Abraham Burickson Biography

Abraham Burickson (born 1975 New York City, New York) is an award-winning American poet and conceptual artist.
Son of Sherwin Burickson, Abraham Burickson attended Cornell University, receiving a BA in architecture. In 2002 he moved to San Francisco where with actor Matthew Purdon he founded the conceptual art and performance group Odyssey Works. In 2008 Burickson received an MFA from The University of Texas Michener Center for Writers. He was the Risley Artist-in-Residence at Cornell University in 2010, and has taught at Centenary College[disambiguation needed] and Academy of Art University.