Rick Dallago

Rick is a painter, film producer, and arts instructor/consultant. He was raised in NYC, lived in LA for 30 years, and relocated to Colorado in 2019. His paintings are often satirical & humorous. He considers himself a “snarky- Norman Rockwell.”

As a producer, his films include Blue Crush, Crazy/Beautiful, Into the Blue, Cheaters, Turistas, and Things Behind the Sun. Rich has five Emmy nominations and is a winner of a Peabody Award and an Edgar Allan Poe Award. Prior to producing, Rick worked in various production capacities in movies such as Father of the Bride 1 and 2, The Doors, City Slickers 2, etc.

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Since 2017 Rich has exhibited his artwork at the Palm Springs Modernism Show, Neutra Museum, Museum of Boulder, Annenberg Foundation, Walter Maciel Gallery, and many more! He is the co-creator of the Avalon Arts Festival and hosts Five at 11, a weekly virtual artist critique for the Boulder Art Association. Rick believes in giving back to the community and has donated art for auctions at the Boulder Philharmonic, Envision: You, Access Gallery, Arts! Lafayette, Boulder Treasures, Colorado Health Network, Colorado Chautauqua, Women in Science (CSU), Artma, and others.

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