Saturday, August 3, 2024

Artist of the Day, August 3, 2024: Richard Heipp, an American painter (#2093)

Richard Heipp (1952) received has BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art and his MFA from the University of Washington.

He taught painting at the University of Florida beginning in 1981.  Prof. Heipp served as the Director of the School of Art + Art History from 2010 – 2015. He retired in May 2021 after 40 years at UF as Professor Emeritus to dedicate more time to his studio practice.

Richard has had more than 30 solo exhibitions and has been include in over 100 group exhibitions.  He has also been commissioned to complete 20 site specific public art projects with budgets ranging from $10,000 – $100,000.00.

Heipp has been the recipient of six, State of Florida Individual Artist fellowships.  He has been awarded the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award from the Southeastern College Arts Association, and he received a Southern Arts Federation, National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting.

The Alachua County Art in Public Places Trust awarded him the first ever, “Public Art Award” and in conjunction the City of Gainesville proclaimed January 10, 2015, as “Richard Heipp Day” and planted a tree in a city park his honor.

At the University of Florida his teaching has been recognized by two College of the Arts Teacher of the year awards and his research has been acknowledged by numerous awards including two Research Foundation Professorships and a Provost’s UF Term Professorship Award.

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Richard Heipp
Richard Heipp at work
Reflections and Portraits Series, 1975-83
Reflections and Portraits Series, 1975-83

Symbols and Signs Series, 1993-2003
Symbols and Signs Series, 1993-2003
Symbols and Signs Series, 1993-2003
Symbols and Signs Series, 1993-2003
Symbols and Signs Series, 1993-2003
Cultural Strabismus Series, 1996-2000 
Cultural Strabismus Series, 1996-2000
Cultural Strabismus Series, 1996-2000
Cultural Strabismus Series, 1996-2000
 Waldo, 1998
The Eakins Project, 2007-09
The Eakins Project, 2007-09
The Eakins Project, 2007-09
Visible Anatomy Series, 2009-14
Visible Anatomy Series, 2009-14
Electro–Physiologie Series,  2015 - 16
Culture Masks,  2015 – 22
Culture Masks,  2015 – 22
Culture Masks,  2015 – 22
Reflecting on Sculpture Series,  2019-24
Reflecting on Sculpture Series,  2019-24
Reflecting on Sculpture Series,  2019-24
Reflecting on Sculpture Series,  2019-24
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21 detail
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21 detail
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21 detail
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21 detail
Reflecting on Reliquaries Series,  2020-21

1 comment:

  1. How about telling your followers when you're taking a break? And how about presenting some textile artists? I'm not talking about fashion. Thanks for a very interesting blog.
    Stina in Sweden

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