BIOGRAPHY
AUDRA WEASER
BORN 1967 Fullerton, California, lives and works in Los Angeles
EDUCATION
ABOUT
For the past decade, Audra Weaser’s work has focused on nature. Her interests are in creating physically charged images reminiscent of watery landscapes. These abstracted scenes are formed from rhythmic manipulations of pigmented materials. Her process includes building layers of color to form intuitive, organic compositions. Through a sanding process, she navigates back into the surface. In this excavation, an image of motion and presence emerge from a white expansion. The paintings invoke images such as swampy bayous, mystical forests, or light shining in from gathering weather. They are an essence of what is unseen and translated into a visual and poetic experience.
Weaser was raised in Southern California and lives and works in Los Angeles. She earned her M.F.A in painting from Claremont Graduate University. She has shown widely in Los Angeles and has exhibited nationally and abroad. Her work is in private and public collections in cities around the world such as Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Enchantment, K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco CA
Present Light, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City UT
2023
Sea Memories, Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Reflections, JoAnne Artman Gallery New York NY
Lightfalls, Patricia Rozvar Gallery, Seattle WA
2022
Open Waters, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Water + Light, Merritt Gallery, Washington DC
Reflections, KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunkport ME
Other Shores, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019Gathering Light, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018Sea Level, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
Crossings, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah
2015
2014
Illuminations, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
2013
2011
2010
2008
2006
2000
1998
1996
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Garden Party: Audra Weaser, Mandy Racine and Bronson Shonk, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Day Dreams: Audra Weaser and Michael Schultheis, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
2023
Dream Within a Dream: Audra Weaser and Lucrecia Waggoner, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Force of Nature: Audra Weaser and Carlyle Wolfe Lee, Samuel Owen Gallery, Greenwich CT
Decades: Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Samuel Owens Gallery, Greenwich CT
Palm Springs Art Fair - Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2022
Traces: Audra Weaser and Lucrecia Waggoner, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
San Francisco Art Market - Billis Williams Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Color and Light: Audra Weaser and Charles Patrick, Samuel Owens Gallery, Boston MA
On Cloud 9: 9th Anniversary Exhibition, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
2021
Midsummer Dream - Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Shine On: Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
2020
Perfect Harmony – Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston TX
Gallery Artists: Recent Works - George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
All that Glitters - KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunk, MA
2019
State of Change: Audra Weaser, Danielle Eubanks and David Ruth, SLATE contemporary, Oakland CA
Summer Serenade: Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas TX
Context New York - JoAnne Artman Gallery, New York City NY
Art Palm Springs - George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles + New York
Ta! Da! - Laura Rathe Fine Art’s 20thAnniversary, Houston TX
2018
Art Palm Springs – George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles
Dream Weaver - Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
Soul of the Summer: Audra Weaser and Carly Allen-Martin, Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
5th Anniversary Show - Laura Rathe Fine Art, Dallas, TX
East Cut Art Fair - San Francisco, SLATE contemporary, Oakland, CA
2017
LIFT-OFF - Rio Hondo Gallery, Rio Hondo College, Los Angeles, CA
Art Auction XVII - Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2016
2015
2014
2013
Dressed in White - Gallery Paradiso Exhibits, Costa Mesa, CA
1997
1996
1994
1993
BIBLIOGRAPHY
David, Jeff, "New Works: Audra Weaser and Sarah Williams," Pasadena Independent, January 2017
Simone Kussantz, "Audra Weaser and Gary Edward Blum," Art Scene, September 2014
Frank, Peter, "Haiku Reviews", Audra Weaser. www.huffingtonpost.com, Oct. 2011
Kusatz, Simone, “Audra Weaser and Sharon Weiner at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” ArtLtd, Nov/Dec 2011
Chattopadhyay, Collette, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Artweek, (cover), March, 2009
Gleason, Mat, “Coagula Interview: Audra Weaser,” Coagula, February, 2009
Frank, Peter, “Audra Weaser: In Water,” THE Magazine, February/March, 2009
O’Brien, John, “Audra Weaser and Soojung Park,” Artscene, May 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Mat Gleason Seven”, ArtSceneVisualRadio.com, January 2007
Gleason, Mat, “The Gallegiate Top Ten - #1 Show of 2006”, Coagula, February 2006
Pagel, David, Around the Galleries: Women Lost in Their Multimedia Reveries. Los Angeles Times, Nov., 2002
Frank, Peter, “Art Pick of the Week: Supersized,” LA Weekly, August 16- 22, 2002
Gleason, Mat, “Audra Weaser at Ruth Bachofner Gallery,” Coagula, May 2000
DiMichele, David, “Veer at Occidental College,” ArtWeek, February 1999
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Resnick Collection - The Wonderful Co.
Alice Walton - private collection (at sea)
Kent Kresa - private collection
HRH House of Saud - Saudi Arabia (private)
Rosewood Resort - Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rowes Wharf - Boston, MA
Dechert LLP - Los Angeles
Ritz Carlton Kapalua, Maui
Ritz Carlton Amelia Island Florida
Anadorka Petroleum Corp. - Houston
Ritz Carlton Hong Kong
Cirtus Bank - Greenville, South Carolina
SAS Institute and Co. - Cary, North Carolina
St Regis Hotel - Park City, Utah
Graton Resort - Sonoma, CA
Mandarin Oriental - San Francisco
Lumiere Four Seasons Hotel - St. Louis
The Chateau Residences - Shanghai, China
Ritz Carlton Hotel Laguna Niguel