Rick received his formal art training in New York at theNational Academy of Design, the New York Academy (now known as the Graduate School for Figurative Art), and the Art Students League. He studiedpainting and drawing with a number of notable art instructors, including Robert Beverly Hale (anatomy), Ted Seth Jacobs (painting), Ron Sherr (painting), and Harvey Dinnerstein (painting). Subsequently he earned his Master of FineArts from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, where he was influencedby the sculptor Billy Lee. Rick has shown his work in a number ofvenues nationally, including galleries in Chicago, Washington DC, and NewYork. He has received recognition for both his sculpture andpainting. Recent awards have included grants from the VogelsteinFoundation (2009), Finalist in the Peer Gynt Konkurransen (2007), Out win Boochever Portrait Finalist (2006), Bader Fund (2005), the George Sugarman Foundation (2005) and a fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts(2005). The artist lives in Charlottesville with his wife Tracy, and their son Max. He teaches privately in his RiverRoad studio and at Piedmont Virginia Community College. He also gives workshops through the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia.
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