Ruth Freeman

b. Enid, Okla 1967

Lives and works in Newburgh, NY



Education

2016

MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY


1993

Bachelors of Architecture, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK



Solo Shows

2016

#canitbemoreawkward, Beers London Gallery, London UK



Selected Exhibitions/Group Shows

2022

RADIUS, Woodstock Artist Association Museum, juror Jayne Drost Johnson, Woodstock, NY

FUTURE FAIR, Ruth Freeman and Damien Davis, curated by Uprise Art, New York, NY


2021

THROWING SHAPES, Art Austerlitz, Ruth Freeman, Ghost of a Dream, Joan Grubin; curated by Ryan Turley, Austerlitz, New York, NY


2020

COMING SOON, Art Austerlitz, curated by Ryan Turley, Austerlitz, New York, NY


2019

PULSE MIAMI, Uprise Art, New York, NY
FACEBOOK AIR Program, curated by Tamara Weg, New York, NY
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA, The Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition, Wassaic, NY


2018

PULSE MIAMI, K. Imperial Gallery, Miami, FLA

SEATTLE ART FAIR, K. Imperial Gallery, Seattle, WA

ART MARKET SAN FRANCISCO, K. Imperial Gallery, San Francisco, CA

HOLDING TIGHT, Woskob Gallery Penn State University, curated by Mark Epstein and Stina Puotinen

139 X NOTHING BUT GOOD​, Park, curated by René Korten, Tilburg, Netherlands

INTRODUCTIONS 2018, Trestle Gallery, curated by Enrico Gomez, Brooklyn, NY


2017

OPTICALLY TOPICAL, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, Ruth Freeman, Amanda Baldwin, Morgan Blair, Aliza Morell, curated by Alex Allenchey, NewYork, NY

SMALL PAINTINGS, County Gallery, Palm Beach, Fla.

HYPERMAGIC, Mountain Gallery, Ruth Freeman, Daniel Jensen, Panayiotis Terzis, Randy Wray, curated by Michael Fleming, NewYork, NY


2016

VERBLIST, E.Tay Gallery, curated by Mark J. Epstein, New York, NY

POPULAR CULTURE IS WHERE THE PEDAGOGY IS, The Hole Gallery, curated by Jasmine Wahi, New York, NY

BROKEDOWN PALACE, Group Show, SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY

PULSE ART FAIR, SVA Galleries, New York, NY


2015

SEARCH PARTY, Curating Contemporary, curated by Kimberly Rowe


2014

SEE US ROAR, Curating Contemporary, curated by Kimberly Rowe


2013

ARRAY, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

FIFTY-FIFTY, juror Lonnie Lee of Vessel Gallery, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA


2012

ELEMENTS, Hive Gallery, Oakland, CA

ACE EXHIBITION, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA


2011

BLACK+WHITE, Hive Gallery, Oakland, CA

VISUAL AID BIG DEAL, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA

MIXED MEDIA MINIATURE, CK Gallery, Oakland, CA


2007

MOVING MOUNTAINS, curated by Marina Shterenberg, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA



Awards and Residencies

2023

Wassaic Project, August 2023, Wassaic, NY


2022

Nicholas Buhalis Award, Radius 50, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum


2018

Wassaic Project, June 2018, Wassaic, NY


2015

Vermont Studio Center, Artist Grant, Johnson, VT


Publications

2018

Broderick, DK. Artist’s Profiles Wassaic Project, Wassaic Project Website


2017

Nafziger, Christina. ARTMAZE Mag, Abstraction and the Digital Realm: Interview with Ruth Freeman

Uprise Art Journal, Meet Ruth Freeman

New American Paintings, Issue #129, MFA Issue


2016

Sargent, Antwaun. “Art School Exhibition Explores the Politics of Pop Culture”, The Creators Project/Vice, 07Jun

New American Paintings, Issue #122, Northeast Issue


2014

The Studio Work Blog, hosted by Elise Morris



Related Projects

2014

Abstraction and It’s Discontent, Panelist with Gary Stephan, Deborah Brown, and Sharon Butler, moderated by Jsun Laliberté, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY