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Ruth Asawa    (Japanese/American, 1926)

 Ruth Asawa - Untitled (S.026), circa mid 1950's (Mixed Media) h: 60 x w: 19 x d: 19 in / h: 152.4 x w: 48.3 x d: 48.3 cm
Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.026), circa mid 1950's
 
 Ruth Asawa - Untitled S.026 (Sculptures) h: 60 x w: 19 x d: 19 in / h: 152.4 x w: 48.3 x d: 48.3 cm
Ruth Asawa
Untitled S.026 circa 1950-1959
 
 Ruth Asawa - Untitled S.158 (Sculptures) h: 20 x w: 19 x d: 19 in / h: 50.8 x w: 48.3 x d: 48.3 cm
Ruth Asawa
Untitled S.158 circa 1996
 
 Ruth Asawa - Untitled S.206 (Sculptures) h: 60 x w: 56 x d: 15 in / h: 152.4 x w: 142.2 x d: 38.1 cm
Ruth Asawa
Untitled S.206 1965
 
  

Biography
Born in Norwalk, CA

Exhibitions
2007 - 2008 Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2007 Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2007 De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2005 Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2003 Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
2003 Vital Forms, American Art in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960, Brooklyn Museum of Art. Brooklyn, NY
2002 Ruth Asawa: Completing the Circle, Oakland Museum of California. Oakland , CA
2002 Parallels and Intersections: Art/ Women/ California, 1950-2000, San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA
2001 Ruth Asawa: Completing the Circle, the Fresno Art Museum. Fresno, CA
2001 Leading the Way: Visionary Asia American Woman Artists of the Older Generation, Gordon College in Wenham, MA
2000 Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
2000 Raumkorper Netze und Andree Gebilde, the Kunthsalle in Basel, Switzerland
2000 Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1999 Art in Stone: Prints from the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, 1960-1970, Norman Simon Museum. Pasadena, CA
1997 The Fabric of Life: 150 years of Northern California Fiber Art History San Francisco State University Art Department Gallery. San Francisco, CA
1996 Generations--the Lineage of Influence in Bay Area Art, Richmond Art Center. Richmond, CA
1995 J.J. Bookings Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 With New Eyes, the University of Michigan and the San Francisco State University Gallery: Detroit, MI and San Francisco, CA
1993 Asian Roots, Western Soil, Berkeley Arts Center Berkeley, CA
1993 Pacific Rim: Japan, California Crafts Museum San Francisco, CA
1993 Syntex Gallery Palo Alto, CA
1989 - 1990 Blueprint for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA
1988 Passages: A Survey of California Women Artists, Fresno Arts Center and Museum Fresno, CA
1987 - 1988 The Eloquent Object (Sculpture), Phillbrook Museum, Oakland Museum of Art Oakland, CA
1987 San Francisco City College Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1986 Two Person Show (Sculpture), Los Robles Gallery Palo Alto, CA
1984 Evergreen Galleries Olympia, WA
1982 Fiberworks Berkeley, CA
1979 Cedar Street Gallery Santa Cruz, CA
1979 Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, Cedar Street Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA (solo)
1979 Santa Cruz County Building, Santa Cruz, CA (solo)
1978 Fresno Arts Center and Museum, Fresno, CA (solo)
1973 The Baxter Gallery, California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA (solo)
1973 Van Doren Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1973 San Francisco Museum of Art, Retrospective View San Francisco, CA
1972 American Women: 20th Century, Lakeview Center for the Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois
1970 Painters and Sculptors of San Francisco: The Expo 70 Presentation of the San Francisco Art Commission. San Marco Gallery at Dominican College: San Rafael, CA
1969 Recent Drawings: Ruth Asawa, Capper Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1969 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1967 Made with Paper, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, New York
1966 Contemporary Prints from Northern California, IBM Gallery, New York, New York
1965 Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena CA (solo)
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