Born in Newark New Jersey, John Richter began painting traditional realistic paintings and landscapes over 30 years ago.His work has been exhibited in numerous juried shows in New York and New Jersey, including Salmagundi Art Club, NYC, 2010, 33rd Annual Show for Non-Members, (Award Winner,) The Ridgewood Art Institute, 2010, 30th Annual, Bernardsville Library Annual Juried Shows, 2010, 2009, American Artists Professional League 80th Grand National (2008 Award Winner,) Monmouth County, NJ Arts Council (2009 Award Winner,) Allied Artists of America 94th Annual, 2007, Somerset Art Association (2008 Award Winner,) Knickerbocker Artists of America (1979 Award Winner,) Westfield Art Association, and The Art Centre of New Jersey among others.
Basically a self-educated painter, he studied briefly with Miriam Burrill, AAPL, at The Art Centre of New Jersey, (where he served as a past President,) and with Al Hansen at Rutgers University in Newark where he graduated in 1974 with a BS Degree. Some of Mr. Richter’s works are held in private collections in New Jersey, Florida, and France.
