Ruth Laskey

Ruth Laskey
Born 1975
Nationality American
Alma mater California College of the Arts (BFA and MFA)
Known for Textile art, painting
Website www.ruthlaskey.com

Ruth Laskey is an American artist known for her Minimalist weavings[1] and grid paintings.[2]

Biography

Laskey was born in San Luis Obispo, California in 1975.[3] She graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1997 with a degree in Art History. She received a B.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in 1999 and an M.F.A. from the California College of the Arts in 2005.[1]

As of 2015, Laskey lives in San Francisco.[4]

Work

Although Laskey has often been grouped with fiber artists[5] her real contribution has been to the discussion of painting.[6]

Laskey's weaving/paintings are created paistakingly, taking months to weave after first completing a planning stage of preliminary graph drawings.[7]

Awards and honors

In 2016 Laskey won the Artadia Award.[8] In 2010, she won the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's SECA Art Award.[9]

Exhibitions

Laskey's solo exhibitions include:[10]

  • Quadrants, Capital Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2016)[11]
  • Ruth Laskey, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA (2010)
  • Six Weavings, Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender, Berlin Germany (2009)
  • Song Song, Vienna, Austria (2008)
  • 7 Weavings, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA (2008)
  • Disarticulate, Build Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2004)
  • Familiars, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (1999)
  • Recent Paintings, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (1999)

Selected collections

Further reading

  1. Jancar, Ava. "A Subtle Stretch." ArtSlant Oct. 2010.
  2. Baker, Kenneth. "'Afterglow' inspires rethinking." San Francisco Chronicle Oct. 2010.
  3. Sommer, Danielle. "Ruth Laskey and Lee Lozano at Ratio 3." KQED Arts Sep. 2010.
  4. Blake, Victoria. "Stephanie Snyder reveals collection of contemporary art at the Cooley Gallery." The Oregonian Sep. 2010.
  5. Brier, Jessica. "Ruth Laskey / Lee Lozano: Notebooks 1967–1970." Art Practical Sep. 2010.
  6. Fiduccia, Joanna. “Solace.” Artforum.com Mar. 2010.
  7. Bell, Kristy. “Ruth Laskey: Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender.” Frieze Jan. 2010.
  8. Churner, Rachel. “Rachel Churner on Ruth Laskey.” Artforum Feb. 2008: 274–275.
  9. McQuaid, Cate. “Artist’s metaphors…” The Boston Globe 17 Jan. 2003: C19.

References

  1. 1 2 Churner, Rachel (2008). "Ruth Laskey". Artforum International. 46 (February): 275.
  2. ↑ Bell, Kirsty (2010). "Ruth Laskey". Frieze (128). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ruth Laskey". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
  4. ↑ Huston, Johnny Ray (2010). "GOLDIES 2010: Ruth Laskey". SF Bay Guardian (Volume 45 Issue 05). Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fiber: Sculpture 1960–present". The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Baker, Kenneth (October 2, 2010). "Ruth Laskey weaves abstract form and surface". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Akel, Joseph. "Ruth Laskey and Suzan Frecon". Artforum International, New York, NY. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Artist Registry: Ruth Laskey". Artadia. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "SECA Art Award". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02.
  10. ↑ "R Laskey CV" (PDF).
  11. ↑ Chun, Kimberly. "Ruth Laskey expands her work in 'Quadrants'". SFGATE. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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