About · CV

CV

Richard. Painter.

Current projects

Since 2025Ghosts of the Ice. Thermochromic oil paintings in heated frames with a viewer-controlled dial. Frame built and tested, August 2026. First paintings, summer 2027. Documentary film in production. Original album.

Since 2026Arctic Residents. New series of paintings from the Svalbard expedition. In production.

Residencies

2027Brechts Hus, Svendborg, Denmark. 28 May to 2 July.

2027Hollufgård Værksteder for Kunst og Kunsthåndværk, Odense, Denmark. 10 to 27 May.

2027Spitsbergen Artists Center, Longyearbyen, Svalbard. 24 April to 10 May.

2026The Arctic Circle Expeditionary Residency, Svalbard. Sixteen days aboard the Rembrandt van Rijn around the Svalbard archipelago, July.

Talks

2026Oberlin College and Conservatory, Studio Art, Oberlin, Ohio. Public lecture, “The Long Way Around.” 16 November.

2026Marin Small Business Development Center, California. “Creating a More Resilient Art Business.” 4 November.

Solo exhibitions

2025Icons, Rebels & Saints, Wallbox Gallery, South San Francisco, CA.

2024Austrian National Day Cultural Reception, Green Room at San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, San Francisco, CA.

2022Reveal: The Empowerment of Appropriation Art, The Caldwell Gallery, Redwood City, CA.

Publications

2027Ghosts of the Ice. Book in development. Documentation of the Arctic Circle residency and the conceptual arc of the Ghosts of the Ice project.

2024REVEAL: The Empowerment of Appropriation Art. 120-page hardcover art book with 80+ paintings. Snap Collective.

Press

2026The Dark Mountain Project (UK). “Thaw: The lie of ‘raising awareness’.” Essay. July.

2024News Magazine (Austria). “Newscomer,” cover feature. August.

2023Meine Freizeit (Austria). “Kunst der graphischen Animation.” September.

202165/57° Magazine (USA). “Expressions from the Refuge.” September.

2021Kleine Zeitung (Austria). “In vielen Medien zu Hause.” May.

2012Die Zeit (Germany). “Kinomärchen.” January.

Podcasts

2025Art Yap (USA). “Painting with Ghosts.” September.

202130March (Austria). Two-part feature: “Kreativer Unternehmergeist” and “Die (Kunst) Schule des Lebens.”

Collections

Austrian Consulate, San Francisco, CA.

Luxury Resorts, Nosara, Costa Rica.

Private collections in Copenhagen, Vienna, Munich, Berlin, New York, Colorado, California, Austin and Los Angeles.

Writing and community

Since 2025The Logbook. 52 entries. Documents the development of Ghosts of the Ice, the Arctic Circle voyage and the work that follows.

Fundraising exhibitions and artwork donations for Equal Justice Initiative, No Kid Hungry, Save Sight Now, NRDC and HelpUsHelp Charity.

Education

1994BA in Graphic Design, St. Pölten, Austria.

2008–2012Visual design and filmmaking, San Francisco Film School.

Oil painting under Debra Cook Shapiro, San Francisco.

Self-directed fine art education rooted in master study and expressionist reinterpretation.

Professional background

Thirty years in visual communication and creative direction, including Art Director at the George Lucas Educational Foundation.