About the artist
Richenda studied Fine Art and Dance at the University of Brighton before completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Dance at the acclaimed Laban Centre in London. She has spent the last few years making prints, experimenting with a variety of techniques while also teaching a wide range of workshops and most recently commissions.

In the past Richenda taught choreography and contemporary dance at West Thames College and other venues across West London. She also ran her own dance theatre company for five years.

In 1996 Richenda spent time as an Arts Officer for Richmond Council and was later the Exhibitions Co-ordinator for Surrey County Arts, during which time she worked closely with both artists and galleries on a diverse range of projects.

This summer her prints were selected for the Brook Gallery in Devon, one of the leading UK galleries specialising in print www.brookgallery.co.uk

Richenda is a member of Richmond Printmakers and Ochre Print Studios. Her work has been selected for New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham, Surrey and shortlisted for the Royal Academy Summer Show. In June 2008 she was guest artist for a solo exhibition at The Fountain Gallery, Hampton, West London.

She is married with two children and lives in Surrey.

The Prints
The majority of prints are made at Morley College, London, some dating as far back as 1996. All the works are original hand made art and hand printed using high quality inks and paper.

Richenda starts with line drawing from memory. Figures are central to her work but she infuses these with links to stories from family members, it is the inheritance we carry with us that interests her, although she can often find inspiration from the stories she finds in the media and in particular the journey of the individual.

The figures are then carefully composed and reworked to invoke the associations she has drawn her inspirations from, finally producing a composition which balances both the image and the story behind the image.

Richenda likes to work in soft techniques, drawing on texture and tone, more recently she has experimented with embossing, linocuts and combining linocuts with etching. Richenda creates her images on a plate which can be made from a variety of materials including copper, zinc, lino and card. Ink is applied to an image which is then transferred to another surface, usually dampened paper, often using Intaglio printing.