Richard May

The Kiss, mixed media collage, detail
Kiss Remix  #2, 11 X 11, Created in 2017
Mixed media collage & assemblage on wood
Inspired by the poem, “ We” by Romaine Washington and the painting “ The Kiss “ by Gustav Klimt
The Kiss Remix #3
The Kiss Remix #3 11 X 11 Created in 2022 Mixed media collage & assemblage on wood Inspired by the poem, “ Right Now” by Peter J. Harris and the painting “ The Kiss “ by Gustav Klimt

Originally from Chicago, Richard Allen May III is Professor of public speaking, interpersonal communication & small group communication at Chaffey College, and composition and writing at California Baptist University. He taught African American literature and Speech Communication at San Bernardino Valley College. May also teaches drawing and painting to men and women who are incarcerated at California Rehabilitation Center for Men (CRC) and California Institution for Women (CIW) sponsored by the William James Association. He’s written art exhibition reviews, curator profiles and book reviews for Los Angeles-based magazine, Artillery.