Born: New York City, New York Lives: Ojai, California Education M.F.A.   Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY; 1990-1993 The Rietveld Akademie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 1987-1988 B.F.A.  The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY; 1984-1987 State University of New York College at Purchase, Purchase, NY; 1982-1984 Solo Exhibitions 2008    Convergence, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 2007    Black Light, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2007    Focus on the Masters, Tuesday Talk Series Interview, Ventura, CA 2004    Luminesce-Red Green, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2003    Expedition-Yellow Violet paintings, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2000    Numinous Duochrome, Yellow Magenta-Violet Paintings, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2000    Red-Green & Yellow-Magenta Paintings, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000    Yellow-Magenta Paintings, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 1999    New Paintings, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 1998    Ray Paintings: Blue-Orange-Violet, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 1998    Ray Paintings: Blue-Yellow-Violet, Deven Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 1996    Mergings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 1996    East Meets West, West Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1993    Diffusion Paintings, Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY 1987    Arc Paintings, Houghton Gallery, Cooper Union, New York, NY Group Exhibitions 2006    Transformative, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2005    Good Clean Fun, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA 2005    Installations, Yellow Violet Paintings, Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ 2005    Pool Party, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2005    Summer Sensation, White paintings, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 2004    Inaugural Exhibition: 23+ on 9th St., Celebrating 23 Years, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 2004    New Location Grand Opening Exhibition, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO 2002    Breathing Room, Fifth Anniversary Exhibition, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 2002    Signals, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2002    Terrain: Literal to Metaphysical, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO 2002    Crossover, Kurashiki City Art Museum, Kurashiki, Japan 2002    Continuous Senses, Gallery Jurou, Kurashiki, Japan 2001    Abstraction and Immanence, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY 2001    Monochrome/Monochrome?, Florence Lynch Gallery, New York, NY 2001    Three Painters, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 2000    Abstraction: Form To Field, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR 2000    (In)tangible, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 2000    Overcast, Allston Skirt Gallery, Allston, MA 2000    Live from New York, Haines Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1999    Core, Stark Gallery, New York, NY 1999    Sudden Incandescence, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska 1998    4th Annual Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1998    Gallery Artists, Deven Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 1998    Jewel Box Project, GAGA Gallery, New York, NY 1998    Self-Portrait, Gallery at Dieu Donne Papermill, New York, NY 1998    10 Year Anniversary Group Show, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1998    What's On The Wall, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY 1997    Abstraction Index, Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY 1997    Art Without Curves, Invitational, Phoenix, AZ 1997    Benefit Exhibition, Pat Hearn Gallery, New York, NY 1997    Drawing from Life, Stark Gallery, New York, NY 1997    On the Wall - Current Expressions in Contemporary Art, TIAA/CREF, New York, NY 1997    Presentational Painting II, Bertha & Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery, Hunter College, NY 1997    Pools of Light, Donahue/Sosinski Art, New York, NY 1996    A Large Show of Small Works, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1996    Formal Abstraction / New York, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1996    Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1996    Places of the Imagination, E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York, NY 1996    Summer 1996, E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York, NY 1995    Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair L.A. at Chateau Marmont, Friedman-Guinness, L.A., CA; (James Turrell, Gary Lang, Ruth Pastine, Herbert Hamak) 1995    Vulnerability, The Dahn Gallery, New York, NY 1994    Outreach Alumni 2, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1993    MFA Selection, Wexler Library, Hunter College, New York, NY 1991    Voorhees Painting Exhibition, Times Square Gallery, Hunter College, New York, NY 1987    Annual Exhibition, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1987    Grumbacher Emerging Artists Exhibition, New York, NY and National Travel Show 1987    National Arts Club Annual Art Exhibition, National Arts Club, New York, NY 1986    Annual Exhibition, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1986    Group Show, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1985    Annual Exhibition, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1984    Annual Exhibition, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, Purchase, NY 1984    Small Works Exhibition, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, Purchase, NY 1983    Annual Exhibition, S.U.N.Y. Purchase, Purchase, NY 1982    Honorary Group Exhibition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Bibliography 2007    Kinnear, Stephanie. "Ruth Pastine & Gary Lang - Paint by Heart, A Passionate Affair With Paint, Life, art and love collide for Ojai's Gary Lang and Ruth Pastine", Ventana Monthly magazine, February 2007, pp. 10 - 11. 2006    Herbert, Simon. "A New Buzz in Paradise", Lifescapes, May 2006, p. 28 - 29. 2006    Richmond, Holly. Painterly Space, Interview with Ruth Pastine and Gary Lang, Santa Barbara Magazine, August/September 2006, p. 110. 2005    Frank, Peter. Neovernacular, Good Clean Fun, LA Weekly, December 2-8, 2005. 2004    Campbell, Rob. A Year In Review, newsletter, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA, Sept. 2004. 2004    Freedenberg, Molly. Red Light, Green Light: Ruth Pastine explains the intent behind her solo show Luminescent Red Green to 20 art-savvy locals (and one bewildered, Minimalism-challenged writer), Nathan Barramundi Gallery, Ojai, CA, Ventura County Reporter, Thursday, September 30, 2004, p.24. 2004    Lindell, Karen. Minding the Store- Gallery owner Nathan Larramendy wants to sell customers on the brain-broadening power of art, "Luminesce: Red Green," Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA, Ventura County Star, Time Out weekly entertainment guide, Thursday, September 2, 2004, p.10-11. 2004    Phelps, Jesse. Larramendy Hosting Solo Pastine Show: "Luminesce: Red Green," Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA, Ojai Valley News, Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, p. A-8. 2002    Matsuyama, Sadamichi. Continuous Senses, Gallery Jurou, Kurashiki, Japan, Sunyo News, Nov. 6, 2002, 2002    Viebrock, Susan. 'Terrain: Literal to Metaphysical,' at Scott White Contemporary Art, Scott White Contemporary Art, Telluride, CO, Telluride Weekly Planet, Pulse, May 31, 2002, p. 10-11. 2001    Johnson, Ken. "Abstraction and Immanence," Hunter College / Times Square Gallery, The New York Times, Friday, March 23, 2001 2001    Longo, Vincent. Abstraction and Immanence," Hunter College / Times Square Gallery, Exhibition catalog essay, February 22 - April 7, 2001. 2001    MacAdam, Barbara A. "Monochrome/Monochrome?," Florence Lynch, ArtNews, May 2001, .190 2001    Phillips, Laura Sue. Abstraction and Immanence," Hunter College / Times Square Gallery, Exhibition catalog essay, February 22 - April 7, 2001. 2001    Pincus, Robert L. Concentric fields, Artist paints with flowers on an unpredictable garden canvas, Gary Lang's Circles and Cycles, a Chance Garden, The San Diego Union Tribune, Sunday, April 22, 2001, p. I-32. 2000    Baker, Kenneth. Paintings Colored By Illusion: Ruth Pastine: Red Green and Yellow Magenta Paintings at Haines, San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook, Saturday, Aug.12, 2000, p. D-1. 2000    Baker, Kenneth. Paintings Colored By Illusion: Ruth Pastine: Red Green and Yellow Magenta Paintings at Haines, San Jose Mercury News, Saturday, August 19-26, 2000, p. D-1. 2000    Johnson, Ken. Ruth Pastine, The New York Times, Weekend, Friday, October 6, 2000, p. E40. 2000    Morgan, Robert C. Duchamp & The Postmodern Contemporary Artist, May 2000, University of Buenos Aires, p. 117-118. 2000    Row, D.K. The pleasures of abstraction, An Elizabeth Leach Gallery group show depicts two faces of conceptualism, The Oregonian, Arts & Entertainment, Friday, June 30, 2000, p.63. 2000    Zinsser, John. Painter's Journal, New Paintings in Chelsea, Ruth Pastine's Yellow Magenta Paintings at Margaret Thatcher Projects. artnet.com Magazine, Oct. 20, 2000, p. 1 - 4. 1999    Pincus, Robert L. Color Guard-Ruth Pastine Revels In The Art Of The Hue, San Diego Union Tribune, April 1, 1999, p. 48. 1999    Schultz, Carol Ebert. Artist Pastine envelops viewers in radiance, La Jolla Village News, Thurs. March 25, 1999, Vol. 4, No. 19, front cover & p. 4. 1999    Schultz, Carol Ebert. Pastine's radiant paintings envelop viewers, Golden Triangle News, Thurs. March 25, 1999, Vol. 3, No. 19, front cover & p. 4. 1998    Kuspit, Donald. Ruth Pastine and Frederick Holland at Deven Golden Fine Art, Artforum, May 1998, p. 150-151. 1998    Morgan, Robert C. Ruth Pastine at Deven Golden Fine Art, Review, February 15, 1998, p. 25. 1998    Newhall, Edith. Ruth Pastine, New York Magazine, February 16, 1998, p. 71. 1997    Koplos, Janet. Drawing From Life at Stark, Art in America, May 1997, p. 126. 1997    Lambert, Jesse. Presentational Painting: Ruth Pastine, exhibition brochure essay. 1997    Smith, Roberta. Drawing From Life, The New York Times, February 7, 1997, p. C26. 1996    Roche, Harry. Mergings, Ruth Pastine, San Francisco Bay Guardian, September 18, 1996, p. 109 1995    Karmel, Pepe. Vulnerability, Ruth Pastine, The New York Times, September 22, 1995, p. C31. 1995    Morgan, Robert C. Tense Present-Tense: Ruth Pastine, Cover Magazine, October 1995, p. 48. Awards/Honors 2000    The Shifting Foundation Grant 1999    Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Grant 1993    Hunter College Graduate Study Award 1992    Hunter College Graduate Study Award 1992    Esther Fish Perry Scholarship Award, Hunter College 1990    Harriet Rutter Eagleson Scholarship Award, Hunter College 1987    The Cooper Union Travel Abroad Award; Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1987    Grumbacher Artist Award 1984    Four Year Scholarship, The Cooper Union 1982    Alexander Medal, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Honorary Awards Lectures/Teaching 2007    Focus on the Masters, Tuesday Talk Series Interview with Donna Granata, Founder and Director of www.focusonthemasters.com, Ventura, CA 2006    Guest Artist Lecture, Painting's Edge Workshop, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, CA 2004    Artist Lecture, Luminesce- Red Green Paintings, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2004    Artist Talk, Group Exhibition: Pool Party, Nathan Larramendy Gallery, Ojai, CA 2003    Artist Lecture, Expedition- Yellow Violet paintings, Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2002    Guest Artist Lecture, Painting's Edge Workshop, Idyllwild Arts, Idyllwild, CA 1997    Visiting Artist, Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ 1997    Panel Discussion, Presentational Painting II, Hunter College; NYC, NY 1996    Guest Artist Lecture, U.C.L.A. Department of Art; Los Angeles, CA 1996    Guest Artist, Atlantic Lecture Series, Claremont Graduate School; Claremont, CA 1995    Guest Artist Lecture, Drew University Department of Art; Madison, NJ 1993    Assistant Teacher for Beginning and Advanced Painting; Hunter College, NYC, NY 1992    Assistant Teacher for Beginning and Advanced Painting; Hunter College, NYC, NY 1986    Painting Teacher for Saturday Art Program; The Cooper Union, NYC, NY 1985    Painting Teacher for Saturday Art Program; The Cooper Union, NYC, NY Publications 2006    New American Paintings, Open Studio Press, Boston, MA 2005    Bentley Gallery Publications, April-May 2005, Scottsdale, AZ 2001    Abstraction and Immanence, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY 1997    Presentational Painting II, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY 1993    XII Spring, M.F.A. Candidates, Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY Films/Feature Motion Pictures 2005    "Syriana," Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 2000    "Autumn in New York," Lakeshore Entertainment
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