Justin Richel ’02

Richel received a BFA from the Maine College of Art and Design and later studied the technique of icon painting at the Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk, Maine. He has been awarded residencies at the Fine Arts Work Center, Monhegan Artist Residency, Kohler Arts & Industry, and RAIR. His work is held in the collections of the Portland Museum of Art, the John Michael Kohler Art Center, and Fidelity Investments. It has been exhibited widely at numerous museums and art centers including the Wadsworth Athenaeum, DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, and Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA&D.