Staging site: draft content for review, not the public dirtcreature.com. Striped frames are photos and videos still to come, labelled with their asset ID.

Press kit

Biographies, logos and selected images for exhibitions, publications and events. For anything else, email Richard@DirtCreature.com.

Short biography

Draft for Richard to approve.

Richard Ward is the artist behind Dirt Creature, a ceramic and mixed-media practice shaped by painting, natural building and life off-grid in the Arizona desert. His sculptures bring clay into contact with rawhide, reclaimed metal and collected minerals, exploring how forms change and find new ways to hold together.

The longer biography and artist statement are on the About page.

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Portraits

Richard Ward in his studio.
BIO-02Richard workingYou at work: hands in clay, binding rawhide, at the fire

Selected images

Holding IV: Rupture, 2026. Custom clay body with wild-collected specular hematite and deer rawhide. 8 in. H × 5.5 in. Dia.
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Holding V: Under Tension, 2026. Custom clay body with wild-collected specular hematite and rusted chain. 7.5 in. H × 5 in. Dia.
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Holding VII: The Fire We Keep, 2026. Iron-rich clay with rawhide lacing and sheeting, an Edison-style bulb, and electrical components. 12 in. H × 7.5 in. Dia.
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Logos

Using these files

Draft usage statement for Richard to approve.

These images and logos may be used to promote Richard Ward’s work in exhibitions, publications and event listings. Please credit the work with its title and year, and don’t crop into the artwork or alter the logos.