Chad Rutter, 2016
Chad Rutter (b. 1978, York, NE) is an artist living and working in Minneapolis, MN. He makes work in a wide range of media exploring themes of place-based experience in the human-altered landscape. He received an interdisciplinary BFA in drawing, print and installation from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His work has been exhibited locally and regionally in venues such as The Soap Factory, Soo Visual Arts Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In addition to his studio practice, Rutter co-founded the artist-book publishing imprint Mystery Spot Books in 2011. Mystery Spot Books has exhibited nationally and internationally in events including the LA Art Book Fair, the Tokyo Art Book Fair, Photobook Melbourne, the Vancouver Art Book Fair and in numerous gallery exhibitions. Distributors include Printed Matter, Inc. in New York and Ti Pi Tin in London. Mystery Spot titles can be found in archives and collections including The Indie Photobook Library in Washington, D.C., the Midway Contemporary Art Library in Minneapolis, and the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
