Bio: Ricky Day

I was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and raised in Los Angeles, California. I’m an emerging artist who lives and works in Harlem, New York. My art practice includes painting, collage, photography and recorded music. I have also began to incorporate video, installation and sculpture into my art practice.
In addition to brisk sales of my work to private collectors, I have exhibited in multiple group shows in NYC. I have participated in Obama: Art and Politics at H & F Fine Arts Gallery in Mt. Ranier, Maryland January 15, 2009 – January 31, 2009; White Lies: Black Noise at Rush Arts Gallery November 14, 2009 – January 24, 2009; Art Gotham’s Square Foot Show June 7t through July 12, 2008; Night of 1000 Drawings at the Artists Space (2006/2007) in SoHo as well as the 2006 Harlem Open Artist Studio Tour and Reality Gallery at NY Studio Gallery (January 2008). Introducing Ricky Day at Bus Boys and Poets in Washington DC (Jan/February 2008) was my first solo show.
I am currently at work on a portrait series called This is The Life which is an examination of the African-American Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. My photography series Beautiful Decay and American Photographer are set to be exhibited in late 2009.