RUJUNKO PUGH ‘Hereafter’ 09.04 – 02.05.2015
Rujunko Pugh was born in 1970, Japan, and is of African-‐American and Japanese descent. She has lived in Hawaii, California, North Carolina, and Washington DC. With a Masters degree in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, Pugh originally worked as a biologist before deciding to pursue a career in art. Pugh now lives and works in Sydney, and has received a Masters in Studio Art from the University of Sydney, where she is studying an MFA. Pugh creates digital collages by superimposing hazardous material protecOve wear from photographs of the nuclear waste cleanup of Fukushima onto portraits from early Japanese photography. The collages are then converted into line illustraOons to produce dystopian-‐-‐-‐like portraits. These final appropriated images borne of two significant historical periods deal with daily life in the public space in Japan, and for this reason the prints are oRen translated into street art for public and democraOc consumpOon. 'HereaRer’ showcases Rujunko Pugh's screen prints, wood panels and wall murals. The intricate line drawings that comprise these works symbolise her Japanese print-‐making lineage, and comment on environmental concerns via the inclusion of gas masks and hard hats on the figures depicted.
‘Ikebana’
‘Pilgrim’
‘Tea Stand’
‘Rickshaw’
‘Traveling Acrobats’
‘Letter Carrier’
‘Samurai’
‘Travelers’
2014-15, screenprint, edition of 7 + 2 A.P., 51 x 41 cm, framed, $400 38 x 28 cm unframed, $300 Terms of sale: 30% deposit on reservaOon. Balance on collecOon. Prices as of April 2015. All prices listed may change without noOce. All prices include GST.
‘Mother & Child’
‘Lantern’
‘Shamisen’
2014, screenprint, edition of 3 + 1A.P., framed, $900 57 x 46 cm, unframed, $600 Terms of sale: 30% deposit on reservaOon. Balance on collecOon. Prices as of April 2015. All prices listed may change without noOce. All prices include GST.
‘Umbrella’
‘Calligraphy’
‘Hair Dresser’
‘Mirror’
‘Geisha’
‘Two Girls’
2014, burnt leaves, wood, wheat paste, 61 x 46 cm, $1,200
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‘Geisha’
‘Kimbei’
‘Fukushima Hazmat Men’
‘Fukushima Hazmat Man with Bag’
‘Go’
‘Well’
2014-15, laser cut adhesive vinyl, dimensions, variable, P.O.A
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Vita 1970 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2013 2014 2015
Born in Japan Graduated from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Master of Science Received Juror Recognition, 2nd Place Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu, HI Received Juror Recognition, Cynthia Eyre Award, Honolulu, HI Received Juror Recognition, Honorable Mention, Lucie Awards, Los Angeles, CA Artist Residency, British Institute in Eastern Africa Institute for Human Security, Nairobi, Kenya Received Juror Recognition, The Jean Charlot Foundation Award for Excellence, Honolulu, HI Artist Residency, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington, DC Artist Residency, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington, DC Graduated from University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts, Master of Studio Art Studying a Master of Fine Art at the University of Sydney, Sydney College of the Arts
Based in Sydney, Rome & Washington, DC
Exhibitions 2015 Hereafter, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney, Australia Anything Goes (ATG), Graff Caff, Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 2014 Post Degree Show, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, Rozelle, Australia HUB Big Wall Mural, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, Rozelle, Australia 2013 (e)merge Art Fair (Pleasant Plains Workshop), Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC Hickok Cole Art Night, Hickok Cole Architects, Washington, DC New Works By Pleasant Plains Workshop Resident Artists, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington, DC 2012 Hickok Cole Art Night, Hickok Cole Architects, Washington, DC Make.Artists_04, makemake, Rome, Italy Color Temporis, Club Machiavelli, Rome, Italy Color Temporis, makemake, Rome, Italy 2011 (e)merge Art Fair (Washington Project for the Arts), Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC Logan 14 Salon, Washington, DC New Gallery Artist Group Show, Long View Gallery, Washington, DC
2010 Art for Life 2010, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Washington, DC Recent Works by Rujunko, Mid City Caffe, Washington, DC Art Center Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
2009 Violent Cartographies, Kuona Trust Center for Visual Arts, Nairobi, Kenya Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI 2008 Honolulu Art Collective, The Loft, Honolulu, HI Matchbox Plus, Cedar Street Galleries, Honolulu, HI Club Monaco’s See The World In Black And White, Ala Moana Center, Honolulu, HI Amalgam, Coffeeline Campus Coffeehouse, Honolulu, HI Blueprint, Coffeeline Campus Coffeehouse, Honolulu, HI DNA: Digital Nature Analog, Hawaii Pacific University Gallery, Kaneohe, HI 2007 One Nighter, Nu’uanu Gallery at Marks Garage, Honolulu, HI Showcase, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Blueprint, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI Garden Manu Factura, Café Che Pasta, Honolulu, HI
2006 Artists of Hawaii, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI ConTemporarities, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI Fiber and Pigment, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI In the Dark Room, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI Couples, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI Out of the Sketchbook, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI 2005 Botanical Hawaii, South Street Gallery, Honolulu, HI Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI Out of the Sketchbook, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI Gallery opening, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI Commissions 2013 Corporate Commission, City Street Signs Series, Case Western Reserve University, Washington, DC