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Victoria Rickards Studio

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
                              Afrodite Dimoviti.

                              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