Amadour
Biography:
Born 1995 in Sparks, Nevada, USA
Education:
B.A. in Art, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2018
B.A. in Art History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2018
Solo Exhibitions:
2023
“ECHOLOCATION,” Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, CA, February 24 - March 18, 2023
2022
“Wildflowers and Birds,” Gladys Tamez, Los Angeles, CA, June 24, 2022 - September 30, 2022
“Prajña Tree," Athenessa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, February 5 - March 6, 2022
2017
"Paris to Bel Air: Presented by the UCLA International Education Office," UCLA Eli & Edythe Broad Art Center Sculpture Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, November 29 - December 4, 2017
Group Exhibitions:
2024
“Materiality and Language: Explorations in Form and Meaning,” curated by Esthella Provas, Kotaro Nukaga, Tokyo, Japan, June 8 - July 24, 2024
“2024 Buy What Your Love Benefiting the Rema Hort Mann Foundation,” Storage Art Gallery, New York, NY, May 14, 2024
“Lone Star California,” curated by Amadour, WHO IS SEEN, Dallas, Texas, April 6, 2024
“TBA, ‘Galería La Cometa, Miami, Florida, 2024
“TBA,” FF Projects, Monterrey, NL, Mexico, 2024
2023
“Green World,” Emma Scully Gallery, New York, New York, January 12 - March 25, 2023
2022
“CAN WE START AGAIN?”, FF Projects, Monterrey, NL, Mexico, October 14, 2022 -November 22, 2022
2021
“Art on Paper,” Athenessa Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, September 16 – September 24, 2021
“Black and White: Juried by Shana Nys Dambrot, Arts Editor, L.A. Weekly,” Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, July 27– August 24, 2021
2020
“OPaf (Other Places art fair), The Cardiographs with Erin Desmond and Elizabeth Preger,” Los Angeles, CA, September 19, 2020 - October 31, 2020
“P.A.L.M.A. (Place, Architecture, Land, Maps, Angeleno),” curated by Rhett Baruch, WHO IS SEEN, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 2020 - December 15, 2020
“T A I L G A T E: The 2nd Annual Monte Vista Projects Curated Open Call,” Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA, February 8 - March 1, 2020
2019
“Roarin’ 2020s,” Frank Sinatra Estate, Los Angeles, CA, December 31, 2019
“Reno-Tahoe National Arts Exhibition,” Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Reno, Nevada, May 1 - July 25, 2019
2018
"Pleasures” with Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho, UCLA Eli & Edythe Broad Art Center Sculpture Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, June 7 - 18, 2018
"UCLA Department of Art Senior Exhibition: Are You Ready to Rock?" New Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, June 7 - 16, 2018
"Hillel UCLA Juried Student Fine Art Show," Juror: Joshua Abarbanel, The Phylliss and Lou Mann Prize for Excellence in the Arts at UCLA Hillel, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, May 24 - June 16, 2018
"Seasons," curated by the UCLA Art History Undergraduate Student Association, Powell Library, University of California, Los Angeles, California, January 11 - 26, 2018
"Integer Overflow," Makeroom, Los Angeles, California, January 6 - 8, 2018
2017
"More__For The Masses," DTAtelier, Los Angeles, California, August 26 - September 10, 2017
"Senior Introspective," New Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, California, June 8 - 17, 2017
"Undergraduate Juried Exhibition," Juror: Sohrab Mohebbi, Associate Curator, REDCAT, New Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, February 16 - March 2, 2017
2016
"Bruin Identity: Visual Explorations of the Self," curated by the UCLA Art History Undergraduate Student Association, Powell Library, University of California, Los Angeles, California, August 11 - September 16, 2016
Lectures and Demonstrations:
2022
Capital City Pride, “Speaker Series: Ricky Amadour,” Krause Gateway Center Art Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa, December 13, 2022
