Selected Exhibitions
blue skies
Solo Exhibition,
Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA, 2024
Constructed Realities
Group Exhibition,
New Media Contemporary, Dallas, TX, 2024
Ekphrastic Showcase
Traveling Group Exhibition - curated by Sydney Ewerth,
Ana Mendieta Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2024
Mary S Byrd Gallery, Augusta, GA, August 2024
balance, suspended
Solo Pop-Up Installation,
SMALLS, Tallahassee, FL, 2023
linger
Solo Exhibition,
Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, 2023
Hot House
Group Exhibition - curated by Eva Conrad,
Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA, 2023
Clockwork
Group Exhibition - curated by Morgan Rose Free
Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH, 2022
Ctrl [Alt] Self
Trio Exhibition - curated by Allison Westerfield,
Westobou, Augusta, GA, 2022
The Eternal Present
Solo Exhibition curated by Dashboard
Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL, 2022
Waiting Room
Trio Exhibtion - curated by Allison Westerfield,
Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL, 2021
Screensavor
Solo Exhibition,
The Neon Heater (virtual), 2021
Outer Special
Collaborative exhibition with Lily Reeves - Curated by Angelica Fox,
UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 2020-2021
In Light
Group Exhibition,
Curated by Dashboard & Mint Gallery,
Downtown Atlanta Billboards, Atlanta, GA, 2020
Keep for Old Memoirs
Group Exhibition,
Curated by Celine Mo,
Young Space (virtual), 2020
Everything is Different Now
Group Exhibition,
Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN (virtual), 2020
*time stands still*
Solo Exhibition,
Laboratory Residency, Spokane, WA, 2020
Future Timelike Infinity,
Group Exhibition - Curated by Michael Endo,
Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR, 2020
Paradas
Solo Exhibition,
Casa Mestiza, Santa Marta, Colombia, 2019
Interspaced With
Solo Exhibition,
Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA, 2018
Loading Cloud
Featured Installation at Yard Party for Art 2018,
Wiregrass Museum, Dothan, AL, 2018
Low Hanging Skies
Solo Exhibition,
The Bark, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
Art + Tech
Group Exhibition,
621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
On Demand: Baltimore Light City
Group Exhibition,
Baltimore, MD, 2018
ArtFields 2018
Juried Group Exhibition,
Lake City, SC, 2018
Fortune
2018 MFA Graduating Thesis Exhibition,
Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
FANTASY
Traveling Collective Exhibition
Metropolitan Gallery 250, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA, 2017
Digital Divide
Group Exhibition
Midtown Players Club, Atlanta, GA, 2017
A Contained Area of Uncontainable Areas
Collaborative Installation with Chelsea Raflo
SMALLS, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
PORTAL
Group Exhibition, Pop-up Show
SOUP experimental offsite, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
Space and Charm
Trio Exhibition
SOUP experimental, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
Vivarium
Group Exhibition
Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL, 2016
Education
Florida State University (FSU)
Tallahassee, FL
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Focus: Digital and Installation Art
University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)
Morris, MN
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Majors: Studio Art and Art History
Focus: Drawing and Printmaking
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (MRCTC)
Virginia, MN
Associate of Arts Degree
Residencies
Bunker Projects
Artist in Residence
Pittsburgh, PA, September/October 2022, May - September 2024
Stay Home Gallery + Residency
Artist in Residence
Paris, TN, January 2021
Laboratory Residency
Artist in Residence
Spokane, WA, December 2019 - February 2020
Drum Machine Editions
Artist in Residence
Tallahassee, FL, January 2019
Casa Mestiza
Artist in Residence
Santa Marta, Colombia, February 2019
Art Book Fairs
Mississippi Book Festival,
Jackson, Mississippi, 2022
NADA Miami 2021
Printed Matter x Exile Books Publishers Tent,
Miami, FL, 2021
Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair
Curated by Printed Matter
NYC/LA/Remote, 2021, pmvabf.org
Bergen Art Book Fair
Curated by Ann-Kristin Stolan & Fredrik Rysjedal
Bergen, Norway/Remote, 2020-21, bergenartbookfair.no
9th Annual Vancouver Art Book Fair
Curated by Vivian Sming (2020)
Vancouver, CA/Remote, 2020, 2021, vancouverartbookfair.com
Small Press Fair Fort Lauderdale
Curated by Ingrid Schindall
Fort Lauderdale, FL/Remote, 2020, spf-ftl.com
Honors
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Grants for Arts Projects: Visual Arts
2022
Drawing in Space
Visiting Artist Lecture for Intro to Studio students at Georgia State University.
