Press
Cosmic Butterfly Design's impactful work has been documented in many different local and national media outlets including print, online and TV, below.
2025
CanvasRebel - Meet Tia Richardson
Milwaukee PBS The Arts Page (Youtube) The Community's Artist
Milwaukee City Conference New Mural Honoring Jimmy Banks to be Unveiled
Fox6 New Mural Honors Jimmy Banks
TMJ4 Milwaukee honors Soccer legend Jimmy Banks
2024
Art in MKE: Cosmic Butterfly Design inspires communities with vibrant collaborative murals
Milwaukee PBS - The Arts Page Tia Richardson Discovers the Power of Community Art
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Soccer Hero Jimmy Banks to be honored with community mural
Podcast: Imagine MKE Community Art at the Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium
PEAK Initiative: PEAK'S Community Mural Journey
MKE Lifestyle Meet Tia Richardson
UW Madison School of Nursing: Creating the Centennial Mural
WORT 89.9 FM Radio New mural for for UW Nursing School
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) New Mural Tells Stories of Students at Dual Language School La Escuela Fratney
Milwaukee PBS - The Arts Page Milwaukee's Outdoor Arts Gallery
CBS 58 Art in MKE: Cosmic Butterfly Design inspires Communities with Vibrant, Colorful Murals
Milwaukee Magazine: Remembering Jimmy Banks legacy in Milwaukee
WUWM 89.7 The city's canvas: How Milwaukee's murals fill in the gaps of history
2023
Wisconsin Alumni Association Worth a Thousand Words: Picture a Dog-Help-Dog World
Beloit Daily News Beloit Boys and Girls Club Mural Unveiled
UW-Milwaukee Report New Mural Inspires Sense of Belonging at UWM
Milwaukee Magazine 19 Creative Women you need to know about
2022
Urban Milwaukee New Mural Tackles Isolation, Celebration, Mental Health
Milwaukee Downtown New Mural Shines Light on Grand Avenue Club this winter
Cream City Dreams Podcast Episode 8
OnMilwaukee.com Richardson partners with Grand Avenue Club members on new mural
University of Wisconsin-Madison News Mural project promotes diversity in Veterinary Medicine
CBS 58 (Video): Community Art Offers People a Chance
2021
MATC 2020 Annual Report: The Art of Connection (pp. 20-23)
BizTimes Notable Alumni: Tia Richardson
MKE It Downtown: Milwaukee Shines Thanks to Female Artists
88.9 Radio Milwaukee: Milwaukee Muralist Uses Art As a Way To Forge A Common Bond
Milwaukee Record: 14 Pictures of 'Brighten the Passage' aka the support pier murals under 1-794 Freeway
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Check out six brand new community murals
2020
Urban Milwaukee: New Murals at Courthouse Unveiled
Madison Magazine: Integrated Art Group showcases work by Black artists
Hyperallergic: Black Artists Paint Biden-Harris Murals in Cities Across US
Spirituality & Health magazine: Community Champion: Tia Richardson
Presbyterian Mission: Blank Canvas Inspires Illinois Community to Dream Big
Rockford 23WIFR - 'Community mural design revealed at SecondFirst Church'
Rockford Register Star 'Rockfords new mural Installation'
Journal Standard 'Rockford Taking Flight is a mural for the community'
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 'Muskego Way Residents Create Community-Engaged Mural'
OnMilwaukee: 'The Muralist Behind the Mural: Tia Richardson'
Urban Milwaukee: 'A Community of Voices Announced as Inaugural Exhibition'
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 'Community of Voices Showcases Black Artists from Wisconsin at MOWA'
Milwaukee Downtown: 'Meet the Muralist: Tia Richardson Creates Community with her Art'
Shepherd Express: 'Four Murals are being painted under I-794'
Telemundo WI "Ofrecen Talleres para crear un Mural" - Details on upcoming community workshops for Milwaukee Christian Center's teen mural program
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 'Milwaukee Anthology' Showers Love, and Tough Love on our city. Tia's essay about her experience painting 'Sherman Park Rising' is included in a collection of stories about Milwaukee
