Seattle, Washington

Rick came from a working class family in Seattle, where art was not encouraged. It wasn’t until he had graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in psychology and had traveled to Europe, that he began to be interested in creating art. Rick had moved to New York City and had begun taking drawing and painting classes at the Art Students League, before moving to Boston to attend the School of Museum of Fine Art full time, where he received a Diploma, and Fifth Year Independent Study Certificate. Rick had three children while in Boston, and in 1991 returned to Seattle, where he has continued to work.