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Richard Carlyon
Richard Carlyon (October 1, 1930 – January 20, 2006) was an American artist who lived in Richmond, Virginia and taught at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, where he became a professor emeritus.
Carlyon gained national recognition for his teaching at VCU. He received the 1993 Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from The College Art Association of America; two professional fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; the 28th Annual Theresa Pollak multimedia prize by Richmond Magazine; and the 2005 VCU Presidential Medal of Honor.
Richard Carlyon was born on October 1, 1930, in Dunkirk, New York. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1953 and a Master of Fine Arts in 1963 from the Richmond Professional Institute.
Carylon taught at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts and at Richmond Professional Institute. He received three fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in painting, drawing, and video. He received a fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts in drawing.
Carlyon married artist Eleanor Rufty, who taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School. The couple were said to have "influenced a generation of artists studying in Virginia." A YouTube video of Carlyon, Rufty, and gallery owner Beverly Reynolds shows Carlyon receiving the VCU Presidential Medal. He had a son Jason Anderson. He died of cancer on January 20, 2006.
Carlyon was given posthumous retrospective exhibitions at Anderson Gallery, VCU, Reynolds Gallery, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and 1708 Gallery.
Carlyon's art is represented in the Jack Blanton Collection at Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts includes in its collection “A Screwing,” 1995, by Richard Carlyon. This work is made of wood, hinges and screws, is approximately 4-1/2 by 8 feet in size, and was a gift of Jean and Robert Hobbs of Richmond, Virginia. In 2010 his art was shown at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
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Richard Carlyon
Richard Carlyon (October 1, 1930 – January 20, 2006) was an American artist who lived in Richmond, Virginia and taught at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, where he became a professor emeritus.
Carlyon gained national recognition for his teaching at VCU. He received the 1993 Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from The College Art Association of America; two professional fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; the 28th Annual Theresa Pollak multimedia prize by Richmond Magazine; and the 2005 VCU Presidential Medal of Honor.
Richard Carlyon was born on October 1, 1930, in Dunkirk, New York. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1953 and a Master of Fine Arts in 1963 from the Richmond Professional Institute.
Carylon taught at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts and at Richmond Professional Institute. He received three fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in painting, drawing, and video. He received a fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts in drawing.
Carlyon married artist Eleanor Rufty, who taught at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School. The couple were said to have "influenced a generation of artists studying in Virginia." A YouTube video of Carlyon, Rufty, and gallery owner Beverly Reynolds shows Carlyon receiving the VCU Presidential Medal. He had a son Jason Anderson. He died of cancer on January 20, 2006.
Carlyon was given posthumous retrospective exhibitions at Anderson Gallery, VCU, Reynolds Gallery, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and 1708 Gallery.
Carlyon's art is represented in the Jack Blanton Collection at Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts includes in its collection “A Screwing,” 1995, by Richard Carlyon. This work is made of wood, hinges and screws, is approximately 4-1/2 by 8 feet in size, and was a gift of Jean and Robert Hobbs of Richmond, Virginia. In 2010 his art was shown at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.