AICA Art Critics International Association, “Artist Talk on “Wildflowers and Birds” at Gladys Tamez,” Gladys Tamez, Los Angeles, California, September 14, 2022
2021
United Nations Association of the United States of America, Los Angeles Chapter, “An Artist Talk with Amadour,” Athenessa Gallery, Los Angeles, California, May 9, 2022
2020
United Nations Association of the United States of America, Los Angeles Chapter, “A Conversation on Art, Gender, and the Post-CoVid19 Art World with Ricky Amadour,” Online, Los Angeles, California, May 7, 2020
Publications:
“Amadour’s Newest EP “Western Movie Dream” Can Be Your Fantasy, Too.” by Shea Seery, Cultbytes, July 21, 2023
“Caminhe para o infinito com a canção “Two Hands Holding Me” de AMADOUR.” by Matheus Luzi, Revista Arte Brasileira, July 18, 2023
“INTERVIEW: AMADOUR MELTS OUR HEARTS ON WESTERN MOVIE DREAM.” by Llewelyn Screen, A&R Factory, June 30, 2023
“AMADOUR and their “Western Movie Dream.” by Veronica, Ear Worms Music & Media, June 18, 2023
“ENGAGING PERFORMANCE AND SONGWRITING BY AMADOUR.” by Llewelyn Screen, A&R Factory, May 19, 2023
“AMADOUR - Western Movie Dream.” by Dan Hodge, WhichCoast, May 14, 2023
“Pop Singer/ Songwriter Artist AMADOUR Releases Debut EP “Western Movie Dream” to Critical Acclaim".” by Brand Buzz, Time Bulletin, May 10, 2023
“Amadour’s New Western Movie Dream.” by Bob Smith, The Static Dive, May 1, 2023
“AMADOUR has released a new EP: “Western Movie Dream.”” by Andrea Caccese, The Bandcamp Diaries, April 27, 2023
“Gallery Rounds: Amadour." by Shana Nys Dambrot, Artillery Magazine, March 15, 2023
“2022 WHITNEY BIENNIAL TALK WITH ART CRITIC, RICKY AMADOUR.” by Amon Focus, New York Said, April 26, 2022
“Pick of the Week: Art on Paper." by Cole Sweetwood, Artillery Magazine, September 15, 2021
“Ricky Amadour: Artist, Designer, Musician - The Newest Candidate in our Brain Eater Program.” by Zed Murky, Zombie, The Surreal Times, February 20, 2021
“Meet Ricky Amadour.” featured in Local Stories, Voyage LA Magazine, December 17, 2019
“Art students depict change by bringing LA seasons into Powell rotunda.” by Kaia Sherry, Daily Bruin, January 16, 2018
“Collecting Creatives: Ricky Amadour.” by Michael Sherman, Daily Bruin, March 12, 2017
"Collecting Creatives: The Bruin behind viral ball-pit dress worn at the Grammys.” by Sidra Rashid, Daily Bruin, March 8, 2017
"Gallery: The Artists of UCLA: Amadour." by Hannah Burnett, Daily Bruin, January 20, 2017
Collections:
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, California
LA County Arts Commission, Los Angeles, California
Xela Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Beach, California
Curated Exhibitions:
2024
“Lone Star California,” with works by Lita Albuquerque, Amadour, Kenneth Anger, Angstrom, Charles Arnoldi, Alex Beccera, Andre Butzer, Sam Francis, Martin Kippenberger, Forrest Kirk, Yassi Mazandi, Bruce Nauman, Raymond Pettibon, David Quadrini, April Street, Aryo Toh Djojo, Mr. Wash, Henry Vincent, WHO IS SEEN, Dallas, Texas, April 6, 2024
2023
“SYNTH,” with works by Alex Anderson, Devendra Banhart, Erin Desmond, Aaron Fowler, Sayre Gomez, April Street, Gallery COMMON, Tokyo, Japan, June 30 - July 30, 2023
2022
“Dialogues on Forced Migration,” with works by artists Simone Leigh, Bethany Collins, Richard Mosse, Theaster Gates, Hank Willis Thomas, Mark Rothko, Ai Wei Wei, and McArthur Binion, Krause Gateway Center Art Gallery, Des Moines, Iowa, June 12 - December 19, 2022
Residencies:
2022
UNTITLED Art Fair, Writer in Residence, Miami, FL
Awards:
2018
UCLA Hillel Israel Leadership Fellowship
2017
UCLA International Education Office Study Abroad Scholarship to study Medieval Art History with Professor Meredith Cohen in Paris, France
2016
John Baldessari Family Foundation Scholarship for the Arts