Ann Hall Richards

For over 20 years, I have combined paper-making and hand-weaving techniques to create fiber sculptures which have been exhibited at some of the finest galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Smithsonian Institute’s National Building Museum.

More recently, I have focused on the design and production of custom lighting, both commercial and residential, in addition to other areas of interior design and production, particularly in connection with the use of textiles.

I continue to design and produce custom clothing, costumes and accessories. I am also one of the founders of the Mentorship Program at the Minnesota Textile Center and have been an Artist Mentor since the inception of that program.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

91/10 Creative and commercial Artist

02/10 Artist Mentor, Textile Center of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

07/10 Freelance Residential and Commercial Lighting and Interior Design and Production.

85/10 Freelance Clothing Design and Production.

03/07 Buyer/Sales Rep./Designer, Michael’s Lamps, Minneapolis, MN.

83/84 Clothing Designer, Carol Curry & Co., Minneapolis, MN.

84/86 Headline Artist and Typographer, Dahl & Curry, Minneapolis, MN.

EDUCATION and RELATED EDUCATION

2003 Bachelor or Fine Arts, Dbl. Major - Fibers and Painting, University of Wisconsin River Falls

82/84 University of Minnesota, Applied Design.

79/82 University of Wisconsin - River Falls, Fine Art (Fibers / Painting).

1999 Sculptural Paper-making. MN. Center for Book Arts. Mpls, MN.

1994 Paper and Surface Exploration. MN. Center for Book Arts. Mpls, MN.

National Conference “Basketry From All Directions” Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.

Gatlinburg, Tenn.

University of Minnesota Split Rock Arts Program. Contemporary Basketry with Lillian Elliot.

Duluth, MN.

LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS

06/00 Week long Workshop. "Exploration of The Vessel in Paper and Twining" Touchtone Center for

Crafts. Farmington PA.

06/99 Slide Presentation. Innovations in Textile Art III: Symposium and Exhibitions.

Craft Alliance. St. Louis, MO.

10/95 Slide Presentation. Friends of Fiber Art International. Sculpture Objects

Functional Art. Chicago, IL.

07/95 Workshop. “Exploration of the Vessel Form in Paper and Twining.” Telemark Papers.

Algoma,WI.

93-96 Workshops in Creative Knitting, Exploratory Basketry, Traditional Basketry. Mpls, MN.

10/93 Slide Lecture. “Basketry As Art” Watkins Gallery. Winona State University. Winona, MN.

11/93 Slide Lecture. “Personal Work in Basketry” Gallery 702. St.Cloud, MN.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 07/25 Purpose • Process • Progress Joan Mondale Gallery. Textile Center. Mpls, MN.

2006 09/15 Vision and Focus Joan Mondale Gallery. Textile Center. Mpls, MN.

2004 03/04 Baskets as Art The Flinn Gallery. Greenwich, CT

06/04 Contemporary Fiber Art Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. Boulder, CO.

2003 03/03 Intuitive Perspectives. Gallery 101. University of Wisconsin River Falls. River Falls,WI.

2002 03/02 Contemporary Baskets. The American Art Co. Tacoma,WA. Internet Catalog.

04/02 Survey Fiber 2002. Snyderman-Works Gallery. Philadelphia, PA. Catalogue.

05/02 Crafts Boston. Hynes Convention Center. Boston, MA.

06/02 Other Materials Other Forms. Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery. Brookfield, CT.

2001 04/01 The Feel of Fiber. BAAC Gallery at Barrington Area Arts Council. Barrington, IL.

04/01 Woven Forms & Sculptural Vessels. Maienza Wilson Gallery. Santa Barbara, CA

07/01 Contemporary Baskets 2001 del Mano Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.

10/01 Treasures John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, WI.

2000 11/00 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Philadelphia, PA. Catalogue.

08/ 00 Contemporary Baskets 2000. delMano Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. Catalogue.

04/00 Smithsonian Craft Show. The National Building Museum. Washington, D.C.

01/00 A Common Thread 2000. Hopkins Center For the Arts. Hopkins, MN.

02/00 Collaborators. (One of a kind collaborative pieces.) del Mano Gallery. Los Angeles,CA.

Catalog.

04/99 The Smithsonian Craft Show. The National Building Museum. Washington, D.C .

Catalogue.

06/99 Baskets & Beyond. Craft Alliance Gallery. St. Louis, MO.

9/99 Uncommon Weavings: Surface and Structure. Plymouth Gallery. Mpls. MN.

10/98 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Philadelphia, PA. Catalogue.

04/98 The Smithsonian Craft Show. The National Building Museum.

Washington, D.C. Catalogue.

04/97 The Smithsonian Craft Show. The National Building Museum. Washington, D.C.

Catalogue.

06/97 Process/Collaboration. IAA/Mac Rostie Gallery. Grand Rapids, MN.

07/97 Owatonna Arts Center. Owatonna, MN.

09/97 Johnson Heritage Post Gallery. Grand Rapids, MN.

07/97 Visiting Artist Series. Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery. Boulder, CO.

08/97 Contemporary Baskets. delMano Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.

1996 07/96 Warped: Contemporary Fiberworks. Stones Gallery. San Francisco, CA.

11/96 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Philadelphia, PA. Catalogue.

01/96 Basketry Explored: The New Sculpture. The State Regional Arts Center Gallery.

Eau Claire, WI.

03/96 The New Generation. Emerging Minnesota Artists. Suzanne Kohn Gallery.

