It takes a great deal of patience to work with natural materials, and for Ríchard, this is a practice that sparks a dialogue centered around the human condition. For her, the difficulties associated with processing organic matter mirror the internal and external conflicts that shape our complex living experience. Fashion, installation and performance hold an essential place in her multidisciplinary practice.

CV (Selected)

Cristin Ríchard

Lives and works in Detroit, MI (USA).

_Selected Public and Private Collections

Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection, USA

Detroit Institute of Arts, USA

Briggs & Magistry Collection, France

Lear Corporation, USA

Flagman & Wolf Collection, USA

_Awards, Honors, Residencies

2020 Gucci Changemakers Award

Design In the City

Detroit, MI

The Siren, Artist Residency

Detroit, MI

20/20 Playground Detroit

Artist Fellowship

Detroit, MI

2013 Revolve Award

Light Up Livernois

Detroit, MI

SÍM Residency

Reykjavík, Iceland

2011 La Découpe Residency

Paris, France

_Performances

2019 Point of Return

The Detroit Club

Detroit, MI

2016 Metabolism II

Historic Detroit Savings Bank

Detroit, MI

2015 Metabolism I

Historic Detroit Savings Bank

Detroit, MI

2014 Beneath The Skin

with Jacky O’Shaughnessy

Outlet Fine Art

Brooklyn, NY

Trifle III

CultureFix

LES, NYC, New York

2013 Trifle

Kunstschlager

Reykjavík, Iceland

2011 Domesticate Me

with Lydie Vareilhes, Opéra de Paris

La Découpe,

Paris, France

_Solo Exhibitions

2022 Endangered Species

Playground Detroit

Detroit, MI

2017 Welcome Back

Popps Packing

Hamtramck, MI

2015 Inaugural Exhibition

Playground Detroit

Detroit, MI

2014 Beneath the Skin

Outlet Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY

Emergency Nothing

CultureFix

LES, NYC, New York

2011 Domesticate Me

La Découpe,

Paris, France

Domesticate Me (Preview)

l’Hôtel Particulier à Montmartre

Paris, France

_Group Exhibitions

2025 Dress Poetics

Nymphenburg Palace

Munich, Germany

2024 Only Lovers Left Alive

Gallery Kent

Tangier, Morocco

2023 Offrendas

Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI

2022 Perspectives

Estonian Academy of Arts

Tallinn, Estonia

2019 Bags-Investments and Icons

Spielzeug Welten Museum

Basel, Switzerland

2018 Hats Off to Hats

Spielzeug Welten Museum

Basel, Switzerland

Good Mourning Tis of Thee

Co-Lab Projects DEMO Gallery

Austin, TX

2014 Emergency Nothing

CultureFix

LES, NYC, New York

2013 Uncommon Ground

SÍM

Reykjavík, Iceland

2011 Un:Dress Re:Dress

Public Pool

Hamtramck, MI

2010 Great Lakes Great Times

Secret Project Robot,

Brooklyn, NY

2006 Miss October

The Gallery Project

Ann Arbor, MI

2005 Devils and Dolls

Woman Made Gallery

Chicago, IL

_Curatorial Projects

2025 Design by Desire II

Detroit Month of Design

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI

2024 Design by Desire

Detroit Month of Design

Rossetti

Detroit, MI

2022 Design Visions

Detroit Month of Design

Shinola Hotel

Detroit, MI

2020 EB/20

Detroit Month of Design

Lisa Spindler Studio

Detroit, MI

2009-11 Arts Programming Curator

The Burton Theater

Detroit, MI

_Teaching and Research Employment

2011-25 Adjunct Professor

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, MI

2016-19 Furrier Apprentice

Dittrich Furs, Detroit, MI

_Education

BFA 2003

College For Creative Studies

School of Art & Design

Detroit, MI, USA

_Bibliography

2021

R. Thomas, “Artist Cristin Richard on What Fuels Her Creativity”, www.hourdetroit.com, Troy, MI. May 3.

2020

M. Hodges, “Intestinal Couture”, The Detroit News, Detroit, MI. September 22.

E. Fisher, “Shedding Identity, Embracing Sustainability in Downtown Exhibit, Excess Baggage”, www.detroitisit.com. September 10.

2019

R. Harkai, “Gut Feelings: Cristin Richard’s Obsession with the Visceral”, www.playgrounddetroit.com, Detroit, MI. March 23.

A. Herrera, “Excess Baggage”, Barbed Magazine, Detroit, MI. Fall Issue. Pages 52-54.

CV. Henriette, “Artist Cristin Richard at the Detroit Club”, www.detroitisit.com, Detroit, MI. March 21.

2015

J. Welke, “Metabolism: Cristin Richard, Detroit Design Festival”, www.artfizz.org, Detroit, MI. October 11.

L.DeVito,”Cristin Richard gets deep at Detroit Design Festival”, www.metrotimes.com, Detroit, MI. September 23.

R. Sharp,”Gutsy work by Cristin Richard at Playground Detroit”,www.knightfoundation.org, Detroit, MI. July 28.

2014

A. Galgiani, “At Outlet, Artist Cristin Richard’s work goes way beyond Skin Deep”, ____ www.bushwickdaily.com, Brooklyn, NY.

2013

V. Casal-Data, “Cristin Richard exposes race and identity with dresses that resemble skin”, www.beautifuldecay.com

2011

V. Miller, “Clothing Revealed In Innovative Exhibition “, Knight Arts, www.knightarts.org, Detroit, MI. November 22.

Alison Smith, “Domesticate Me by Cristin Richard”, Trends Magazine Paris, France. April 11.