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
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 You Don’t Go Anywhere, VIN VIN, VIENNA, AUSTRIA
curated by Eleonora Milani
2024 No Big Deal, THE SPITE HAUS PHILADELPHIA
2023 Some Things Last a Long Time, BERMAN MUSEUM OF ART
Curated by Deborah Barkun
2021 I Will Always Love You, PARADIGM GALLERY
Curated by Ginger Rudolph
2020 Telling Stories From Scraps, PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Curated by Leah Douglas
2019 Hopelessly Devoted to You, CONDUIT GALLERY
2019 Come Talk to Me, HUDDLE PHILADELPHIA, PA
2019 Objects In Mirror Are Closer Then They Appear, WRONG GALLERY MARFA
2018 Don’t You Forget About Me, MORRIS ADJMI NEW YORK
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Dualities, PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART PENSACOLA
curated by Nicholas Croghan and Jimmy Rhea
2025 GROSSMAN GALLERY
Curated by Eva Di Orio
2025 2.0 Kinds of Funny, REED GALLERY CINCINNATI
2024 This Can All Be Yours, SPRING BREAK ART SHOW NEW YORK
Curated by Paul Amitai
2024 That’s Everything, 57w57
2023 Transform Any Room, DES MOINES ART CENTER DES MOINES
Curated by Laura Burkhalter
2023 Currents, MORRIS ADJMI NEW YORK
Curated by Alex Feim
2023 Funny Stuff, ANDREW LOGAN PROJECTS
Curated by Caroline Doyle, Marissa Goldman and Charlie Bardey
2023 This Is Everything (video room), SOUTH BEND MUSEUM OF ART
2023 Attention to Detail, COVER STREET ARTS
Group exhibit curated by Lin Lisberger
2023 In the Palm of Your Hand, WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP
Group exhibit curated by Faythe Levine
2023 LUCKY, PARADIGM GALLERY
2022 The Extra Ordinary, JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER
2 person exhibit curated by Laura Bickford
2022 Confections & Mementos, JAMES OLIVER GALLERY
2019 Pulp + Process, SOCIETY OF ARTS + CRAFTS BOSTON
Group exhibit curated by Sam Aldrich
2019 Faster! Faster!, WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Group exhibit curated by Rebecca Trawick
2018 Piecemeal, THE INDIANAPOLIS ART CENTER
2018 Most Inclined, SPACE 1026
Curated by Nick Apice & Keith Greiman
2016 Unlisted, THE ICE BOX PROJECT SPACE
Curated by Shelley Spector
Residencies
January 2026, JAMES CASTLE HOUSE, Boise, Idaho, US
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