John Sisko

(American, born 1958, died 2016)

John Sisko (1958-2016) was an artist, teacher, and mentor. He focused on figurative sculptures, mainly of humans and animals. They often also had intellectual, spiritual, or philosophical themes.

Sisko spent his early years in Montana and moved to suburban Seattle at age 13. He studied art at Western Washington University in Bellingham and eventually earned a Bachelor of Art in philosophy in 1987 from the University of Washington in Seattle. He taught at Seattle University, Gage Academy in Seattle, and Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. Sisko made over 110 limited-edition bronzes, 16 commissioned projects, and participated in over 45 exhibitions across the United States.