Leonard Rickhard

Leonard Rickhard was a Norwegian painter.

Personal life

Rickhard was born in Tvedestrand on 12 May 1945, a son of Birgit Andreassen and Leif Rickhard..
He was married to Berit Sundby.

Career

Rickhard studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1966 to 1967, and at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1967 to 1971.
He is represented at the National Museum of Norway, which has 13 of his works, as well as at museums in Stockholm, Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. He was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal in 2000.
Rickhard died in Arendal on 7 January 2024.