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︎ ChrisRichfordArt

︎ MantidSnip

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~ Exhibitions

~ Printed work

~ Taxidermy

~ Adornment

~ Occulted work

~ Musical projects

2008-2009: MSC Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement. UEA & JIC, Norwich

2004 -2007: BSc Hons Biology with Ecology. UEA, Norwich

Despite, or maybe because of my fascination with the natural sciences I always pursued art in my own time and now it has become my life. I believe that creating in any medium can provide a path to learning about the universe as much as studying or experimenting in science.

This curiosity to create has led me through drawing, painting, music, sculpture, and most recently, Taxidermy and has allowed me to explore ontological inspirations and visionary narratives in my practice as well as to enjoy both abstract and purely illustrative expression.

Since re-discovering a passion for lino-cut printing, printmaking has become a vehicle for my illustrative work. Since 2014 I have been creating Linocuts inspired by the natural world and screen prints inspired by the occult, fantastical & mythological.

It was through printmaking that MANTID SNIP transformed from a dormant musical persona to a brand for transmuting my art into printed anti-fashion.

As a member of TBA Artist Collective I hope to bring the more visionary side of my art to the public and collaborate to produce engaging multidisciplinary experiences.

Meat Locker Records has become a self-styled home for the various musical projects I’m involved in.

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