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ARTIST STATEMENT
Reflecting upon open waters always gives me a sense of possibility. It evokes the essence of repose or serenity that comes when all your senses are present, united and in balance with the natural world. And with that comes a willingness to embrace the unknown. In this series of paintings, expansive bodies of water gently rippled with light are represented by large fields of iridescent color. These heightened colors often correspond to my own experiences—from swimming in the Pacific Ocean throughout my childhood to sailing and snorkeling in Hawaii and the Caribbean. My process starts by building up layers of tinted plaster that are “submerged” by a veil of white paint. From there, I reveal the underlying composition with a rigorous sanding technique. This gives the paintings a sculptural depth that is still ethereal and atmospheric. This process also involves a level of trust that I will discover what resonates just below the surface and bring it forward as an immersive experience. |
BIOGRAPHY
Audra Weaser is an American painter and sculptor living in Los Angeles, CA. She was raised in Southern California and was influenced early on by the Pacific Ocean and then by her travels to places such as the Caribbean, Hawaii and the Columbia River, each with their own unique waterscapes. Audra earned her B.F.A. from Laguna College of Art and Design and her M.F.A in painting from Claremont Graduate University. Since then, she has exhibited extensively and her work can be found in private and public collections throughout the world—from New York and San Francisco to Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Singapore. |
RESUME
EDUCATION
1995 MFA Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
1992 BFA Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, California
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Open Waters, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2021 Other Shores, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2019 Gathering Light, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Reverie, JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York City, NY
2018 Currents, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
2018 Sea Level, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Appearing, Merritt Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2016 Elements, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2016 Crossings, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2015 Surround, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Immersion, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Illuminations, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2013 True North, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 Deluge, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Visions, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008 In Water, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 New Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006 Undercurrent, HAUS, Pasadena, CA
2000 Recent Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1998 Threshold, Miller/Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
1997 New Works, POST, Los Angeles, CA
1996 New Works, Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1996 New Works, SITE, Los Angeles, CA
1992 On Shore: Photography, Silver image Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Perfect Harmony: Audra Weaser & Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, HoustonTX
Gallery Artists: Recent Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
All that Glitters, KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunk, MA
2019 State of Change: three-person exhibition: Audra Weaser, Danielle Eubanks and David Ruth - SLATE contemporary, Oakland CA
Summer Serenade, Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas
Art Palm Springs 2019, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles + New York
Ta! Da! - Laura Rathe Fine Art’s 20th Anniversary, Houston TX
2018 Dream Weaver, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
Soul of the Summer – Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Future - 5th Anniversary Show, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
Art Palm Springs 2018 – George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles + New York
Making a Statement, Merritt Gallery, Baltimore MD
East Cut Art Fair - San Francisco, SLATE contemporary, Oakland CA
2017 Water Works, three-person exhibition, SLATE contemporary, Oakland, CA
LIFT-OFF, Rio Hondo Gallery, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles, CA
Art Auction XVII, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2016 Luminousity, three-person exhibition, SLATE contemporary, Oakland, CA
Abstact in Blue, Merritt Gallery, Balltimore, MD
Art Market - San Francisco: Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2015 Spring Awakenings, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Summer in the City, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2014 Red, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Winter Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Art Market - San Francisco: Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2013 Minimal Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012 Art Auction XV, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Small Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 Holiday Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Art Auction XIV, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Art / House Auction, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
LAAA: Annual Auction, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art,
Santa Ana, CA Juror: Peter Frank
2009 White, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Nothing But Blue Skies - Art Auction XIII, Long Beach Museum of Art,
Long Beach, CA
2007 HAUSGUESTS, the Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
Red Dot Art Fair- Miami: Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Supersized, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 Launch, Rex-Livingston Fine Art, Sydney, Australia
Art Auction IX, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2000 White, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
L.A. 2000, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington
