Our Guests
Current:
Justin Richel
Justin Richel is an artist working in the combined practice of painting and sculpture, with an interest in trickster mythologies, simulacra and perception.
Richel grew up in New Jersey and later moved to Maine where he received a BFA in printmaking from the Maine college of art and design and later studied the technique of icon painting at the Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk, Maine. Justin brings with him an extensive knowledge of building and materials, having worked in various construction trades including restoring Victorian homes, carpentry and woodworking.
Past:
Sarah Swan
In recent years my writing is concerned with the spiritual lives of artists (we need one, if we’re going to survive this age!), with ideas around devastation and ruin, with disenchantment and wonder, symbol and metaphor.
My bylines include Galleries West, CBC arts, Maisonneuve Magazine, Studio Magazine, Macleans’ Magazine, Canadian Art, UpHere Magazine, and more.