Education
Beginning in 1979, Sisko studied studio practices under Sherwood for the next eight years. During this time, Sisko also attended the University of Washington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1987.
Beginning in 1979, Sisko studied studio practices under Sherwood for the next eight years. During this time, Sisko also attended the University of Washington, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy in 1987.
John Sisko (May 22, 1958) spent his early years in Montana. At age 6, he was first exposed to great sculpture at the 1964 New York World"s Fair where Michelangelo"s Pietà was exhibited outside of Italy for the first time. Sisko moved to suburban Seattle at age 13, where he resided through high school.
At the age of 20, he began study in the Fine Arts at Western Washington University where he met Tom Sherwood.
John Sisko is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and serves on the editorial board of Sculpture Review magazine. John Sisko has taught at Seattle University, Gage Academy in Seattle, and Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina.
Archbishop Murphy High School, Seattle, Washington Bellevue Athletic Club, Bellevue, Washington Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina Genzyme Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts Hedges Cellars, Issaquah, Washington Island County Courthouse, Coupeville, Washington KMS Incorporated., Seattle, Washington King County Library System, Issaquah, Washington Seattle University, Seattle, Washington Trillium Corporation, Bellingham, Washington University of Washington Medical Center (Hospital), Seattle, Washington.
John Sisko is a contemporary American realist sculptor. He has made over 110 limited-edition bronzes, 16 commissioned projects, and has participated in over 45 exhibitions across the United States. His sculpture is characterized by a distinctive plainer or facetted modeling of the forms and intentionally distorting proportion characteristics (particularly hands and feet).
In making his sculpture, Sisko works with themes of intellectual, spiritual, and philosophical depth.