Randy Wray

Randy Wray (born 1965) is an American painter and sculptor who makes use of found objects and recycled materials. His work frequently blurs the boundaries between abstract and representational art.[1][2][3]

Wray was born in Reidsville, North Carolina.[4] He attended high school at University of North Carolina School of the Arts before receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art.[5]

Wray has exhibited at a wide range of venues,[6][7][8] such as White Columns,[9] 15 Orient,[10] MAMOTH,[11] Derek Eller Gallery,[12] MoMA PS1,[13] the Socrates Sculpture Park,[14] and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation.[15] His work is in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Weatherspoon Art Museum.[4][16] His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowship, a Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant, and the inaugural Irving Sandler Prize.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Woolbright, Andrew Paul (2022-11-01). "Randy Wray: Travelogue". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ Johnson, Ken (2005-06-17). "Art in Review; Randy Wray". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ Mayerson, Keith (2006-04-01). "Randy Wray". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  4. ^ a b "Randy Wray". Weatherspoon Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  5. ^ "Sculptural Kudzu: Randy Wray as Interviewed by Kris Scheifele". NY Arts Magazine. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  6. ^ Moody, Tom. "Tom Moody on Randy Wray". Artforum. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  7. ^ "Randy Wray". Black & White Gallery. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ^ Rubenstein, Raphael (2023-01-25). "From the Archives: Why Don't Critics Make Judgments Anymore?". ARTnews. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. ^ "White Room: Randy Wray". White Columns. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  10. ^ "Randy Wray: Travelogue". 15orient. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ^ Randy Wray: Particulars (PDF). London, UK: MAMOTH. 2022.
  12. ^ "Randy Wray". Derek Eller Gallery. 2002. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  13. ^ "Randy Wray". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ^ "Randy Wray". Socrates Sculpture Park. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  15. ^ "Randy Wray at the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation". Art in Brooklyn. April 18, 2012.
  16. ^ "Ickybana Offering (2007)". The Art Institute of Chicago.
  17. ^ "Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program Awards Inaugural Irving Sandler Prize". Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  18. ^ "Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant Past Grant Recipients". Provincetown Art Association and Museum. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2023-05-30.