The Artist
Ric Conn
202 Pennick Drive
Stevensville, MD 21666
contact the artist: ricconnstudios@juno.com
Artist Biography
Ric Conn, although primarily self taught, studied at the Corcoran College of Art in Washington, D.C., the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.
Drawing pictures before he could print his name, Ric has been an artist his entire life while working as a free lance photographer, printer and graphic artist to pay the bills and raise his family. Ric is now a full time fine artist. Freelance art projects include creating a poster for a drug workshop in the 60’s, illustrating a children’s book, designed a CD cover, a variety of pamphlets, books and flyers, and several logos.
Ric has won a second place award and the “Face of Queen Anne’s County” medal for one of his oil paintings and Honorable Mention for one of his mixed media pieces. Recently he won another second place award for another oil painting.Ric has had solo and group shows in Baltimore, Columbia, Annapolis, Frederick, Washington, D.C., Stevensville and Centreville. He has paintings in private collections in several states and Australia.
Ric is a member of Art Exposure in Baltimore, Maryland Federation of Art, Kent Island Federation of Arts, Artists Roundtable-Eastern Shore, Queen Anne’s County Arts Council, Baltimore Museum of Art, Brandywine Museum of Art, Academy Museum of Art, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center and the ASPCA .
Ric is Co-President of the Board of Directors of the Kent Island Federation of Arts and is a past Vice President of the Guild of Bowie Artists.