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PlatteForum’s
Creative Residencies!
LILY COX-RICHARD
Lily Cox-Richard is a Virginia artist
who integrates a variety of ideas, humor and form
into her work, which has been recognized and exhibited
around the country. She graduated with high distinction
from the California College of Arts and Crafts with
a BFA in Jewelry-Metal Arts. Her work has been shown
in the Oakland Museum Collector’s Gallery, the
California College of Arts and Crafts’ Tecoah
and North Gallery, Southern Exposure in San Francisco,
and the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa.
Her work has also been mentioned in various articles
and reviews, including Art of Northern California
and Art in America.
Ms. Cox-Richard’s sculpture
and installations are unusual and provocative in imagery
and content, dealing critically with the paradoxes
imbedded in what she calls “the Myths of Americana.”
Following a yearlong stint riding shotgun in an eighteen-wheeler,
she created a series of belt buckles inspired by the
truckers she met along the way. In another project
she gave herself a task in the vein of Reality TV
challenges. She gave herself the assignment of finding
and taking home one traffic cone a day. Cones that
were placed to serve a specific purpose could not
be removed. The cones were photographed and placed
in an installation.
Residency Description
Ms. Cox-Richard proposes to create
a series of large floor pieces that deals with altered
perspective. Aerial photos will be translated onto
floor tiles. She will collaborate with youth to make
these “maps” of different areas of Denver.
A starting place might be the Platte River, a local
neighborhood, or a look at how Denver is tucked into
the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. An installation
and exhibition will be held on Nov. 21 to celebrate
the collaboration.
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Youth
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Ages 9 or over |
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Get your youth involved in a workshop or schedule
an artist’s talk — Open to DPS schools
or after school/mentoring programs |
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Exhibition opening and
reception: |
November 21, 2003 |
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Curricular
tie-ins: |
Language Arts, Geography, Graphic Design |
Portfolio
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| Postcard for Over-the-Road |
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