Ruthie V.


Oil on panel 30" x 31"

Oil on canvas 40" x 30"

Oil on linen 10" x 8"

Oil on panel 24" x 36"

Oil on Linen 24” x 18” 2014

Oil on Linen 14” x 11” 2014

Oil on Linen 24” x 18” 2013

Oil on Linen 14” x 11” 2014

Oil on Linen 8” x 10” 2014
Education:
2012 Masters Course; Painting Barbara Sternberger, Bellingham Washington
2005 Bachelor of Arts; Painting Western Washington University, Bellingham Washington
2003 Study Abroad; Italy Rome, Venice, Florence, & Tuscany, Western Washington University
2000 Apprentice in Pottery Kosuke Kaneshige, son of National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige,
Bizen, Japan
1999 Associates in Arts with Honors Whatcom Community College, Bellingham Washington
Projects and Experience:
2013-Present Painting Instructor Pratt Fine Arts
2003-2013 Paint Consultant Collaborative work with clients to design paint colors, murals, and
specialized finishes for their homes.
2009-2013 Instructor Beginning and advanced drawing and painting instructor for adults
(Whatcom Museum, SSCC, ArtEast, Dakota Art, Blue Horse Gallery)
2008 Muralist 60x10’ exterior mural on the front of the Pickford Theater
Mural designed with committee input.
1995-2002 In House Muralist Muralist for Service Alternatives’ group homes for children with
disabilities. Murals designed with input from residents and staff.
2006-2011 Community Art Facilitator Organized and facilitated bi-weekly community figure drawing
sessions
Solo Exhibitions:
2014 Slow Time Shift Gallery, Seattle Washington
2013 Domestic, the Soul of an Interior Shift Gallery, Seattle Washington
2010 Work Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison Washington
2009 Place Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2008 Humanity of Land Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison Washington
2007 Local Landscapes Frameworks Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2007 Green Power Frameworks Gallery, Bellingham Washington
Group Exhibitions:
2014 Slow Time Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison Washington
2014 Make Shift Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma Washington
2013 Bird Festival Smith & Vallee Gallery, Edison Washington
2013 Peak Shift TKArts Building, Seattle Washington
2012 30 Paintings in 30 Days; Portraits TKArts Building, Seattle Washington
2012 untitled Mercer Gallery, Seattle Washington
2011 untitled Katherine Schneider Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2011 Fate of the Forest Whatcom Museum, Bellingham Washington
2011 Ruthie V. Shift Collaborative Gallery, Seattle Washington
2011 Size Matters Works On Canvas, Bellingham Washington
2011 Shift; New Members Shift Collaborative Gallery, Seattle Washington
2010 The American Landscape Loomis Hall, Blaine Washington
2010 Daily Painting Project Works On Canvas, Bellingham Washington
2010 Four Seasons Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2010 Reaching for the Light Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2010 Size Matters Works On Canvas, Bellingham Washington
2009 Ordinary Objects Edison Eye Gallery, Edison Washington
2009 Public Hanging Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham Washington
2006 Tree of the Year Lucia Douglas Gallery, Fairhaven Washington
2005 Pacific Arts Market Downtown Partnership, Bellingham Washington
Honors & Awards:
Peoples' Choice Winner, Plein Air Paint Out, 2008
Best Local Artist, Cascadia Weekly, 2008
Volunteer of the Year, Kulshan Community Land Trust, 2007
Publications and Art Reviews:
Jen Graves, The Lies of the Artists, The Stranger, September 11, 2013
J.D. Salinger, Loose Lips, The Stranger, August 28, 2013
The Portrait Project, The New Pioneer Square, August 2013
Jen Graves, How to Succeed in Art Without Even Trying, The Stranger, August 21, 2013
Kuntz & Company, video, September 2011
Amy Kepferle, Leave my Shoes by the Door, Cascadia Weekly, September 7, 2011
Osa Hale, Leave my Shoes by the Door, The Western Front, September 23, 2011
Amy Kepferle, Work; Passion Versus Paycheck, Cascadia Weekly, October 13, 2010
Philip A. Dwyer, Pacific Paint (photo), Bellingham Herald June 8, 2010
Margaret Bikman, Artist Profile: Lisa McShane, Bellingham Herald May 30, 2010
Amy Kepferle, Due Diligence; The Daily Painting Project, Cascadia Weekly May 26, 2010
Allison Arieff, In Land We Trust, Sunset Magazine, February 2010
Amy Kepferle, Snow Globe; Shake, Appreciate, Repeat, Cascadia Weekly Dec. 16, 2009
Trish Harding & Camcord at Large, 4th Annual Downtown Bellingham's Plein Air Paint Out 2009, October 24, 2009
Amy Kepferle, Painting the Town; This is not a Sidewalk Sale, Cascadia Weekly Aug. 25, 2009
Andy Bronson, Price of Passion Bellingham Herald Sept. 29, 2008
Kie Relyea, New Pickford Theater Opening (photo), Bellingham Herald Sept. 16, 2008
Amy Kepferle, Art Harvest; On Farms and Farming, Cascadia Weekly Aug. 2007