John Matthew Richen has been a professional sculptor since graduating from Oregon State University in 1970. His expertise in metal fabrication brought him immediate acknowledgement from the international art world. In the late 90’s he designed his studio in Borrego Springs, California, a small peaceful community that provides year-round work conditions and inspiration from the desert landscape. In addition to bronze, stainless steel and aluminum, this innovative sculptor also incorporates Cor-ten steel, granite, fused glass, water and lighting into selected works.

Motion, light and spirit are the driving forces behind each sculptural project. Site-specific opportunities always have a setting but the preferred projects for John Richen are those that have ideas and meaning that can be integrated into the composition providing an intellectual connection with the observer or perhaps a moment of beauty and reflection. Bronze, stainless and aluminum all have unique qualities that support any scale and scope of work. The medium of metal is fluid, light responsive and timeless.

The following is a partial list of Public Placements, Corporate Commissions and Private Collectors.

Gallery Showings

Lawrence Galleries, Portland & Sheridan, Oregon
Gerald Lageman Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
La Shayne Gallery, Montreal, Canada
C.G. Rein Galleries, Santa Fe, Minneapolis & Scottsdale
Paradise Galleries, Sarasota, Florida
Whitt/Krauss Gallery, San Diego, California
Wendell, Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor, Maine
A Gallery, Palm Desert, California
Eagle Fine Art Gallery, La Jolla, California
William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, California

Public, Corporate and Private Collections

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
Grand Adec Corporation, Vancouver B.C, Canada
Takanaka Corp-Westin Hotel, Mission Hills, Palm Desert, Arizona
Princess Cruise Lines, Falconi , Italy
Bowater Computers, Dallas, Texas
EXCO Corporation, Oregon & Washington
Louisiana Pacific, Portland, Oregon
Arizona Power, Phoenix, Arizona
Raffles Hotel Corporation
Muntnomah Athletic Club, Portland, Oregon
Portland Trailblazers, Portland, Oregon
Kaiser Permanente, Vancouver-Longview, Washington
University of Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
Salem Memorial Hospital, Salem, Oregon
U.S. National Bank of Oregon
City of La Quinta, La Quinta, California
City of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California
Portland Public Schools, Portland, Oregon
Permanent State Collection, State of Alaska
Oregon Arts Commission
St. Paul Catholic Church, Federal Way, Washington
William Temple House, Portland, Oregon
St. Francis Catholic Church, Portland, Oregon
Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Federal Way, Washington
SHE America, Vancouver, Washington
Ed Peitz Enterprises, Vancouver, Washington
AT&T, Phoenix, Arizona
Fountainhead Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona
Safeway Corporation, Phoenix Arizona
Avnet Corporation, Tempe, Arizona
Pacific First Federal, Chandler, Arizona
Hand Made Films, Santa Monica, California
Praegitzer Industries, Dallas, Oregon
Marchetti Fine Art, San Diego, California
Addulah Abunayyan, Saudi Arabia
Leonza Kappeli, Lucerne, Switzerland
John & Bonnie Gray, Mill Valley, California
Vince & Susie Aspomonti, Del Mar, California
Dr. Richard & Carol Wesley, Rancho Santa Fe, California & Baja California