Brie Ruais

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Brie Ruais (b. 1982, Southern California, California, USA) is an artist working in ceramic sculpture, installation, and performance video. Ruais received her MFA from Columbia University’s School of the Arts in 2011 and her BFA from New York University in 2004. She has exhibited internationally in museums and galleries including Museum of New Art, Portsmouth; Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, Houston; Kunstraum Potsdam, Potsdam; Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles; Albertz Benda Gallery, New York; The Anderson Collection, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Cooper Cole, Toronto; American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Nicole Klagsbrun, New York; among others. Ruais’ work is currently featured in the exhibition “Strange Clay” at the Hayward Gallery, London, UK. Ruais lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.

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Museum of New Art

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Broken Open, 2022

Installation at Museum of New Art, Portsmouth, USA

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Hayward Gallery

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Strange Clay: Ceramics in Contemporary Art, 2022

Installation at Hayward Gallery, London, UK

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Albertz Benda Gallery

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Brie Ruais: Some Things I Know About Being in a Body, 2021

Solo show at Albertz Benda Gallery, New York, USA

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Moody Center for the Arts

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Brie Ruais: Movement at The Edge of the Land, 2021

Solo show at Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University, Houston, USA

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Night Gallery

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Spiraling Open and Closed Like an Aperture, 2020

Solo show at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

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Locating Home, 130 lbs

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Locating Home, 130 lbs, 2022

Glazed stoneware, pigmentes stonewar, hardware

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82" X 81" X 1"
208.28cm X 205.74cm X 2.54cm

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Mapping the Land by Hand, 130 lbs

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Mapping The Land By Hand, 130 lbs, 2022

Glazed stoneware, pigmentes stonewar, hardware

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82" X 80" X 4.5"
208.28cm X 203.2cm X 11.43cm

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Scratching the Surface, 130 lbs

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Scratching the Surface, 130 lbs, 2022

Glazed stoneware, pigmentes stonewar, hardware

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79.5" X 83" X 4"
201.93cm X 210.82cm X 10.16cm

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Intertwining Bodies, Roots, Hair (130 lbs times 3)

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Intertwining Bodies, Roots, Hair (130 lbs times 3), 2022

Glazed stoneware, pigmentes stonewar, hardware

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54" X 162"
137.16cm X 411.48cm

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Plant Dreaming Deep

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Plant Dreaming Deep, 2022

Video

Edition of 3, 2 AP

17 minutes

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (19)

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (19), 2021

Glazed stoneware

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8.5" X 7" X 1"
21.59cm X 17.78cm X 2.54cm

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (18)

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (18), 2021

Glazed stoneware

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10" X 9" X 1"
25.4cm X 22.86cm X 2.54cm

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (17)

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Star Made by Punching the Sky (17), 2021

Glazed stoneware

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6.5" X 6" X 1"
16.51cm X 15.24cm X 2.54cm

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Albertz Benda Gallery

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Ways, 2019

Solo show at Albertz Benda Gallery, New York, USA

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Night Gallery

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Brie Ruais, 2018

Solo show at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

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Young World

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According to the Body, 2016

Installation at Young World in Detroit, Michigan

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130 lbs. of Proximal Frontage

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130 lbs. of Proximal Frontage, 2015

Installation at Mesler/Feuer, New York, USA

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Red Pushes 1, 2, and 3 (130lbs each)

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Red Pushes 1, 2, and 3 (130lbs each), 2017

Glazed ceramic and unfired clay

3 parts each, approx.

76" X 20" X 15"
193.04cm X 50.8cm X 38.1cm

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Landscape Painting with 130lbs of Clay (Dark Sky Law), 130lbs (AKA Black Horizon)

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Landscape Painting with 130lbs of Clay (Dark Sky Law), 130lbs (AKA Black Horizon), 2016

Glazed ceramic, hardware

34" X 69"
86.36cm X 175.26cm

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (7)

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (7), 2018

Fired clay, gaze

10.5" X 9.8" X 1.4"
26.67cm X 24.89cm X 3.56cm

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (5)

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (5), 2018

Fired clay, glaze

6" X 8" X 1.3"
15.24cm X 20.32cm X 3.3cm

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (4)

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Star I Made by Punching the Sky (4), 2018

Fired clay, glaze

11.5" X 10" X 1.3"
29.21cm X 25.4cm X 3.3cm

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Spreading Out from Center in Five Directions (Left Arm, Left Leg, Right Arm, Right Leg), 130lbs,

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Spreading Out from Center in Five Directions (Left Arm, Left Leg, Right Arm, Right Leg), 130lbs, 2016

Fired clay, glaze, hardware

59" X 55" X 3.5"
149.86cm X 139.7cm X 8.89cm

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Affirmation Pot: Me TOO

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Affirmation Pot: Me TOO, 2018

Porcelain, glaze

13.5" X 13" X 9.5"
34.29cm X 33.02cm X 24.13cm

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Affirmation Pot: Grab Back

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Affirmation Pot: Grab Back, 2018

18" X 9" X 8"
45.72cm X 22.86cm X 20.32cm

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Affirmation Pot: I Decide What Goes Inside

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Affirmation Pot: I Decide What Goes Inside, 2018

Porcelain, glaze

17" X 12.5" X 12"
43.18cm X 31.75cm X 30.48cm

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Affirmation Pot: Me Too

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Affirmation Pot: Me Too, 2018

Porcelain, glaze

19" X 6.5" X 7"
48.26cm X 16.51cm X 17.78cm

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Affirmation Pot: My Body My Choice

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Affirmation Pot: My Body My Choice, 2018

Porcelain, glaze

22" X 10" X 10"
55.88cm X 25.4cm X 25.4cm

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Gutted

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Gutted, 2017

Paper pulp, fibrous roots

18" X 17" X 6"
45.72cm X 43.18cm X 15.24cm

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Scalped

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Caught in a Spiral, 2017

Paper pulp, horse hair

18" X 17.5" X 2.5"
45.72cm X 44.45cm X 6.35cm

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Holding the center

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Holding the center, 2017

Paper pulp, wintered organics from the artist's garden

27" X 23" X 4"
68.58cm X 58.42cm X 10.16cm

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Cornered, 125lbs

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Cornered, 125lbs, 2016

Glazed ceramic, hardware

57" X 19.5"
144.78cm X 49.53cm

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Spreading Out Sideways From All Seven (130lbs)

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Spreading Out Sideways From All Seven (130lbs), 2017

Porcelain, gold leaf, hardware

65" X 51.5" X 3"
165.1cm X 130.81cm X 7.62cm

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Corner Push (White), 131 lbs

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Corner Push (White), 131 lbs, 2014

Glazed ceramic

75" X 16" X 14"
190.5cm X 40.64cm X 35.56cm

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Nearly Torn Away

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Nearly Torn Away, 2013

Glazed ceramic, hardware

82" X 78" X 5 1/2"
208.28cm X 198.12cm X 12.7cm