Ch!s Riccardo ,NSS
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16239 121st Terrace North www.chrisriccardo.com
Jupiter, FL 33478 chris@chrisriccardo.com
561-262-5209
EDUCATION:
1990 - Bachelor of FIne Arts- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA
RECENT EXHIBITIONS:


2010 - HEAD SHOTS - The Mindy Solomon Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
GRAND OPENING EXHIBIT - JF Gallery, WPB, FL
NUDE NITES - Kelley Stevens Gallery, Orlando, FL
DIRTY SHOW 2010 - Detroit, MI
TAKE HOME A NUDE - Colaciello Gallery, AAC, WPB, FL
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
THE MAD HATTER’S LUNCHEON & EXHIBIT- Club Colette, Pam Beach, FL
THE EROTIC SHOW - Gallery 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
ANNUAL FACULTY EXHIBIT - Colaciello Gallery, AAC , WPB, FL


2009 - ART UNDRESSED - Wynwood Social Club, Miami, FL
THE MAD HATTER’S LUNCHEON & EXHIBIT - Club Colette, Palm Beach, FL
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL

2008 - ART UNDRESSED - MES, Miami, FL
THE MAD HATTER’S LUNCHEON & EXHIBIT - Club Colette, Palm Beach, FL
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
2007 - HAVE A NICE BIDET - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
FIREWORKS - Colaciello Gallery, AAC, WPB, FL
THE MAD HATTER’S LUNCHEON & EXHIBIT - Club Colette, Palm Beach, FL
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
2006 - FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
THE MAD HATTER’S LUNCHEON & EXHIBIT, Club Colette, Palm Beach, FL
2005 - FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL

2004 - SEPIA & BRONZE- (Chris Riccardo & Bruce Zeines) - The Apartment Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
2003 - FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
2002 - FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB , FL
2001 - GRAND OPENING EXHIBITION - Christopher David Gallery, WPB, FL
FIGURATIVE WORKS 01 - Colaciello Gallery, AAC, WPB, FL
FACULTY EXHIBITION - Montgomery Hall, AAC, WPB, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2010 - ELECTED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY
2010 - SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT CHAIR/ FOUNDRY DIRECTOR - Armory Art Center,
WPB, FL
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - The Arthur R. Marshall Foundation,
WPB, FL
2008 - DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Judge Knott Award, Historical Society
of Palm Beach County
DESIGNED & FABRICATED ANNUAL AWARD - Providencia Award- Palm Beach
County Convention Bureau, WPB, FL
FINALIST - My Wendy, My Way, Wendy’s International, Dublin, OH
2003 - DESIGNED & FABRICATED CEE CEE LYLES MEMORIAL- Veteran’s Park, Ft. Pierce,
Ft. Pierce, FL
1998 - 1996- RDK STUDIOS - Owner/Operator, FIne Art Bronze Foundry, Riviera Beach, FL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2010 - 2008 - SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT CHAIR- Figurative sculpture, anatomy, bronze
casting
2008 - 1998 - ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER- SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT - Armory Art
Center, WPB, FL
PUBLICATIONS:
2009 - THE WORLD’S GREATEST EROTIC ART OF TODAY , VOLUME 3 - ES Publishing,
Miami, FL
2008 - THE WORLD’S GREATEST EROTIC ART OF TODAY, VOLUME 2 - ES Publishing,
Miami, FL

ARTICLES:
2010 - ART & CULTURE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY MAGAZINE - “An Arsenal for Art “
PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS - “Tuscan Treasure”
2009 - PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS - “Scripps’ decor taps local artists”
2008 - PALM BEACH POST - “County Commission wins Historical Society Award”
2007 - NEW TIMES - ART BEAT - “Have A Nice Bidet”

2006 - PALM BEACH POST - NEIGHBORHOOD POST - “Artist, art teacher specializes in
ancient bronze-cast technique”

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE- “Armory Art Center’s Faculty Exhibition”
BOCA MAGAZINE - “hand’s on approach” - Artist Spotlight
2003 - ARK NEWS - “Why do you make art?

PALM BEACH POST- “Standing Tall in Memory” ( Front Page)
PALM BEACH POST - “Statue to honor former officer killed in 9/11 crash”
FORT PIERCE TRIBUNE - “9/11 terror victim honored”
1997 - PALM BEACH POST - “THE BRONZE AGE- revisited”
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
THE MINDY SOLOMON GALLERY, St. Petersburg, FL
GALLERY 101, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
COLLECTIONS:
Ralf and Martha Gshwend, Geneva, Switzerland
Regina and Herman Porten, Palm Beach, FL
Terry and William Cooper, San Diego, CA
Mary Montgomery, Palm Beach, FL
Paula Butler, Palm Beach, FL
Sonny Kamm Teapot Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Anja Farber, Palm Beach, FL
Mindy Solomon, St. Petersburg, FL
Sharon and James Jacobs, Boca Raton, FL
Mark McManus, New York, NY … Read More

EDUCATION:
1990 - Bachelor of FIne Arts- College of Fine Arts, Boston University, Boston, MA