Sterling Ruby — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

Club, 2018

Club , 2018

Club, 2018

Heart, 2018

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Xavier Hufkens · Artsy

STOVE 1, 2012

Bronze

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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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FIGURES. PILE. (6991)

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2024 · Fabric, yarn, fiberfill

DOUBLE VAMPIRE 15

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2024 · Fabric and fiberfill

Absolute Contempt for Total Serenity

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Collage on paper

WIDW. BALLISTIC.

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Acrylic, oil, elastic, and cardboard on canvas

SP248

Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2022 · Accession AM 2022-691 · Peinture

Disseminate you Fuck

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2021 · Lambda print mounted with plexiglass and PVC

BC (4964)

National Museum of Art, Osaka · Osaka, Japan · Acquired 2020 · Accession 10783 · Fabric, glue and bleached canvas on panel

Orange Triangle/Crystal Cryer

Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession AH.2020.52.3 · Collage and paint on paper

Eyes Staring at Etched Glass

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession M.2020.246.3a-d · Lamda print with plexi mount

ACTS/WS ROLLIN

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2019 · Clear urethane block, dye, wood, spray paint, and laminate

SOFT WORK Exhibition Poster: Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm, December 15, 2012-March 3, 2013

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession M.2019.310.6b · Poster

VERT Exhibition Poster: Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, March 23-April 21, 2018

Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession M.2019.310.26 · Offset lithograph poster

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$2.8K – $1.8M

55 of 68 paintings lots with prices

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$269K

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$77.4K

55 priced paintings lots

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Nov 2025 · $32.7K

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Paintings: $77.4K medianWorks on paper: $13.9K medianSculpture/objects: $63.0K medianPhotographs: $6.1K medianUnclassified lots: $23.2K medianPosters/ephemera: $506 medianEditioned prints: $1.9K median

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Education3

ArtCenter College of Design

Pasadena, CA, USA

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

Philadelphia, PA, USA

School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

Chicago, IL, USA

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Publications5

Monograph 1

Phaidon Press · 2016

Exhibition Catalog 2

Rizzoli · 2016

Rainbow Dreams: Color and Light in Contemporary Art

Rizzoli · 2015

Survey 2

Phaidon Press

Vitamin C: Clay and Ceramic in Contemporary Art

Phaidon Press

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Past Exhibitions19

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#13 Sprüth Magers

Sterling Ruby: Atropa

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22 E 80th St 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10075, United States

Jan 30, 2026 — Mar 28, 2026

Sterling Ruby THE MOUNTAIN

#1 Gagosian

Sterling Ruby

Gstaad-Saanen Airport, Oeystrasse 29, 3792 Saanen, Switzerland

Jul 11, 2025 — Sep 7, 2025

#13 Sprüth Magers

Sterling Ruby: TABLE

Sterling Ruby

Oranienburger Str. 18, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Sep 12, 2024 — Oct 26, 2024

#1 Gagosian

Sterling Ruby: TURBINES

Sterling Ruby

555 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 10, 2022 — Dec 23, 2022

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FUTURE PRESENT

Sterling Ruby

Via Francesco Crispi, 16, 00187 Roma RM, Italy

Nov 20, 2021 — Feb 18, 2022

THAT MY NAILS CAN REACH UNTO THINE EYES

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Sterling Ruby

22, Anapiron Polemou Street, Athina 115 21, Greece

May 13, 2021 — Jul 31, 2021

Museum of Arts and Design

Sterling Ruby: Ceramics

Sterling Ruby

Oct 3, 2018 — Mar 17, 2019

Sterling Ruby: Ceramics October 3, 2018 to March 17, 2019

#52 Taka Ishii Gallery

VERT

Sterling Ruby

Japan, 〒106-0032 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 6-chōme−5−２４ complex665 3F

Mar 23, 2018 — Apr 21, 2018

#52 Taka Ishii Gallery

99 CENTS OR LESS

Sterling Ruby

1520 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226, USA

May 19, 2017 — Aug 6, 2017

Österreichische Galerie Belvedere

Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2016

Exhibition Sterling Ruby 8 July 2016 - 16 October 2016 Sterling Ruby , 8 July 2016 to 16 October 2016 ,

Belvedere 21

Jan 1, 2016

Exhibition Sterling Ruby 8 July 2016 - 16 October 2016 Sterling Ruby , 8 July 2016 to 16 October 2016 ,

21er Haus

Jan 1, 2016

Exhibition Sterling Ruby 8 July 2016 - 16 October 2016 Sterling Ruby , 8 July 2016 to 16 October 2016 ,

#52 Taka Ishii Gallery

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Sterling Ruby

Japan, 〒106-0032 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 6-chōme−5−２４ complex665 3F

Sep 7, 2014 — Oct 4, 2014

#156 Night Gallery North

Trains

Sterling Ruby

2050 Imperial St

Aug 23, 2014 — Sep 27, 2014

Front Room: Sterling Ruby

Baltimore Museum of Art

Sterling Ruby

10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

Mar 16, 2014 — Jun 14, 2014

STERLING RUBY: SP PAINTINGS

#1,030 Nahmad Contemporary

Sterling Ruby

May 10, 2013 — Jun 10, 2013

Sterling Ruby, Selected Works

#81 Charles Riva Project

Sterling Ruby

Apr 18, 2013 — Jul 17, 2013

#52 Taka Ishii Gallery

New Works

Sterling Ruby

Sep 18, 2010 — Oct 16, 2010

Foxy Production

STERLING RUBY

2 E Broadway #200, New York, NY 10038, USA

Jan 22, 2004 — Feb 28, 2004