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I am a sculptor. I am intrinsically tied to the materials that I use: wood, plaster, clay, embroidery, fabric, dye, glass, painting, and found objects. I’m pushing the materials to do more of what they can inherently do: glass breaks, thread joins, dye bleeds, boxes create space, found objects collect on shelves, cabinets open and close. I am invested in the idea of transformation. Under what circumstances does transformation occur? How can I convey transformative occurences in the metaphysical and physical worlds? My work is an accumulation of details that create a series of events, it is a sculptural installation that unfolds.

 

BIOGRAPHY
Brie Ruais was born in Southern California, earned her BFA from NYU in 2004 and is currently an MFA candidate at Columbia University.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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First-Year MFA Exhibition, Wallach Gallery, Columbia University, NY, NY. April
Tragic Sense of Life,
Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery, NY. Curated by John Daquino. February
HoneySpace Benefit Auction,
Honey_Space, NYC, June
A Hunter's Return to the Good Country
, Fontanelle Gallery, Portland, OR. April
Dangerous Women, curated by Carson Fox, Adelphi University, New York, September
Sense and Sensitivity, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Bodyjar
, Untrained, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Forever Home, Little Cakes Gallery, New York
Forever Home, HPGRP, Tokyo
Generations5, AIR Gallery, New York
Cabin Comforts, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn
Delicate Kinship, HPGRP, Tokyo
The True Mirror, curated by John Daquino, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Surfeit: An Exercise in Moderate Excess, ZONE:Chelsea, New York
Haak: Getting to Know Your Stranger, AG Gallery, Brooklyn
White Box Local 525, The Annex, New York
Guild the Lily Inaugural Exhibition, 137 Gallery, New York
The Eclectic Painting Show, Amos Eno Gallery, New York
BA Thesis Exhibition, Rosenberg Gallery, New York University, New York
The Space Between, The Kimmel Center, New York University
Postneointegrity: Burnt to a Crisp, Asterix Gallery, Brooklyn
Neointegrity: This Land is Your Land, Kosher Pickle Warehouse, Brooklyn


COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS
Saviour Scraps Founded 2005, based in New York.( www.SaviourScraps.org)
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2005
Emergence, Governors Island, New York, May – July 2008
The Porch Show, Cinders, Brooklyn
Nest, Monkey Town, Brooklyn
Womanizer Salon: Video Screening, Deitch Projects, New York
Cabin Comforts, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn
Dissemination. A collaboration with HAAK, Fringe Festival, Philadelphia
Flex Your Textiles, John Connelly Presents, New York
Dissemination. A collaboration with HAAK, Gilded Pony Festival, Troy, NY
Rhythm of the Head: Braid, Braid, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn
Casa de Scary, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn
The Peekskill Artists Project, Peekskill, NY
The Muster, Governor’s Island, NY, Organized by Allison Smith & The Public Art Fund

HAAK
Founded 2004, based in Brooklyn (Project Images)
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Wickwatering, LAVAzone, Philadelphia, PA
Dissemination, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, PA
Dissemination, a collaboration with Haak, Gilded Pony Festival, Troy, NY
Haaktown, The Peekskill Artists Project, Peekskill, NY
Haaktory, Rubalad, Brooklyn, NY
Huron Pier Artist-Made Boat Launch, Brooklyn
Haak: Getting to Know Your Stranger, AG Gallery, Brooklyn

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2008
2005
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Vermont Studio Center, Sculpture Fellowship
The Philadelphia Fabric Workshop and Museum, Apprenticeship
NYU Steinhardt Arts Scholarship

BIBLIOGRAPHY
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2004
Someone’s Garden, Interview and spread with Saviour Scraps, June
-Ship. Designed and edited by Lauren Mackler. Essay and artwork by B.Ruais, p.271
Brazilian Elle. Feature on Saviour Scraps
HP France Magazine. Feature on Saviour Scraps, December
Nylon. Eviana Hartman, “Scrap Happy,” April 2007, p.80
Allison Smith: The Muster. Public Art Fund, New York, NY, 2007, p. 8, 30, 74-75, 84
Philadelphia Weekly. “Art at LAVA”, by Doug Wallen, November 1, 2006
Apista. Dissemination and Shelter featured in “I love NY” issue’s Arts section, p.65
OOOOCabin Comforts featured in the Brooklyn section, p.23. Also placed on the “This is New York Guide Map” insert, p,5. Issue 008, December, 2006
Modern Weekly. John Storey, feature on Cabin Comforts
NY Arts Magazine. Danielle Jackson, "Cabin Comforts," Vol. 11, no 9/10, September 2006, p.28
The Brooklyn Rail. William Powhida, “Saviour Scraps: Cabin Comforts," July/August, 2006, p.30
Knit Knit. Luren Jenison, “The Muster,” feature on Saviour Scraps, Issue 6, Dec., 2005, p.25
Repellent. Review Rhythm of the Head. September 7, 2005
Artnet. “Artnet News,” August 23, 2005
Little Treats. Hanna Fushihara, feature on Saviour Scraps, Fall 2005.
Artforum.com: Diary. Domenick Ammirati, “Role Call,“ May 18, 2005
New York Times. Randall Kennedy “Desert Island Fantasy: Lazy Day in the Park with a Tent and a Cause,” May 16, 2005, p.E1
New York Times, New Jersey Arts Section March 29, 2005, review of The True Mirror
Grand Street News, “Cool Art in Unexpected Places” Review of Guild the Lily, by Carol Markel, Aug 2004
Flavorpill. “Guild the Lily“, Issue 214, July 13, 2004
NonstarvingArtists.com. “Guild the Lily”, July15, 2004
Village Voice. “Pick of the Week”, Guild the Lily Inaugural Exhibition, July 2004
   
   

 

LINKS

Fontanelle - Portland OR Gallery

Lauren Mackler - graphic designer and artist

Nathlie Provosty - painter

Katie Kline - photographer and quilter

Shabd Simon-Alexander - embroidery and sculpture

Jojo Li - drawing

David Gilbert - photography and sculpture

Nick Calcott - photographer

Cody Trepte - mixed media

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