Richard Wright
b. 1955, San Francisco ∙ CE artist from 2012 - 2018
Richard Wright quickly became known for his intricate and multi-textured depictions of mythical beasts, undersea creatures, ancient masks, and monsters from the world of cinema. In 2014 his signature renderings were an integral part of the stage design for a rarely produced one-act opera by Benjamin Britten — based on the biblical story of Noah’s ark — mounted by the San Francisco Girls Chorus on the occasion of its thirty-fifth anniversary.
His now-iconic acrylic-on-canvas Exotic Alphabet (2014) was featured in Dwell magazine, which led to commissions of similar works, including a large-scale painting for the lobby of San Francisco’s Hotel G. Many of Wright’s works are accompanied by playfully elaborate titles, such as Xenomorpph Queen the Ugly and Scary and Mean Aliean Creature, which was featured in the 2017 Creativity Explored group exhibition Bride of Monster, for which the artist created a series of she-monster portraits in colored pencil on black paper.
Select Exhibitions & Projects
2018
Transcendent at San Francisco Zen Center, CA
2017
Bride of Monster, Creativity Explored, San Francisco
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
Pass Away - Dia de los Muertos Altar, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA
Natural History, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ripe, Creativity Explored Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014
StereoTYPE, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
INK, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
A Curious Menagerie, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2013
SIDESHOW, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2012
Streetopia, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