1999 Recent Works by Audra Weaser, Roland Reiss and John Solodate,
Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Millennial Tension, POST, Los Angeles, CA
1998 The Gramercy International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chateau
Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Veer, Weingart Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Dressed in White, Gallery Paradiso Exhibits, Costa Mesa, CA
1997 The Plumb, Miller/Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
The Big Wave, Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 The Transcendental Meditations, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
White, Susan Street Gallery, Solana Beach, CA Winter Show, BGH
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Littlebigs, Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1995 Black, White and Grey Matter, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
L.A. Artists, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, B.C. Canada
L.A. Movers, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
Indomitable, SRW Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sanded and Poured, 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA Spare Parts, SITE,
Los Angeles, CA
1994 Littlebigs, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Artorama, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993 Audra Weaser and John Peterson, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
David, Jeff, "New Works: Audra Weaser and Sarah Williams," Pasadena Independent, January 2018
Sundberg, K., “Painter Audra Weaser’s Complex, Immersive Abstractions Marry the Image and Feeling of Nature,” Artsy Editorial, October 2014
Simone Kussatz, “Audra Weaser and Gary Edward Blum,” Art Scene, September 2014
Frank, Peter, "Haiku Reviews", Audra Weaser. www.huffingtonpost.com, October 2011
Kusatz, Simone, “Audra Weaser and Sharon Weiner at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” ArtLtd, Nov/Dec 2011
Chattopadhyay, Collette, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Artweek, (cover), March, 2009
Gleason, Mat, “Coagula Interview: Audra Weaser,” Coagula, February, 2009
Frank, Peter, “Audra Weaser: In Water,” THE Magazine, February/March, 2009
O’Brien, John, “Audra Weaser and Soojung Park,” Artscene, May 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Mat Gleason Seven”, ArtSceneVisualRadio.com, January 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Gallegiate Top Ten - #1 Show of 2006”, Coagula, February 2006
Pagel, David, Around the Galleries: Women Lost in Their Multimedia Reveries. Los Angeles Times, Nov., 2002
Frank, Peter, “Art Pick of the Week: Supersized,” LA Weekly, August 16- 22, 2002
Gleason, Mat, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Coagula, May 2000
DiMichele, David, “Veer at Occidental College,” ArtWeek, February 1999
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Resnick Collection - The Wonderful Co.
Alice Walton - private collection (at sea on Aquila)
Kent Kresa - private collection
HRH House of Saud - Saudi Arabia – private collection
Kaiser Center – Oakland CA
One Elderige Place – Houston TX
Rosewood Resort - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rowes Wharf - Boston MA
Dechert LLP - Los Angeles CA
Ritz Carlton Kapalua Maui
Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Florida
Anadorka Petroleum Corp. – Houston TX
Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong Ritz Carlton - Naples Florida
Cirtus Bank - Greenville South Carolina
SAS Institute and Co. - Cary North Carolina
St Regis Hotel - Park City Utah
Graton Resort - Sonoma CA
Mandarin Oriental - San Francisco
Lumiere Four Seasons Hotel - St. Louis
Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel
MS Sirena - Oceania Cruise
MS Regatta - Oceania Cruise
Bellagio Hotel – Las Vegas
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Her paintings are in private collections placed in many cities around the world including, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Miami, Park City, Dubai and Singapore.
1995 MFA Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
1992 BFA Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, California
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Open Waters, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2021 Other Shores, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2019 Gathering Light, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Reverie, JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York City, NY
2018 Currents, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
2018 Sea Level, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Appearing, Merritt Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2016 Elements, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2016 Crossings, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2015 Surround, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Immersion, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2014 Illuminations, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2013 True North, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 Deluge, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Visions, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008 In Water, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007 New Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2006 Undercurrent, HAUS, Pasadena, CA
2000 Recent Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1998 Threshold, Miller/Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
1997 New Works, POST, Los Angeles, CA
1996 New Works, Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1996 New Works, SITE, Los Angeles, CA
1992 On Shore: Photography, Silver image Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Perfect Harmony: Audra Weaser & Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, HoustonTX
Gallery Artists: Recent Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
All that Glitters, KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunk, MA
2019 State of Change: three-person exhibition: Audra Weaser, Danielle Eubanks and David Ruth - SLATE contemporary, Oakland CA
Summer Serenade, Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas
Art Palm Springs 2019, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles + New York
Ta! Da! - Laura Rathe Fine Art’s 20th Anniversary, Houston TX
2018 Dream Weaver, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
