Lydia Ricci

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LYDIA RICCI

LYDIA RICCI (b. 1973, lives and works in Pennsylvania, USA) is a sculptor that makes imperfectly perfect replicas of quotidian moments and objects from a pile of scraps and everyday detritus accumulated over the last 30 years. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and also studied design in St Gallen, Switzerland and printmaking in Cortona, Italy. She teaches classes in design and storytelling at The University of the Arts.

EDUCATION

. Carnegie Mellon University, PITTSBURGH, PA BFA Graphic Design 1991-1995

. Schule für Gestaltung, ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND Graphic Design Spring 1994

. University of the Arts, PHILADELPHIA, PA Holga Photography Summer 2013

. University of Georgia, CORTONA, ITALY Printmaking Summer 1998, 2000

PAST SOLO EXHIBITIONS
.VIN VIN, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
2024 - You Don’t Go Anywhere

.THE SPITE HAUS PHILADELPHIA, PA
2024 - No Big Deal

.57w57 Arts Wilton, CT
2024 - That’s Everything

.BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART COATSVILLE, PA
2023 - Some Things Last a Long Time

.JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER SHEBOYGAN, WI
2022 - The Extra Ordinary (2 person Exhibition)

.PARADIGM GALLERY PHILADELPHIA, PA
2021 - I Will Always Love You

.PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PHILADELPHIA, PA
2020 - Telling Stories

.CONDUIT GALLERY DALLAS, TX
2019 - Hopelessly Devoted to You

.HUDDLE PHILADELPHIA, PA
2019 - Come Talk to Me

.WRONG GALLERY MARFA, TX
2019 - Objects In Mirror Are Closer Then They Appear

.MORRIS ADJMI NEW YORK, NY
2018 - Don’t You Forget About Me

CURRENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
.GROSSMAN GALLERY EASTON, PA
2025 - More or Less

.PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART PENSACOLA, FL
2025 - Dualities

PAST GROUP EXHIBITIONS
.REED GALLERY CINCINNATI, OH
2025 - 2.0 Kinds of Funny

.SPRING BREAK ART SHOW NEW YORK, NY
2024 - This Can All Be Yours

.DES MOINES ART CENTER DES MOINES, IA
2023 - Transform Any Room

.MORRIS ADJMI NEW YORK, NY
2023 - Currents

.ANDREW LOGAN PROJECTS GREEN POINT, NY
2023 - Funny Stuff

.SOUTH BEND MUSEUM OF ART SOUTH BEND, IN
2023 - This Is Everything (video room)

.COVE STREET ARTS PORTLAND, ME
2023 - Attention to Detail

.WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP KINGSTON, NY
2023 - In the Palm of Your Hand

.PARADIGM GALLERY PHILADELPHIA, PA
2023 - LUCKY

.JAMES OLIVER GALLERY PHILADELPHIA, PA
2022 - Confections & MementosSOCIETY OF ARTS + CRAFTS BOSTON, MA

.WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
2019 - Pulp + Process

.RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
2019 - Faster! Faster!

.SPACE 1026 PHILADELPHIA, PA
2018 - Most Inclined

.THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER INDIANAPOLIS, IN
2018 - Piecemeal

.THE ICE BOX PROJECT SPACE PHILADELPHIA. PA
2016 - Unlisted

Experience

Adjunct Professor
SCHOOL OF DESIGN
University of the Arts 2010 – 2024

Designer BRANDING, PACKAGING, BOOKS & MARKETING
Clients included: Chronicle Books, Bank of America, Bare Escentuals, QVC, Juice Beauty, Aramark Introduction Design Studio 1998 – 2018

Podcast & Film Producer BRANDING & MARKETING, PRODUCTION
Roam Schooled 2015- 2019 At the Video Store 2017-2019 OH, DENISE! (in production)

Recent Press

Jerry Saltz, 2024

Hyperallergic, 2022

Ladycult, 2022

The Guardian, 2021

T Magazine, 2021

The Jealous Curator, 2021

Creative Boom, 2020

DART (Design Arts Daily), 2019

Huff Post, 2018

Vice, 2017

NPR, 2017