Richard Piccolo
Born: 1943, Hartford, CT – living in Italy since the ‘70’s
Education
1966
BID from Pratt Institute, New York, NY
1967
Art Students League, New York, NY
1968
MFA from Brooklyn College, NY
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1975
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
1976
Suffolk Community College, Long Island, NY
1977
American Academy in Rome, Italy
1979
Galleria Temple, Rome, Italy
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
1983
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
1985
Galleria il Gabbiano, Rome, Italy
1989
Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
1995
The Four Elements, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
Roman Drawings , Kate Ganz USA Ltd., New York , N.Y.
2003
Paintings From Italy, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
1973
Six Americans in Italy
1978
Metaphor in Painting, Federal Hall Memorial, NY
1980
Realism and Metaphor, University of South Florida (traveling)
1981
Contemporary Figure Drawings, Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
Moravian College Invitational, Bethlehem, PA
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Gallery of Art, NC
Out of New York, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
1982
Contemporary Arcadian Painting, Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, NY
Galleria il Gabbiano, Rome, Italy
FIAC, Paris, France
1984
American Still-Life 1945-1983, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX (national traveling exhibition)
1985
Umbria: Americans Painting in Italy, Gallery North, Setauket, NY
1987
Storytellers, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Painted From Life, Bayly Museum, Charlottesville, VA
1990
Figure, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Italian Landscape, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Italian Tradition in Contemporary American Landscape Painting, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, in conjunction with the Spoleto Exhibition of 1990
ART/LA90, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991-92
Paintings From Contemporary Realist Gallery, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
1992
New American Figure Painting, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA (traveling)
1993
Drawings by American Artists, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996
Still Lifes, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Homage to the First 100 Years of Cinema, Il Gabbiano Gallery, Rome, Italy
1997
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Re-presenting Representation III, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
1998
Artists Who Look Back: Spirituality in Contemporary Art, Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA
Homage to the First 100 Years of Cinema, Il Gabbiano Gallery, Rome, Italy
1997
10th Anniversary Exhibition, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Re-presenting Representation III, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
1998
Artists Who Look Back: Spirituality in Contemporary Art, Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA
2002
The Perception of Appearance: A Decade of Contemporary American Figure Drawing, Frye Museum of Art, Seattle, WA
2003
Richard Piccolo: Recent Work from Italy, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Awards
1973-75
E.A. Abbey Memorial Scholarship for Mural Painting
1989
Mural Commission, "Simplicity Inspiring Invention: An Allegory of the Arts,”, Crown American Corporation
National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting
1991-94
Mural Commission,"Aer, Ignis, Terra, Aqua" (four triptychs), US Bank Plaza
Collections
Crown America Corporation, Johnstown, PA
Grosvenor International, Sacramento, CA
Mrs. Lillian Cole, Sherman Oaks, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Emery, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Graham Gund, Boston, MA
Dr. Robert Gutterman, San Francisco, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jennings, San Francisco, CA
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Innes, Jr., Charlottesville, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Ovson, San Francisco, CA
Mr. Mark Pasquerilla, Johnstown, PA
Mr. Jon Roberts and Mr. John Boccardo, Los Angeles, CA
Tony & Donna Scott , Beverly Hills , CA
Mr. Ridley Scott, Los Angeles , CA
Selected Bibliography
1978
Perl, Jed, Richard Piccolo at Schoelkopf, Art in America, May-June, p. 113.
Archambault, Michele & Juliet Steyn, Some Notes on the Work of Richard Piccolo.
1985
Lucie-Smith, Edward, American Art Now, William Morrow & Co., New York, NY.
1987
Perl, Jed, “The Shows Must Go On,” The New Criterion, September, p. 57.
Cooper, James F., “It's the Painting, Not the Paint That Matters,” New York City Tribune, May 8.
1988
Lehman, Ora, “Contemporary Vanitas,” Arts Magazine, March, p. 60.
1989
Jenkins, Steve, “Back to the Future,” Artweek, November 23, p. 12 (reproduction).
1990
Perl, Jed, “The Shows Must Go On,” The New Criterion, September, p. 57.
Cooper, James F., “It's the Painting, Not the Paint That Matters,” New York City Tribune, May 8.
1988
Lehman, Ora, “Contemporary Vanitas,” Arts Magazine, March, p. 60.
1989
Jenkins, Steve, “Back to the Future,” Artweek, November 23, p. 12 (reproduction).
1990
Hollander, John, Landscape Painting 1960-1990, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC, & Bayly Museum of Art, Charlottesville, VA (catalogue with color reproduction).
Stein, Karen, “Gravesian Images,” Architectural Record, February, p. (color reproductions).
1992
Bolt, Thomas, New American Figure Painting, Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue with color reproduction).
Kay, Alfred, “Grand Canvas,” The Sacramento Bee, April 29, p. ‘Scene’ p. 1 (color reproduction).
1995
Blanchard, Jeffrey, “Richard Piccolo: The Four Elements,” American Arts Quarterly, James F. Cooper, New York, NY, Fall, pp. 9-14.
Lucie-Smith, Edward, Art Today, Phaidon Press, London, p. 233 (color reproduction).
Jeffrey Blanchard, “Richard Piccolo: The Four Elements,” American Arts Quarterly, James F. Cooper,
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Fall, pp. 9-14.
1996
Minchilli, Elizabeth Helman, “Homage to the First 100 Years of Cinema,” Artnews, April, p. 144.
1997
O'Hern, John D., Re-presenting Representation III, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY (exhibition catalogue) .
Hackett-Freedman Gallery, 1987-1997, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue with reproduction).
1998
Whyte, Robert, Artists Who Look Back: Spirituality in Contemporary Art, Museo ItaloAmericano, San Francisco, CA.
Teaching
1966-68
Instructor, Pratt Institute, NY
1978-80
Adj. Asist. Prof., Rome Program, Pratt Institute
1980-present
Director, Rome Program, Pratt Institute
1984-present
Adj. Asist. Prof., Rome Progam, University of Notre Dame