JUNE WAYNE
Art & Science
On September 7th, 2024 a large retrospective of the Art & Science work of June Wayne opened at the Fullerton Museum Center, in Orange County, California.
Other Art & Science works of Wayne's are featured at the Palm Springs Museum.
In the interim we are delighted to share a unique online exhibit, reflecting June Wayne’s lifelong exploration of the relationship between Art and Science. In doing so she also revolutionized print making and the textile medium, while fighting fearlessly for freedom of expression and the rightful inclusion of women and minorities in the art world.
June Wayne (1918-2011) was born in Chicago, but moved to Los Angeles in wartime. A high school drop out at age 15, Wayne exhibited her first paintings by age 17, and quickly proved herself a prodigy in many media. As the founder of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Wayne brought lithography masters to the United States to collaborate with experimental artists in residence (1960-1970) at her Tamarind, Hollywood studio, including Louise Nevelson, Ed Ruscha, and Charles White.
Wayne’s work is represented in the permanent collections of dozens of major museums and private collections. The Los Angeles City Council recognized her cultural and artistic contributions on the centenary of her birth March 7, 2018, as it had done in 1999 at the time of a major retrospective of her work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
TERRESTRIAL WORKS
CELESTIAL
WORKS
EARLY
WORKS
“‘My work method is the scientific method. Being an artist is a lot like being a detective. The task of the artist is always to notice, digest, and comment on what is going on. We do it whether we’re aware of it or not. My model has always been Sherlock Holmes. I am always interested in the dog that didn’t bark in the night. What does a negative shape mean? I want to explore the thing you don’t know about.’”