Artist Talk: Maja Ruznic and Valpuri Remling

Join New Mexico-based artist Maja Ruznic and Tamarind Master Printer Valpuri Remling for a conversation on collaboration and friendship on the press and beyond, moderated by Tamarind Gallery Director Marissa Fassano.

As an artist who moves easily between varied materials, scale, and surfaces, Maja Ruznic’s practice of drawing and painting gives shape to ethereal, fluid figures that in turn inspire a deeper understanding of the unconscious mind and the ­weight of history. Born in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1983, Ruznic was a refugee of the Bosnian War. She immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of nine, settling on the West Coast. Ruznic eventually went on to study at the University of California, Berkeley, later receiving an MFA from the California College of Arts. Ruznic now lives in Placitas, New Mexico. Ruznic’s work is held in the collections, including the Dallas Art Museum; EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo, Finland; Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico; Jiménez–Colón Collection, Puerto Rico; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. Ruznic was included in the 2024 Whitney Biennial.