Randy Wray

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Randy Wray (born 1965) is an American painter and sculptor who makes use of found objects and recycled materials. His work frequently blurs the boundaries between abstract and representational art. [1] [2] [3]

Wray was born in Reidsville, North Carolina. [4] He attended high school at University of North Carolina School of the Arts before receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. [5]

Wray has exhibited at a wide range of venues, [6] [7] [8] such as White Columns, [9] 15 Orient, [10] MAMOTH, [11] Derek Eller Gallery, [12] MoMA PS1, [13] the Socrates Sculpture Park, [14] and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation. [15] His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Weatherspoon Art Museum. [4] [16] His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowship, a Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant, and the inaugural Irving Sandler Prize. [17] [18]

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References

  1. ↑ Woolbright, Andrew Paul (2022-11-01). "Randy Wray: Travelogue". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Ken (2005-06-17). "Art in Review; Randy Wray". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ↑ Mayerson, Keith (2006-04-01). "Randy Wray". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. 1 2 "Randy Wray". Weatherspoon Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Sculptural Kudzu: Randy Wray as Interviewed by Kris Scheifele". NY Arts Magazine. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ↑ Moody, Tom. "Tom Moody on Randy Wray". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Randy Wray". Black & White Gallery. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ↑ Rubenstein, Raphael (2023-01-25). "From the Archives: Why Don't Critics Make Judgments Anymore?". ARTnews. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. ↑ "White Room: Randy Wray". White Columns. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Randy Wray: Travelogue". 15orient. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ↑ Randy Wray: Particulars (PDF). London, UK: MAMOTH. 2022.
  12. ↑ "Randy Wray". Derek Eller Gallery. 2002. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  13. ↑ "Randy Wray". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ↑ "Randy Wray". Socrates Sculpture Park. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  15. ↑ "Randy Wray at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation". Art in Brooklyn. April 18, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ickybana Offering (2007)". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  17. ↑ "Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Awards Inaugural Irving Sandler Prize". Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  18. ↑ "Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant Past Grant Recipients". Provincetown Art Association and Museum. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
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