about the artist
In her photographs and oil paintings, Jo Richardson explores how vulnerability can be
a catalyst for connection. The handmade clay sculptures that populate these scenes are abstract and organic while also being underpinned by a fascination with structure and form - an inspiration from her training as an architect (MArch - University of Colorado, Denver).
Richardson received her BFA in printmaking from the University of Denver and her
MFA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Her work has been exhibited in solo
and group shows nationally and throughout Colorado, where she is currently based.
selected exhibitions and honors
2023
Cover, Hole in the Head Re:View - vol. 4, no. 1 - 02.02.23 - Link
2022
Art in the Park, The Colorado Chautauqua, Boulder CO
On Edge, Edge Gallery, Lakewood CO
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Lunder Arts Center, Cambridge MA
Hole in the Head Re:View - vol. 3, no. 1 - 02.02.22 - Link
2021
Awarded NEA CARES Grant, Lafayette CO
2020
Feature Artist, R Gallery, Boulder CO
Drawing a (Blank) in Boulder, Museum of Boulder, Boulder CO
2019
Darkness, R Gallery, Boulder CO
Lines, R Gallery, Boulder CO
Small Works, R Gallery, Boulder CO
2018
artNOW! - a Fine Art Show + Sale, Boulder Elks Lodge, Boulder CO
Feature Artist, First National Bank, Boulder CO
2017
Art as Medicine, Dairy Arts Center, Boulder CO
2016
Boulder Art Association Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Hyatt Place, Boulder CO (First Merit Award)
2014
CU Denver Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Emmanuel Gallery, Denver CO (Honorable Mention)
2013
Selected for Immersion Colorado Master Class, Telluride CO
Five week intensive studio led by visiting architects Rick Joy, Richard Leplastrier, and Peter Stuchbury
2012
UC Denver College of Architecture and Planning Design Excellence Awards, Denver CO (First Place)
2008
Juried Student / Alumni Exhibition, Victoria Myhren Gallery, Denver CO
2007
Art on the Walls - Boulder County Arts Alliance's Juried Solo Exhibition, Barnes and Noble, Boulder CO
Outsiders Show, Pirate Contemporary Art, Lakewood CO
2006
Year of the Fire Dog, Lincoln Gallery, Boulder CO
What is Home? - Unspoken Word's 2nd Quarter Art Show, Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Boulder CO
2005
Year of the Wood Rooster, Lincoln Gallery, Boulder CO
Inter/Are - BFA Exhibition, Victoria Myhren Gallery, Dever CO