Atlanta, GA, 2019
Growing Together Community Gardens Mural
Public mural commissioned by Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability.
Virginia, MN, 2018
The Sensation of Space: Internal Immensity
MFA Thesis Public Lecture
FSU, 2018
Mary Ola Miller Reynolds Award
Given to one graduate art student (MFA) demonstrating significant achievement in studio art.
FSU, 2018
Venison Magazine Fall 2017 Issue
Interview with Lucia Riffel, Featured Artist
Online Publication, 2017
Drawing Award
Given to an outstanding student (BA, BFA, or MFA) for work of exceptional artistic achievement in Drawing.
FSU, 2017
SOUP media: Written
‘Lucia Riffel’s Welcome to Nowhere’ by Douglas Miller
Online Publication, 2016
Defining the Grid: Conflicting Interpretations Regarding the Paintings of Agnes Martin
UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium Presentation
UMM, 2015
Louis P. Hodgell Printmaking Award
Awarded to a student showing outstanding achievements in printmaking.
UMM, 2015
Art History Book Award
Awarded to a graduating art history major in recognition of academic excellence and potential for further achievements in the arts.
UMM, 2015
Rodney A Briggs Library Purchase Award
Artwork selected for purchase by a student and faculty committee.
UMM, 2014
blue skies
Solo Exhibition,
Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA, 2024
Constructed Realities
Group Exhibition,
New Media Contemporary, Dallas, TX, 2024
Ekphrastic Showcase
Traveling Group Exhibition - curated by Sydney Ewerth,
Ana Mendieta Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2024
Mary S Byrd Gallery, Augusta, GA, August 2024
balance, suspended
Solo Pop-Up Installation,
SMALLS, Tallahassee, FL, 2023
linger
Solo Exhibition,
Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, 2023
Hot House
Group Exhibition - curated by Eva Conrad,
Bunker Projects, Pittsburgh, PA, 2023
Clockwork
Group Exhibition - curated by Morgan Rose Free
Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH, 2022
Ctrl [Alt] Self
Trio Exhibition - curated by Allison Westerfield,
Westobou, Augusta, GA, 2022
The Eternal Present
Solo Exhibition curated by Dashboard
Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL, 2022
Waiting Room
Trio Exhibtion - curated by Allison Westerfield,
Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL, 2021
Screensavor
Solo Exhibition,
The Neon Heater (virtual), 2021
Outer Special
Collaborative exhibition with Lily Reeves - Curated by Angelica Fox,
UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY, 2020-2021
In Light
Group Exhibition,
Curated by Dashboard & Mint Gallery,
Downtown Atlanta Billboards, Atlanta, GA, 2020
Keep for Old Memoirs
Group Exhibition,
Curated by Celine Mo,
Young Space (virtual), 2020
Everything is Different Now
Group Exhibition,
Stay Home Gallery, Paris, TN (virtual), 2020
*time stands still*
Solo Exhibition,
Laboratory Residency, Spokane, WA, 2020
Future Timelike Infinity,
Group Exhibition - Curated by Michael Endo,
Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR, 2020
Paradas
Solo Exhibition,
Casa Mestiza, Santa Marta, Colombia, 2019
Interspaced With
Solo Exhibition,
Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA, 2018
Loading Cloud
Featured Installation at Yard Party for Art 2018,
Wiregrass Museum, Dothan, AL, 2018
Low Hanging Skies
Solo Exhibition,
The Bark, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
Art + Tech
Group Exhibition,
621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
On Demand: Baltimore Light City
Group Exhibition,
Baltimore, MD, 2018
ArtFields 2018
Juried Group Exhibition,
Lake City, SC, 2018
Fortune
