Born in 1952 in Naples, Texas, Nancy Rubins is a sculptor and installation artist whose large-format sculptures explore the threshold between two- and three-dimensionality. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of California at Davis, Rubins has installed her monumental sculptures across the United States and Europe, while significant public and private collections hold her work. She has exhibited at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, and the Venice Biennale. Steidl published Rubins' Work in 2012.