TOM RICHARD

Tom Richard makes art that focuses on the space between the serious and the absurd. The idea of frivolity amongst the sacred interests Richard, and in this exhibition he uses this dichotomy as it relates to how we teach art history. Many contemporary artists have critiqued the way that western art history has been presented in the past, and some have taken those thoughts a step further. Tom Richard is one such artist.

Tom Richard’s two-dimensional mixed media studio practices address issues of history, making history, reflection, and present by combining planned acts of painting specific historical references with spontaneous processes that allow the viewer to move, conceptually, from whimsy to dread.  His work has been included in over 100 national juried and invitational exhibitions including Heroes at Central Michigan University, After School Special at the University Art Museum in Albany, NY, Metamorphosis at the Regional Art Museum in Fort Smith, AR, and Artfields in Lake City, SC.  He has had over 50 solo exhibitions at venues including the Arkansas Arts Center, the Historic Arkansas Museum, Baton Rouge Galley, and numerous university museums, galleries, and art centers throughout the United States. Tom Richard is a Professor of Art at the University of Arkansas at Monticello.

 

Artist Member since 2007

BACHELOR OF ART, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF FINE ART, UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY

 

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