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Rick Araluce is a visual artist based in Seattle, Washington. Born in Encino, California, his early love of model making led him toward the meticulously detailed miniatures for which he is best known. His theatrical, large-scale installations are a recent addition to his artistic practice, and are largely
influenced by his work as a scenic artist for the Seattle Opera.
Araluce's miniatures have been acquired by prominent collectors, including Danny Elfman and Robin Williams. His work has been exhibited mainly at museums and galleries in the Northwestern United States, such as the Tacoma Art Museum and the Bellevue Arts Museum, where his work was the subject of a solo exhibition in 2013, but has also been shown in such venues as Tourcoing, France, and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. Araluce received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2015, and was the 2015–16 artist-in-residence at MadArt in Seattle. |