Ricki Dwyer

Ricki Dwyer is an artist working between San Francisco and Brooklyn. His practice considers the intersections of material, industry, and the somatic. This research addresses weaving and craft in both theory and practice. Dwyer has shown extensively throughout the US as well as internationally. In 2022 he had solo exhibitions with Anglim/Trimble in San Francisco, Rupert in Lithuania and participated in the Biennale de Lyon in collaboration with Nicki Green. His most recent text, Decennial, on weaving as a metaphor for mutual aid was published with The Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art last June. He has been artist in residence with Recology, Jupiter Woods Gallery in London, The Textile Arts Center in New York, ARTHAUS Havana, and most recently in the foundry of Kohler Co, in Wisconsin. Dwyer is currently on the curatorial council of Southern Exposure and teaching writing at Parsons School of Design. He received his undergraduate degree in Fibers from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA from UC Berkeley.