about me
Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1977, Jo Richardson completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in printmaking in 2005, and a Master of Architecture in 2014. She is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts at Lesley University in Cambridge MA (expected graduation 2022). Her recent studio practice includes small-scale drawings and oil paintings exploring themes of vulnerabiliity and femininity through abstracted and fragmented figures. Jo currently reisdes in Colorado where she shows in her work in local galleries and group shows.
selected exhibitions and honors
2021
Awarded NEA CARES Grant, Lafayette CO
2020
Featured 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
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