Ruth was a finalist in the ‘Paint my Portrait’ competition in conjunction with Creative Bay of Plenty and The Breeze radio station
Finalist in the molly morpeth canaday art award 2015
This piece is the first in a new series, which was a finalist in 2015
‘Untitled’
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’Awake my soul and sing’
Finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards 2014
Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards 2014
'Awake my soul and sing'
This work was selected for the 2014 art awards in Whakatane. The Award is held annually in conjunction with Summer Arts events in Whakatane.
The Major Award of $10,000 was won by Peter Miller - Auckland for ' Fun Ho!'
Finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday art awards 2012
Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards 2012
'Noah the journey so far'
This work was selected for the 2012 art awards in Whakatane.
finalist in the molly morpeth canaday art award 2010
Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards 2010
'In my dreams I fly'
This work was selected for the 2010 art awards in Whakatane.
FINALIST IN THE MOLLY MORPETH CANADAY ART AWARD 2009
'Lily - homage to Klimt'
This work was selected for the 2009 art awards in Whakatane.
solo exhibition 2006
The Art Boutique, Tauranga
"‘Evidence of Inhabitation’ was about finding beauty in the things we live with everyday. I believe that you can see beauty in the most humble of objects, it is not so much what you paint as how you paint it. I also like to add another dimension to my work with subtle narratives, usually by giving the subjects human allegories of their own. By adding one’s own unique and original interpretation of a subject an artist can still come up with a new way of looking at a subject. This is one of the reasons that art is so fascinating; you are able to see life through the eyes of another.’
