Brian Rutenberg was born in South Carolina in 1965.
He received his BFA from the College of Charleston in 1987, and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1989.
He is a Fulbright Scholar, a New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellow, a Marie Walsh Sharpe Grant recipient, a Basil Alkazzi Award recipient, an Irish Museum of Modern Art Work Programme recipient and has been honored with numerous other awards.
Solo Exhibitions
| 2011 | Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 2010 | Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Tew Galleries, Atlanta, GA | |
| BAR Architects (in assoc. with Toomey-Tourell), San Francisco, CA | |
| 2008 | Palmetto, Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2007 | Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC |
| Tew Galleries, Atlanta, GA | |
| 2006 | Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN | |
| 2005 | Carolina, Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Cress Gallery of Art, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, TN |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 2003 | John Raimondi Gallery, Vitale, Caturano & Co., Boston, MA |
| Recent Landscape Paintings, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 2002 | Algonquin, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Tippy-Stern Fine Art, Charleston, SC | |
| Artists to Artists, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO | |
| 2001 | A Ten Year Survey, Butler Institute of American Art, Warren, OH |
| Hidell-Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 2000 | Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland |
| Tippy-Stern Fine Art, Charleston, SC | |
| Schmidt-Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1999 | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| (A special exhibition sponsored by the Glenn Gould Foundation) | |
| Hidell- Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 1998 | Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC |
| University of South Carolina-Beaufort, SC | |
| Fine Arts Center of Camden County, Camden, SC | |
| Wells Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| 1997 | Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1996 | Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
| Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC | |
| National Library of Canada, Glenn Gould Exhibition Website, Ottawa | |
| 1995 | Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
| St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC | |
| 1994 | David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI |
| Fridholm Gallery, Asheville, NC | |
| 1993 | Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC | |
| Fridholm Gallery, Asheville, NC | |
| 1992 | Fridholm Gallery, Asheville, NC |
| 1989 | Francis Marion College Art Gallery, Florence, SC |
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Group Exhibitions
| 2009 | Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC |
| Forum Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2008 | Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 2007 | The Contemporary Landscape, Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| TEW Galleries, Atlanta, GA | |
| 2006 | Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy Museum, New York, N |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Eva Carter Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 75th Anniversary Exhibition, Weill Art Gallery, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY | |
| 2005 | John Raimondi Gallery, Boston, MA |
| Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC | |
| Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA | |
| 2004 | Transamerica Corporation Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Forum Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH | |
| Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC | |
| Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC | |
| Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Terra Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2003 | Ace Gallery, New York, NY |
| Callen McJunkin Gallery, Charleston, WV | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Forum Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY | |
| 2002 | Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| Tippy-Stern Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| Jerald Melberg Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Hidell-Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO | |
| 2001 | Forum Gallery, New York, NY |
| Tippy-Stern Fine Art, Charleston, SC | |
| Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2000 | Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC |
| Tippy-Stern Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| Schmidt-Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Hidell-Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1999 | The Painting Center, New York, NY |
| Schmidt-Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 1998 | Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, B.C. |
| Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Mc Allen Art Museum. McAllen, TX | |
| Hidell/Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC | |
| 1997 | Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA | |
| American Academy of Arts & Letters Invitational, New York, NY | |
| Radix Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1996 | Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
| Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Art Initiatives, New York, NY | |
| Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC | |
| 1995 | Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY |
| Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Artists from the Permanent Collection, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC | |
| 1994 | Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
| Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC | |
| 808 Penn Modern Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 1993 | Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
| Lee Arthur Studio, New York, NY | |
| Abstraction Per Se, Pratt Institute Manhattan, NY | |
| University of Pittsburgh Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Fridholm Fine Arts, Asheville, NC | |
| 1992 | Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY |
| Dean Velentgas Gallery, Portland. ME | |
| St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC | |
| 1991 | Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia, PA | |
| Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Piccolo Spoleto Festival, City Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| 1990 | Biennial Exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC |
| Foreman Gallery, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY | |
| Washington Square Art Gallery, New York, NY | |
| Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC | |
| Bill Bace Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1988-89 | Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY (multiple exhibitions) |
| Piccolo Spoleto Festival, City Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| 1987 | Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC |
| Piccolo Spoleto Festival, City Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY. Will Insley, Curator | |
| 1986 | Beyond Rainbow Row, Charleston County Library, SC |
| Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC | |
| Lenexa Art Center, Lenexa, KS | |
| Piccolo Spoleto Festival, City Gallery, Charleston, SC | |
| 1985 | Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC |
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Awards
| 2004 | Fellowship in Painting, New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) |
| 2002 | Spring Island Trust Award |
| 2000 | Peter S. Reed Foundation Award |
| Sea Island Trust Visiting Artist | |
| 1997 | Fulbright Scholarship |
| Artists Work Programme Studio Grant, Irish Museum of Modern Art | |
| 1993 | Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation |
| 1991 | Basil Alkazzi Award USA |
| Ragdale Foundation Fellowship | |
| 1988 | MFA Scholarship Award, School of Visual Arts |
| 1987 | Laura Bragg Memorial Award |
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Museum and Public Collections
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Bank of America, San Francisco, CA Burroughs-Chapin Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, SC Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Carolina First Bank, Greenville, SC College of Charleston Foundation, SC Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, PA Dow Jones & Co., New York, NY Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA First National Bank of Chicago, Detroit, MI Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY Ogden Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, CA Saks Fifth Avenue, San Francisco, CA Showboat Casino, Inc., Atlantic City, NJ South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection Spring Island Trust, Spring Island, SC Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH St. John's Museum of Art, Wilmington, NC Stoneridge Corporation, Warren, OH Strategic Search Inc., Charlotte, NC Swiss Re Corporation, New York, NY The Colony Group, Boston, MA The Ozer Group, Needham, MA University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR Vitale, Caturano & Co., Boston, MA Wilmington Trust Co., New York, NY Yale University Gallery of Art, New Haven, CT |
