Victoria Rickards (b. 1999, Miami, FL) is an artist and lighting designer currently based in Columbia, SC. She paints with the heart of a storyteller, crafting narratives from her history. Her artistic evolution unfolds in stages of abstraction, beginning with faces and progressing into distorted bodies and maps. Latent representations emerge beneath layers of color, quietly rebelling against societal norms surrounding body and self. Her maps symbolize a metaphorical journey through physical and emotional landscapes, representing internal terrains of thoughts and memories.
VICTORIA RICKARDS
Born 1999, Miami, FL, USA
Resides Columbia, SC, USA
EDUCATION
MFA, Theatre, Lighting Design
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
August 2024 - Present
BA, Theatre, Lighting Design and Technology
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
Graduated: May 2021
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Creator Stories: Film and Art in Conversation, The Nickelodeon Theatre, Columbia, SC, USA
Annual Meeting, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
Don’t Step on Tarp, Columbia, SC, USA
O.S.D. 3, Columbia, SC, USA
Yellow, Wonder, Columbia, SC, USA
Arts Renaissance, South Carolina Arts Foundation, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
Neon Dreams: A Pop Art Affair, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
2023 Solana Artists in Residence, Art Basel, Miami, FL, USA
Illusory World of Hidden Realities (solo exhibition), Columbia, SC, USA
O.S.D. 2, Columbia, SC, USA
2022 O.S.D. 1, Columbia, SC, USA
THEATRE
2024 Student Choreography Showcase, University of South Carolina - Lighting Designer
Moon Man Walk, University of South Carolina - Lighting Graduate Assistant
Antigone, University of South Carolina - Lighting Graduate Assistant
2021 Our World: Student Voices, College of Charleston - Playwright, Actor, Scenic Director
2020 Dance Deconstructed, College of Charleston - Light Board Operator
Antigone, College of Charleston -Light Board Operator
2019 A Lie of the Mind, College of Charleston - Light Board Operator
The Lady Demands Satisfaction, College of Charleston - Run Crew
2018 An Enemy of the People, College of Charleston - Actor
COLLABORATIONS
2024 Creator Stories: Film and Art in Conversation
A collaboration between the Columbia Museum of Art and The Nickelodeon Theatre, showcasing the work of filmmaker Mark Monroe.Featured in a vignette exploring the creative process of Columbia-based artist Victoria Rickards, alongside artists Christopher Jay Heller and
Participated in a post-screening discussion with Mark Monroe, with selections of artwork on display at The Nick.
Rally (Formerly Floor)
Commissioned to create two NFTs as part of Floor's rebrand to Rally, contributing to the launch of series of digital art to celebrate the
rebranding.
The works were released in a collection featuring multiple artists, emphasizing the evolution of the platform
2023 Floor & Solana
Commissioned by Floor to create two NFTs for minting on the Solana blockchain, celebrating Solana's debut at Art Basel Miami
The works "Sunset" and "Dot Paradise" were featured
SELECTED PRESS
Solana Foundation, “Solana creator community thrives at Art Basel Miami Beach” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://solana.com/news/solana-creator-art-basel-miami-beach] consulted on Solana Foundation, 15 December, 2023
Forbes, “Forbes: Web3 Travel Guides: Top Digital Art And Crypto Events At Miami Beach Art Basel” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/29/web3-travel-guides-top-digital-art-and-crypto-events-at-miami-basel/?sh=272d7888192d] consulted on 29 November, 2023
MEDIA
Abstraction, Film directed by Mark Monroe, Lemon Tree Creative
Curtis Winston, Feature, ABC Columbia, Columbia, SC, February 29, 2024.
Intisar Faulkner, Feature, WIS 10, Columbia, SC, February 28, 2024.
Whitney Sullivan, Feature, News 19, Columbia, SC, February 27, 2024.
Intisar Faulkner, Feature, WIS 10, Columbia, SC, February 21, 2024.
CONTACT
info@victoriarickards.studio