RUTH A. BLOCK
5722 Huntington Ave
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 225-1123
www.ruthblock.com
www.aivideo.com
Paintings, sculptures, murals and graphics in private and public collections
throughout the United States, Europe and Mexico. (Partial list of collectors available upon request.)
Currently: Full-time Faculty and Lead Drawing Instructor at The Art Institute of California, San Francisco
EDUCATION
• MFA, June, 2004, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda/Pleasant Hill/Berkeley, CA
• Graduate Program of Fine Arts, Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
• MA, Guidance and Counseling, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI
• BA, Art Education and Teacher Certification, Michigan State University
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2001-2005 Artist in Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA. Printmaking
2001 East Bay Community Foundation, Selected 5 East Bay Women Artists, Oakland, CA
1995-1998 Marquis Who’s Who of American Women
1996 New Mexico Art League, Best in Show (two consecutive months)
1993 Oakland Business Arts Award Nomination (Coordinator, The Fire Art Project)
1991 The Artist’s Magazine, “Ten Best Teachers on Tape” (for AIV Videos)
1983 Richmond Art Center Annual Juried Show, First Place Award in Sculpture
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Inner Dialogues III, Alta Bates Summit Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2005 25 Year Retrospective: Breaching Stylistic Boundaries, California Modern Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Across Miles and Millennium, American Embassy, Athens, Greece
2005 Inner Dialogues II, Bank of America, El Cerrito, CA
2004 Inner Dialogues, JFKU Arts & Consciousness Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2001 Its in the Gesture, Bucci’s, Emeryville, CA
2001 Not Just For Children, First Federal Savings & Loan, Oakland
2000 Intensity of Color and Form, Linda Penzur Gallery, San Anselmo, CA
1998 Friends Are Special People, Roswell North Elementary , Roswell, GA
1998 Friends Are Special People, Roswell Visual Arts Center, Roswell, GA
1996 In Celebration of Woman, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM
1995 A Taste of Color, Wolfe’s Bagels, Albuquerque, NM (review )
1995 Non-Verbal Communications, New Mexico Art League
1994 Across Boundaries, New Mexico Art League (review)
1994 Stepping Out On Thin Ice, Atahaulpa Gallery, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM (review)
1993 Paintings and Sculptures, Studio 11, Oakland
1992 Recent Works on Canvas and Paper, Studio 11, Oakland
1991 & 92 Art Works, Christensen Heller Lowe, Berkeley
1990 Paintings from Motherhood, Studio One Art Center, Oakland
1989 & 90 Works from An Instructor’s Demos, First Federal Savings & Loan, Oakland
1989 & 87 Dreams, Visions and Motherhood, First Federal Savings & Loan, Oakland
1987 Dreams, Visions and Motherhood, University Y-House, Berkeley
1987 A Coming Together of Old and New, Ariel Cafe, Berkeley
1986 Recent Paintings, Ariel Cafe, Berkeley
1983 Retrospective: Paintings, Drawings & Etchings, Edible Complex, Oakland
1983 & 79 Dreams and Visions, First Federal Savings & Loan, Oakland
1980 Dreams and Visions, First Federal Savings & Loan, San Francisco
1980 The Female Figure, Cleo’s Coffee House, Berkeley
1977 Art and the Archetypes, Berkeley Dream Festival Exhibition and Talk, First Unitarian Church of Berkeley
SHARED MAJOR EXHIBITIONS
1998 The Intensity of Color & Form (With Winni Hull) Gallery V, Ltd., Roswell, GA
1997 Dream Chasers (with Horne & Nadelhoffer), Roswell Visual Arts Center (article)
1985 Featured Artists (with Mark Briggs), Liquid Sky Club, San Francisco
1979 Dreams and Visions (with Dwight Hand) Galeria Pergola, San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico (review)
HOLIDAY OPEN STUDIOS 2002, 2000
PRO ARTS OPEN STUDIOS 1992, 1993, 1999
JURIED SHOWS
2007 Live Free or Die, Rhonda Schaller Studio, NY, NY