International Design Center. Mpls, MN.

04/96 The Smithsonian Craft Show. The National Building Museum. Washington, D.C. Catalogue.

02/96 A.C.C. Craft Show Baltimore. Baltimore Convention Center. Baltimore, MD.

04/96 A.C.C. Craft Show St. Paul. St. Paul Civic Center. St. Paul, MN.

1995 07/95 Objects by Minnesota Artists. MN. Historical Society. A-Z Gallery. St. Paul, MN.

Materials: Hard and Soft. A National contemporary Crafts Competition. Meadows

Gallery. Denton, Texas. Catalogue.

06/95 Fiber Art International ‘95. Pittsburgh Center for theArts. Pittsburgh, PA.

05/95 Award winners of fiber/Metal arts. Craft Connection Gallery. St. Paul, MN.

04/95 Paper/Fiber XVIII. The Arts Center Gallery. Iowa City, IA.

04/95 A.C.C. Craft Expo. St. Paul Civic Center. St. Paul, MN.

1994 09/94 Small Expressions. Pacific Cultural Foundation. Taipei,Taiwan.

08/94 Small Expressions. The Textile Museum. Taichung, China.

07/94 Small Expressions. Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Mpls, MN.

07/94 Northern Lights. Contemporary Fiber Art. Convention Center. Convergence Mpls, MN.

06/94 Beyond Craft. Hand and Mind / The Creative Process. Alice R. Rogers Gallery.

St. John’s University. Collegeville, MN.

04/94 Paper Fiber XVII. The Arts Center Gallery. Iowa City, IA.

09/94 Fiber-Metal ‘94. Fine Arts Center Gallery. St. Paul, MN.

04/94 A.C.C. Craft Expo. St. Paul, MN.

11/94 Fiber-Metal Award Recipients Exhibition. Craft Connection Gallery. St. Paul, MN.

1993 09/93 Three Fiber Elements: Felt, Paper, Rattan. Paul Watkins Gallery. Winona State

University. Winona, MN.

05/93 The Space Within: Contemporary Basketry in the Midwest.

Waterloo Museum of Art. Forsberg Riverside Gallery. Waterloo, IA.

03/93 Woven, Plaited, Twined, Coiled. Juried National Basketry Exhibition. Sawtooth Center for Visual Art. Milton

Rhodes GalleryWinston-Salem, NC. Catalogue.

04/93 Paper/Fiber XVI. The Arts Center. Iowa City, IA.

04/93 A.C.C. Craft Expo. ST. Paul, MN.

1992 12/92 Winter Show. Photography and Fiber. Interweave Studio. Mpls, MN.

04/92 16 On the River Group Art show. Bloomington, MN.

06/92 MN. Craft Festival. College Of St. Catherine. St. Paul, MN.

08/92 81st Annual Fine Arts Exhibition. MN State Fair. St. Paul Fine Arts Center.

St. Paul, MN.

1991 Winter Show and Spring Show. Interweave Studio. Mpls, MN.

AWARDS

2002 Artist of Distinction. Minnesota Craft Council.

2001 Best of Show. Cherry Creek Arts Festival.

1998 Excellence Award. Smithsonian Craft Show.

1997 Craftsmen’s Choice Award. Smithsonian Craft Show.

1995 First Place Fiber. Peer Award. Fiber/Metal.

People’s Choice Award. Fiber/Metal.

MN. Lace Society Award. Fiber/Metal.

1994 First Place Fiber.

Peer Award. Fiber/Metal.

Award Of Merit. Hand Weavers Guild of America.

Honorable Mention. Paper/Fiber XVII.

1992 6/92 Minnesota Historical Society Purchase Award. MN. Crafts Council

Permanent Craft Collection.

PUBLICATIONS

2006 Book. 500 Baskets: A celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art. Pg.199.

Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co. New York,N.Y.

2000 Book. Baskets: Tradition And Beyond. Inside cover & pg. 114.

1999 Book. Baskets: A Book for Makers and Collectors. Pg. 77 &126. HandBooks Press.

Madison,WI.

11/99 Sculpture. Article. "Baskets and Beyond" Pg. 66

Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot "Ann Hall-Richards: Woven Forms & Sculptural Vessels"

Issue 120 Pg. 49-51

04/99 Smithsonian. "American Crafts - A Perfect 10" Pg. 46.

1999 American Style. No. 16 "Cocoon With A View" Pg. 45 & 49.

04/97 American Style. Spring. No. 8 "Put All Your Eggs In These Baskets" Pg. 40.

1997 American Style. Spring. No. 8 Smithsonian Craft Show ad. Pg. 7.

10/96 Smithsonian Craft Show Brochure. Used for corporate sponsorship of ‘97 Smithsonian Craft Show.

11/96 Courier Post. TGIF. “ Museum Quality Crafts.” Article. Photo. P.M.A. Craft Show.

07/96 Warped: Contemporary Fiber Works. San Francisco Focus Advertisement. Stones Gallery.

P.28

11/95 Eau Claire Leader Newspaper, State Regional Arts Supplement.

09/94 Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot, Issue 100.

1993 Basketry Round Up #3, Shereen LaPlantz, Bayside, CA.

6/3/93 Basket Display at Art Museum” p.25 Waterloo Courier. Waterloo IA5/28/93 “Basket ExhibitionBegins”

Waterloo Courier. Waterloo, IA.

COLLECTIONS

Minnesota Historical Society, Permanent Craft Collection.

Numerous Private Collections.