Jacy Richardson

Jacy Richardson

Interdisciplinary Artist

Jacy (JC) Richardson is an artist and educator based in the Appalachian mountains of East Tennessee. Her work lives between physical and digital, and incorporates the textures of her mountain upbringing while engaging with technology where she creates spatial and speculative narratives.

Central to her practice is a research-based framework she is building called Appalachian Sci-Fi. This ever evolving concept reframes Appalachian Identity through speculative story-telling, digital versus physical material, and lived-in experiences.

In addition to her personal practice, Jacy is a 3D/VFX Artist with Cortina Productions, a multimedia design studio outside of Washington D.C. where she helps create immersive experiences for museums. She is also an Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator of Digital Media at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, teaching in both the undergraduate and MFA program.

Where to see my work

  • Worked on a fully immersive and interactable room for the White House Historical Association (3D modeling, texturing, rendering, animation)

  • Defense Against the Dark Arts and House Points Interactive (Animation, 3D Modeling, Character modeling)

  • Shark Exhibit (3D Modeling and Animation, Texturing, Unity optimization)

  • Wall signage, interactive tables, short film (ideation, editing, graphic design, animation)

  • Music Pods, Elevator Ride, Dress for the Fest, many more films and interactives (3D Modeling, Animation, Unity optimization, Lighting, Texturing, Compositing)

  • VR Goalie Experience (Animating with Mocap Data)

  • 360 Film, various other films, interactives (Video editing)

  • Ramses the Great (3D Modeling and Animation)

  • Outbreak Exhibit (Content Design)

  • Mountain Fish Interactive Game (Compositing)

  • Cyclorama Projection Film (Compositing)

  • Numerous films (Video Editing, Sound Design, Animation, Design)

  • Jacy has worked on many more projects and is currently working on something new and exciting.

  • Community Quilt Interactive (Modeling and Animation)

  • Edited over 200 testimonial videos of Holocaust Survivors; full CG film created in C4D and Unreal

  • Cyber Rotunda Interactive, Dog Interactive (Video Editing, Animation, Design)

  • Designing the Future Film, Future City Interactive, Interactive Wall (3D Modeling and Animation, Character Animation, Render Farm Setup, Compositing, Video Editing)

  • Content creation for Virtual Camera Interactive  (Content Design)

  • Care Lab MRI Interactives, Rhythm Makers Interactive, and Weathercast Interactive (animation, video editing, compositing)

Education

East Tennessee State University

  • B.S. in Digital Media with a concentration in Animation (2016)

  • M.S. in Technology with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Leadership (2018)

School of the Art Institute Chicago

  • MFA Low Residency Studio Art (In progress - 2025)