Channa Horwitz

Channa Horwitz

BornNationalityBased In
1932AmericanLos Angeles
Biography

Channa Horwitz (1932-2013) was a key figure in the development of Conceptual Art and West Coast Minimalism. Though like many other female contemporaries of hers, she only received credit from the art world much later in life when she was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 2014 and created the American pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2013. Working predominantly across canvas and paper, her geometric studies are a joy to encounter, giving elasticity and vitality to repetitive linework with their bold use of colour and handwritten inscriptions. Horwitz began her career studying graphic design in the early 1950s at Art Centre College of Design and later beginning Fine Art studies at Cal State Northbridge in the early 1960s, fusing the graphic skills acquired at the former with the experimental spirit developed at the latter. Whilst completing a BFA from the California Institute of the Arts in 1972, Horwitz studied with peers such as John Baldessari and Allan Kaprow— taking part in Kaprow’s ‘Happenings’ and hosting her own events. With a career that spanned over five decades, Horwitz continued to stretch the emotive capacities of her graphic motifs, remaining committed to the conceptual, repetitive processes which brought about each new work. ...

Selected Artworks
8 Sets of Moires (Rhythm of Lines Sampler)
Channa Horwitz8 Sets of Moires (Rhythm of Lines Sampler), 1987107.95 x 91.44cmPrice on Request
Sonakinatography Composition #23
Channa HorwitzSonakinatography Composition #23, 201150.8 x 71.12 x 5.08cmPrice on Request
Moiré (with angle motif) # 3
Channa HorwitzMoiré (with angle motif) # 3, 198355.88 x 81.28cmPrice on Request
Moiré (with angle motif)
Channa HorwitzMoiré (with angle motif), 198355.88 x 81.28cmPrice on Request
Moiré (with angle motif)
Channa HorwitzMoiré (with angle motif), 198355.88 x 81.28cmPrice on Request
Matrix
Channa HorwitzMatrix, 198376.2 x 53.34cmPrice on Request
Sonakinatography XVIII
Channa HorwitzSonakinatography XVIII, 200386.36 x 71.12cmPrice on Request
Sonakinatography Composition Sixteen - Sixteen Instruments
Channa HorwitzSonakinatography Composition Sixteen - Sixteen Instruments, 1991Price on Request
Language Series II 1-5-7
Channa HorwitzLanguage Series II 1-5-7, 200425.4 x 35.56cmPrice on Request
Language Series II 1-3-5
Channa HorwitzLanguage Series II 1-3-5, 200425.4 x 35.56cmPrice on Request
Canon Fragment
Channa HorwitzCanon Fragment, 198043.18 x 34.92cmPrice on Request
Structure
Channa HorwitzStructure, 198058.42 x 35.56cmPrice on Request
Flipping Squares
Channa HorwitzFlipping Squares, 200638.1 x 132.08 x 5.08cmPrice on Request
Language Series Il, Circles & Squares #2 of 8 (Single)
Channa HorwitzLanguage Series Il, Circles & Squares #2 of 8 (Single), 200425.4 x 30.48cmPrice on Request
Variation and Inversion on a Rhythm 14 Parts #2
Channa HorwitzVariation and Inversion on a Rhythm 14 Parts #2, 201123.5 x 29.21cmPrice on Request
Eight Structures #3
Channa HorwitzEight Structures #3, 1980105.41 x 93.98cmPrice on Request
Round in Three Parts
Channa HorwitzRound in Three Parts, 197735.56 x 35.56cmPrice on Request
Double Square
Channa HorwitzDouble Square, 2005Price on Request
Rhythm of Lines 2-1
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 2-1, 198876.2 x 101.6cmPrice on Request
Rhythm of Lines 7-6
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 7-6, 198876.2 x 101.6cmPrice on Request
Structure for Slices
Channa HorwitzStructure for Slices, 201055.88 x 107.95cmPrice on Request
Moiré (With Angle Motif)
Channa HorwitzMoiré (With Angle Motif), 198455.88 x 81.28cmPrice on Request
Moiré (With Angle Motif)
Channa HorwitzMoiré (With Angle Motif), 198355.88 x 81.28cmPrice on Request
Rhythm of Lines 5-1
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 5-1, 198876.2 x 101.6cmPrice on Request
Language Series III
Channa HorwitzLanguage Series III, 201028.58 x 34.29cmPrice on Request
Rhythm of Lines 3-7
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 3-7, 198776.2 x 101.6cmPrice on Request
Linear Progression / Color
Channa HorwitzLinear Progression / Color, 1984106.5 x 81.5cm45000 USD
Rhythm of Lines 5-1
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 5-1, 198876 x 101.5cm45000 USD
Rhythm of Lines 7-6
Channa HorwitzRhythm of Lines 7-6, 198876 x 101.5cm45000 USD
Gallery Representation
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship2013
Guggenheim Fellowship2013
Biennals
Whitney Biennial2014 - New York City
Whitney Biennial2014 - New York City
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
Taipei Biennial2012 - Taipei
Taipei Biennial2012 - Taipei
Venice Biennial1963 - Venice
Taipei Biennial1963 - Taipei
Taipei Biennial1963 - Taipei
Venice Biennial1963 - Venice