2018 MFA Graduating Thesis Exhibition,
Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, Tallahassee, FL, 2018
FANTASY
Traveling Collective Exhibition
Metropolitan Gallery 250, Philadelphia, PA, 2016
Day & Night Projects, Atlanta, GA, 2017
Digital Divide
Group Exhibition
Midtown Players Club, Atlanta, GA, 2017
A Contained Area of Uncontainable Areas
Collaborative Installation with Chelsea Raflo
SMALLS, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
PORTAL
Group Exhibition, Pop-up Show
SOUP experimental offsite, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
Space and Charm
Trio Exhibition
SOUP experimental, Tallahassee, FL, 2016
Vivarium
Group Exhibition
Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL, 2016
Education
Florida State University (FSU)
Tallahassee, FL
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art
Focus: Digital and Installation Art
University of Minnesota Morris (UMM)
Morris, MN
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Majors: Studio Art and Art History
Focus: Drawing and Printmaking
Mesabi Range Community and Technical College (MRCTC)
Virginia, MN
Associate of Arts Degree
Residencies
Bunker Projects
Artist in Residence
Pittsburgh, PA, September/October 2022, May - September 2024
Stay Home Gallery + Residency
Artist in Residence
Paris, TN, January 2021
Laboratory Residency
Artist in Residence
Spokane, WA, December 2019 - February 2020
Drum Machine Editions
Artist in Residence
Tallahassee, FL, January 2019
Casa Mestiza
Artist in Residence
Santa Marta, Colombia, February 2019
Art Book Fairs
Mississippi Book Festival,
Jackson, Mississippi, 2022
NADA Miami 2021
Printed Matter x Exile Books Publishers Tent,
Miami, FL, 2021
Printed Matter Virtual Art Book Fair
Curated by Printed Matter
NYC/LA/Remote, 2021, pmvabf.org
Bergen Art Book Fair
Curated by Ann-Kristin Stolan & Fredrik Rysjedal
Bergen, Norway/Remote, 2020-21, bergenartbookfair.no
9th Annual Vancouver Art Book Fair
Curated by Vivian Sming (2020)
Vancouver, CA/Remote, 2020, 2021, vancouverartbookfair.com
Small Press Fair Fort Lauderdale
Curated by Ingrid Schindall
Fort Lauderdale, FL/Remote, 2020, spf-ftl.com
Honors
National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Grants for Arts Projects: Visual Arts
2022
Drawing in Space
Visiting Artist Lecture for Intro to Studio students at Georgia State University.
Atlanta, GA, 2019
Growing Together Community Gardens Mural
Public mural commissioned by Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability.
Virginia, MN, 2018
The Sensation of Space: Internal Immensity
MFA Thesis Public Lecture
FSU, 2018
Mary Ola Miller Reynolds Award
Given to one graduate art student (MFA) demonstrating significant achievement in studio art.
FSU, 2018
Venison Magazine Fall 2017 Issue
Interview with Lucia Riffel, Featured Artist
Online Publication, 2017
Drawing Award
Given to an outstanding student (BA, BFA, or MFA) for work of exceptional artistic achievement in Drawing.
FSU, 2017
SOUP media: Written
‘Lucia Riffel’s Welcome to Nowhere’ by Douglas Miller
Online Publication, 2016
Defining the Grid: Conflicting Interpretations Regarding the Paintings of Agnes Martin
UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium Presentation
UMM, 2015
Louis P. Hodgell Printmaking Award
Awarded to a student showing outstanding achievements in printmaking.
UMM, 2015
Art History Book Award
Awarded to a graduating art history major in recognition of academic excellence and potential for further achievements in the arts.
UMM, 2015
Rodney A Briggs Library Purchase Award
Artwork selected for purchase by a student and faculty committee.
UMM, 2014