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==Background==
==Background==
 
He left school at age 17 to begin a career in underground comics. After moving east to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston Boston] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado Colorado], he shifted his artistic focus and has produced hundreds of illustrations for books, magazines, games, CDs, and comics. In addition to illustration, Berry's early experience in the print production trenches of comics has evolved into specialty editions design work, and has sent him to some interesting places. Berry teaches ''Digital Art: A Collaborative Approach'' at Tufts University, as well as conducting lectures and workshops on the nature of creativity at colleges and corporations on a national basis.
He left school at age 17 to begin a career in underground comics. After hitching east to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston Boston] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado Colorado], he shifted his artistic focus and has produced hundreds of illustrations for books, magazines, games, CDs, and comics. In addition to illustration, Berry's early experience in the print production trenches of comics has evolved into specialty editions design work, and has sent him to some interesting places. Berry teaches Digital Art: A Collaborative Approach at Tufts University, as well a conducting lectures and workshops at colleges and corporations nationally on the nature of creativity.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[Image:RickBerry.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of Neuromancer]]
[[Image:RickBerry.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of Neuromancer]]
*In the year 1984, he created the world's first digital cover illustration for a work of fiction called William Gibson's ''Neuromancer''.
*In the year 1984, he created the world's first digital cover illustration for a work of fiction by William Gibson called ''Neuromancer''.
*He was flown to Hong Kong in 1993 to supervise presses and advise the Chinese on current electronic press capabilities.
*He was flown to Hong Kong in 1993 to supervise presses and advise the Chinese on current electronic press capabilities.


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