Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery ~ ESPY Collection
This video documents some of Rick's "Meet the Artist" talk given at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in September 2015, focused on the current exhibition titled "Eye Pop - The Celebrity Gaze". The video also includes interview cuts highlighting Rick's approach to portraiture and his 40 ESPY Collection portraits which are part of the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection.
Video and interview by Jeffrey Braverman. Editing by Cassie Ingrasci.
US Embassy Exhibition~ Ankara, Turkey
Four of Rick Chapman's portraits of Muhammad Ali are currently exhibited in the US Embassy in Ankara, Turkey through the US Art in Embassies Program. This interview highlights the story of how Rick and Muhammad Ali worked together making those portraits.
Video, interview and editing by Amanda Brooks with production assistance from Tabitha Brackens
U.S. Department of State office of Art in Embassies
Kobe Bryant ~ In Memoriam
Artist Talk ~ Pioneers of Clean Energy Exhibition