BIO: Multi-disciplary artist (painting, photography, sculpture). Upcoming show of new work in 2012, (Tanner Hill Gallery, Chattanooga TN); Recent exhibits include: solo show “Roger Ricco: New Work,” “Fall Forward (Sara Tecchia Gallery New York); “Random Selections,“(George Waters Gallery, Elmira NY); “Tracing Shadows” (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel}: “Small Events, Roger Ricco’s Photography,” (Cress Gallery of Art , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga); “NightSets by Roger Ricco,” (Benham Gallery, Seattle Washington.) “Home” (Beacon Firehouse Gallery, Beacon NY.)Awards: Rome Prize, (American Academy In Rome);Visiting artist, 2004 (American Academy in Rome); John and Diane Marek Visiting Artist, Fall 2006, solo exhibition "Small Events" (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga). Selected Art Lectures: YaleUniversity Art Gallery; Bard College; UC San Diego; Mingei Museum, San Diego; Museum of American Folk Art, NY: Great Hall, Cooper Union, NY: New School of Social Research, NY; Cheekwood, Museum, Nashville, TN; Zen Mountain Monastery, Mt.Tremper, NY. On the board, Woodstock Center for Photography.