Richard Levy

Currently, I reside in South Kingstown, RI where I show my work in local galleries. Living in Rhode Island, my art has been influenced by the natural beauty of the area. The places featured in my work are well known to those of us living near the coast. The beaches, inlets, bay, saltwater ponds, and lakes are major features of my work. In particular, the changing atmospheric conditions are part of these studies. Light, though a critical factor in all paintings, is fundamental to landscape painting. Though we rarely see the sun in view, its location shapes all aspects of composition. Even on a cloud-covered day, the location of the sun will have a direct bearing on our perception of natural form. For this reason, changes in the sun that occur by season, time of day, and weather make any location a life study. Though the study of natural settings is the major inspiration for my work, I believe that the artist’s point of view should always be present in a work of art. Painting requires the physical manipulation of a fluid medium. In creating a work of art, the energy preserved in each stroke is a record of the artist’s struggle to present their worldview.

Biography:

Richard Levy is a graduate of Tufts University and the University o...

PhD
Area of Concentration: Architectural History
School of Architecture
University of California, Berkeley, 1980

M.Arch.
Area of Concentration: Design
School of Architecture
University of California, Berkeley, 1975

BSCE
Minor in Fine Arts
Tufts University
Medford Massachusetts,

Permanent Collection

Worden Pond in Summer, State of Rhode Island, Permanent Collection.

Trustom Pond in Winter, State of Rhode Island, Permanent Collection.

Exhibitions (since 2018)

Portrait of my Father, Lee Levy, South County Art Association, 98th Members, Annual, Exhibition,
June 14 – July 1.

Hills of Florence, South County Art Association, Juried Show February 13 March 8, 2025.

Intersections, South County Art Association, 96th Member’s Annual Exhibition, July 20 – August 10, 2024.

Madame X, 33rd Fakes and Forgeries, Juried Show, Spring Bull Gallery, January 20- March 3, 2024.

GREEN SPACE Gallery at TF Green International Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) October, 2023 – January, 2024.

View from Central Park of 5th Avenue, South County art Association, Member’s Show, July 22 – Aug 12, 2023

Selected Work, Visiting Artist, Spring Bull Gallery, Nov. 2022 - Jan. 2023.

Group Show, Invitational, South County Art Association, April 7 – May 7, 2022.

Lake Wanaka Series No. 4, South County Art Association, 95th Member’s Annual Exhibition, July 23 – August 13, 2022.

South County art Association, Member’s Invitational, April 7 ...