Rachel Foullon (born 1978) is an American artist and curator. Foullon has exhibited her works in galleries and museums nationally and internationally in addition to organizing and curating multiple exhibitions across the United States. She is also the Director of Operations at Monkeypaw Productions.
Rachel Foullon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 |
| Education | MFA |
| Alma mater | New York University Columbia University |
| Occupation(s) | Artist and curator |
| Website | rachelfoullon |
Life
editFoullon was born in 1978[1] in Glendale, California.[2] She received her Bachelor of Science in Studio Art from New York University in 2000, and her Masters in Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Columbia University in 2004.[3]
Career
editIn 2001 Foullon’s work was a part of the New York City group exhibition The Worst of Gordon Pym Continued.[4][5] In 2004 her work was then a part of the group exhibition Four-Ply in New York City.[6] That year she also co-founded the Public Holiday Projects curatorial initiative with Matt Keegan and Laura Kleger, which organized a group exhibition of 25 artists entitled Bunch Alliance and Dissolve in 2006 at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati.[7][8] In 2005 her work was also a part of the group exhibition Talk to the Land in New York City.[9] Of her 2006 sculpture Deck, the Editor-in-Chief of BOMB Magazine Betsy Sussler wrote, "Foullon works in the space between the thing itself and what it represents, not only in the world we traffic in but in the symbolic world of the imagination."[10] In 2009 she held her first solo exhibition, Grab a Root and Growl, in New York City,[11] which was followed by her 2010 solo exhibition An Accounting, held in Los Angeles.[12][13]
Foullon's 2012 exhibition Braided Sun at the University Art Museum, University at Albany[14] included new works as well as work from the previous decade.[15] In 2012 she also showed her series of sculptures entitled Clusters in her solo exhibition Ruminant Recombinant in Los Angeles.[16] In 2014 works from her series Cruel Radiance[17] were shown in the Sotheby's S2 Gallery.[18]
In 2015 Foullon curated the exhibition Six Doors, the first Foundation for Contemporary Arts funded exhibition to be held in the New York Meatpacking District, showcasing the works of six artists.[19] That year she also developed a solo art exhibition entitled Double Gate at 55 Gansevoort in New York.[20] She has also advocated for artists facing displacement due to gentrification in the media.[21] Foullon is currently the Director of Operations at Monkeypaw Productions.[22]
Style
editFoullon uses wood, metal and fabric in her multimedia sculptures.[23] Materials used her work have included canvas and other fabrics that Foullon herself has dyed and shaped and found objects, such as old farm tools.[17] Her work has been commissioned by collector Sarah Elson.[24] Foullon has also been cited for her use of recycled materials and usage of paper and space.[10]
References
edit- ^ "26 Female Artists on Lynda Benglis and the Art World's Gender Problems (NSFW)". Vulture. 23 November 2014.
- ^ "SC Conversations: Unidentified Influences". www.sculpture-center.org.
- ^ "Rachel Foullon". August 6, 2013.
- ^ Cotter, Holland (August 5, 2005). "Art in Review; Justin Lowe". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (November 16, 2001). "ART IN REVIEW; 'The Worst of Gordon Pym Continued'". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Johnson, Ken (August 6, 2004). "ART IN REVIEW; 'Four-Ply'". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Kyle Bentley on Public-Holiday Projects". www.artforum.com. February 2007.
- ^ Kane, Tim (October 25, 2012). "On exhibit: Dana Hoey and Rachel Foullon at UAlbany". Times Union.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (November 11, 2005). "Art in Review; Robert Melee". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "Rachel Foullon by Betsy Sussler - BOMB Magazine". bombmagazine.org.
- ^ "Rachel Foullon at Nicelle Beauchene Gallery". www.artforum.com. 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Rachel Foullon discusses her exhibition at ltd los angeles". www.artforum.com. 9 March 2010.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California". Newspapers.com. May 11, 2012. p. 49.
- ^ "University Art Museum - University at Albany". www.artforum.com. 24 October 2012.
- ^ Foullon, Rachel. "Braided Sun" (PDF). Rachel Foullon Braided Sun Exhibition Brochure. University at Albany Art Museum. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "The Fair Begins, Artissima Giornale #3". Hyperallergic. November 10, 2012.
- ^ a b Soto, Paul (May 7, 2012). "The Perfect Arrangement: Q+A with Rachel Foullon".
- ^ "Rachel Foullon". www.hearst.com. Hearst.
- ^ "Jasper Johns Behind New Exhibition Space in NY's Meatpacking District". ArtfixDaily.
- ^ Zhong, Fan (12 August 2015). "Goodbye to All That". W Magazine.
- ^ Kusisto, Laura (January 21, 2014). "Artists Battle Rent Increases" – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ "Rachel Foullon". July 29, 2019.
- ^ Griffin, Jonathan (2012). "Rachel Foullon profile". Flash Art. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Indrisek, Scott (12 August 2014). "Sarah Elson's London Launch Pad". Blouin Art Info. Retrieved 9 April 2018.