Ric Conn is an award-winning American artist who has exhibited his paintings nationally. His art has been featured in publications such as Art Tour International Magazine. Through the language of expressionism, Conn cites distortion, exaggeration, and fantasy as being the filters through which he paints the modern world. The primary themes that are explored in his compositions are equality and empowerment. He most often creates using oils, acrylics, and mixed media on canvas.