Stevie Kesner Ricks

Stevie Kesner Ricks

Program Director

A native of Texas, Stevie obtained her BA in Art and Education at Trinity University, San Antonio, and obtained her post-graduate studies at Trinity, Sam Houston State University and St. Mary's University.  She taught in the NEISD for ten years, where the art program was recognized as the most outstanding art program in the State of Texas.

For over 35 years, Stevie's art career has included painting and exhibiting in galleries across the country from Chicago to Houston to Detroit to Reno.  Stevie's international experience includes an exhibit in Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia.  For the past several years, Stevie has been painting large, ethereal canvas pieces for private collections and corporations.  Stevie has also been the co-director of Ricks Studio for the past 27 years.

Her paintings are a mystical expression of her experiences and travels around the world.  Painted on both paper and raw duck canvas, the oversized pieces reflect a sophisticated abandon by throwing white paint across the space in a calligraphic rhythm, resulting in powerful movement.

Stevie has won many regional and national awards, including "Best of Show" in the Rocky Mountain National Exhibition, the Western Federation of Watercolor Exhibition, the Southern Watercolor Exhibition, the Southwestern Watercolor Society Exhibition, the Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition and the San Antonio Art League, Onderdonk Award.