Painter and writer Ruben Nusz (pronounced news) (he/him) was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the son
of a carpenter and a bookkeeper. He has exhibited paintings and sculptures at galleries and museums across
the United States including, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Blanton Museum
of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art (San Diego). His work is featured in the permanent collections
of the Walker Art Center, the Minnesota Museum of American Art, the North Dakota Museum of Art, the
Weisman Art Museum, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He has received a number of awards and
fellowships including a Visual Arts Fellowship from the McKnight Foundation.
Nusz is also co-founder of Location Books, an independent publisher that provides contemporary artists
opportunities to produce new work in book form. Location artist books are found in art libraries throughout
the United States, including the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern
Art (New York), SFMOMA, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Midway Contemporary Art.
His writing has been featured online and in various print journals, including The Walker Art Center Magazine,
Kenyon Review, New American Writing, and The Georgia Review.
He lives and works in Arden Hills and Minneapolis, MN.