Fick's art concepts explore personal and cultural archeology utilizing encaustic, fiber, and mixed media. As she says, "I put broken things back together."



The use of domestic and childhood materials and constructions of fabric and vintage apparel reveal the paradox of the life of this woman artist. By questioning what feminity means, the art offers one artist's journey into acceptance and embracement of the feminine spirit denied for years. The work reflects the depolarization of the artist/feminine self.

The work 'celebrates the success of [Fick's] determined efforts to stitch the fractured parts of her personality into a coherent persona . . . Fick defies the stigma against the use of prescription drugs to assist women in becoming responsible and loving mothers." Linda Weintraub, Art Critic, Writer & Curator


Fick's work examine[s] normality and the question of enhancement versus therapy . . . [t]he vibrancy and symbolism commemorating her past self and simultaneously rejoicing in the person these pharmaceuticals have allowed her to become." Tonya Vernooy, Art Critic/Writer


Fick works from her rural home studio, teaches privately and is currently working on her book "COPING SKILLS - The Art & Inspiration of Sher Fick"; her artwork is included in several published books and has been utilized as cover art.

"Although Fick does not wrap an entire bridge traversing the River Seine, she brings revelation to one's own capacity to cope through a concrete process of concealing." Rachel Bubis, SEEDspace, Curaturial Statement "Wrapped."


"This all-American wife/mother works issues of bioethics, gender, and discrimination . . . her exploration of gender borrows from artists who deal specifically with materiality, symbols, and even craft, such as Kiki smith and Louise Bourgeois . . . Fick's exploration of modern medicine and its social stigmas falls in line with work by artists such as Damien Hirst . . . ". Chen Tamir's "Worshipping at the Altar of Biomedicine" Review, SEEDspace.


Fick holds a BFA Painting/Scultpure (2006) from Middle TN State University and has studied at the Santa Fe College of Art and Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. While living in the Florida Panhandle, Fick was nominated for the Cox/Bravo Channel's Champion for the Arts Award. She has received grants from The Tennessee Arts Commission and recently exhibited at The Pool Art Fair during Miami Basel.