Lydia Richez-Bowman

     I've been an artist all of my life. I spent much of my time exploring nature and constructing with cardboard, mud, sticks or anything I had available. Nature is still an important influence in my daily life and in my art.  

     While in college I studied fine arts, metal work, jewelry design and construction, fiber and textile arts. I also participated in an interior design program focused on commercial properties.  I've owned an art gallery with a working studio where I created art and taught classes. I initiated an arts therapy workshop for cancer survivors, patients and family members.  Now, I am fully dedicated to my art and continue to explore and create.

     I'm a multidisciplinary abstract artist. I work in acrylics, textiles, fibers, papers, metal, found objects from nature and more. I've evolved a style that often incorporates all of these, singularly or mixed. I’m always eager to try new and different ways of expressing myself.