Collection: Ricky Calloway Collection
Ricky Calloway was reared in Opelika, Alabama.
The special gift to create artwork was revealed to him as a young child. After encouragement from his mother and art teacher, Ricky decided to pursue a career in art.
After graduating from Opelika High School in 1978, Ricky was accepted into the art program at Alabama State University. Painting became his specialty. However, he is equally versatile in other media as well. He received the B.A. degree in art from Alabama State University during the spring quarter of 1984.
While attending A.S.U, he received numerous art awards, academic awards, and graduated with honors. Shortly after working three years as a graphic designer and screen-printer, Ricky was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts program at Florida State University in 1987. During the summer semester of 1989, Mr. Calloway was awarded the Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University in the concentrated areas of drawing and painting.
Two University Fellowships were awarded to him while attending F.S.U. Several of his creative achievements are painting the portraits of Fort Valley State University past and present Presidents and created a large mural for The National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African American Culture at Alabama State University. Furthermore, he gives workshops locally and nationally in the concentrated areas of serigraphy and painting.
