Madison Rubenstein

ABOUT THE WORK

My work is an investigation of how the mind and body relate to each other through trauma. The images refer to the physicality of being human and the history of what a body has endured, physically and psychologically. I use gouache, graphite, ink and charcoal to abstract the figure, expressing physiological and visceral experiences in the human form. Over the years the pathologies attributed to abuse, assault, disease, and chronic pain in my personal life have loosened their hold as I continue to process them in my images. I find this journey to be a commitment to healing and resisting the forces, internal and external, that would prefer for me to reject my body. Through this work I can meditate on the strange and uncomfortable experience of inhabiting a body, and through this investigation I repair the relationship I have to my own physicality.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Since 2008, Rubenstein’s work has been exhibited in several galleries and public spaces, including Co-Exhibitions, Northrup King Building, and Public Functionary. In 2013 she earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Since 2015 Rubenstein has shared a studio in the California Building of Northeast Minneapolis. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak she participated in monthly and annual open studio events, such as Second Saturday Open Studios and Art-A-Whirl. Rubenstein is Head of the marketing committee at the California Building; promoting exposure for working artists. In November of 2019 she completed a three month Artist Residency program at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, Colorado. During her time she began producing large-scale paintings and led artist talks to the Paonia community. She now serves on the board for Elsewhere Studios in addition to Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association (NEMAA).

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