Ruth Laskey

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Ruth Laskey
Born1975
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia College of the Arts (BFA and MFA)
Known forTextile art, painting
Website www.ruthlaskey.com

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

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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 grouped with fiber artists, [5] her real contribution has been to the discussion of painting. [6] Laskey came to weaving through painting. Beginning by making her own paints and weaving her own canvases, she started to paint individual threads that incorporate her designs into the canvas itself, calculating for color fades and interactions. [7]

Laskey's weaving/paintings are created painstakingly, taking months to weave after first completing a planning stage of preliminary graph drawings. [8] Laskey maintains rigorous control over the elements of her work—although she follows Minimalist methods of precise and orderly construction, her work is also predicated on the craft ethos of Modernist weavers like Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl. [9]

Awards and honors

In 2016 Laskey won the Artadia Award. [10] In 2010, she won the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art's SECA Art Award. [11]

Exhibitions

Laskey's solo exhibitions include: [12]

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.

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References

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  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. Vol. 45, no. 5. 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. Bell, Kirsty (January 2010). "Ruth Laskey". Frieze (128). Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  8. Akel, Joseph. "Ruth Laskey and Suzan Frecon". Artforum International, New York, NY. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. Churner, Rachel (February 2008). "OPENINGS: RUTH LASKEY". Artforum. 46 (6). Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  10. "Artist Registry: Ruth Laskey". Artadia. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  11. "SECA Art Award". Archived from the original on 2015-03-02.
  12. "R Laskey CV" (PDF).
  13. Chun, Kimberly (24 February 2016). "Ruth Laskey expands her work in 'Quadrants'". SFGATE. Hearst Communications Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

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