CONTACT - andy@andyralph.com
Andy Ralph was born in 1982, in Lake Arrowhead, CA, and earned his BA in Visual Arts (2004) from Point Loma Nazarene University. His work straddles the line between function and fiction, comfort and eeriness, subjectivity and banality. Often employing basic household objects and products typically found in discount or hardware stores, he transforms individual, unassuming commodities with a humble function into the most improbable things. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at the Society of Arts & Crafts in Boston, MA, Aqua Art Wynwood in Miami, FL, Castle House Gallery in Poulsbo, WA, Phantom Gallery in Long Beach, CA, and Spacecraft Gallery, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, The Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, CA, among other venues. In 2010 Andy was invited to participate in the California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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Education
2004 BA in Visual Arts, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2007 Push-Pull, Spacecraft Gallery, San Diego, CA
2006 Apparently Useless, Castle House Gallery, Poulsbo, WA
2004 Recent Sculpture, Keller Gallery, San Diego, CA
Group Exhibitions
2013 Neo Povera, L&M Arts, Los Angeles, Venice, CA
2012 Peekskill Project V, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
2012 Banquet For America, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
2010 California Biennial: 2010, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
2010 Seven Person Show, Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Even Better Than the Real Thing, Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2010 Here Not There, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
2009 Social Climbing: On the Move, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA
2009 You Remind Me Of Home, Phantom Gallery, Long Beach, CA
2008 Aqua Art Wynwood, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, Miami, FL
2008 Bailout Package, Spacecraft Gallery Benefit, San Diego, CA
2008 COCKED!, Luis De Jesus Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA
2008 A Bright New Future, Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA
2008 Multi-Media Happening, The Guild, San Diego, Ca
2007 The Art of Tools, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
2006 Spacecraft Group Design Show, Spacecraft Gallery, San Diego, CA
2004 Highlights 2004: Selected Group Exhibition, Keller Gallery, San Diego, CA
2001 Three, Oliver's, San Diego, CA
Awards And Honors
2004 Sculpture Department Scholarship, PLNU, San Diego, CA
2003 Department Of Art Scholarship, PLNU, San Diego, CA
Press
2013 "Artists Feature: Andy Ralph", iGNANT, Berlin
2013 "Feature: Andy Ralph", Juxtapoz Magazine
2013 "Andy Ralph", Booooooom.com, Jeff Hamada
2013 "Andy Ralph’s Out of Control Yard Furniture", Beautiful Decay, Danny Olda
2011 "2010 California Biennial", Art Forum, Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer, Critic
2010 "Cover Art: Arrrgghhh!", Riviera Magazine, December Issue
2010 "Andy Ralph tries to bring art to life", Union-Tribune, James Chute, Writer
2010 “Orange you glad I didn't say Biennial?”, LA Weekly, Doug Harvey, Critic
2010 “Andy Ralph Takes Us to the California Biennial”, Sezio.org
2010 “Bi Curious”, Riviera Magazine, AnnaMaria Stephens, Writer
2010 “We've always believed in Andy Ralph's art”, Union-Tribune, Keli Dailey, Writer
2010 “A boisterous exhibit shines spotlight on S.D.”, San Diego Union-Tribune, Robert Pincus, Critic
2010 "All Is Good In The Wood" Riviera Magazine, AnnaMaria Stephens, Writer
2009 "Multi-Tasker", San Diego Union-Tribune, Robert Pincus, Critic
2009 "Arrrgghhh!", Sezio.org
2008 "Street Feature" San Diego Union-Tribune, Nicole Reino, Art Producer
2007 "Soaking Sponges" San Diego Union-Tribune, Robert Pincus, Critic
2007 "Water on the Brian" Union-Tribune: Street, Erin Glass, Art Producer
2007 "True To Form" San Diego City Beat, Kinsee Morlan, Arts Editor
2007 "Doodles and Dude" Sign On San Diego, Erin Glass, Art Producer
2006 "Apparently Useless" Bainbridge Island: Arts News, pg. 10 - Summer 06
2006 "Art Preview" Seattle Art Access, pg. 24 - July/August 06
2004 "Sculpting Significance" The Point Weekly, Kehau Cerizo, Staff Writer