Aug 31 - Sept 29 | Nina K Ekman x Catherine Ruane : Guardians of the Desert
Aug 31 - Sept 29 | Nina K Ekman x Catherine Ruane : Guardians of the Desert
Catherine Ruane is an artist based in Southern California. Ruane earned her MFA from Otis College of Art and Design. She was awarded a scholarship to pursue extended study in drawing and printmaking in Florence Italy at Santa Reparata International School of Art.
Catherine’s work has been exhibited and collected internationally including: the Villa Donata in Naples Italy, Grafiska Sallskapat Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Antena in Kyoto, Japan, Hyatt Hospitality Corporation, Citibank, University of Arizona Art Museum.
Through Ruane’s detailed drawings and paintings, she skillfully captures the essence of the wilderness, employing carefully selected charcoals to render scenes that transcend the visual and delve into the metaphors of nature-forms. In Ruane's hands, the persistence of survival becomes a universal theme, woven into the very fabric of her art, reminding viewers of the resilience that permeates all aspects of life.
Instagram: @catherineruaneart
Website: www.catherineruane.com
Catherine Ruane
Trespasses
2021
Graphite and charcoal on archival paper mounted on wood
30"x40"x1"
Catherine Ruane
Relic
2023
Graphite and charcoal on archival paper mounted on wood
24"x36"
Catherine Ruane
Desert Family III
2024
Graphite and charcoal on archival paper mounted on wood
12" diameter
Catherine Ruane
Sierra Madre Palm
2024
Graphite and charcoal on cotton rag paper 30" x 40" with frame
Catherine Ruane
Convert
2022
Graphite and charcoal on cotton rag paper
50“x36” (with frame)
Catherine Ruane
Desert Family I
2024
Graphite and charcoal on archival paper
mounted on wood
12" diameter
Catherine Ruane
Desert Family II
2024
Graphite and charcoal on archival paper mounted on wood
12" diameter
Yiwei Gallery is pleased to present "Guardians of the Desert," a duo exhibition featuring recent works by Norwegian artist Nina K Ekman and Palm Desert-based artist Catherine Ruane. Through a diverse range of materials, techniques, and formats, the artists tell stories of the resilience and healing power of desert plants like palms, Joshua Trees, and succulents. The exhibition delves into the complexities of our relationship with nature and explores sustainability as a practice in art-making.
Aug 31 - Sept 29, 2024
In celebration of Yiwei Gallery’s one year anniversary on Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice Beach, we are pleased to invite Venice artist Corinne Chaix to curate Wanderland. This exhibition honors our community by featuring the works of local artists Lynn Hanson, Catherine Ruane, and Elizabeth Orleans. Wanderland is a tribute to Nature, Dream, and Resilience by three women artists and a choreographer in a life which is ever-changing.
Past exhibition : Sept 25 - Nov 19, 2022