These works are inspired by scientific research especially involving travel, that includes from bicycles to space craft; by art and cultural history especially around Western North American ancient and contemporary nomadic life, and our drive for perfection and adhering to our own rules. The vision is to express these complexities visually, simply and respectfully.
Rick Ducommun is a Cochrane painter who studied art and art history formally in five different schools. His fascination with all things art is reflected both in his never ending stories with visitors to Route 22, fellow artists, and in his works. He graduated with a BVA with distinction and on the Presidents list at U of Alberta, is written about by a Denver based scholar, was used for said scholar’s award receiving presentation in the Hague, has a series to illustrate organizational complexity coursework in Dalhousie University, and in collections of from a US Navy Commander, two members of the NASA rocketry program, three academics at Dalhousie University, and in private (names withheld for security purposes) collections in Alberta. His shows include three solo exhibitions in a Cochrane Contemporary themed Coffee shop, two group showings at Christine Klassen Art Gallery in Calgary, one solo exhibition in the space to become Route 22 Art Gallery in Cochrane, 7 Juried Exhibitions at Route 22 and one team solo show there with three other contemporary based artists. He presently is featured in Route 22 Gallery as well as at Coffee Traders as part of installations at both.
