Biography

 

Richard Levine, born in Newark, NJ is a painter and photographer whose professional career has spanned more than 30 years in the graphic arts working for prominent design firms and corporate clients.  A graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson Univ., he later studied oil painting for four years with artists Alan Turner and Andrew Lattimore and photography with Gary Winogrand.  Additional studies were at Cooper Union and The School of Visual Arts, NYC.  Extensive travel throughout the United States, Europe and Asia have formed the foundation for his personal work.  "I'm interested in exploring the harmonious effects of light, texture, shape and color and presenting these qualities in ways that evoke memory and spirit".

 

Richard has exhibited widely on the East Coast from Virginia to Maine in both solo and group shows.  In 2005 he won a NY State Certificate of Merit for his exhibit: India, A Traveler's Reflections.  He has done photo documentary work in the refugee camps of Darfur with the International Medical Corps and in Mississippi with Mississippi State Univ and The Annie E. Casey Foundation. In June, 2016 he won 2nd Place prize in the Bethesda Painting Awards, a juried competiition sponsored by the Trawick Foundation.  He is a 2017/18 recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant.  His work is held in both private and public collections and he currently teaches painting at the Falls Church Artspace.

Artist's  Statement

 

My love of travel and exploration spark the inspiration, both spiritual and visual that I derive from experiencing new landscape, people and culture which in turn invigorates my work and challenges me to both portray and understand our world.  I like to paint and photograph in places where the weather, the traditions and the geography still dominate; where these elements identify and characterize a locale.  Where I can still connect to what has gone before and one feels an authentic “sense of place”.

I find myself especially drawn to the vernacular architecture of rural New England and Nova Scotia. The simple, clean geometry of farm barns with their angles and planes, weathered texture and shadows elicit a strong response in me. They represent a connection to tradition, a timeless bonding with the land. These structures are rapidly disappearing from the American landscape, so, in a way, to paint them is to also document and preserve their presence.

 

                                                                                 Selected Exhibitions
2023
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Mar - Apr, 2023  "Light, Texture and Shadow"  Solo exhibit, 18 paintings.

2022
The Delaplaine Arts Center, Frederick, MD,  Jul - Aug, 2022  "The Over 70 Show"  Group exhibit, show one painting.
Falls Church Artspace, Mar - May, 2022  "All Member Show"  Group exhibit, show one painting.

2021
Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna Univ., Nov - Dec, 2021 "12th Annual Figurative Painting"  Group exhibit 
Unitarian Congregation of Rockville, Oct - Dec, 2021  "A Selection: 2018 - 2021"  Solo exhibit, 29 mixed paintings.
Falls Church Artspace, Sep - Oct, 2021  "Prismatic"  Group exhibit, show one painting.
Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD, Jul - Sep, 2021  "Art as Civic Dialogue"  Group exhibit, show one painting.
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Apr - May, 2021  "Art on Paper"  Group exhibit, show one painting.
Falls Church Artspace, Mar - May, 2021  "All Member Show"  Group exhibit, show one painting.
Zenith Gallery, Washington DC, Jan - Feb, 2021  "A New Era Begins"  Three paintings in this group show.
BIZ g87 Gallery, Larchmont, NY, Feb - Jun, 2021  "Renewal"   Group exhibit, show six paintings.

2020
The Athenaeum, Alexandria, VA, Oct - Dec, 2020  "Speak Your Truth / Black Lives Matter"  Show one portrait.
ArthouseNYC,  Sep, 2020 - "The Hero Art Project" Honoring fallen healthcare workers.  Portrait of Devin Francis.
Delaplaine Art Center, Frederick, MD, Aug, 2020 -  "Over 70"  Group show, exhibit acrylic landscape.
Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Jul - Sep,2020 - "Artists Doing the Right Thing"  Group exhibit, show two paintings.
Maryland Federation of Art, Jul-Aug, 2020 - "The Art of Protest" Group exhibit, show two paintings.
Falls Church Artspace, Mar, 2020 - "Woman"  Group exhibit, show one migration series painting.
Falls Church Artspace, Jan, 2020 - All member group show, exhibit two acrylic paintings.

2019
Bodzin Gallery, JCCNV, Fairfax, VA  Dec, 2019 - Jan, 2020 - Group exhibit, three paintings.
River Road Unitarian & Rockville Unitarian, Bethesda & Rockville, MD  Nov, 2019 - Jan, 2020  Solo Exhibits  "Migration Series" paintings.
Lois and Richard England Gallery @ Iona Services, Washington DC  Sept, 2019 - Jan, 2020  "Urban Landscapes"  exhibit 10 works in 7 artist show.
ArtHouse.NYC, NY, NY  June, 2019  "Local"  Group exhibit, show five paintings.
Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA  Jan, 2019   "Depth of Perception"  Group exhibit, abstract acrylic.

2018
Art Spectrum, Miami, FL  Dec, 2018   "Artavita"  Group exhibit, abstract acrylic.
Bodzin Gallery, JCCNV, Fairfax, VA  July - Sept - Group exhibit, three watercolors.
Falls Church Artspace Gallery, Falls Church, VA, Jun - Sept - Group exhibit "Bold and Bright"  exhibit two abstract paintings.

2017
Center Gallery, Universalist Church of Arlington, VA, Oct - Nov - Solo exhibit "Common Ground"  landscape and abstract paintings.
River Road Universalist Unitarian Church, Bethesda, MD, Apr - May - Solo exhibit "Common Ground" gouache & watercolor paintings.

