​RICK LEWIS

Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

 

Born in Lumberton, Texas, 1965

 

Email: ricklewisnyc@gmail.com

EDUCATION:   

 

M.F.A., Painting and Drawing, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1992

                         

B.S., Graphic Design, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1988

AWARDS:

 

2015  Crete Workshop, Artist in Residency, Souda Bay, Crete    

2015  North Island Residency, Artist in Residency, Bland Bay, New Zealand

2009  Millay Colony, Artist in Residency, Austerlitz, New York
2003  Edward F. Albee Foundation, Artist in Residency, Montauk, New York
2002  Purnati Center for the Arts, Artist in Residency, Bali, Indonesia      
2000  Edward F. Albee Foundation, Artist in Residency, Montauk, New York

1990  Carol Cook Foundation Award for Excellence in Painting

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:  

 

Edward F. Albee Foundation
New York, New York
        
Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
Bali, Indonesia    

Brown & O’Toole

New York, New York

Coffee America, Inc.
New York, New York
    
Deloitte & Touche
Dallas, Texas

 

Plus One Holdings, Inc.    
New York, New York
    
United Airlines
Washington Dulles International Airport

UNT Art Gallery, Voertman Collection,
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

SOLO EXHIBITIONS        

 

2012    “Wind Against Tide”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd.,Hong Kong

 

2012    “Spring Close”, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York

2011    “Sollie’s Wood”, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York

 

2009    “Poems for Oshun”, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York
                

2008    “Deluge”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong

 

2007    Rick Lewis – New Paintings, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York

2006   Rick Lewis - Works on Paper, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York

2006    “Jalan”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong

2005    Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York
    
2004    Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York
    
2003    Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

2001    Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

 

1997    Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

 

1995    Kristy Stubbs Gallery, Dallas, Texas
    
1992    Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, Texas


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS       

 

2014    REVISIT, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Hong Kong
               

2013    Rick Lewis and Victoria Burge, New Work on Paper and Canvas, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, NY
                
            “REACH”, ART BASEL HONG KONG, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Hong Kong
        
            “10 Years After, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd, Hong Kong

2011     “Alexis Granwell and Rick Lewis”, Mount Airy Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA

 

2010     “Alight”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Hong Kong
        

             “Danny Camino and Rick Lewis”, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, NY
                    
             “A  Celebration of LIfe”, Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

2009     “Reach for the Heart”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong

             “2D/3D”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong

2008      “TRIBES”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong
                    
2007      Summer Works on Paper, Steven Amedee Gallery, New York, New York    
   

2006      “Limited Editions and Monotypes”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd., Mid Levels, Hong Kong

2005      40+, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd,  Mid Levels, Hong Kong

2004      “Portrayal of Place,” Re:place Gallery, New York, New York
 
2003      “Miniatures,” Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

2002      “Group Show,” Galerie-Martini, Central, Hong Kong

2001      “The Box,” Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

              “Bump in the Night,” Mary Delahoyd Gallery, New York, New York

2000      “New York Collects,” Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, New York
    
1999      “Six at Kouros,” Kouros Gallery, New York, New York
   

1998      “The Figure and the Chair,” Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

1997      “Classically Inspired,” Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc., Houston, Texas

1996      “Art As Symbol,” Millennium Gallery, East Hampton, New York

1995      McKinney Avenue Museum of Contemporary Art, Dallas, Texas

1995      Kristy Stubbs Gallery, Dallas, Texas

1992      “The Voertman Show,” University Gallery, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
            

1991      “E-ART-H” Group Exhibit, Environmental Sculpture, Oak Street Gallery, Denton, Texas

 

SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

Brown, Ian Findlay, “Crossing Boundaries,” REACH” Art Basel Hong Kong, 2013, p. 38-40

China Daily News, “Rick Lewis, Total Recall,” Dec. 2012

 

Fisher, Cora  “Wind Against Tide,”  Exhibition Catalogue, Hong Kong, SAR China  2012

 

PIPELINE Issue 33, p. 88, Hong Kong, November/December 2012

 

Milk X, Issue 75, Hong Kong, November 2012, p. 308 - 309

 

PERSPECTIVE, Hong Kong, November 2012 p. 126 - 127

 

Hong Kong Economic Times, November 24, 2012 p. C12

SUPERMARKET, Issue 001, “Alexis Granwell and Rick Lewis at Mount Airy Contemporary,” March 2011

Roschelle, Anne. “Deluge,” The Art of Rick Lewis”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd.,2008

Fisher, Cora. “The Lure of Painting: Primacy of the Physical”, Sin Sin Fine Art Ltd.,2006

ONLINE

artslant.com
 

scmp.com  (south china morning post)

MutualArt.com

Artradarjournal.com

AbsoluteArts.com

Pixelbread.com, November 12, 2012

AsianCulturalCouncil.com, November 16, 2012

Timetable.com, November 16, 2012

BLOGS

miyakitahiromi.com

maskart.com