Kunstsilo is proud to present a major retrospective exhibition devoted to Leonard Rickhard (1945–2024) – one of Norway's most influential painters. The exhibition Leonard Rickhard: The Model Constructor presents, for the first time, the full breadth of his artistic practice to our audience on the Sørlandet coast.
The exhibition brings together both well-known series of motifs and paintings never before shown on the Sørlandet coast. They range from the characteristic landscapes and light studies of inner Agder to military barracks, gravel pits, rusting trucks, and abandoned machinery.
In close collaboration with Berit Rickhard, curators Jan Freuchen and Kunstsilo's Frank Falch have been given access to an extensive archive of material from Leonard Rickhard's studio: sketchbooks, notes, clipping archives, photo albums, charts, and amateur paintings.
This offers the public a unique opportunity to see how Rickhard worked – methodically, slowly, and with great care for the inner structure of his motifs – revealing unknown sides of his artistic process. Rickhard passed away in January 2024, but he managed to paint several works with a planned exhibition at Kunstsilo in mind.