Marshall University
Feb 6 - feb 23, 2012

Public Lecture by artist Sean Foley, February 10, Smith Hall 621, 5pm, followed immediately by a public reception at the Birke Art Gallery.

First and Foremost this exhibition brings together artwork created by a unique group of artists with a variety of approaches to drawing. The secondary purpose of this exhibition is to celebrate the lasting influence of great teachers. Accomplished artist, who currently teaches at the Ohio State University, previously taught at the Maine College of Art (MECA) where each of the remaining artists – Ahmed Alsoudani, Hannah Barnes, Sage Lewis, Larissa Mellor, Patrick O’Rorke, and Justin Richel – were his students, as was the organizer of this exhibition, Marshall professor Natalie Larsen. Thanks to his example and mentorship, Professor Foley’s students have gone on to find great success – teaching appointments, prestigious fellowships, and exhibitions across the country and around the world.

I'm very pleased to announce I received an Arts/Industry Residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. Stay tuned for updates.

Upcoming Solo exhibition: May 2012 Ross+Ross Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany

Upcoming group exhibition: February 2012, "Cause and Effect" Marshall University, Huntington, WV

Munich Modern

19 - 29 october, 2011

Brief interview with kate Singleton at New American Paintings blog.

The Question Of Drawing at The OgunQuit Museum Of American Art
July 1st - August 21st

The Question of Drawing examines the varied and adventurous definitions of what contemporary drawing can be. Are manipulations of pencil on paper the only acceptable definition of drawing? From paper to canvas to new media, the exhibition features artists who push the parameters of what is acceptable as a drawing. This exhibition is part of Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Drawing Project, a collaborative exhibition project of almost two dozen Maine museums and galleries.

Process Shots

Wall Works at DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Curated by Lexi Lee

2011 recipient of a Good Idea Grant from the Maine Arts Commission.

Ann Craven, David Curcio, Erica Greenwald, Kyong Ae Kim, Justin Richel, Amy Ruppel, Alexia Stamatiou and Matt Dugas

Exhibition dates:
March 3 - April 9, 2011

Opening Reception:
Thursday, March 10, 6 - 8 pm

Drive-By Gallery, 81 Spring Street in Watertown, MA

Maine Mag
Article by Deborah Weisgall

Lydia Badger and Justin Richel: Miniature Menageries
Curated By Alison Ferris

January 23-April 3, 2011
At the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

As part of a new initiative to rethink the permanent collection, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has invited six artists to create site-specific wall installations based on the museum's collection. Artists included in the exhibition are:

Kysa Johnson, Natalie Lanese, Caleb Neelon, Alison Owen, Justin Richel, and Mary Temple.
Curated by Lexi Lee Sullivan

DeCordova

I am very humbled and honored to have been named one of the sixty most collectible artists in Maine by Maine Home and Design Magazine, April 2010

Maine Home and Design Magazine

I'm pleased to announce that my work has been selected for inclusion in the Center For Maine Contemporary Art's Juried Biennial, May 29th - July 17th. I will be installing a large wall painting, stay tuned for more details and photos.

CMCA

Core Gallery
London

May 1st - 9th

In this context Exquisite Corpse is an experimental approach to constructing an exhibition selected in response to the corridor like structure of the Core gallery itself. A number of curators and artists will be invited to play and to construct the Corpse. The game works like this. A chain of curators/selectors is established, the first curator in the chain selects an artist for inclusion in the show. The next curator in the chain selects an artist in response to the work selected by the previous work selected. Each curator can only see the selection of the previous link in the chain so it continues and so it continues until the Corpse is completed.

Kingdom 7/2/10

Nature themed works by Portland area arists

Whitney Art Works

Pattern Recognition 5/8/10

"Pattern Recognition" is an exhibition featuring works in which the influences and uses of pattern in modern art are explored. Six artists representing different artistic disciplines have made work utilizing patterns and incorporate the "Golden Rectangle" specifications.

pattern recognition

Zero Station

Working Proof.

I have some work featured in Moloko+ issue # 9

Moloko+

Oct. 15th - Dec. 15th

Chimento Gallery

I am one of three in a group show scheduled for exhibition at the Washington Art Association,Washington Depot, CT. Aug 15 - Sept 13, 2009 I will be exhibiting a new batch of Big Wigs.

Washington Art Association

Featured article and interview by Yasmine Surovec.

http://www.parasolmag.com

CIGE 2009 Beijing
4/16/2009-4/19/2009
Work presented by Galerie Voss

http://www.galerievoss.de

I'm part of an exhibition titled Lincoln: Man, Myth, Memory Presented by The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT. The show runs from February 12th, 09 to July 5th, 09

http://www.wadsworthatheneum.o

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