Marie Riccio; Exploring Symbolism, Composition And Design Through Still Life

Send us Fan MailFebruary 20, 2026Creative ContemplationS4E9 Marie Riccio; Exploring Symbolism, Composition And Design Through Still LifeSuzanne Lago Arthur, host and creator of The Creative Contemplation Podcast has a conversation with Maryland based painter, Marie Riccio about her development as an artist and the inspiration behind the work for her upcoming solo show "Community" at First Street Gallery (3/4/26-3/28/26) Website: mariericcio.comInstagram: @marie_riccio"Community" Solo Show, First Street Gallery, NYCTAG/The Artists Gallery, Frederick MDGuest Bio:Marie Riccio grew up in New York and received a B.F.A from SUNY Purchase. She also lived in Philadelphia where she earned an MFA in painting from the University of Pennsylvania before moving to Rockville, MD. She is an award-winning artist who has exhibited her work in New York, Philadelphia, Colorado, and throughout the Washington, DC area.Host Bio:Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, GA, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.comInstagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation"