Ruth Freeman
b. Enid, Oklahoma
Lives and Works in the Hudson Valley, NY
Education
2016
MFA, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1993
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Solo Shows
2016
#canitbemoreawkward, Beers London Gallery, London UK
Selected Exhibitions/Group Shows
2024
TROVE [FLAT FILE] 2024, Deanna Evans Projects, New York, NY
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, 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/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, curated by Alex Allenchey, New York, NY
SMALL PAINTINGS, County Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
HYPERMAGIC, Mountain Gallery, curated by Michael Fleming, New York, 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, 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
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 Its Discontent, Panelist with Gary Stephan, Deborah Brown, and Sharon Butler, moderated by Jsun Laliberté, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY