Kurtis Edward Fishback

(American, born 1942)

Kurtis Edward Fishback is a California-based artist working in drawing, photography and ceramics. Much of his photographic work focuses on capturing portraits of artists in their studios.

After serving in the Air Force Reserve, Fishback completed an Associate of Arts degree at Sacramento City College. He first learned about photography in his twenties from his father, the well-known photographer Glen Fishback. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (1967) in ceramics from the San Francisco Art Institute and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Davis. He has taught art and art history at several institutions in North Carolina, Utah, and California.