Collection: Rob Pruitt

Rob Pruitt (1964~)

Rob Pruitt is a contemporary American artist. Translating personal experience into broader political statements, Pruitt's work is eclectic and ironic, often striving to achieve a spectacle while retaining a sense of social, cultural, or artistic critique. Perhaps best known for his Panda paintings, he creates large-scale canvases featuring pandas rendered in black-and-white glitter. Describing his own work as populist, Pruitt has said that his pieces are “basically blown-up versions of dining table craft projects.” He continues, “I’ve really enjoyed letting the world know that not everything is so mystified or so regulated to expertise—that you can make something really beautiful with a little ingenuity and some supplies from Michael’s.” Spanning the disciplines of painting, sculpture, photography, and performance, Pruitt's practice often bridges the gap between art and life, and has been met with both critical and commercial success. Born on May 17, 1964 in Washington, D.C., he went on to study at the Corcoran College and the Parsons School. He has regularly exhibited with Gavin Brown's Enterprise in New York, and has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, the Aspen Art Museum, and LAND in Los Angeles, among others.

SELECTED PUBLIC AND MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

NYHigh Art Museum, Atlanta

GABrant Foundation, Greenwich

CTde la Cruz Collection, Miami

FLRubell Museum, Miami

Louis Vuitton, Paris, France

Syz Collection, Geneva

Hoggard Wagner Art Collection, New York

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

The Andy Monument, Union Square, New York

Taguchi Art Collection, Kanagawa

Aishti Collection Beirut

Pinault Collection, Venezia

FRAC Poitou-Charentes, Angoulême