of Chicago roots
with a sip of Champaign
a Seattle sunset
and a Tucson rain

the people, the places
lifetimes and moments
from big towns and small cities
to the place I am.

contributions to a life of art

Richard was born in Posen, Illinois, and attended Bremen High School in Midlothian and the University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana.  He is currently a Chicago resident.

Richard has devoted his entire adult life to his art. His work has been shown in various galleries, exhibits, public shows and private shows and has received many art awards.  He has donated his art to various charities, he has a loyal following and his work is displayed in private corporate collections and in the homes of hundreds of private collectors.

2007-2008 Exhibitions and Events

Guest speaker at the annual South Suburban Conference student art awards banquet held at the Beverly Art Center
Exhibition Gallery, Arts District, Chicago, Illinois
Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, Florida, Mayor’s Award, 2007; Award of Merit, 2008
Winter Park Art Festival, Orlando, Florida, Award of Excellence, 2007, 2008
Springfield Old Capitol Art Exhibit, Springfield, Illinois, First Place, Drawing
Old Town Art Fair, Old Triangle Arts, Chicago, Illinois
Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Illinois
The Original Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Exhibits and Events of Note

Illinois State Library, Springfield, Illinois, Permanent collection
Studio Show, annually
Watermark Gallery/Richard Pociask Homewood, IL  1989-91 
Riverside Gallery/Richard Pociask, Morris, IL  1999-01
Gallery Northwest, Tamarack Hall, Indiana University 1994
Charles Wusturn Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin, 1983
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1991
Bachman Gallery, the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Munster, Indiana, 1990
David Adler Art Center, Libertyville, Illinois
Salon Show, Northern Indiana Arts Association, Munster Indiana, Awards of Merit, 1988  Award of Distinction, 1991, 1992
Arthur and Alice Baer Exhibit, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois
Maximus Gallery, a web-based gallery, 1998-2004

Art used for award winning poster and brochure, Southland Chicago Illinois Tourism Bureau
Architectural paintings for Equity Residential
Children’s illustration for Children’s Reader, McDougal Littell, Evanston, Illinois
Art illustrations for children’s poster