Artist in Residence, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Sculptor Launa Beuhler’s artwork has been exhibited in venues in New York, San Francisco, Canada, and Europe. Her work has been published in Metropolis, Brooklyn Bridge Magazine, Valentino Fall Catalogue, Vanity Fair, Vogue, The New York Times, San Francisco Examiner, Art International, The New York Art Review, and a documentary entitled Visions: Four New York Artists is included in the archival collection at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Ms. Beuhler has found a symbiotic relationship between positions held in some of the most prestigious organizations in the New York art world and her work as a sculptor. Her first position after graduating with a Master Degree in sculpture from Alfred University was working at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. The opportunity to work for such a renowned collection has given her invaluable experience in all aspects of collection management, exhibition planning, preparation, and the installation of more than 200 domestic and international exhibitions. She has also worked as a consultant for the Art Commission of the City of New York, and has held the positions of Executive Director at The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Director of Traveling Exhibitions at Aperture Foundation and Director of Exhibitions at Umbrage Editions, and Archivist for The Estate of Inge Morath. Ms. Beuhler's background and experience in exhibitions and collection management has informed her work as a sculptor and given her great insight in her career as a professional artist.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.F.A. Sculpture, Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.
B.F.A. Sculpture, University of California at Davis, California
Awards
Artist in Residence Grant, Banff Center for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Selected Exhibitions
State of the World: Rootless, New Art Center, 580 8th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York
Biennale Internationale Dell’Arte Contemporanea,Fortezza da Basso, Firenze, Italia
Art Contemporain, Carousel du Lourve, Paris, France
Annual NURTUREart Benefit, James Cohan Gallery, New York, N.Y.
BWAC Open Studios, Red Hook, Brooklyn, N.Y.
NEW '07, the annual NURTUREart Benefit, CUE Art Foundation Chelsea, New York, NY
Emerging Artists International, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Annual Auction and Fundraiser Exhibition, Children Museum of Art, New York, NY
Food for Thought, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, New Jersey
Warehouse, Eighth Floor Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Waters Edge, Tweed Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Rockefeller Center Concourse, New York, N.Y.
Have Art Will Divide, 69 Mercer Street, New York, N.Y.
Open Doors, sponsored by The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pier Show IV, 141 Beard Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Beyond Tradition, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA.
Dealer’s Choice, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, California
Bay Area Dream House, San Francisco, California
Balancing, Art in General, New York, N.Y.
Metalurges, Ruth Siegal Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Alignment, East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, East Hampton, N.Y.
Solo Exhibition, L. Rastovski Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Luminoso Blue, L. Rastovski Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Solo Exhibition, Galerie language Plus, Quebec, Canada
Solo Exhibition, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton, Canada
Solo Exhibition, Gallery Exit, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Vocation/Vacation, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, Canada
Great Glass and Light, Zoller Gallery, PA.
National Sculpture and Painting, Athens, GA.
L’ Image, Memorial Union Art Gallery, Davis, CA.
Bridge, Satellite Gallery, Long Island City, N.Y.
Bibliography
The Word on Columbia Street, interview with Jessie Barker
http://wordoncolumbiastreet.blogspot.com/2008/12/meeting-local-artist-launa-beuhler_14.html
On the Town: Art Review: Food for Thought, by William Zimmer, The New York Times
Surrealist on a Swing, by Scott Bowen, Brooklyn Bridge Magazine, June issue p.p. 34-35
Valentino Fall Catalogue, photographed by Steven Meisel, front and back cover, inside center spread, exits 110 & 174
Vanity Fair, September issue, p. 235
Vogue magazine, September issue, p. 328
The New York Times, Sunday September 21, 1997, Fashion section
The Inside Story, by Kristine Carber, San Francisco Examiner, p.p. F1-F6.
Dream Weavers, by Zahid Sardar, San Francisco Examiner Image Magazine, p.p. 30-33
New York: Beauty is Dead, by Lewis Kachur, Art International, winter edition, p.p. 62-65
Alignment, by Jennifer Cross, East Hampton Arts, p. 30
Visions: Four New York Artists, a documentary by producer Veronika Herman, aired on WNYC TY 31, Cable Channel 13, and FITCOM-Festival International in Tarbes, France.
Visions: Four New York Artists is included in the archival collection at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
The New York Art Review, by Les Krantz, p.p. 260-261
