Strauss Bourque-LaFrance

Strauss Bourque-LaFrance (b. 1983, Poland Spring, ME) earned a BA from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA; an MFA from Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA; and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME. Bourque-LaFrance has staged solo exhibitions across the US and internationally, at venues including T29, Rome, Italy and the Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA. He has been included in exhibitions at The Kitchen, New York, NY; The Clifford Gallery at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY; ICA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; The Contemporary Austin, Austin, TX; Abrons Art Center, New York, NY; The Judson Memorial Church, New York, NY; and Sculpture Center, New York, NY; among many others. The artist was a recipient of the Northampton Arts Council Grant, Northampton, MA; an Artist in Residence at Dance and Process, The Kitchen, New York, NY; and an Artist in Residence at Movement Research, New York, NY. Bourque-LaFrance lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

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Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, World in the Lasso, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, tin foil, canvas collage and adhesive, 73 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 2 1/2 (186.7 x 156.2 x 6.3 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Worlding IV, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, graphite, collage, cardboard, fabric, foil paper, irregular: 73 x 62 inches (185.4 x 157.5 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Storm Trance, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, tin foil, canvas collage, adhesive, 23 1/4 x 21 3/4 in (59.1 x 55.2 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Charging Moons, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, tin foil, found images, canvas collage, adhesive, 69 1/2 x 73 3/4 x 2 1/2 (176.5 x 187.3 x 6.3 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Garden's Gone, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, canvas collage, adhesive, 23 1/4 x 21 3/4 in (59.1 x 55.2 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Sorry Eros, 2021, acrylic, collage, adhesive, on canvas, 17 1/2 x 20 x 1 1/2 in (44.5 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Party in the Fire, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, tin foil, canvas collage, adhesive, 73 1/2 x 61 1/2 x 2 1/2 (186.7 x 156.2 x 6.3 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Facts or Future, 2021, acrylic, graphite, oil stick, canvas collage and adhesive, 14 x 19 x 1 1/2 in (35.6 x 48.3 x 3.8 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Falling Water, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, graphite, spray paint, oil stick, burlap, paper, irregular: 63 x 68 inches (160 x 172.7 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Sand Flow Saint, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, crayon, collage, adhesive, on canvas, 15 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/2 in (38.1 x 42.5 x 3.8 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Worlding I, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, graphite, collage, cardboard, fabric, feathers, paper, irregular: 84 x 68 inches (213.4 x 172.7 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, G Minor, 2021, acrylic, collage, adhesive, on cardboard, 10 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (26 x 26.7 x 3.8 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Breaking the Sun, 2021, acrylic, tempera, graphite, fabric, collage, adhesive, on canvas, 14 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/2 in (35.6 x 45.1 x 3.8 cm)
Installation view, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Postcards from the Edge, Rachel Uffner Gallery, January 10 - March 3, 2019
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Sailor St. Valentine, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, cardboard, burlap, collage, irregular: 62 x 59 inches (157.5 x 149.9 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Orion Tonight, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, graphite, oil stick, cardboard, burlap, digital print on canvas, gloss medium, fabric, collage, irregular: 75 x 101 inches (190.5 x 256.5 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Worlding II, 2018, canvas, adhesive, acrylic, tempera, watercolor, graphite, collage, wood frame, 54 x 42 1/2 inches (137.2 x 108 cm)
Installation view, Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Postcards from the Edge, Rachel Uffner Gallery, January 10 - March 3, 2019
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, L'Orange Horror, 2018, canvas, muslin, acrylic, tempera, adhesive, 74 x 60 inches (188 x 152.4 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Purgatory Wave, 2017, carved basswood stretcher, acrylic, tempera, collage, monotype, adhesive, 70 x 54 inches (177.8 x 137.2 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Fixing the Eclipse, 2017, muslin, basswood, acrylic, tempera, monotype, adhesive, 21 3/4 x 16 1/2 inches (55.2 x 41.9 cm)
Strauss Bourque-LaFrance, Ikebana Moons, 2017, acrylic, watercolor, collage, acrylic medium, adhesive, 21 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches (54.6 x 41.9 cm)