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Ric Conn

Ric Conn

CAC

Artist Statement

My work is about Gender Equality, Woman’s Empowerment In our society it has been far too easy for people to ignore these issues. That cannot and must not continue. I have dedicated my work to keep these issues in the public eye in the hope that attitudes will continue to improve. My work is necessary and I will keep painting until it no longer is. Each painting concerns a particular issue in a cohesive body of work. I want my paintings to say something, to visually promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Biography
Ric Conn started drawing at the age of five, moving up to painting as a teenager. He has been going strong ever since.
Ric is a New York based international award winning expressionist artist; creating paintings that reflect relevant social issues. His body of work is primarliy Gender Equality, and Woman’s Empowerment, and psychological conditions  to increase awareness and understanding. He focuses primarily on figurative depictions of the female experience,  looking into the realities women face in Western culture focusing on their courage and beauty.
Ric has had many solo and group shows in Baltimore, Columbia, Annapolis, Frederick, Stevensville, and Centreville MD; Washington, D.C.; Manhattan and Chelsea, New York City, and Milan Italy.
He has been featured in articles in several newspapers, and magazines in the United States and Europe, including “Art Tour International Magazine,” "Art in America's issue on galleries and artists in America, Toscana Cultura Magazine in Italy and interviewed on podcasts, on television, both local and network.
Ric has been named  "Master of Contemporary Art 2020, 2022, 2023," “Artist of the Decade 2010-2020,” and “Artivist (artist/activist) of the year  2019 and 2020 and Emerald Artivist 2021and 2022” by Art Tour International Magazine. Additionally he has been in their summer, autumn and winter issues (back cover artist), and in American Art Collector. He was awarded the Artist of the Future, Power of Creativity and Collector’s Vision International Art Awards by Contemporary Art Curator magazine. Ric has also been inducted into Who’s Who in America.
He recently won the Leonardo Da Vinci International art award; the Caravaggio International Art Award, the Olympic Art Award, The Donatello International Award, the Humanitarian, Award the Best Modern and Contemporary Art Award and the International Prize for Artistic Value.
He has paintings in private collections throughout the United States and Australia.
His body of work is ”Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.”
Representation
Grimandi Art Gallery, New York
M.A.D.S. Art Gallery, Milan Italy

Country United States

Website https://www.ricconn.com/

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