RAN ORTNER

Ran Ortner was born in San Francisco and raised in rural Alaska. Ortner relocated to Brooklyn in 1990, spending two decades working in solitude towards a distilled, minimalist vision. He was awarded the inaugural ArtPrize in 2009. Notable commissions followed, including a centerpiece for the United Nations’ World Water Day at the World Forum in The Hague, as well as works in the collections of 7 World Trade Center and Le Bernardin in New York City. His work has been exhibited at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City (2014); Robert Miller Gallery, New York (2016); the Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster (2016); and Marlborough Gallery, New York (2021). A lifelong surfer, Ortner’s process explores both the muscular immediacy and the delicacy he experiences in the ocean.