On View in the Gallery

Richard King, "24 Across"

February 27 - April 15, 2026

Philadelphia-based architect and artist Richard King presents a series of drawings that merges design, writing, and sculpture—using geometry and proportion to evoke collective memory and create works that feel both familiar and unexpected, inviting reflection and new ways of seeing.

Opening Reception

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

This event is free and open to the public.

Meet the Artist

Richard King 

Based in Philadelphia, Richard’s art practice is focused on abstract drawing, painting and sculpture exploring nature of form, space, language. Educated as an architect, he holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Temple University and a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Richard is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. @richardking_studio

Exhibit Statement

"Conceived as a collection of fractured writings, this continuous series of drawings evolved from my interest in the fluid nature of thought, form and language, in pursuit of resonance and meaning. This exhibit merges my interests in design, drawing and sculpture and is inspired by a wide variety of memories, objects and forms.

The pieces are often considered in series; sharing rules of geometry, proportion and scale that allow them to speak to each other and be developed and considered collectively. Through this intuitive process, the pieces conflate formal, spatial, and figural qualities and tap into our collective memory of surrounding physical and typographical structures.

In creating amalgams of my own experience, I construct images that somehow feel familiar yet foreign, simple yet complex, and arrive at a clarity of form that is open to many ways of seeing and understanding. This collection of works offers a space of conversation, thought and reflection and sheds light on the iterative process of making; a process through which we value art not just as something to be understood, but as catalyst for expanded thinking and re-invention."

-Richard King

About the Space

The Study at University City Art Gallery

The hotel's first-floor exhibit space features rotating works by faculty and students from Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Open day and night, the gallery offers an ever-changing collection of pieces that highlight Philadelphia’s reputation as a world-class visual arts destination.