01 Painting, PORTRAIT OF A LADY., with Footnotes. #54

Ron Hicks, U.S. (b. 1965)

The Discussion

Oil on canvas

38"H x 37.5"W

Private collection

Ron Hicks ( Columbus , 1965 ) was born in Columbus, Ohio, and is one of four children of a truck driver. He spent his childhood in the quiet and friendly Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado where the family moved when Ron, and his twin brother Don, were two years old. From an early age Hicks became interested in painting, encouraged by his mother, also an artist. At age 13 his parents divorced and he, his mother and brothers returned to Columbus. There, a group of teachers encouraged Ron to try his hand at painting. He managed to win numerous prizes and art competitions.

His talent was noticed during his high school years and he received a scholarship to study at Columbus College of Art and Design in Columbus (known as one of the best art schools in the country) where he graduated in fine arts and illustration .

After graduating, he returned to Denver to study at the Colorado Institute of Art in Denver (later the Art Institute of Colorado), obtaining a degree in advertising design.

After college, Hicks began working for agencies, magazines and as a freelance illustrator, dedicating himself to painting only at night.

Ron Hicks is a lecturer at The Art Students League in Denver. More on Ron Hicks

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