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Biography:

Ricardo Ruiz was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. He still lives in Corpus Christi with his wife and children. Ruiz could draw before he could even talk and by the age of three he could draw on command. In 1986, one of his pieces was accepted as part of the permanent collection in the Art Museum of Southern Texas; which is his professional career began to take off. Ruiz even had one of his pieces part of Richard “Cheech” Marin’s art collection from who Ruiz was praised by. Ruiz obtained his Bachelors degree in fine arts and twenty-two years later he returned to graduate school to get his Masters degree in fine arts. As of 2021, he continues to paint in his unique style and sells his original work as well as commissions.