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 Universi...

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,

Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI, MadameX January 20 - March 3, 2024

Rhode Island Council for the Arts, Group Show, TF Green International Airport, September 2023–January 2024

96th Members Annual Exhibition, SSCA, Wakefield, RI, July 22 – August 12, 2023

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

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

South County Art Association, 95th Member’s Annual Exhibition, Wakefield, RI, July 23 – August 13, 2022.

South County art Association, Wakefield, RI, Member’s Invitational, April 7 – May 7, 2022

South County Art Association Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Sept 24-Oct 1, 2021.

94th Member’s Annual Exhibit, South County Art Association Gallery, July 24-Aug 21, 2021.

Selected Paintings, Charlestown Gallery, Charlestown, RI, May, 2021 – present.

93rd Member’s Annual Exhibit, South County Art Association Gallery, Wakefield, RI, Oct. 1-31, 2020.

Special exhibit featuring artwork made in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, South County Art Association Gallery, Wakefield, RI June 25– July 18, 2020.

Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI, March 7- June 26, 2020.

South County Art Association Gallery, Wakefield...