1995 ¡Magnifico!, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque (review)
1994 Holiday Best of Albuquerque, Main Public Library, Albuquerque
1994 Fine Arts Gallery, New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque (review)
1994 National Small Painting Exhibit, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque
1985-91 Berkeley Art Center Association Annual Juried Show, Berkeley
1983 Richmond Art Center Annual Juried Show, Richmond, CA (award)
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
1999-2004 Arts & Consciousness Gallery, JFKU, Berkeley, CA
2001-3 Kala Art Institute, Artist in Residency Annual Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
2001 Richmond Art Center, Instructor’s Exhibition, Richmond, CA
2001 Scrambled Edge, Taking the Leap Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
2000-01 2X2, John F. Kennedy, Arts & Consciousness Show, Berkeley, CA
1999 Richmond Art Center, “Top of the Map”, Richmond, CA
1994-96 New Mexico Art League Instructor’s Exhibitions, Albuquerque
1994-96 New Mexico Art League Members Exhibitions, Albuquerque
1995 Harwood Art Center Open Studios, Albuquerque
1994 ¡Magnifico! Demonstrations and Exhibition, State Fair Grounds, Albuquerque
1990-93 Pro Arts Open Studios and Gallery Exhibits, Oakland
1989-93 Studio One Art Center Faculty Shows, Oakland
1986 Berkeley Art Center Annual Membership Show, Berkeley
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2005 Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2002 Galleria Del Sol, Miami Beach, FL
2001 Downtown Gallery, Tracy, CA
1997-98 Gallery V, Ltd., Roswell, GA (Featured Artist, March 1998)
1995-96 Primarily People Gallery, Belen, NM (Featured Artist, Sept 1995)
1994 Radical Things Gallery, Corrales, NM
1990-93 Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland
1985-93 Studio 11 Gallery, Oakland (Featured Artist, 1986-93)
1972-89 Arnold’s Art Gallery, Tampa, FL
1988 Ariel Gallery, Albany, CA (article)
1983 Blue Lotus Gallery, Point Richmond, CA (Featured Artist, Sept-Dec 1983)
1981 Gallery Camaraderie, Berkeley
1981 The Glen, El Cerrito, CA
1977-81 Prism Crescents, Berkeley
1977 Gallery 884, Berkeley
MAJOR PROJECTS (See Resume for details)
1999 City of Richmond Multi Cultural Millennium Festival Mural Project Co- coordinator/Director
1998-99 Sanctuary Enhancement Project Artistic Director/Coordinator
1992 Fire Art Project Coordinator/Director (48 Simultaneous Bay Area Exhibits)
1988-96 Artists InterActive Video Productions Director/Producer/Talent
MURALS
1999 “Historic Richmond”, Commissioned by the City of Richmond, Richmond Art Center and Richmond Arts & Cultural Commission
1965-72 Indoor and outdoor, in public and private settings, individually and in
collaboration with other artists in Chicago, East Lansing and Lakeland, FL
PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS
Feb 1994 “Dream Ribbon Unfolding”, New Mexico Light, Cover Art , Vol. 3, No.2
1987 The Hidden Valley, by Strephon K. Williams, Journey Press (14 illustrations)
ADDITIONAL ART RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• Art Instructor (See Professional Resume for history and details)
• Artists InterActive Video Productions, Director, Producer and Talent: Classic Life Drawing Video Workshops and Painting the Figure in Watercolor Video Workshops (www.aivideo.com)
• Arts Commissioner, City of Richmond
• Art Design and Color Consultant and Collaborator
• Art Instructor (See other Profession Resume)
• Artrain, Exhibiting and Demonstrating Artist
• Creative Process Facilitator (classes, demonstrations and support groups)
• Department Chair, Berkeley Adult School and Studio One Art Center
• Gallery Manager and Curator
• Graphic Art Layout and Designer for advertisements, brochures, invitations, logos, posters
• Portrait Commissions of adults, animals and children, various media
• Promotional Media and Product Demonstrator, various media
• Photography