SOLO EXHIBITONS *
2023
- "Drawings by Ric Ambrose", Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA April 2023
2022
- "Patchwork", The Juliet Museum of Art at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, WV April 8 - August 21, 2022
2019
- "New Work by Ric Ambrose”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA July 2 -28, 2019
- "Drawings by Ric Ambrose”, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA Jan 24 -April 16, 2019
2012
- "Psychic State II", Citicorp Center, San Francisco, CA June 1 -July 14, 2012
- “Psychic State”, 555 California Street Plaza Gallery, San Francisco March 3 – May 12, 2012
2011
- ”New Drawings", Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA, November, 2011
1985
- "Urbanscapes", Off Broadway Gallery, Pueblo, CO 1985
- Eastern Montana College, Billings, Mt, November, 1985
- Off Broadway Gallery, Pueblo, CO, September, 1985
1983
- Coos Bay Art Museum, Coos, Bay, OR, September, 1983
- Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO, 1983
- "Neighbor-scape", Arapahoe Community College, November 1983
1981
- Colorado State University Gallery, Fort Collins, CO, 1981
- Ohio State University Art Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1981
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
2025
- 39th International Fine Arts Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY, August 2025
- "Beyond Color: The Language of Black and White" Exhibition, Bedford Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, July-August 2025
- "Invitational," Canessa Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 2025
- "Made in California," Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, April 26-June 29, 2025
- Pillars Exhibition , ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Feb-April, 2025
- Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Jan-April, 2025
- "Invitational," Canessa Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Jan 2025
2024
- "38th Chelsea International Fine Arts Exhibition," Agora Gallery, New York, New York, August 2024
- “Fantasy” National Juried Exhibition at ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 11-June 8, 2024
- “Made in California.” Brea Gallery, Brea, CA, April 27-June 23, 2024
- “Broadsides: Pairing Artworks with Poetry from the Morton Marcus Community of Poets," (sponsored by UCSC) at the Sea Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA, November 18, 2023 - January 13, 2024.
- "The deYoung Open", deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA, September 30, 2023 - January 7, 2024
2023
- Crocker Art Museum, February 5-April 30, 2023
- 81st Crocker Kingsley Juried Exhibition, (Award Winner, Crocker Art Museum Selection) December 2, 2022 -January 14, 2023
2022
- Art2Life International Juried Exhibition, (First Place) September 2022,
- 109th Annual Allied Artists of America International Juried Exhibit (“Best in Graphite Category”), September 2022
- RESTART juried exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, June 25-August 20, 2022
- Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA ("Juror's Award") April 8-May 15, 2022
2021
- Gray Art Show, Gray Cube Gallery, ("Best of Show") December 2021
- "Home," National Juried Exhibition, ARC Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA ("Juror's Award") May 15 - June 12, 2021
- "Crocker Kingsley National Art Competition," Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA, Jan 28 through Feb 21, 2021
- "The deYoung Open", deYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA, October 3, 2020 - January 3, 2021
2020
- "2020 Will's Creek Exhibition of Fine Art", Cumberland, MD (“People’s Choice Award”), August 29-September 26, 2020
- "Left Coast", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, June - July 2020
- "Over and Under", Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, April -June 2020
2018
- “Biennial Salon Show”, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA ("Best of Show"), November 2 to Feb 22, 2018
2017
- “Members Show”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 2017
2015
- International Print and Drawing Fair, Hespe Gallery, New York, NY, 2015
- "Members Show”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 2015
2014
- "Members Show”, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 2014
2011
- “Group Exhibition”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, 2011
- Pacific Art League, Group Exhibition, 2011
2010
- Summer Show, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, 2010
- San Francisco International Art Fair, May 2010
- Art Chicago, May 2010 (Hespe Gallery)
- Pacific Art League, Group Exhibition, 2010
- “Reconstructed Memories”, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, December-January, 2010
1988
- “Big Drawing Exhibit”, University of Wyoming Art Museum, February, 1988
1987
- Invitational Exhibit, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, November, 1987
- “Colorado Drawing Show”, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, CO, 1987
- “The Great Drawing Show”, Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO, 1987
- Group Exhibit, Carson Shapiro Gallery, Denver, CO, 1987
1986
- “International Art Expo”, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 1986
1985
- Group Exhibit, Carson Shapiro Gallery, Denver, CO, 1985
- “Colorado ’85, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, March, 1985
1984
- Group Exhibit, Carson Shapiro Gallery, Denver, CO, 1984
- “International Art Expo”, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 1984
- “27th Annual North Dakota Print and Drawing Show”, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, 1984
- “Arts ‘84”, Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO, March, 1984
- "Contemporary Realism”, Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL, November, 1984
- “National Print Exhibition”, Springfield Art Association, Springfield, IL February, 1984
1983
- "Realism Today", Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1983
- “International Art Expo”, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, May 1983
- “1983 Colorado Biennial” Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
- “September Competition,” Alexandria Museum, Alexandria, LA. September, 1983
- “Colorado ’83 Biennial”, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO, August, 1983
- “Second International Exhibition of Prints and Drawings" ,Porter Fine Arts Center, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA. Work travelled to various art museums throughout the Southeast United States
- “All on Paper ’82", AAO Gallery, Buffalo, NY, January, 1983
1982
- "Arts '82", Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, 1982
- “17th Annual November Art Show”, Coos Bay Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR, November, 1982
1981
- “Works on Paper”, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, April, 1981
- "20th Annual Regional Art Exhibition”, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO, April, 1981
1980
- "Using Paper”, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, MT, November, 1980
- “Bi-state Graduate Show”, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, November, 1980
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Juliet Museum of Art at the Clay Center, Charleston, WV
Jacobs & CO, San Francisco, CA
Getty Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Charles Hespe, SF, CA
7 Unknown private collections in Bay Area
AT&T Regional Headquarters, Denver, CO
Beta West, Denver, CO
City of Littleton, Littleton, CO
Central Bank, Lakewood, CO
Central Bank, Denver, CO
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Denver, CO
Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, Colorado Springs, CO
Kirkland and Ellis Law Firm, Denver, CO
Professional Bank of Denver, CO
Sohio Gas and Oil Company, Denver, CO
United Bank of Skyline, Denver, CO
Walters Construction, Denver, CO
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2009- 2017
Carson Shapiro Gallery, Denver CO 1983-1990
Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL 1984-1990