Four Works by Mia Westerlund Roosen Enter the Guggenheim’s Permanent Collection

Drawing for Olympia 2, 1992, Charcoal and pastel on paper .19 ¾ x 23 ¾ in | 50.2 x 60.3 cm 

We are pleased to share that four works by Mia Westerlund Roosen have recently entered the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York: Drawing for Olympia 1 (1992), Drawing for Olympia 2 (1992), Drawing for Olympia 3 (1990), and Drawing for Peel (1995).

Spanning 1990 to 1995, the four works represent Westerlund Roosen’s sustained engagement with drawing. Working across sculpture and works on paper, the artist explores materiality, texture, and bodily perception, emphasizing the presence of the hand and the physical qualities of her materials.

Westerlund Roosen approaches drawing as an independent investigation rather than solely as preparation for sculpture. Her works on paper offer a parallel space for examining surface and form, sharing the close attention to material experience that has shaped her sculptural practice since the 1970s.