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Final Edit_ The Place of the Artist ARTISTS STATEMENT.docx - FHPP Google Docs
Final Edit_ The Place of the Artist ARTISTS STATEMENT.docx - Google Docs
The Place of the Artist
Artist’s Statement: Bev Richey 2019
These works relate to the theme of the place of the artist in several ways. They are of this current time exploring and expressing issues related to the awareness of self and interconnectedness with others. These works explore duality, unity, transmission, transformation, and the messiness and necessity of it all.
We are living in a moment when scientists and mystics alike are coming together to share their insights on consciousness. What does this have to do with Jewishness? In a most basic way.. Jews have been asking these types of questions for centuries. We are living in an age of connectedness and disconnectedness with both ourselves and each other. The Jewish experience includes both an inward and outward journey. As Jews, we develop our inner spirituality but we must also function in the community.
As an artist, I am aware of the necessity to prepare and practice for the accelerated changes we are currently experiencing and will continue to witness in the coming decades. These works record the results of my desire to express my insights and beliefs related to inner awareness, outer connectedness, and my need as an artist to function as part of the greater whole.
Midwest Jewish Artists Laboratory 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Sunday, February 27, 2022
FHP 2N4U2C* 2019 2BPrinted FINAL BIO: COPY - GDocs
2BPrinted FINAL BIO: COPY - Google Docs
ARTIST BIO: BEV RICHEY
Born in New Haven, CT, USA Bev Richey was exposed early in life to the separation of head and heart and raised in an intellectual community while living in a spiritually intuitive Jewish home.
This early dichotomy continues to inform her art practice..
As an artist, arts organizer, and arts administrator she encouraged and supported artists and non-artists alike to work together on ephemeral public artworks. This work reached a pinnacle with a commission by the city of New Haven that incorporated over a hundred active participants from diverse backgrounds working together to develop and deliver over 3500 pieces of birthday cake free to the New Haven community.
Having accomplished numerous artistic goals related to community and inclusivity, Richey was then ready to move on. Her experience growing up in a deeply divided community created an interest in exploring issues related to private versus public. This made the midwest fertile ground for her interests. Settling on a ridge in the driftless region of Wisconsin, Richey was inspired and informed by the natural world as well as the nearby small but diverse communities.
A move to Milwaukee a decade later brought the opportunity for her to re-engage in urban culture. She was able to advance her interest in Art History studies at UWM and in 2013 joined the Midwest Jewish Artists Laboratory. The Midwest Jewish Artists’ Laboratory was founded and directed by Jody Hirsh, Jewish Education Director f funded by the Covenant Foundation. It was founded and directed by Jody Hirsh, Jewish Education Director at the JCC became central in Richey’s art life. She credits the focus of a yearly theme of study, semi-monthly sessions with an annual exhibition requirement, combined with developing relationships with other Jewish artists, as a critical factor in her current studio practice. After six years of active LAB participation, Richey remains committed.
Richey has an undergraduate degree in psychology followed by university studio art classes, an artist apprenticeship, and advanced studies in Art History. In her early years working as an arts administrator, she co-founded and co-directed several artists’ organizations while serving on local nonprofit arts boards.
Richey continues to keep up with developments in the field of neuropsychology including neurotheology. She is currently focusing on the role the mind plays in the physical and spiritual realms. Her work is informed by scientific research, as well as ancient and contemporary spiritual teachings.
September 2019
Milwaukee, Wi. USA
Saturday, February 26, 2022
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
FHP: PROPOSAL TO URBAN ECOLOGY CENTER
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