Artist's CV
Amiri.Life Studio
Amiri Richarson-Keys
B. 1982, Richmond, VA
Lives and work in Chesterfield
Experience
June 2014 - present
Co-Founder and Art Director
The A.R.T.S. Community Center, Chesterfield, VA
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Provide families a platform to develop a passion for the arts, social interactions, and academics
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Provide opportunities for all ages to explore the arts and experience growth through the different programs offered
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Coordinate creative classes that offer families and individuals a chance to be free and creative
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Offer therapeutic art activities for ages 2-100
Sept 2018 - Feb 2019
Art Educator
(Real School) Richmond Public School, Richmond, VA
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Provided at-risk students with creative projects that allow them to express their ideas and thoughts
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Assist and instructed students on various creative techniques using multi-mediums
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Offered therapeutic art that allowed students an opportunity to express themselves
Aug 2013 - May 2016
Program Leader
Art 180, Richmond, VA
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Developed artistic curriculum for programs that served to inspire and challenge youth (8-18)
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Guided youth to explore creativity and self-discovery through different artistic forms
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Curated art exhibitions to highlight the talents of youth in the community
Education
May 2022
Painting and Printmaking
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
(GPA: 3.54, Deans List, Spring 2022)
May 2014
Visual Arts
John Tyler Community College, Midlothian, VA
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Associates of Arts and Communications
Exhibition Record
2023 Art of Freedom, Black History Museum of Virginia, Richmond, VA
2023 She Is…, Amiri Art//Life Gallery, Chesterfield, VA
2023 Mending Walls Exhibition, The Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
2023 Blackity Black Black, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
2023 The Art Seen, The Legacy Collective, Petersburg, VA
2023 Black Women & Children - Solo Exhibition, Pine Camp Community Center, Richmond, VA
2022 Liberated Flow Charity Gala, Main Street Train Station, Richmond, Virginia
2022 BRUN Experience Artist Showcase, Richmond, VA
2021 Liberated Flow Gala, Virginia Black History Museum, Richmond, VA
2020 Mending Walls RVA, 20th & Franklin St., Richmond, VA
2020 Common Grounds Gallery, St. Giles Church, Richmond, VA
2020 Liberated Flow Gala, Virtual Exhibition, Richmond, VA
2017 Comfortable & Confident, The ARTS Community Center, Midlothian, VA
2016 Sneakers On The Wire, The ARTS Community Center, Midlothian, VA
2014 Sneakers On The Wire, The Artisan Cafe, Richmond, VA
2010 Arts is Health - Solo Exhibition presented by VCU Health, Gateway Gallery, Richmond, VA
2008 National Arts Program Juried Exhibition, VCU Health Gateway Gallery, Richmond, VA
Awards and Accomplishments
2021 Nominated for Yale Norfolk Summer Art Program
2021 Tau Sigma, Academic Honor Society for Transfer Students
2021 Alpha Sigma Lambda, Academic Honor Society for Adult and Non-Traditional Students
2008 National Arts Program Juried Exhibition, Awarded 1st place in Amateur Painting Category