2018
CopyWrite Magazine Issue #12 - 'New Folklore: Societal Shifts and Community Art"
Film Girl Film Festival - Interview with Arrisa Robinson
Shepherd Express 'Muralist Tia Richardson at Bringing Communities Together'
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "Better Angels: New Mural is One Neighborhoods Vision of Better Things to Come' - Video and message of first Community Art Leaders teen mural program
TMJ4 News - Kids Work Together to Create Community Mural
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel "How Milwaukee's 'Urban Guardians' build the bonds that make Neighborhoods safer" - Interviews on various community driven projects including 'Sherman Park Rising'
Milwaukee Journel-Sentinel Take a look at Milwaukee's recent Flowering of Murals
Milwaukee Courier 'Its More than Just Art' by Nyesha Stone
Peck School of the Arts - Community mural paints 'Sherman Park Rising' one year after unrest
Naples Daily News 'Sherman Park Rising' mural brings neighborhood together
Paint & Decorating Magazine 'A Neighborhood tells its story' - short spread by Jesse Carleton on 'Sherman Park Rising' mural featured in this nationally distributed magazine
TMJ4 News - 'Sherman Park Rising' painting inspires hope
Urban Milwaukee Black Cat Alley 1-year anniversary
Milwaukee Independant Candid photo essay captures the community who helped bring 'Sherman Park Rising' mural to life
Milwaukee Independant 'Sherman Park Rising' public paint days announcement
Radio Milwaukee Community participated community mural goes up in Sherman Park
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service 'New mural 'Sherman Park Rising'
Black Nouveau Artists interview with Liddie Collins on Milwaukee Public Television. Aired 2/8/16
Creative Exchange national artist profile (powered by Springboard for the Arts)
2016
Black Nouveau Artists interview with Liddie Collins on Milwaukee Public Television. Aired 2/8/16
Creative Exchange national artist profile (powered by Springboard for the Arts)
2016
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (Reposted by Urban Milwaukee as 'Mural Artist seeks to Tell Stories' Milwaukee Independent as 'Art is a Tie that Binds' and OnMilwaukee as 'Richardson sees art as 'powerful way to tell stories')
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 'Art City Asks ' interview with STITCH collaborators Jeanette MartÃn and Tia Richardson
Greater Milwaukee Foundation: Magazine Cover Photo
(PBS) Wisconsin Life 'Artist paints her city in positive light': painting 'Milwaukee Gaia Buddha' at Black Cat Alley
The Educational Arts Project Interview by Fidel Verdin Thanksgiving Day
CBS 58 "Beauty Opens the Door to Join Us" Mural unveiling overlooking new 'Butterfly Park'
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service article how 'Butterfly' mural began with a vacant lot
2015
The Project for Public Spaces Global placemaking organization writes about 'The Flower of Life' ground mural collaboration with Concrete Dreamers for The Spot 4MKE
TMJ4 feature story highlights the painting 'Venus of the Healing Waters', a portrait of Denise Harris for the 2015 'My Sister's Story' exhibition. Denise is a Milwaukee local who speaks publicly about being a survivor of human trafficking.
2014
Tuesdays in the Studio with Andrea Skyberg: interview and tour of artist's studio
2013
MPS Educators Honored for American Education Week
Fox 6 News Video Clip
2012
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Young Farmers Mural unveiling
The Cultured Artist Blog "Organic Beauty: An interview with Artist Tia Richardson" by Tamara Natalie Madden
2010
Community Journal Mural in Lindsay Heights Neighborhood Blocks out Alcohol and Tobacco Influence
2006
Home and Garden Television “That’s Clever” - Making an African Doll (Episode HCLVR 220)
HGTV’s “That’s Clever” is a cable TV series highlighting artists in their studios
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