Brian Rutenberg
Brian Rutenberg was born in South Carolina in 1965. Currently living and working in New York City, this nature-based abstract is a graduate of the College of Charleston, South Carolina. Brian Rutenberg participated in his first group exhibition in 1985 and moved to New York shortly thereafter. He received a Master of Arts degree from New York’s acclaimed School of Visual Arts. As a young and ambitious painter, he sought to capture a unique representation of the landscape through abstraction. The base of his interest stems from growing up between Pawley’s Island and Charleston, where the river and lake merge with ocean. These early childhood memories continue to be a presence in his painting.
Inspired by artists like Gregory Amenoff, Joan Mitchell and Hans Hofmann, Brian Rutenberg executes paintings that embrace spirituality, love of color, and a passion for paint. Although nature continues to be the major theme in his paintings, each of his works shows a brand new approach and vision.
Brian Rutenberg is dedicated to educating both older and younger generations of art lovers, art students, and artists alike. In 2016 Permanent Green published Clear Seeing Place, a companion to the Artist’s ongoing and highly popular YouTube series, Brian Rutenberg Studio Visits in which he invites viewers to join him in the studio as he discusses life as an artist, his creative inspiration, technique, and the art history and cultural influences from which it stems. Brian Rutenberg has taught painting at the renowned 92nd Y in New York City and has delivered countless artist talks at educational institutions, galleries and museums around the country. His commitment to providing educational experiences to those interested in learning has been a constant throughout his career.
Brian Rutenberg has had over two hundred exhibitions throughout the United States. Radius Books published a full color monograph in 2008 and in Rutenberg’s most recent monograph, A Little Long Time, was published in 2020. The work of Brian Rutenberg is included in the collections of Yale University Art Gallery, CT, The Butler Institute of American Art, OK, Arkansas Art Center, AR, Bronx Museum of Art, NY, South Carolina State Museum, and many others. He has been represented by Forum Gallery for more than twenty years.