Ricky Romain Curriculum Vitae

Born London 1948

Selected Solo Exhibitions

  • 2006 Tooks Chambers, London 'in the absence of justice...'
  • 2006 Coombe Street Gallery Lyme Regis Arts Fest
  • 2005 Coombe Street Gallery Lyme Regis Arts Fest
  • 2004 White Space Gallery, Alienation & Integration
  • 2004 Coombe Street Gallery, Lyme Regis Arts Fest
  • 2003 Hooked on Books, Chard, Somerset
  • 2002 'Outsiders', The Gallery, Walton High, Milton Keynes
  • 2001 Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter
  • 200I Town Mill Gallery, Lyme Regis Dorset
  • 1997 Shute House Devon
  • 1996 Meeting House Gallery IlIminster
  • 1995 Exeter Cathedral, 50th Anniversary United Nations
  • 1994 Byram Gallery Taunton
  • 1993 Rebecca Hossack Galley London
  • 1991 The Brewhouse Taunton
  • 1991 The Minster Church Axminster Festival
  • 1990 London Ecology Centre
  • 1990 The Plough Art Centre Devon
  • 1989 David Hibberd Gallery Lyme Regis
  • 1989 London Ecology Centre
  • 1988 First Julius Gottlieb Memorial Exhibition Oxford
  • 1987 Michael Sobel Centre
  • 1986 Michael Sobel Centre London
  • 1986 West London Institute London
  • 1985 Julius Gottlieb Gallery, Carmel College, Oxford
  • 1983 Axiom Centre for the Arts Cheltenham
  • 1982 Manchester Synagogue
  • 1981 Butlin Gallery Ilminster

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • 2006 '2nd Celebrating Sanctury', The Pierian Centre, Bristol
  • 2006 'Four Devon Artists' The Art House Westboune Sussex
  • 2005 Celebrating Sanctuary, Pierian Centre, Bristol
  • 2005 Discourse Power Resistance, Sherwell Centre, Plymouth
  • 2004 Gallery 27 Cork Street, London, A Tribute to Lowry
  • 2000 Inspirations 3, Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford
  • 1999 Inspirations 2, Ariel Centre, Totnes
  • 1999 Liverpool Biennial 'Trace' Exhibition, Hanover Gallery
  • 1999 'Inspirations' Exeter Museum, D.A.I.S.I.
  • 1995 Taunton, Drawing Open
  • 1995 Bridport Open
  • 1993 'Walk On The Wyld Side' Exhibition, Monkton Wyld Dorset
  • 1991 Six Jewish Artists Julius Gottlieb Gallery
  • 1991 Nomadic Art, Whitely's, London
  • 1990 Brewhouse Open, Taunton
  • 1980 Brewhouse Open, Taunton
  • 1989 Alpine Gallery, London
  • 1986 Amarvati Buddhist Centre, Hemel Hempsted
  • 1986 Rona Gallery, London
  • 1982 Sabel & Hog Gallery, Wales
  • 1979-1983 Ben Uri Summer Show, London
  • 1977 Studio Gallery, Dorchester

Joint Exhibitions

  • 2005 Standard Class, White Space Gallery (Margarita Kern)
  • 2003 The Study Gallery, Poole (Heather Fallows, poetry)
  • 1997 Beldham Gallery, Brunel University, Uxbridge (Rod Hill, painter)
  • 1998 Byron Gallery, Taunton ('Raven', photographer)

Awards

  • 1998 Artist in Residence, 'The Human Condition & Contemporary Issues' (D.A.I.S.I.) Beaford, North Devon
  • 1991 Exhibition Grant, Brewhouse Gallery (South West Arts)
  • 1990 Exhibition Grant, Plough Arts 1984 Artist In Residence, Crispin School, Somerset (South West Arts)
  • 1982 Major Purchase Award (South West Arts)
  • 1981 South West Arts Grant Miscellaneous
  • 2005 Featured on front cover for launch of 'Art in Devon Magazine'
  • 2003 Artist in residence. Priory School, Exeter. Creating images with students for the new SWEB/EDF Energy building in Exeter with Arts & Business and D.A.I.S.I.
  • 2003 Artist in residence. Woodroffe School, Lyme Regis. Woodland Project.
  • 2002 'Outside'. Working with a group of Eastern European artists and musicians who are seeking asylum. Exhibition of resulting collaboration at Weymouth Arts Centre. Funded by The Home Office.
  • 2000 Year of the Artist Calendar, Lottery funded workshops culminating In exhibition at Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter 2001
  • 2000 Artist in Residence, Burton Art Gallery & Museum, Bideford
  • 1998 Community Artist, Axminster Community Arts Project
  • 1994 Artwork Bound, Exhibition, Exeter Museum. Work resulting from collaboration, between students and four artists
  • 1993 Axminster Festival - working with local primary & comprehensive schools creating banners
  • 1993 'Artist as Prophet - painting workshop, St. James', Piccadilly, London
  • 1992 Commissioned by East Devon Religions Education Authority to design and paint, with a group of Exeter children, an inter- faith mural, linked with the launch of the new National Religion Education Curriculum
  • 1992 Axminster Festival - working with local primary and secondary schools to create banners
  • 1990 Painting's used to illustrate Channel 4 documentary 'A Sense of Belonging'. This examined British Jewish Identity and, with others, looked at the artist's own spiritual journey through Judaism. The series was screened at the National Film Theatre in
  • 1990 and was broadcast In June and July 1991. 1987 Painting chosen to feature, along with works of Picasso, Chagall & Dali, to illustrate the book 'The Bible in 20th Century Art', published by Pagoda Art Books.