Jessica Rankin

Jessica Rankin (born 1971, Sydney) is an Australian artist who lives and works in New York. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions in the US, Europe and Australia. Recent solo exhibitions include White Cube, London (2007),[1] PS1 Contemporary Arts Center, New York (2006)[2] and Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis (2005).[3] Rankin is best known for her organdy 'embroidered paintings' as well as her drawings, watercolors, and prints, sometimes linked to her larger scale works. Rankin's father is also a successful artist David Rankin. Her mother was poet and playwright Jennifer Rankin and her step-mother is author and poet Lily Brett.[4] Rankin shares her studio with her partner, also a celebrated artist, Julie Mehretu.[5]

Work

Incorporating methods traditionally identified with feminine pursuits – embroidery and needlework – Rankin's work and her organdy 'embroidered paintings'[6] feature a series of 'mental maps' with codes, signs, and symbols that explore ideas of memory, intuition, and interpretation. Key embroidered works include Nocturne (2004), Hour to Hour (2007), Everything is Still There (2005) and Passage (Dusty Humming) (2007), which presented a new style of embroidered work focusing solely on text rather than text with image.

Rankin also creates drawings and watercolors that offer information on the process. Sketches of biomorphic forms are featured alongside abstract representations of astral or lunar cycles, while other studies depict recognizable scenery. Rankin's first European show at White Cube in 2007 highlighted this side of Rankin's practice by displaying 88 drawings and watercolors in their Hoxton Square gallery. Key works on paper include Cloud & Sun (2003), San Miguel (2005), Word Construction (2005), Leaves (2006), Rockface (2006) and Couple (2006).[7]

Solo exhibitions
  • 2007 White Cube, London
  • 2006 The Measure of Every Pause, P.S. 1 Contemporary Arts Center, Long Island City, NY
  • 2005 Franklin Artworks, Minneapolis, MN
  • 2004 The Project, New York, NY
  • 1999 First Floor Gallery, Melbourne, Australia

References
  1. White Cube — New work
  2. PS1 Contemporary Art Center - press-JessicaRankin
  3. "Franklin Art Works". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Mason, Christopher (28 February 2005), "She Can't Be Bought", New York Magazine, retrieved 10 March 2008
  6. White Cube: Past and future exhibitions
  7. White Cube — Jessica Rankin

Further reading
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