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may 4 - 28, 2011
augen gallery / augen drawing invitational / new works on paper by bruce conkle, jess fogel, meghan mitchell, karen purdy, leonard ruder, naomi shigeta
preview reception for the artists wednesday, may 4, 2011, first thursday reception, may 5, 2011. more information at the augen gallery
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augen gallery / augen drawing invitational / new works on paper by bruce conkle, jess fogel, meghan mitchell, karen purdy, leonard ruder, naomi shigeta
preview reception for the artists wednesday, may 4, 2011, first thursday reception, may 5, 2011. more information at the augen gallery
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"without icarus" / oil on canvas / c.1950/52 / 35" x 52" / photo: dan kvitka
"iris #6" / 1977 / acrylic on masonite / 36" x 48" / photo: dan kvitka
"arching" / 1982 / acrylic on masonite / 35" x 48" / photo: dan kvitka
november, 2010
three works gifted to the museum of northwest art, la conner, washington
irene ruder, wife of leonard ruder gifted the three pieces above in memory of her husband, and his life's work. phil serka, vice president of the board of trustees of the museum of northwest art chose the above works for the museum's permanent collection. the middle work was in the show "together: selections from the permanent collection", january 8 - march 2, 2011.
works are available for viewing by request
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november, 2010
three works gifted to the museum of northwest art, la conner, washington
irene ruder, wife of leonard ruder gifted the three pieces above in memory of her husband, and his life's work. phil serka, vice president of the board of trustees of the museum of northwest art chose the above works for the museum's permanent collection. the middle work was in the show "together: selections from the permanent collection", january 8 - march 2, 2011.
works are available for viewing by request
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leonard ruder, february 15th, 1917 - november 4th, 2010
obituary in the oregonian by kati muldoon from sunday november 14, 2010.
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Fifth Anniversary Group Show
November 4 – December 19, 2010
november 4 - december 19, 2010 / 12x16 fifth anniversary group show
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"re-entry" / 1983 / acrylic on masonite / 24" x 34" / photo: dan kvitka
untitled / c. 1950 / oil on canvas / 28" x 44" / photo: dan kvitka
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february, 2010
three works gifted to hallie ford museum of art, willamette university, salem, oregon
rhea ruder sleeman gifted the three pieces above in recognition of her father and his life's work. professor roger hull, faculty curator of the hallie ford, chose these works for the museum's permanent collection.
works are available for viewing by request
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12x16 gallery instalation / photo: lisa kelleher
september 3 - 27, 2009
12x16 gallery / leonard ruder constructedspaces
visit 12x16 gallery for exhibit information
leonard ruder's 12x16 gallery show exhibited works from the 1950's and the 1980's.
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art gym installation / photo: brian foulkes
january 13 - february 13, 2008
art gym at marylhurst / leonard ruder: evidence of a life's work
visit the art gym at marylhurst for exhibit information.
at the time of this exhibit leonard ruder was featured on the front page of the oregonian newspaper on january 18, 2008. the article was written by feature writer katy muldoon and posted on oregonlive.com by art critic d.k. row. it is a nice piece that give some insight into leonard ruder's feelings about his work at the ripe old age of 91
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1952 - 2000
the portland art museum
leonard ruder's work appeared in the portland art museum's annual "artists of oregon" exhibitions in 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960 and 1969. his work was available through the portland art museum's rental sales gallery from 1960 through 2000
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1951 - 1952
boston institute of contemporary arts / 6 american painters
a show curated by the boston ica that traveled extensively across the u.s.
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