Curriculum Vitae
| born in New York / US | |
| 1967 | High School of Art and Design, New York / US |
| 1971 | Graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston / US |
| lives and works in New York / US | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2019 | Afterlife, My 20th Century 23 Nov 2019 - 1 Feb 2020, Van der Grinten Galerie, Cologne / DE |
| 2018 | Dream Lover, Max-Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR, Brühl / DE |
| 2017 | The Birds, John Marchant Gallery & Eagle Gallery, London / UK/ DE |
| 2016 | Fountains & Alligators, Van der Grinten Galerie, Cologne / DE |
| 2013 | The Unvarnished Truth, Van der Grinten Galerie, Cologne / DE |
| 2012 | A Treasure Hunt in a Lazare House, Isis Gallery, London / UK |
| Strange Bedfellows, Hosfelt Gallery, New York / US | |
| 2011 | New Work, Hosfelt Gallery, New York / US |
| 2009 | Side-Saddle, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco / US |
| 2008 | Histore un-Naturelle, Isis Gallery, London / UK |
| 2003 | Red Planet, New Painting by Ruth Marten, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US |
| 1999 | The Hurricane Series, Littlejohn Contemporary, New York / US |
| 1997 | The Wavy Bang, Littlejohn Contemporary, New York / US |
| 1988 | Bockley Gallery, New York / US |
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
| 2017/2018 | What's New? Recent Acquisitions, New York Public Library, Wachenheim Gallery, New York / USA |
| Wunderkammer, Emma Hill Fine Art Eagle Gallery, London / UK | |
| 2017 | Erwarten Sie Wunder! Das Museum als Kuriositätenkabinett und Wunderkammer, Ulmer Museum / DE |
| Wiesenstück, Van der Grinten Gallery, Cologne / DE | |
| Tattooed New York, New-York Historical Society, New York / USA | |
| 2014 | Reality Sandwich, Van der Grinten Galerie, Cologne / DE |
| Holding it Together – Collage, Montage, Assemblage, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco / US | |
| 2010/2011 | Animal Instinct: Allegory, Allusion and Anthropomorphism, Kohler Arts Center, NY / US |
| 2010 | Surreal Reinventions, (with John Hundt), Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto / US |
| 2009-2010 | New Drawings, Arin Contemporary, Laguna Beach / US |
| 2009 | 789 Gallery Beijing, Comme des Garcons graphics installation / CN |
| Hair Stories, Halsey Institute, Charleston / US | |
| Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot , Germany (travelled throughout Germany) / DE | |
| 2008 | 100 Stories, Hosfelt Gallery, New York / US |
| Fine Line, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| On Line, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY / US | |
| 2007 | Drawn To The Edge, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US |
| 2006 | Under The Skin, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville / USA |
| Twice Drawn, The Tang Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs / USA |
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| 2005 | Idols of Perversity, Bellwether, New York / USA |
| Contemporary Erotic Drawing, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, CT / US |
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| Words in Pictures, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| 2004 | Merry, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn / US |
| Innocence Found, DFN Gallery, New York / US | |
| Mindscapes, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York / US | |
| Headgames, Revolution, Ferndale / US | |
| 2003 | Word Works, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US |
| New Work, New Acquisitions, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| 40 x 40, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| Double Visions, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| 2002 | Hair Stories, curated by Ruth Marten, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US |
| 2000 | Summer Show, Littlejohn Contemporary, New York / US |
| Quirky, Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York / US | |
| 1999 | Marks of Identity, American Museum of Natural History, New York / US |
| Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art, Kansas City / US | |
| Shy, curated by Nan Goldin, Artists Space, New York / US | |
| 1978 | Punk Art Exhibition, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington DC / USA |
| 1977 | X' Biennale de Paris, Palais de Tokyo, Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris / FR |
| 1970 | Crafts '70, Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts / USA |
Press & Publication (Selection)
| 2018 | Book: Ruth Marten, Dream Lover, published by Max Ernst Museum Brühl des LVR (editor Achim Sommer), Wienand Verlag, Köln, 2018 |
| 2016 | Book: Ruth Marten, Fountains & Alligators, published by Van der Grinten Galerie & BEL EPOK, Verlag Kettler, Dortmund, 2016 |
| 2013 | Book: Ruth Marten, The Unvarnished Truth, published by Van der Grinten Galerie, Stefan Schülke Verlag Köln, 2013 |
| Weird Fiction Review, 04/2013: The Subversive, Surreal and Irrepressibly Weird World of Ruth Marten, by Katie Lavers | |
| 2009 | Hautnah – Das Haar in Kunst und Kultur, Museum Villa Rot |
| Trunk Volumen One: Hair, Boccalatte Pty. Ltd | |
| Haare, Herlinde Koelbl, Hatje Cantz | |
| 2008 | Carlo McCormack, Paper Magazine, April, 2008 New York |
| 2007 | Ruth Marten – Histoire-un-Naturelle, (w. essays by Dominque Nahas & Roger P. Thomas) Isis Editions, London |
| 2004 | Paul Klee and the Decorative Modern Art, Jenny Anger |
| 2001 | Tenderheaded, Juliette Harris and Pamela Johnson |
| 1999 | ohnson, Ken, “Ruth Marten at Littlejohn Contemporary.” The New York Times, Oct 22, 1999. Exhibition review |
| The New Yorker, Oct. 1999, Exhibition review | |
