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Liz Hickok is a San Francisco-based artist working in photography, video, sculpture, installation, and currently, Jell-O. Hickok received her Masters in Fine Arts from Mills College in Oakland, California. She earned a BFA and BA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. Hickok lived and worked in Boston for over ten years before moving to the Bay Area.

Hickok’s artwork has been exhibited across the country and is included in international collections. Her photographs and video have been shown in many Bay Area venues, including Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Jose Museum of Art, Southern Exposure, Works/San Jose, and the Kala Art Institute. She has also exhibited nationally at the Seattle Center of Contemporary Art, Pittsburg State University (KS), and the Arts and Literature Laboratory (CT). Hickok has created elaborate installations at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and most recently in Scottsdale, Arizona, through the Scottsdale Public Art Program.

Hickok’s San Francisco in Jell-O has become a popular subject of media coverage. Her work has been covered by The New York Times, Harper’s, San Francisco magazine, Gastronomica, 7X7 magazine, and has appeared on the cover of Artweek. She has been featured on national and local news and radio programs that include The CBS Early Show, Offbeat America (HGTV), Spark* (KQED, Bay Area), All Things Considered (NPR) and Talk of the Nation (NPR). Most recently, Hickok was nominated for a Food Network award for “Best Use of Food as Art Medium.” The Food Network Awards Show aired nationally in April.

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