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