Devin Rutz

The paintings and sculpture I make are autobiographical abstractions. I’ve adapted my work to focus on conveying a sense of tone about specific experiences in my life. What I am after, visually, is akin to how smell and taste trigger memory. I combine this ethos with a duality of existence that is personally inherent. When confronted with external forces like order vs. chaos, right vs. wrong, nature vs. progress, I use my work to try and find a sense of balance. As the world changes, my perspective shifts too and in uncertain times I think it’s helpful to remember how beautiful and complex life can be and I would like my art to reflect that.

Savannah College of Art and Design - BFA and MArch

2019 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Winter Salon Group Exhibition, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012 What’s the Point? Group Exhibition, Jen Bekman Gallery, New York, NY

2012 ArtMRKT SF, Group Exhibition, The Oxbow School, San Francisco, CA
Jurors: Stephen Thomas, Phoebe Brookbank and Susan Smith

2011 New Works, Solo Exhibition, Klimat Gallery, New York, NY

2009 Wish You Were Here, Everything is Connected
Two-Person Exhibition, Zughaus Gallery, Berkeley, CA (with artist Carey Lin)