Ricey Wright creates playful, tactile works primarily in ceramics and embroidery, using vibrant materials to explore themes of identity and connection through food and cultural narratives. Raised in southern California, she draws inspiration from her Chinese heritage and its intersection with American culture. Ricey holds a BFA in Studio Art from Brigham Young University (2020) and has exhibited her work at galleries including the Textile Art Center in Brooklyn and Collar Works in Troy, NY. She is also the creator of Spark & Bloom, where she hosts in-person and online workshops to foster community and creativity. Ricey currently lives in California with her husband and two daughters, where she continues to expand her art practice.

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  • 2020

    BFA, Studio Art, Brigham Young University

  • 2026

    Irvine Annual, Irvine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

    Made in California, Brea Gallery, La Brea, CA

    2025

    Sewing in the Expanded Field, Pal Gallery, Provo UT

    2023

    Tiny Sculpture Show, Writ & Vision, Provo, UT

    Eat Me, Collar Works, Troy, NY

    2021

    With Care, Textile Art Center, Brooklyn, NY

    2020

    Incubation Period, Parc Collective, Virtual Exhibition

    Oddspace(s), A Cooperative Book Arts Project, Thomas Nelson Community College Gallery, Hampton, VA

    BFA Solo Show, Two Cakes Will Feed All the People, Gallery 303, Provo UT

    2019

    Site Cite Sight, Gallery 303, Provo UT 

    I was framed, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo UT

    Group Exhibition, Figure Drawing, BYU Gallery 303, Provo UT 

    Other Worlds, Solo Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo UT

    Under Pressure, Group Show, Provo UT

    MOV.ing Image, Harris Fine Arts Pardoe Theater, Provo, UT

    Mayhew Student Show, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo UT

    Annual Student Show, Gallery 303, Provo UT

    Phenomenal Women, Third Space Studios, Provo UT

    Group Exhibition, U of U and BYU collaboration, SLC UT

    Group Exhibition, BYU Dance Ensemble, Provo UT

    Group Exhibition, Harris Fine Arts Center, Provo UT, Brian Christensen

  • 2024 Founder of CLAY + CRAFT, Orange County, CA

    2020

    Gallery Director, SmartSpace Galleries, Provo, Utah

    Gallery Assistant, Art & Design Galleries, Brigham Young University

    Co-curator, I was framed, B.F. Larsen Gallery, Provo, UT

    Art internship with The House that Lars Built, Springville, UT

    2019

    Cyanotype workshop at Art Access Gallery with Joseph Ostraff

    Moderator for Braid- Utah Women Entrepreneur Non-Profit

    2018

    Art instruction at SLC troubled teens center

    Assistant to Patrick Dougherty for Installation in Utah

  • 2026

    101 Artbook: FOOD Edition 2026, Published by Arts to Hearts Project

    2020

    Incubation Period, Published by Granary Arts, curated by PARC Collective

  • 2020

    Experiential Learning Grant, Department of Visual Arts, BYU

    2019

    Film and Digital Media Grant, Department of Visual Arts, BYU

    Juror’s Choice Award, Annual Student Show, Brigham Young University

    Betty and Paul Boshard Grant, Department of Visual Arts, Brigham Young University