Victoria Rickards (b. 1999, Miami, FL) is an abstract artist currently based in Columbia, SC. She paints with the heart of a storyteller, crafting narratives from her history. Her artistic evolution unfolds in stages of abstraction, beginning with faces and progressing into distorted bodies and maps. Latent representations emerge beneath layers of color, quietly rebelling against societal norms surrounding body and self. The maps symbolize a metaphorical journey through physical and emotional landscapes, representing internal terrains of thoughts and memories.
VICTORIA RICKARDS
Born 1999, Miami, FL, USA
Resides Columbia, SC, USA
EDUCATION
2021 BFA, Theatre, Lighting Design and Technology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA
ART EXHIBITIONS
2024 Annual Meeting, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
Don’t Step on Tarp!, Columbia, SC, USA
O.S.D. 3, Columbia, SC, USA
Yellow, Wonder, Columbia, SC, USA
Arts Renaissance, South Carolina Arts Foundation, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
Neon Dreams: A Pop Art Affair, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, USA
2023 Solana Artists in Residence, Art Basel, Miami, FL, USA
Illusory World of Hidden Realities (solo exhibition), Columbia, SC, USA
O.S.D. 2, Columbia, SC, USA
2022 O.S.D. 1, Columbia, SC, USA
THEATER EXPERIENCE
2021 Our World: Student Voices, College of Charleston - Playwright, Actor, Scenic Director
2020 Dance Deconstructed, College of Charleston - Light Board Operator
Antigone, College of Charleston -Light Board Operator
2019 A Lie of the Mind, College of Charleston - Spot Light Operator
The Lady Demands Satisfaction, College of Charleston - Run Crew
2018 An Enemy of the People, College of Charleston - Actor
COLLECTIONS
Solana Foundation, Floor, Solana Art Week 2023
Victoria Rickards features in various national and international private collections
SELECTED PRESS
Bold Journey, “Meet Victoria Rickards” in Magazine (2024) at [https://boldjourney.com/meet-victoria-rickards/]consulted on, 23 July, 2024
Solana Foundation, “Solana creator community thrives at Art Basel Miami Beach” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://solana.com/news/solana-creator-art-basel-miami-beach] consulted on Solana Foundation, 15 December, 2023
Forbes, “Forbes: Web3 Travel Guides: Top Digital Art And Crypto Events At Miami Beach Art Basel” in Online Resource (2023) at [https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/11/29/web3-travel-guides-top-digital-art-and-crypto-events-at-miami-basel/?sh=272d7888192d] consulted on 29 November, 2023
MEDIA
Curtis Winston, Feature, ABC Columbia, Columbia, SC, February 29, 2024.
Intisar Faulkner, Feature, WIS 10, Columbia, SC, February 28, 2024.
Whitney Sullivan, Feature, News 19, Columbia, SC, February 27, 2024.
Intisar Faulkner, Feature, WIS 10, Columbia, SC, February 21, 2024.