2016
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Jun-Jul, 2016 - Solo exhibit "Common Ground"  gouache and watercolor paintings.
Gallery B, Bethesda, MD, Jun, 2016 - Exhibition of work by the eight Bethesda Awards finalists.  Awarded 2nd Prize.
Dumbarton Concert Gallery, Washington DC, Mar, 2016 - "Recent Work"  Solo exhibit watercolor, gouache and pastel paintings.

2015
Gallery B, Bethesda, MD, Oct 2015 - Four artist show, exhibited pastel and gouache paintings.
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD, Sep 2015 - "American Landscapes" Juried show.
Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD, Jan, 2015 - "Journeys"  solo exhibit of pastel landscapes of Maine and the American Southwest.

2014
Falls Church Artspace, Falls Church, VA, Nov, 2014 - "Faces"  group show, exhibited two figurative paintings.
Gallery B, Bethesda, MD, Apr, 2014 - Group show, 3 artists.  Exhibited 13 pastel paintings.

2013
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Sep, 2013 - "Journeys" solo exhibit of pastel landscapes of Scotland and the American Southwest.
Gallery B, Bethesda, MD,  Mar, 2013 - Group show, 3 painters.  Exhibited 12 Maine pastel landscapes.

2012
Gallery B, Bethesda, MD,  Feb, 2012 - Group show, "2 + 2"  two painters and two photographers,  exhibited 10 pastels.

2011
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT,  Nov, 2011 - Solo exhibit of pastel landscapes, Maine, Italy and the American West. 
Hartmann Gallery, Blue Hill, ME,  Jun - Aug, 2011 - Recent paintings, four artist show, exhibited Maine landscapes.

2010

Deer Isle Artists Assoc, ME,  Dec, 2010 - Group show, exhibited pastel landscapes.
Oerth Gallery, Alexandria, VA,  Oct - Nov, 2010 - "A Sense of Place"  solo exhibit of pastel landscapes, Maine, Italy.
International Artist Magazine,  Nov, 2010 - Floral pastel published.
Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA,  Jan & May, 2010 - Group shows, exhibited six pastel paintings.

2009

Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT,  Nov - Dec, 2009 - "Parallel Views" solo show of acrylic and pastel paintings.
Oerth Gallery, Alexandria, VA,  Nov, 2009 - Won overall "Best in Show" among 60 artists exhibiting.

2008

Metropolitan Gallery, Arlington, VA,  Nov, 2008, - Group show, exhibited watercolor and pastel.
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT,  Nov - Dec, 2008 - "In Shiva's Presence" solo exhibit of watercolor and pastel.
MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY,  Jun, 2008 - Mixed watercolor, pastel and silkscreen in a three artist show.
Bhoomi Gallery, Bedford Hills, NY, Mar, 2008 - "In Shiva's Presence"  solo exhibit watercolor and pastel.

2007

Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Nov, 2007 - Solo exhibit, European landscapes, oil and watercolor.
Jones Library, Amherst, MA, Oct - Nov, 2007 - Solo photo exhibit in conjunction with Darfur project at Smith College.
MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY Sep, 2007 - "September Song" group show inaugurating new gallery, exhibited oils.
The 92nd St. Y, NYC, Jan - Mar, 2007 - "My Name is Adam" solo exhibit on the refugee camps in Eastern Chad/Darfur.
Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC, Feb, 2007 - Darfur photo displayed in permanent collection.

2006

MAG Gallery, Larchmont, NY, Dec, 2006 - Group show, exhibited oil landscapes.
Les Beaux Arts Gallery, Greenwich, CT, Apr, 2006 - Solo show, landscape paintings.
Columbia University, NYC, Mar, 2006 - Presented Darfur slide show at refugee conference.
Clinton Global Initiative, NYC, Sep, 2006 - Exhibited Darfur photos during four day conference.
Museum of Jewish Heritage, NYC, Mar, 2006 - Narrate and present my photographic essay on the Darfur refugee camps.

2005

Westchester Community College, NY, Oct, 2005 - "Visions of Nature" group show to benefit the Lady Bird Johnson Native Plant Center.
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, Apr, 2005 - Juried group show, exhibited oil landscapes.
Oresman Gallery, Larchmont, NY, Mar, 2005 - Exhibited photographic essay, India, A Traveler's Reflections.

 

Member:     The Pastel Society of America,  Del Ray Artisans, VA,  Deer Isle Artists Assoc, ME

Awards:      Aug, 2017/18 Recipient of Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant
                  Jun, 2016      2nd Place Prize, Bethesda Painting Awards
                  Nov, 2010      Pastel still life published in International Artist magazine
                  Dec, 2009      Won "Best in Show" Oerth Gallery among 60 exhibiting artists, awarded a solo show
                  Feb, 2007      Darfur photo selected for permanent exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
                  Jan, 2006       Photographers Forum Best of 2005 Annual, photograph from India published
                  Mar, 2005      Received NY State Assembly Certificate of Merit for photo exhibit on India

Publication:  Sep, 2016  Journal of Financial Service Professionals - Featured cover artist
                   Fall, 2013  Grey Sparrow Literary Journal -  Featured cover artist

 

 Represented By: Renata Fine Art, Delray Beach, FL
                          Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 
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