Howard Hitchcock received his M.F.A from the University of Washington, Seattle.  He taught sculpture and art education classes at California State University, Long Beach for 32 years while he focused on creating sculpture.  Initially using wood and clay, he discovered in 1964 the ceramic shell mold process for industrial casting, which he developed into his own unique approach to casting sculpture.  Howard has exhibited his sculptures, paintings and prints throughout the U.S., Mexico and Japan.  He is included in Who’s Who in American Art and was selected as Huntington Beach “Artist of the Year” in 1989.

Although the interplay of form and space is of primary concern, his bronzes visually address the human condition—relationships and stresses that most of us experience at some time in our lives.  He often interjects elements of wit and ambiguity.

Howard’s recent exhibition is in memory of his late son, Howard Nelson Hitchcock (1961 – 2006), who was an inspired violinmaker.  “My son’s career and fine instruments inspired me to look intently at the visual qualities of stringed instruments and to interpret them in these two- and three-dimensional works."

Go to articles:
"Howard Hitchcock - Searching for Consensus
"Howard Hitchcock - A LIfe Cast in Bronze"

© 2010 sandstone gallery. all rights reserved.