Complex sentence: Kirk Richards (born November 22,1952, Amarillo, Texas) studied with prominent American painter and teacher Richard Lack in Minneapolis from 1976-1980 after earning his BFA and MA degrees in art from West Texas State University.
Split into simpler sentences: Kirk Richards (born November 22,1952, Amarillo, Texas) is an American painter. He studied with prominent American painter and teacher Richard Lack in Minneapolis from 1976-1980 after earning his BFA and MA degrees in art from West Texas State University.