Medallic Sculptor
United States Mint
Jim Licaretz is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He received a Traveling Scholarship as well as the Edmund Stewardson Prize for Figurative Sculpture, and a Philadelphia Board of Education four-year scholarship.
Jim returned to the United States Mint as a Medallic Sculptor in 2006, a position he first held in the 1980s. He was also a sculptor at Franklin Porcelain and the Franklin Mint in Pennsylvania, was a master sculptor at Mattel Inc. in California, and managed the sculpting department at Artistic Solutions in California. In addition, he served as a faculty member at the Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, Otis School of Art and Design, Los Angeles, and the Academy of Art College, San Francisco.
Jim's works are represented in numerous private collections and can be seen at the British Museum, The Royal Coin Cabinet, The National Museum of Economy, Stockholm, Sweden, The American Numismatic Society, and the Smithsonian Institution.
Jim is president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association, and a member of The National Sculpture Society and The Federation International de le Medaille.
Professional Awards/Recognitions
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1976 Introspect Sculpture Award Franklin Mint Medal of Honor for Sculpture
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1986 American Artist Professional League Gold Medal 58th Grand National Exhibition
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1986 Gold Medal of Honor for Sculpture, 36th Annual Open Exhibition, Knickerbocker Artists
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1987 Best in Show "Sculpture 1987" The Johnson Atelier National Competition, Mercerville, NJ
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