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Richard Wehrman
Richard Wehrman was born in St. Louis and attended the Washington University School of Fine Arts, where he studied painting, print making and metalsmithing. While living in Missouri, he worked as a silversmith, freelance illustrator and graphic designer. His award-winning paintings have been exhibited at the St. Louis Art Museum, the St. Louis Artists Guild and Washington University.
In 1973, Richard moved to Rochester, NY, with his wife (illustrator Vicki Wehrman) to study and practice Zen Buddhism with Roshi Philip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center. Concurrently, he began a long career as a designer, illustrator and eventually president of the Bob Wright Creative Group. There, he produced award-winning work recognized by the Society of Illustrators, PRINT design annuals, Communication Arts Art Annuals, Graphis Annuals, the New York Art Directors Club and the ADDYs. His illustrations and paintings have been exhibited at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester Nazareth Arts Center, the UNESCO International Poster Show, the Memorial Art Gallery and the Society of Illustrators Gallery in New York. He was chosen as a Rochester Communicator of the Year for illustration and has received a gold medal from the National Society of Illustrators.
Richard is currently absorbed with discovering what it takes, at this late date, to become a real human being. Most of the time, this takes the form of simply getting through the day while causing as little harm as possible to himself and others. In whatever time is left, he creates poetry and graphic art. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Heartwork Institute and lives in (what he hopes will remain) rustic, semi-rural Upstate NY. |
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