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BIO

 

Raylene Gorum is a Bay Area based artist who uses metal, wood, acrylic, plastic and intricately cut vinyl to create site specific installations. Her pieces use the built environment as a canvas to blur spatial boundaries and to make the world a little more fantastical.

She has a Bachelors of Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and through the Ecole d'Architecture in Paris. Her works have been exhibited in San Francisco, New York, London, Milan, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Taipei, and Brazil and included in lots for the Whitney Art Party and Phillips du Pury. Her largest installation to date occupied 165' x 16' of window across the street from MOMA NY on 53rd Street. He largest work to date, a concrete and glass ground mural called Lady Bayview, is built into a 5,500 sf  pier in India Basin, SF.

She relocated to California and bought a houseboat in Sausalito after selling a popular singing bar, Baby Grand, that she designed and operated in NYC. She is the Parks + Rec Chair and on the board of Sausalito Center for the Arts as well as the Sausalito Community Boating Center. She sees opportunities for collaboration in art, song and every day life.

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ARTIST PROFILE

Public artist and specializing in large-scale, site-specific installations for public and private environments. Extensive experience collaborating with municipalities, public agencies, and developers to deliver durable, high-impact artworks. Known for managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from concept through installation, including coordination with fabricators, engineers, and city stakeholders. Experience managing public art commissions ranging from $15,000 to $683,000 including work in waterfront, transportation, and civic cultural environments. 

Her pieces often use the built environment as canvas to make the world a little more fantastical.

SELECTED CLIENTS & AGENCIES
City of San Francisco (SF Rec & Park, SFAC)
Caltrans
ArtsWA (Washington State Arts Commission)
City of San Rafael
MidPen Housing
San Jose Downtown Association
Nebraska Arts Council
California Arts Council
Boston Post Road Developers

AWARDS & GRANTS
Pirkle Jones Visual Artist Grant — $25,000
Burning Man Arts Honorarium — $25,000
Marin Cultural Association Arts Grant

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EDUCATION
Bachelors of Architecture, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

École d’Architecture Val de Marne, Paris, France
Cooper Union, New York, NY — Advanced 3D Studies
Central Saint Martins, London, UK — Experimental Printing

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC LEADERSHIP
Chair, Parks & Recreation Commission — City of Sausalito
President, Galilee Harbor Community Association
Board Member, Sausalito Center for the Arts
Board Member, Sausalito Community Boating Center

Building 180 Artist Residency
Artist in Residence, Youth in Arts

Willow Creek Invited Artist in Residence

Volunteer educator with focus on art Southern Marin School District

Led Intensive Architectural Immersion Studios for High School Students at Cal Poly, SLO

SELECTED PUBLIC ART + CIVIC COMMISSIONS

Lady Bayview

San Francisco, CA (2024)
SF Rec & Park + SFAC
5,500 sq ft permanent artwork for a public pier and park. Designed for high-traffic waterfront conditions and long-term durability.


A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

Ira D Hall Building Wrap - Sunnyvale, CA (2025)
MidPen Housing + City of Sunnyvale 
340 ft façade installation integrated into affordable housing development. Translates complex conceptual material into a highly visible civic artwork.


That Which Colors the Mind

Northshore Performing Arts Center; Kenmore, WA (2024)
ArtsWA 
Suspended metal installation in the lobby of a public concert hall. Integrated with architecture and designed for visibility from multiple vantage points.

All Our Children United

Sausalito/Marin City, CA (2022)
Caltrans
215 ft mural developed through community engagement and multi-stakeholder collaboration. Reflects neighborhood identity and equity-centered themes.


Civic Wave

San Rafael, CA (2024)
City of San Rafael, California Arts Council and Art Works Downtown
450 sq ft installation in a downtown civic setting. Designed to activate public space and engage a broad audience.

Anticipare +  Intervallum

University of Nebraska Omaha (2020, 2019)
Nebraska Arts Council;
Two permanent installations within the Performing Arts Center. Coordinated with institutional stakeholders and designed for long-term integration with the built environment.

Star Sailor
Sunnyvale, CA (2017)
MidPen Housing
Public art commission integrated into residential development. Early work establishing long-term collaboration with civic-focused clients.

Raylene Gorum is available for public and private art commissions, civic projects and site responsive art works.