Education
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas, Austin in 1984 and a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) in 1988.
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Richard Hawkins
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He lives and works in Los Los Angeles After graduating for Cal Arts, Hawkins worked for a time as a short story writer Hawkins" art largely consists of sculpture and collage.
He is gay, and his sexuality also informs his artwork.
According to art historian Richard Meyer, Hawkins" "mash-up avant-garde, kitsch and kink", including the use of traditionally feminine consumer items, "challenge us to rethink our hierarchies of value and visual pleasure." Hawkins was instrumental in reviving the work of the late artist Tony Greene, including co-curating (with Catherine Opie) an exhibition of Greene"s work that was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial exhibition in New New York
