Texas born painter Rick Lewis (1965) grew up in the Gulf of Mexico coastal region. Rick Lewis’ influences include Alberto Burri, Texan visionary painter Forrest Bess, Joan Miro, Paul Klee, Antoni Tapies, Eastern calligraphy, and Eastern philosophy. 

He is a recipient of the Carol Cook Memorial Foundation Arts Award for excellence in painting and several artist in Residency awards including, The Millay Colony Residency in Austerlitz, NY and The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts in Bali, Indonesia. He was twice awarded residencies to  The Edward F. Albee Foundation in Montauk, NY.

Rick Lewis exhibits in New York,  Connecticut Texas, Philadelphia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.  His work is held in numerous public and private collections throughout the world.