Sara Hickman

Sara Hickman (born March 1, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist.

Biography Hickman was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Both of her parents were artists, with her mother working as a fiber artist and her father as a painter. She grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts as a vocal major. In 1986, she graduated from North Texas State University (now University of North Texas) with a BA in painting. She moved to Dallas, Texas in 1987, where she became a recording artist and musical entertainer. In 1995, she moved to Austin, Texas, then to Smithville, Texas where she now lives with her husband, Lance Schriner and two children, Lili and Iolana. She has been awarded the Humana "Women Helping Women" award for her generous work with such organizations as Safe Place, Habitat for Humanity, House the Homeless, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Race for the Cure, and many other animal and human rights organizations. She was also made an honorary member of the National Association of Music Therapy because of her work in that area.

In the early 2000s, she was the National Ambassador for Half Price Books, helping to promote literacy throughout the United States by visiting hospitals and schools where she performed for and read to children. Other positions she has held include membership on the board of directors of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, i.e., the Grammies), an advisory board member for ARTS, and the Honorary Chair for Humana's Women Helping Women Awards Ceremony and Convention.

Music Hickman's first performance was during a poetry competition in the first grade. She continued to perform in talent shows during her school career and, at the age of 14, she landed her first paid gig. While in high school, she was also introduced to the use of music for social good. She played in a psychiatric unit, helping to provide music therapy to patients.

While she was attending college, Hickman began to play clubs and coffeehouses in and around Dallas. In 1988, Hickman released the LP Equal Scary People through the Four Dots Label. In March 1989, she was featured on the cover of the Dallas Observer as an up and coming musician. The Observer feature led to her signing on the Elektra Records label, through which she released Shortstop. In 1993, however, Elektra and Hickman parted. Hickman, desiring access to the songs which Elektra still had rights to, raised over $40,000 from her supporters to purchase the songs back from Elektra and release a new album, Necessary Angels. She had a No. 3 adult contemporary hit "I Couldn't Help Myself", has been a guest on NBC's The Tonight Show twice, hosted her own VH-1 special, produced an independent video, Joy, that won first place in the USA Film Festival, and co-produced the PBS documentary Take It Like A Man.

Awards

The National Association of Music Therapists Austin Under Forty (2002-Entertainment) The Kerrville Folk Festival (community service) The Speaking of Women's Health Initiative (community service) Austin Music Awards (1999-2000-one of the top three songwriters, one of the top five female vocalists, top five singer-songwriters, in top three folk artists, top ten musicians) NAPPA Gold (Newborn-2001, Big Kid and Toddler-2004) Dr. Toy's Top 10 Audio Tapes of 2001 (Toddler) Texas State Musician: 2010

Discography Equal Scary People Shortstop Necessary Angels Domestic Science Club with Patty Mitchell Lege and Dixie Chicks founding member Robin Macy Domestic Science Club - "Three Women" with Patty Mitchell Lege and Robin Macy Misfits Two Kinds of Laughter One Flower to the Left Spiritual Appliances This Christmas Wish Ready to Pop Faithful Heart Newborn Toddler Big Kid Motherlode Absence of Blame Shine Newborn, Too Love Is a Journey with African Children's Choir

Guest Artist: Soundtrack "Arachnophobia" track #1 "Blue Eyes Are Sensitive to the Light"

Videography Joy (Video inspired by homeless woman. Winner of a USA Film Festival award) Take It Like a Man (PBS documentary) co-produced I Am Going On a Journey (DVD) (Released September 14, 2003)