 1983-1988
Escola d’Art, Barcelona 1996-1997
Scottsdale Art School 2008
Martine Vaugel Studios, Fmr. Director New York Art Academy – 1998, 2000
Los Angeles Art Academy 1998
Awards, Recognition & Affiliations
National Sculpture Society’s Edward Fenno-Hoffman Prize for uplifting works
National Figure Modeling Competition Finalist, Philadelphia, PA
Works selected for Art to Benefit Humanity Auction, Ritz-Carlton, Laguna, CA
Holds several US and Foreign Technology Patents
Associate Member of The National Sculpture Society, The Portrait Society of America and The International Sculpture Center
Elected Member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild
Selected Commissions
Portraits for Emmy Hall of Fame, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (in progress)
Good Samaritan Foundation, Meditation Courtyard Sculpture, Dayton, OH (in progress)
WWII POW Monument, Rosecrans US National Cemetery, San Diego, CA (2008-10)
Laguna Hills Civic Center Sculpture, City of Laguna Hills, CA (2008/9)
Mayor Tom Bradley, World Impact, Los Angeles, CA (2008)
Morgan Square, Heroic Bust of Hon. Mayor Kile Morgan, National City, CA (2008)
Private Portrait Busts, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (2007)
Firefighter Monument, NCFD Headquarters, City of National City, CA (2007)
Frontier-Life Monument, City of Poway, CA (2006)
Mountain Lion grouping, Lake Poway, CA (2006)
Bust of Frank Burger, Cmdr. American Ex-POWs, San Diego Veterans Administration Bldg (2005)
Portrait of Captain Matt Bancroft, USMC, Bancroft Foundation (2002)
Portrait of I. Fonts, Barcelona, Spain (1997)
Selected Exhibitions
National Sculpture Society 77th Awards Exhibition, Brookgreen Gardens, SC (2010)
Art Renewal Center Salon (2010)
National Sculpture Society 75th Awards Exhibition, Park Avenue Atrium, New York City (2008)
San Diego Museum of Art, Festival of Arts I & II (2005)
National Sculpture Society: “The Sea,” Park Avenue Atrium, New York City (2005)
Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, CO (2004)
Exclusive Collections Gallery, San Diego, CA (2003)
Fingerhut Gallery, La Jolla, CA (2002)
Reviews
“What Becker expresses cannot be taught” — San Diego Union Tribune
“Exquisite” — San Diego No. County Times
“Bronze Brilliance” — Décor and Style Magazine
“Sculpture captures spirit of freed POW” – San Diego Union Tribune
Collections
Works in public and private collections in the US, UK and Europe.
Studio
Poway, San Diego, California