Curriculum Vitae

Ricky Colson III

e-mail: rickycolson@gmail.com

http://rickycolson.com

b. 1983 Houston, TX

Education

2006     BFA in Studio Art, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Awards

2011     Art Renewal Center, Finalist in Still-Life, International ARC Salon Competition

2010     Art Renewal Center, Finalist in Drawing, International ARC Salon Competition

2009     Art Renewal Center, First Place in Drawing, International ARC Salon Competition

2009     Artistaday.com, Featured Artist

2005     Voted a Top 20 Leading Longhorn in Orange Magazine

Exhibitions

2014     Solo Exhibition, My Humble Existence, Visual Arts Gallery, Visual and Performing Arts Center, Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX, January 23-February 20

2010     30th Anniversary Show, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX

2010     Permanent Exhibit, Wally Workman Gallery, Austin, TX

2009     Small Works, Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2009     Fresh Faces, Artist’s House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2007     Senior Show, Creative Research Lab, Austin, TX

2006     Solo Exhibition, Creatures of Imagination, New Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX

2006     Self-Interpretation, The Shed, University of Texas, Austin, TX

2005     Cartoonist for National Lampoon Student Film, University of Texas, Austin, TX

2005     Two-Person Exhibition, Colson & Olson, Flood Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Visiting Artist Lectures/Workshops

2014     Artist Talk/Drawing Workshop, Laredo Community College, Laredo, TX, January 23-24

2009     Lecture/Drawing Workshop, Blinn College, Sealy, TX

Selected Bibliography

Arce, Adriana, Live Interview, KGNS-TV (NBC), Laredo, TX, January 23, 2014

“LCC showcases larger than life art show,” Laredo Community College, 2014. http://www.laredo.edu/cms/LCC/News_and_Events/News/ImageRotation/content/2014/Jan/Ricky_Colson/