Rick Lewis was born in Lumberton, Texas in 1965. He received a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas and completed an MFA in Painting at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas in 1992. Lewis works primarily as an abstract painter. Additionally, he incorporates drawing, printmaking, photography and sculpture into his studio practice.
His work is represented in New York, Philadelphia, Texas, Connecticut, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Rick is the recipient of the Carol Cook Memorial Foundation Arts Award for excellence in painting and Artist in Residency awards from the Millay Colony in Austerlitz, New York, the Bali Purnati Center for the Arts in Bali, Indonesia, Endless Editions in New York, New York, and the Edward F. Albee Foundation in Montauk, New York.
Rick Lewis’ influences include Alberto Burri, Antoni Tapies, Texan visionary painter Forrest Bess, Paul Klee, Arte Povera, and Process art. His work is held in numerous public and private collections throughout the world. Two printed survey catalogs of Rick’s work were recently added to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Permanent Library.
He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Rick Lewis - OCBLK009102723, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
OCBLK009102723 Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 72" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the med...
Marble
Rick Lewis - Black Globe, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
Black Globe Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 72" X 70" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium...
Marble
Rick Lewis - Manana Blanca II, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
Manana Blanca II Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 73" X 70" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the m...
Marble
Rick Lewis - Jinni, Painting 2014-2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
Jinni Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 63" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of pa...
Marble
Rick Lewis - Middle Ground, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
Middle Ground Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 48" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medi...
Marble
Rick Lewis - 24 Hours at Sea, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
24 Hours at Sea Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 72" X 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the me...
Marble
Rick Lewis, False Bar, Painting 2021
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
False Bar Oil, bitumen, graphite, sand, dry pigment on paper laid on canvas 38" x 50" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in t...
Paper, Ink, Oil, Graphite, Pigment, Canvas, Laid Paper
Rick Lewis - Spanish Windows II, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Windows II Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas 48" X 72" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the...
Marble