JOHN BOYCHUK, MFA
Richmond, CA 94804
510-680-0105 | jdboychuk@gmail.com
jdboychuk.com
ARTISTIC PRACTICE
Interdisciplinary sculptor working across ceramics, steel, and built infrastructure. Practice centers on permanent, site-responsive works operating as social and spatial systems rather than discrete objects. Emphasis on material durability, structural logic, stewardship, and shared authorship.
Recent studio work investigates modular ceramic wall hanging systems (Bloomblocks): where natural elements intersect with man made objects into compositions meant to suggest snippets of fleeting memories.
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 Systems, Budgeting, Planning, 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
Designed and completed a permanent community ceramic wall installation
Engineered structural mounting systems for long-term museum display
Research engaged regional Ru Kiln history and celadon glaze traditions
SELECTED PUBLIC ART & PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS
Rising Roses (in progress)
Miraflores Neighborhood, Richmond, CA — 2024–ongoing
Multi-phase civic artwork integrating steel structure, ceramic elements, and pedestrian infrastructure. Selected by Richmond City Council for public art funding.
Graffiti Parks Initiative (in development)
Richmond, CA — 2024–ongoing
Artist-designed modular graffiti panel systems integrated into public corridors to formalize expression, reduce vandalism, and enhance public safety.
Dichotomy
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 municipal commission exploring labor, mechanics, and civic systems.
Community Ceramic Petal Wall Installation
Pingdingshan University Ceramic Museum, Henan, China — 2018
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
Bloomblocks & Other Delights
Exit Now Gallery, Richmond, CA — 2026
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)
TEACHING & ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
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)
LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Vice President, Board of Directors
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA — 2022–present
Richmond Rotary, Member
Richmond, CA — 2025–Present
Owner / Principal
JDB Concepts LLC — 2014–present
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