Soul of the Summer – Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Future - 5th Anniversary Show, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
Art Palm Springs 2018 – George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles + New York
Making a Statement, Merritt Gallery, Baltimore MD
East Cut Art Fair - San Francisco, SLATE contemporary, Oakland CA
2017 Water Works, three-person exhibition, SLATE contemporary, Oakland, CA
LIFT-OFF, Rio Hondo Gallery, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles, CA
Art Auction XVII, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2016 Luminousity, three-person exhibition, SLATE contemporary, Oakland, CA
Abstact in Blue, Merritt Gallery, Balltimore, MD
Art Market - San Francisco: Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2015 Spring Awakenings, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Summer in the City, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2014 Red, Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art, New York, NY
Winter Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Art Market - San Francisco: Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2013 Minimal Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2012 Art Auction XV, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Small Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2011 Holiday Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Art Auction XIV, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Art / House Auction, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
LAAA: Annual Auction, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center For Contemporary Art,
Santa Ana, CA Juror: Peter Frank
2009 White, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Nothing But Blue Skies - Art Auction XIII, Long Beach Museum of Art,
Long Beach, CA
2007 HAUSGUESTS, the Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
Red Dot Art Fair- Miami: Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Supersized, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 Launch, Rex-Livingston Fine Art, Sydney, Australia
Art Auction IX, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2000 White, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
L.A. 2000, Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, Washington
1999 Recent Works by Audra Weaser, Roland Reiss and John Solodate,
Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Millennial Tension, POST, Los Angeles, CA
1998 The Gramercy International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Chateau
Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Veer, Weingart Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
Dressed in White, Gallery Paradiso Exhibits, Costa Mesa, CA
1997 The Plumb, Miller/Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
The Big Wave, Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 The Transcendental Meditations, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
White, Susan Street Gallery, Solana Beach, CA Winter Show, BGH
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Littlebigs, Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1995 Black, White and Grey Matter, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
L.A. Artists, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, B.C. Canada
L.A. Movers, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
Indomitable, SRW Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sanded and Poured, 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA Spare Parts, SITE,
Los Angeles, CA
1994 Littlebigs, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Artorama, BGH Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993 Audra Weaser and John Peterson, William Turner Gallery, Venice, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
David, Jeff, "New Works: Audra Weaser and Sarah Williams," Pasadena Independent, January 2018
Sundberg, K., “Painter Audra Weaser’s Complex, Immersive Abstractions Marry the Image and Feeling of Nature,” Artsy Editorial, October 2014
Simone Kussatz, “Audra Weaser and Gary Edward Blum,” Art Scene, September 2014
Frank, Peter, "Haiku Reviews", Audra Weaser. www.huffingtonpost.com, October 2011
Kusatz, Simone, “Audra Weaser and Sharon Weiner at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” ArtLtd, Nov/Dec 2011
Chattopadhyay, Collette, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Artweek, (cover), March, 2009
Gleason, Mat, “Coagula Interview: Audra Weaser,” Coagula, February, 2009
Frank, Peter, “Audra Weaser: In Water,” THE Magazine, February/March, 2009
O’Brien, John, “Audra Weaser and Soojung Park,” Artscene, May 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Mat Gleason Seven”, ArtSceneVisualRadio.com, January 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Gallegiate Top Ten - #1 Show of 2006”, Coagula, February 2006
Pagel, David, Around the Galleries: Women Lost in Their Multimedia Reveries. Los Angeles Times, Nov., 2002
Frank, Peter, “Art Pick of the Week: Supersized,” LA Weekly, August 16- 22, 2002
Gleason, Mat, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Coagula, May 2000
DiMichele, David, “Veer at Occidental College,” ArtWeek, February 1999
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Resnick Collection - The Wonderful Co.
Alice Walton - private collection (at sea on Aquila)
Kent Kresa - private collection
HRH House of Saud - Saudi Arabia – private collection
Kaiser Center – Oakland CA
One Elderige Place – Houston TX
Rosewood Resort - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rowes Wharf - Boston MA
Dechert LLP - Los Angeles CA
Ritz Carlton Kapalua Maui
Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Florida
Anadorka Petroleum Corp. – Houston TX
Ritz Carlton, Hong Kong Ritz Carlton - Naples Florida
Cirtus Bank - Greenville South Carolina
SAS Institute and Co. - Cary North Carolina
St Regis Hotel - Park City Utah
Graton Resort - Sonoma CA
Mandarin Oriental - San Francisco
Lumiere Four Seasons Hotel - St. Louis
Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel
MS Sirena - Oceania Cruise
MS Regatta - Oceania Cruise
Bellagio Hotel – Las Vegas
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Her paintings are in private collections placed in many cities around the world including, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Miami, Park City, Dubai and Singapore.
