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Lois Richard
1992, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Rhode Island School of Design, Sculpture, RI, USA
Lives and works in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Supported by Mondriaan Fund

Solo exhibitions:

2024 Ivy, Wallflower!  Het Witte Kerkje, Holysloot, (NL) 
2022 The Sun is Everywhere, for Everything is Transparent, Sauvage Art Space,
Amsterdam, (NL)
2022 Closed Openings, De Tempel, Amsterdam, (NL)
2021 Ballad for Sculptural Findings, Cinetol, Amsterdam (NL)
2020 MEGADO, Blauwe Veld, Arnhem, (NL)
2020 Hang Onto Your Hat, Art Room Mina, Amsterdam, (NL)
2020 Chat Bleu, De Koe, Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 Epilogue through the looking glass, P/////AKT Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 Betwixt, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 The Children of Avry Vork, P/////AKT, Amsterdam, (NL)
2012 Silence, OT301, Amsterdam, (NL)

Group exhibitions:

2024 Jumpin, Capital C Amsterdam 

2024 Arts Itoya, Saga, Japan

​2024 Studio Kura, Saga, Japan
2024 Ons Cafe, Café De Druif, Cristellbal Gallery, Amsterdam, (NL) 

2024 She Knows, Rademakers Gallery, (NL)

2023 After KABK, Maakhaven, The Hague, (NL) 
2023 Eggshibition, Komok, Amsterdam, (NL)
2023 NIGHTSHOP KATE, Nieuw&Meer, (NL)
2023 Mondriaan Prospects, '23, Art Rotterdam, (NL)
2022 Komok, Amsterdam, (NL)
2022 DIRT Market, The DIRT, Schiedam, (NL)

2021 Edition 2, The Tiny Art Gallery, The Hague, (NL)
2021 CRYING AT THE WORKSHOP, De Carré, Sint Luca, Gent, (BE)
2021 CRYING AT THE WORKSHOP, Sint Lucas Galerie, Brussel, (BE)

2021 Milieu Event, De Ceuvel, Amsterdam, (NL)
2021 Vrijpaleis, Amsterdam, (NL)
2021 Love For Sale, Dead Darlings, W139, Amsterdam
2020 Werkplaats Maks, Kampen, NL
2019 Mensen zeggen best vaak "Hé jouw huis lijkt net een museum." Emma Ruth Levie, Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 Best Present In Town, Patty Morgan, Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 Zomerwinkel expositie, Patty Morgan, Amsterdam, (NL)
2018 The Hazenstraat Biennale, Multiples and Editions, Martin van Zomeren,
Amsterdam, (NL)
2017 Graduation Show 2017, Royal Academy of Art The Hague, (NL)
2017 PLAYTIME, Masterclass 11th Kunstvlaai festival, SSBA Salon, Amsterdam, (NL)
2016 Crystal Maze, The Hague, (NL)
2016 Bowler Rama, RISD, Rhode Island, (USA)
2016 Sculptural Fabrics, St. John, Rhode Island, (USA)
2015 Open Ateliers, Ruigoord, Amsterdam (NL)
2015 Bloody Mary, Maagdenhuis, Amsterdam, (NL)
2015 One Nest Stand #20/Could Be, Nest, The Hague, (NL)
2014 Salone del mobile, Milano, (IT)

Education:
2012 - 2017 Royal Academy of Fine Art (KABK) Den Haag, (NL)
2016 - 2017 Rhode Island School of Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture, (USA)

Residencies:
2024 Arts Itoya, Takeo, Japan
2024 Studio Kura, Itoshima, Japan 
2022 De Tempel, Amsterdam, (NL)
2021 Crying at the Workshop, Sint Luca, Brussels, (BE)
 

Grants:
2024 Mondriaan Fund, Artist Project
2024 Gerbrandy Cultuur fonds, project  
2024 Werktuig voor Ontwikkeling – PPO, project 
2021-2022 Mondriaan Fund, Stipendium Emerging Artists


Courses:
2018 AGA LAB, Amsterdam

2017 PLAYTIME, Masterclass 11th Kunstvlaai festival, SSBA Salon, Amsterdam, (NL)
2013 Internship Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam/Rotterdam, (NL)
 

Publications / Online articles:
Upcoming:

2024 QUOTATION MAGAZINE, Japan
Past:
2023
Kunstblijfteenraadsel
2017 NRC 21 July 2017, D. Limburg, ‘Ik wil deze gipsen afgietsels een ziel geven’ Lichting 2017
2017 NRC, D. Limburg, Examenexpositie Den Haag: de tennisbaan is gek geworden
2017 BK-informatie, ‘Lastige thema's', 2017-4, (p. 3)
2015 Mister Motley, F. Landeweerd, Could Be, ART & EVERYDAY LIFE

2018 Amsterdam Art
2018 Art Rabbit
2017 Lost Painters
2016 Jegens & tevens



Representations: 


2024 QUOTATION Gallery, Japan 

2024 Jumpstart Space

past:
2023-2024 Rademakers Gallery
 

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© 2023 by Lois Richard 

Where the Salt Meets the Sky, and Time Holds Its Breath塩が空と出会い、時間が息を⽌める場所 2024

The starting point is an oddly shaped window frame, which finds its origin in The Netherlands, my home country. Last month in Takeo I stumbled upon a shape behind a window which was similar to the Dutch frames and decided to make this shape into a window frame as well. Connecting theDutch and Japanese shapes which could stand for the way privacy is valued, a way to keep themosquitos away or even gentrification. I decided to incorporate the semi-transparent traditionalJapanese Washi paper into the frames referring to the Japanese shoji screens. Covering the paperwith white herons which in Japanese mythology are able to traverse across the three elements:earth, air and water. And as an opposite depicting blue herons symbolizing long life, solitude butalso tragedy or loss. Blue herons are also widely known in the streets of Amsterdam, the citywhere I was born and raised, stealing fish on the local market or posing for tourists in front of thefamous Anne Frank House. Whereas the white heron is an exceptional bird in the Netherlands andyou are lucky to have seen one. Here in Japan they are my mysterious neighbors standing in therice fields and flying into the horizon.

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