Tristan Unrau
Tristan Unrau (b. 1989) holds an MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Unrau was a 2013 resident at the Banff Centre, and in 2015 & 2017 was a finalist for the Royal Bank of Canada Painting Competition. He has held recent solo & two-person exhibitions at 56 Henry in New York City, Sebastian Gladstone & Phil Gallery in Los Angeles, as well as Towards in Toronto. Group exhibitions that have shown Unrau’s work have taken place at Kasmin Gallery in New York City; Clint Roenisch Gallery in Toronto, Canada; FLAG Art Foundation in New York City, among others. In 2016 Unrau participated in the survey group exhibition Vancouver Special: Ambivalent Pleasures at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
Exhibitions
Writing & Press
Record of Creative Work (2017)
Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (2020)
Juxtapoz Magazine (2021)
Frieze (2022)
The Decider, 2022, oil on linen, 185.4 x 157.4cm
Kronos, 2021, oil on linen, 50.8 x 45.7cm
Haydee, 2022, oil on linen, 58.4 x 50.8cm
Le Cercle Rouge, 2022, oil on linen, 96.5 x 78.7cm
Melodramatic Landscape, 2022, oil on linen, 109.2 x 139.7cm
Five Figures, 2022, oil on linen, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Giverny, 2015, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 45.7cm
Aghast, With Open Eyes, 2022, oil on linen, 139.7 x 109.2cm
If I Had a Hundred Years, 2022, oil on linen, 96.5 x 78.7cm
Vessel, 2016, oil on canvas, 50.8 x 45.7cm
World Weariness, 2022, oil on linen, 119.3 x 96.5cm
Big Splash, 2022, oil on linen, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Lisabetta de Messina, 2021, oil on linen, 50.8 x 45.7cm
Angel, After Van Dongen, 2021, oil on linen, 119.3 x 96.5cm
Mantra, 2021, oil on linen, 119.3 x 96.5cm
Arrangement, 2016, oil on canvas, 104.1 x 83cm
Weave, 2021, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Bathroom Scene, after Eric Rohmer, 2021, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Scented Gardens for the Blind, 2021, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
installation view, 50 Million Years, Towards, Toronto, 2020
Durations, 2020, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Ideal Mammoth, 2015, oil on canvas, 121.9 x 104.1cm
Degenerate (Cyclops), 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
The Hard Path, 2020, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
installation view, 50 Million Years, Towards, Toronto, 2020
installation view Unit 17 2017
Degenerate (Waves), 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
installation view, 50 Million Years, Towards, Toronto, 2020
Graham, 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
50 Million Years, 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
installation view, 50 Million Years, Towards, Toronto, 2020
Young Sailor (After Red Dot on the Ocean, The Story of Matt Rutherford), 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
installation view, 50 Million Years, Towards, Toronto, 2020
Durations 2, 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Samantha, 2020, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Vinny, 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Angels, 2020, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Parklandschaft 2, 2020, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Construction 9, 2017
Jellyhead, 2021, oil on paper in walnut frame, 50.8 x 40.6cm
Astonishing Journey, 2020, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Self-Portrait in Three Shirts, 2019, oil on canvas, 185.4 x 109.2cm
Construction 9, 2017, oil and collage on cardboard, 44.4 x 44.4 x 30.5cm
Revolving Subject, 2021, oil on paper in walnut frame, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Snail Thoughts, After Ingborg Meyer Ray, 2021, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Encounters, 2022, oil on linen, 119.3 x 96.5cm
Dramatic Pictures, 2022, oil on linen, 119.3 x 96.5cm
Armada, 2021, oil on oil paper, 50.8 x 40.6cm
Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt, 2020, oil on oil paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Pawel, 2021, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Pawel, 2021 (detail)
Wave Form, 2021, oil on oil paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
SuperGiant, 2021, oil on oil paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Penrose Prayer, 2021, oil on canvas, 139.7 x 109.2cm
Astronishing Joruney, 2021, oil on linen, 50.8 x 40.6 cm
Thank you David Park, 2021, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Near the Cabin at Kingfisher Farm, 2021, oil on paper, 40.6 x 30.4cm
Deluge, 2018, oil on canvas, 232.4 x 200cm
A new day, 2018, oil on canvas, 121.2 x 90.8cm
Doggy Dog Afternoon, 2018, oil on canvas, 182.8 x 210.8cm
Idol 1, 2021, bronze, 4.4 x 12.7 x 7.6cm, edition of 3
Idol 2, 2021, bronze, 9 x 5 x 9cm, edition of 3
Idol 3, 2021, bronze, 9 x 7 x 4cm, edition of 3
Idol 4, 2021, bronze, 8.5 x 11 x 6cm, edition of 3
Idol 5, 2021, bronze, 8 x 8 x 8cm, edition of 3
Idol 6, 2021, bronze, 7 x 5 x 7cm, edition of 3
Idol 7, 2021, bronze, 8.75 x 8 x 4cm, edition of 3
Construction 7, 2021, oil on cardboard, 36.8 x 50.8 x 55.9cm
Construction 7, 2017, oil on cardboard, 36.8 x 50.8 x 55.9cm
Construction 9, 2017, oil and collage on cardboard, 44.4 x 44.4 x 30.5cm
Construction 9, 2021, detail
Construction 10, 2018, oil, charcoal, inket print on cardboard, 35.5 x 35.5 x 35.5cm
Construction 10, 2018
Construction 11, 2018, oil, charcoal, inkjet print on cardboard, 48.5 x 28 x 31.75cm