Alice Rich | Visual Artist
(604) 307-9664 | (250) 247-9694
alice@alice-rich.com | www.alice-rich.com
Education
1984 Post Graduate Diploma, Curatorial Studies/Photography,
Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Vancouver, BC
1975 BA in Fine Art, Major in Art History, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
1971-1972 Studied Architecture & Design, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
1971 Studied French, University of Dijon, France
Professional Experience
1986-1996 Founder, Principle, Photographer, Creative Director, Parmelee Publications Ltd.
1985-1987 Assistant Director/Curator, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1975-1976 Extension & Education Officer, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Exhibitions
Solo/Duo Exhibitions
2024 At A Glance, Miller Art Gallery, Edmonton, AB, November
2023 Retrospective Exhibition, Alice Rich, Studio 13 Fine Art, Vancouver, BC
2023 Gabriola Island Thanksgiving Studio Tour, October
2023 Medical Clinic, Gabriola, BC, November - December
2022 Gabriola Island Thanksgiving Studio Tour, October
2021 Gabriola Island Thanksgiving Studio Tour, October
2015 Striation & Segmentation: Karen Holland & Alice Rich, Michael Wright Art Gallery,
Leigh Square Centre for the Arts, Port Coquitlam, BC
2014 Segmented Visions, Studio 13 Fine Art, Vancouver, BC
2011 Passages, Elements, and New Energy, Seymour Art Gallery, N. Vancouver, BC
2011 Small Works & Prints, Centre Gallery, Gabriola Island, BC
2011 Coastal Journeys, Galiano Gallery, Galiano Island, BC
2010 October Studio Tour, Gabriola Island, BC (2009, 2008,2007)
2007 Feathers as Landscapes, Gateway Theatre, Richmond Art Gallery-Art Access, BC
2003 Passages, Studio Blue, Vancouver, BC
2001 Masse & Rich:Works on plaster, Collaboration w/Daniel Masse, Studio Blue, Vancouver,BC
Group Exhibitions
2025 Painters 5, Gabriola’s Art and Cultural Centre, Gabriola, BC August
2025 Seattle Art Fair, Teravarna Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, July
2024 Venice Biennale, Artbox Project Expo, Cipriate Gallery, Venice, April 10 – 30
2024 Teravarna Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, International Juried Art Competition,
‘2nd Nature’, Finalist Award, Jan-Feb
2023 McQueen March Madness, Artsy, McQueen Agency, Edmonton, AB
2022 Visionary Art Collective, ’Stories I Tell Myself’, online Exhibition, March - February
Curated by Pennylane Shen
2018 Studio 13 Summer Salon, Artsy, Studio 13 Fine Art, Vancouver, BC
2015 Ardent Impressions, Deer Lake Art Gallery, Three Artists, Burnaby, BC
2014 Arts Umbrella Splash Art Auction and Gala 2014, Pendulum Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2014 Sooke Fine Arts Show 2014, Sooke, BC (Juried)
2013 Sooke Fine Arts Show 2013, Sooke, BC (Juried)
2009 Earth Matters: a juried exhibition of photography, Surrey Art Gallery, Surrey, BC
2006 Landscapes of the Dead: a play about Art & Life. Artwork images used
in production and exhibited in lobby. Performance Works Theatre, Vancouver, BC
2005 Evolution, 80th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition, ECUAD, Concourse Gallery, Vancouver
2005 West Coast Women, ECU Alumni, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, BC
2002 Arts on the Rise, Open Air Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1998 Spring Exhibition, Howe Street Gallery of Fine Art, Vancouver, BC
1998 Artists in Our Midst, Kitsilano and Point Grey Studio Tour, Vancouver (1997, 1996)
1996 Crossings, University of B.C. Faculty Club, Vancouver, BC
1996 Full Frame: a Celebration of Photography, Exposure Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Galleries & Representation
2022-present McQueen Agency, Edmonton, AB
2006-2023 Studio 13 Fine Art, Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
2007-2015 Vancouver Art Gallery – Art Rental & Sales, Vancouver, BC
2003 Westwind Art Gallery, Langley, BC
2001 The Avenue Gallery, Victoria, BC
Public Collections
