Victoria Rickards

Victoria Rickards (b. 1999, Miami, FL) is an artist and lighting designer 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. Her 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

MFA, Theatre, Lighting Design

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

August 2024 - Present (Expected Graduation: 2027)

BA, Theatre, Lighting Design and Technology

College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA

Graduated: May 2021

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

THEATRE

2024 Antigone, University of South Carolina - Lighting Studio Graduate Student

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

COLLABORATIONS

2024 Creator Stories: Film and Art in Conversation

A collaboration between the Columbia Museum of Art and The Nick (Nickelodeon Theatre), showcasing the work of filmmaker Mark Monroe.
Featured in a vignette exploring the creative process of Columbia-based artist Victoria Rickards, alongside artists Christopher Jay Heller and

Afrodite Dimoviti.

Participated in a post-screening discussion with Mark Monroe, with selections of artwork on display at The Nick.

Rally (Formerly Floor)

Commissioned to create two NFTs as part of Floor's rebrand to Rally, contributing to the launch of series of digital art to celebrate the

rebranding.

The works were released in a collection featuring multiple artists, emphasizing the evolution of the platform

2023 Floor & Solana

Commissioned by Floor to create two NFTs for minting on the Solana blockchain, celebrating Solana's debut at Art Basel Miami

The works "Sunset" and "Dot Paradise" were featured

SELECTED PRESS

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

Abstraction, Film directed by Mark Monroe, Lemon Tree Creative

Curtis Winston, Feature, ABC Columbia, Columbia, SC, February 29, 2024.

Intisar Faulkner, Feature, WIS 10, Columbia, SC, February 28, 2024.