Ruth Beer: Extract, form, and print
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Malaspina Printmakers Gallery 1555 Duranleau St (Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3S3
March 3- April 3
Opening on Thursday, March 3, from 6 to 9pm
Ruth Beer, "Extract, form, and print," copper.
Ruth Beer, "Extract, form, and print," copper.
Ruth Beer will be presenting a new series of monotype and intaglio prints along with sculptural work in polyurethane rubber and copper. Her work is multidisciplinary including sculpture, video, woven structures and interactive projections combining minimalism, craft, and 20th century avant-garde aesthetics.
Ruth Beer’s latest research and creation project, “Trading Routes: Grease Trails, Oil Pipelines” is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is interested in the use of expressive materials and processes in the production of objects, video/sound and installations. Among the diverse subjects that are referenced are expanded notions of landscape, geo-marine conditions, natural resource extraction, and energy. Exhibitions include the Vancouver Art Gallery, Contemporary Art Gallery, Western Front, and other local, national and international exhibitions. Beer is the recipient of several public art commissions, Canada Council grants, and is a member of the RCA. She is a Professor in the Faculty of Visual Art and Material Practice at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.