{"id":14606,"date":"2024-04-27T11:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14606"},"modified":"2024-04-27T11:58:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T15:58:35","slug":"ricky-armendariz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/ricky-armendariz\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Armendariz"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3561\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14606-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/RichardArmendariz.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/RichardArmendariz.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/RichardArmendariz.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14617 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ricky05.jpg?resize=278%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ricky05.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ricky05.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ruizhealyart.com\/exhibitions\/164-richard-ricky-armendariz-the-gods-wait-to-delight\/\">Armendariz<\/a> was born in El Paso, Texas. He received his BFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio and MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 2008, Armendariz received the Artpace Supplemental Travel Grant for travel to Mexico City, and in 2013, he was selected to participate as the Artist-in-Residence in the Blue Star Contemporary Berlin Residency Program in partnership with Ku\u0308nstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Armendariz was selected to be the first Artist-in-Residence for the DoSeum in San Antonio, Texas. In 2017 and again in 2022, Armendariz was a selected to be an Artist-In-Residency at Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>His artistic and conceptual aesthetic is heavily influenced by growing up near the U.S.\/Mexico border. Images that have cultural, biographical and art historical references are carved and burned into the surface of his paintings, drawings, and prints. Greek and Mesoamerican mythology plays an important part in the artist\u2019s exploration of the complex relationship between humans and animals. As a figurative artist, Armendariz enjoys playing with traits of human anatomy and identifying possible connections with characteristics found in animals that allow a deeper understanding of humanity.<\/p>\n<p>Armendariz\u2019s artworks can be found in prestigious collections, including the Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Davis Museum, Wellesley, MA; Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, TX and The McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14618\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10.jpg?resize=696%2C829&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=860%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C915&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1290%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1720%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C829&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1272&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C2287&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Fool-for-Love-2023Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-26-x-22-in-66-x-55.9-cm-Editiopn-of-10-scaled.jpg?w=2088&amp;ssl=1 2088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard, &#8216;Ricky&#8217; Armendariz, Fool for Love, 2023,Signed and dated lower right, numbered lower left, Woodblock print, 26 x 22 in, 66 x 55.9 cm, Edition of 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14619\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14619\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5.jpg?resize=696%2C696&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C696&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1068&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-Novios-Sagittarius-2022-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Woodblock-print-20-x-20-in-50.8-x-50.8-cm-Edition-of-5-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard &#8216;Ricky&#8217; Armendariz, Novios, Sagittarius, 2022, Signed and dated lower right, numbered lower left, Woodblock print, 20 x 20 in, 50.8 x 50.8 cm, Edition of 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14620\" style=\"width: 607px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14620\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm.jpg?resize=607%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=607%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 607w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=178%2C300&amp;ssl=1 178w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1297&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=910%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 910w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=1213%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1175&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C1803&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C3242&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?w=1516&amp;ssl=1 1516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Richard-Ricky-Armendariz-The-Predicament-2023-Signed-and-dated-lower-right-numbered-lower-left-Oil-on-carved-birch-wood-49.75-x-30.5-in-126.4-x-77.5-cm-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard &#8216;Ricky&#8217; Armendariz, The Predicament, 2023, Signed and dated lower right, numbered lower left, Oil on carved birch wood, 49.75 x 30.5 in, 126.4 x 77.5 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/RichardArmendariz.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listArmendariz was born in El Paso, Texas. 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