About
Richard Sindt (b. 1990) lives and works in Saint Louis, Missouri and is represented by Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago, Illinois. Sindt graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Art in studio art from North Park University in 2013. His most recent solo exhibition was titled "Skin Remembers" and debuted at Gallery Victor Armendariz. Group exhibitions and fairs include “Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) 2019,” Chicago, IL; “State of Undress” at Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL; “Are We Not of Interest to Each Other: Works by Rick Sindt and Gregory Deddo” at Uptown Arts Center, Chicago, IL; and “Collective: for(a)ging” at Hammond Art Center, Hammond, IN. He was the cover artist for the magazine OCHO in 2015, has been featured in publications such as Windy City Times and NewCity, and has been involved with numerous organizations including the Chicago History Museum, Comfort Station Logan Square, Pitchfork Music Festival, and Arts of Life.
Curriculum Vitae below.
BIRTH
Hastings, Minnesota
1990
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Art.
North Park University; Chicago, IL
Graduated May 2013; Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.704
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS
Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)
Navy Pier; Chicago, IL
31 October 2019 - 3 November 2019
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Skin Remembers
Gallery Victor Armendariz; Chicago, IL
27 May 2022 - 30 June 2022
Two Countries
Rogue Philanthropy; Chicago, IL
17 September 2016 - 23 September 2016
Tides, Erosion or Catch, Pull, Recover; The-One-Right-Now
North Park University; Chicago, IL
April 2013
SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Damaged Glory
Gallery Victor Armendariz; Chicago IL
1 November 2019 - 6 December 2019
State of Undress
Gallery Victor Armendariz; Chicago, IL
7 June 2019 - 8 July 2019
Are We Not of Interest to Each Other: Works by Rick Sindt and Gregory Deddo
Uptown Arts Center; Chicago, IL
12 August 2016 - 21 August 2016
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
76th Annual Salon Show
South Shore Arts; Munster Indiana
15 September 2019 - 10 November 2019
14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
Freeport Art Museum; Freeport, IL
17 November 2017 - 10 February 2017
How We Make It
Circle Contemporary; Chicago, IL
21 April 2017 - 6 June 2017
Reinventing Ourselves From Another Point-of-View: Curated by Sergio Gomez
33 Contemporary Gallery at Zhou B. Arts Center; Chicago, IL
19 August 2016 - 10 September 2016
Collective: Process
Beans and Bagels; Chicago, IL
1 March 2016 - 26 March 2016
Collective: for(a)ging
Hammond Art Center; Hammond, IN
1 October 2015 - 27 October 2015
How We Make It
The Arts of Life; Chicago, IL
24 April 2015 - 6 June 2015
Collective: One
Albany Park; Chicago, IL
18 April 2015
ArtPrize
Bridgewater Place; Grand Rapids, MI
24 September 2014 - 12 October 2014
Its About Time
Oak Park Art League; Oak Park, IL
13 June 2014 - 3 July 2014
All About Color: Juried Group Exhibition
Arterie Fine Arts; Naperville, IL
3 May 2014 - 30 May 2014
Elevation: R.A.W. Natural Born Artists
Double Door; Chicago, IL
11 July 2013
Ensemble: R.A.W. Natural Born Artists
Double Door; Chicago, IL
29 September 2012
I Made This This Summer I Made
North Park University; Chicago, IL
September 2012
Junior Exhibition
North Park University; Chicago, IL
March 2011
A Testimony to Being
Swedish Covenant Hospital; Chicago, IL
15 October 2011 - 15 November 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Published since 1985, Windy City Times and its reporters have won numerous local and national journalism and community awards serving the diverse communication needs of the LGBTQ community.viewNewcity; Nude Figurations – 28 June 2019
A media company based in Chicago, founded in 1986 & still owned & operated by its founders, Brian & Jan Hieggelke. Newcity Art is dedicated to news, reviews & features about Chicago’s visual art world. view
Voyage Chicago; Thought Provokers Series – August 2018
With a mission to build a platform which fosters collaboration & support for small businesses, independent artists & entrepreneurs, local institutions; Voyage Media shares stories to help give our big city a small town community charm.view
OCHO Magazine; Cover Artist, Spring 2015
A Journal of Queer Arts. OCHO is concerned with all things Q. The Q that interrogates queer tradition in both content & form, that takes established modes & moves them forward, evolves them into new beasts & creatures we haven’t seen before. The Q that ignores either/or, that challenges both/and to explore a fertile & disruptive third space.
CURATION
She Divided the World Into Thirds; featuring: Elsa Muñoz, Laura Denzer, and Rine Boyer
North Park University; Chicago, IL
February 2012
SELECT COLLECTIONS
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Chicago, IL
Jacob Fine Art
Elmwood Park, IL
Stephen Young Design, LLC
Chicago, IL