Rick Gradone holds a B.A. in Art History

from Fairfield University in which he

studied painting independently with

Peter Michael Gish. Functioning at the

intersection of geology and religion, his

work imagines a new inclusive religion

with the earth as its central figure.

Structured as studies for shrines and

monuments, his rock paintings and

sculptures imagine spaces of worship

and contemplation for all beings and

suggest that revelation about this

relationship has the power to create a

new human responsibility to each other

and to the planet. He has done

residencies at Creekside Arts in

Humboldt, CA, Belgrade Art

Studio in Serbia, and La Wayaka in the

Atacama Desert in Chile. His work has

been featured in Marie Claire Maison,

Residence Magazine, Architectural

Digest, and Medium. He lives and works

in Los Angeles, California.