John McQueen (Jan. 21, 1943 â July 26, 2025) was an American sculptor who worked with natural materials like bark, vine, and branches.
McQueen was born in 1943 in Oakland, Illinois. In 1971, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He then studied at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University, where he received a master of fine arts (MFA) degree in 1975.
He received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1977, 1979, and 1986. His work is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
He died of pneumonia on July 26, 2025 in Schenectady, New York at the age of 82.