2014 St. Paul’s Hospital Art Collection, Vancouver, BC
2012 VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Art Collection, Vancouver, BC
2012 Export Development Canada, Ottawa, ON
2012 Artist Catalogue, National Gallery of Canada Library, Ottawa. ON
2010 Office of the Premier, 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, BC
2007 Nita Lake Lodge Lobby, Whistler, BC
International Workshops & Residencies
2024 Artist Residency, Artist & Writers, Chateaux Orquevaux, Chaumont, France, July
2024 A Tuscan Art Studio, Painting/ Drawing in Chiusi, Tuscany, Italy, June
2023 Art Retreat, Antico Borgo la Torre, Vaggio, Tuscany, Italy, Contemporary
Tonalism - Painting with Justin Worrell, American Society of Tonalism, September
2016 Dutch River Art Tour, studies and studio, Holland, Netherlands, led by Jeanne Krabbendam
2013 Studied Painting with Robin Child, Devon, England
2013 Plein Air Painting Workshop with Julie Houck, Limoux, France
2002 Pintura Artist in Residence, Vancouver, BC
Media & Reviews
Artsy and Artnet representation in online directories 2023/2024/2025
Rated ART, Meet Alice Rich, an Artsist Q & A, winter 2024
McQueen Agency, Catalogue of Represented artists, Showcased at the Toronto Art Fair 2023/2024
Abstract Artist at Odds with Growth, Tri City News, May 14, 2015
Von Sprecken, Jill, Fresh Paint: Hot Art Column, Where Magazine, July 2014, p.43 and Sept 20166
Scharnweber, Katharina, ed. Alice Rich: New Energy, Alelle, Vol. 4, November 2012, p. 45
Wakan, Naomi Beth, Artist Reinvented, Senior Living Magazine, June 2011, p. 6-7
Rosenberg, Ann. Introduction: Visions Beyond Landscapes, Alice Parmelee Rich: Passages and Elements Series, a Selection of Paintings 2002-2010, 2010, p. 4-5
Thiessen, Cherie, Treasures & Traffic Jams, Aqua Magazine, Fall 2009
Jeffery, Yvonne, Vancouver’s Granville Island is a World unto Itself, Calgary Herald, July 2008
A Rags to Rich’s Business Venture, The Vancouver Courier, November 1986
Awards
2016 Best of the City, WESTENDER, Readers Choice Award – for Best Visual Artist
Tied for first place Douglas Coupland and Alice Rich
2015 Best of the City, WESTENDER, Readers Choice Award – for Best Visual Artist
1st place Gold Alice Rich
2014 Best of the City, WESTENDER, Readers Choice Award – for Best Visual Artist
3rd place Alice Rich
Published Writing
Light and Shadow, Elias Wakan, Arts & Entertainment, Senior Living Magazine, July 2010, p. 8-9
What style of Art Buyer are you? Vancouver Lifestyles Magazine, Summer 2006, p.30
Sacred Ground, Skin and Bones, Curatorial Essay, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC (1987)
Bryan Ryley: Recent Works on Paper, Curatorial Essay, Kelowna Art Gallery, Kelowna, BC (1986)
Art Lucs: Paintings on Paper, Curatorial Essay, Charles Scott Gallery, Vancouver, BC (1984)
Guest Contributor, Opus Visual Arts Newsletter, Vancouver (Jan/Mar/Dec 2003, Feb/Apr 2004)
Art Book Publications
2014 Alice Parmelee Rich: Impression of Place & Segmented Visions, Volume 2
2011 Nostalgia & The Attic: Writings, Tanka Poetry and Artwork, co-authored with Naomi Wakan
2010 Alice Parmelee Rich: Passages & Elements Series, A Selection of Works, 2002-2010
Published Photography
Photographers Forum
Golden Turtle Press
Museum Graphics
Visions Canada Publications
Common Ground
Medco Publishing
Parmelee Publications
Professional Affiliations
2025 Polygon Gallery, Leadership Circle, north Vancouver, BC
2024 CICA Centre of International Contemporary Art, Vancouver, BC
2017-2023 Polygon Gallery, Leadership Circle, North Vancouver, BC
2007-2016 Federation of Canadian Artists, BC Chapter
2005-present Alumni Association of ECUAD [1991-served as executive], Vancouver, BC
2002-2016 CARFAC, National & BC Membership
2002-present Gabriola Arts Council, Gabriola Island, BC2003-2008
2003-2008 Member, Board of Directors, Presentation House Gallery (now Polygon Gallery),
North Vancouver, BC
2000-present Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2000-2001 Board Member, Community Art Council of Vancouver, BC