David Ratcliff
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David Ratcliff is a painter based in Los Angeles. He spray paints collages using appropriated images.
Ratcliff studied at the Pratt Institute
in New York and attained a BFA in 1992.
Ratcliff’s work has been shown at prominent commercial galleries such as Mary Boone Gallery in New York, and Peres Projects in Berlin, and was included in the USA Today exhibition at The Royal Academy in London. His work is featured in several important collections including the Saatchi Gallery
, Frank Cohen
/MOCA Manchester (UK), and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
. He is represented by Team Gallery in New York and Maureen Paley
in London.
Ratcliff studied at the Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
in New York and attained a BFA in 1992.
Ratcliff’s work has been shown at prominent commercial galleries such as Mary Boone Gallery in New York, and Peres Projects in Berlin, and was included in the USA Today exhibition at The Royal Academy in London. His work is featured in several important collections including the Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
, Frank Cohen
Frank Cohen
Frank Cohen is the founder of Glyn Webb Home Improvement Stores, which is a large chain of Do It Yourself stores in North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Anglia and the Midlands of England. He is also one of the most famous art collectors in the world.-Life and career:Frank Cohen began...
/MOCA Manchester (UK), and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum in Los Angeles, California. It is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles, adjacent to the George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits....
. He is represented by Team Gallery in New York and Maureen Paley
Maureen Paley
Maureen Paley is the American owner of a contemporary art gallery in Bethnal Green, London, where she lives. It was founded in 1984, called Interim Art during the 1990s, and renamed Maureen Paley in 2004. She exhibited Young British Artists at an early stage...
in London.
External links
- Further information from the Saatchi Gallery