JOHN BOYCHUK, MFA
Richmond, CA 94804
510-680-0105 | jdboychuk@gmail.com
jdboychuk.com
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Sculptor, designer, and builder working in public and civic contexts where art intersects with infrastructure, community use, and collective care. Practice emphasizes permanent and site-responsive works that function as social and spatial systems rather than discrete objects, with a focus on durability, stewardship, and shared authorship.
EDUCATION
MFA, Interdisciplinary Conceptual Art (Digital Art, Sculpture, Ceramics)
California College of the Arts, San Francisco / Oakland, CA — 2016
BFA, General Studies (Sculpture, Ceramics, Metals, Drawing, Painting)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI — 2010
Project Management Certificate (Agile, Planning, Budgeting, Controls)
Google Professional Certificate — 2024
ACADEMIC & INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Visiting Scholar / Lecturer in Ceramics
Pingdingshan University, Henan, China — 2018
Led collaborative ceramic workshops with undergraduate students
Developed and completed a permanent community ceramic wall installation
Resolved structural and mounting systems for long-term museum display
Work referenced regional Ru Kiln history and early celadon glaze traditions
SELECTED PUBLIC ART & PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
Rising Roses (in progress)
Miraflores Neighborhood, Richmond, CA — 2024–ongoing
Multi-phase public artwork integrating sculpture, ceramics, and pedestrian infrastructure. Selected by City Council for public art funding.
Graffiti Parks Initiative (in development)
Richmond, CA — 2024–ongoing
Artist-designed graffiti panel systems integrated into pedestrian corridors and underpasses, emphasizing visibility, stewardship, and public safety.
Dichotomy
511 Pierce Street (Women’s Excellence OB/GYN Clinic), Birmingham, MI — 2014–2015
Permanent site-specific sculpture referencing Minoru Yamasaki’s Twin Towers through abstracted aluminum and steel forms.
Gears of Effort
Farmington Department of Public Works, Farmington, MI — 2011
Permanent public sculpture commissioned for a municipal site.
Community Ceramic Petal Wall Installation
Pingdingshan University Ceramic Museum, Henan, China — 2018
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
Animal Magnetism
Larrea Family Estate, Puerto Montt, Chile — 2019
Hyper Clay
Pingdingshan University Museum, Henan, China — 2018
Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Massman Gallery, Oakland, CA — 2018
What Up
CAR-T Studios, El Cerrito, CA — 2017
Breakdance Drawings
Meyer Library, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA — 2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Made in Richmond
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA — 2025
Human Potential Conference (Inaugural Exhibition)
EBMC / Berkeley Hillside Club, Berkeley, CA — 2023
Necessary Mutation (Two-Person Exhibition)
Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA — 2020
Art Movements
Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA — 2019
Off Center
Blue Line Arts Center, Roseville, CA — 2019
Into the Wild
Art Attack SF, San Francisco, CA — 2018
(Earlier exhibitions available upon request)
LEADERSHIP & ARTS ADMINISTRATION
Vice President, Board of Directors
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA — 2022–present
Owner / Operator
JDB Concepts LLC — 2014–present
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Artist — Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (2023–2024)
Adjunct Professor — University of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA (2020–2022)
Fine Art Professor — SAE Expressions College, Emeryville, CA (2016–2021)
Visiting Scholar / Lecturer — Pingdingshan University, Henan, China (2018)
Welding Shop Supervisor — California College of the Arts (2015–2016)
Graduate Teaching Assistant — California College of the Arts (2015)
Lead Art Teacher — S.U.I.S. ShangYin Campus, Shanghai, China (2010–2012)
GRANTS, COLLECTIONS & RECOGNITION
Public Collections:
Pingdingshan University Ceramics Museum, Henan, China
City of Birmingham, MI
City of Farmington, MI
Oakland Community College, MI
Private Collections:
United States, China, Chile, Ireland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany
Awards:
George B. Saxe Ceramics Scholarship — California College of the Arts (2014–2016)
Chancellor’s Award — Oakland Community College (2008)
National Scholastic Gold Key — Photography & Drawing (1999)
PRESS (SELECTED)
Home of Ceramics, “8th Invitee – Master’s Series of Ceramics,” Pingdingshan University Press, 2018
Steinmueller, “Artist Leaves His Mark on Farmington,” Farmington Observer, 2011
“Renaissance Man,” Detroit Free Press, 1999