Creator Bio
Ross Bleckner
b. 1949
Born in New York City, American artist Ross Bleckner is known for his large-scale paintings. His work was the subject of a major retrospective by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art (1995) and has been featured in solo shows at venues such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Bleckner is also renowned for his philanthropy and has been president of the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA).