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about the artist

Jo Richardson (b. 1977) holds a BFA from the University of Denver and an MFA from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Her current studio practice includes small-scale paintings and photographs that explore themes of vulnerability and connection through abstracted, fragmented figures. Since 2005, Jo has been exhibiting her work throughout Colorado, where she currently lives and works.

selected exhibitions and honors

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

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