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KATIE RUIZ
Born 1984 Los Angeles, CA
Resides in San Diego, CA
EDUCATION
2015 MFA Painting, New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, NY, NY
2008 BFA Painting, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
2006 Study Abroad University of Guanajuato Mexico, GTO, MX
2003 Study Abroad Semester at Sea University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2002 Associate of Arts Yavapai Community College
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 “Brian and the Bugs” Mural and Installation, New Children’s Museum, San Diego, CA
2021 The Women’s Museum “Waves of Feminism” San Diego, CA
2021 San Diego International Airport Exhibit, San Diego, CA
2020 “The PomPom Project” Oceanside Museum of Art, CA
2019 1805 Gallery "Xicana"om/exhibitions/xicana curated by Lauren Siry, San Diego, CA
2018 “Mother Rose Cried Many Burdens” Mesa College Art Gallery San Diego, CA
2017 "Artistic Soireé", Los Angeles CA, curated by Britt Magnuson
2015 “Blankets” Thesis Exhibition at New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, New York, NY
2014 “Perceptions” Camaradas Emperial Gallery, New York, NY
2014 “Thursday Art Nights” solo show, Oceanside, CA
2013 “Circles” Café Ipe, Encinitas CA.
2010 “New Works” at Kindred Journeys, Oceanside, CA
2004 Benefit for Africa at Belvedere’s Bistro Prescott, AZ
2000 Zhan’s Coffee Shop Prescott, AZ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 Staff Picks, Oceanside Museum of Art, SD CA
2020 MCASD Museum Auction, SD CA
2020 Catherine Fosnot Gallery “25 Artists chosen by prominent NYC Art Critics of Artists to Collect” New London, CT
2020 Mercedes Matter Award Exhibition NYC, NY
2020 "Sidewalk Activisme.org/past_exhibitions2020/sidewalk/" curated by Jim Daichendt, Oceanside Museum of Art, SD CA
2019 CHROMATIC, a two person show with April Rose, Curated by Alessandra Moctezuma, Mesa College Gallery, SD CA
2019 "Coast to Coast" Curated by Karen Wilkin, Berry Campbell Gallery, NYC
2019 "Coast to Coast" Curated by Karen Wilkin, Paul Thiebauld Gallery, NYC
2019 "Holiday Show" The Front, NOLA
2018 “West Coast Connections” Curated by Karen Wilkin, Hackett Mill Gallery San Francisco, CA
2018 “X Marks the Spot” New York Studio School, New York, NY
2018 San Diego Art Institute, small works show, SD CA
2018 “While the trees run” Northern Daughters VT
2017 "NYSS Alumni Show" New York Studio School, New York, NY
2017 "26th Annual Juried Show" Bowery Gallery, New York, NY Juried by Kyle Staver
2017 "Mexico at the Crossroads" Amos Eno Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2017 LA Art Walk "Herstory" Downtown Art-walk Lounge, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Nat George
2017 "Coherence" at Nuwave Gallery, Los Angeles CA, curated by Joey Moreno
2016 Hohenburg Scholarship Recipient Exhibition at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.
2016 LA ART FAIR with WERD Gallery, Los Angeles CA curated by Tim Mueller
2015 "Open Call" Group Show, Lorimoto Gallery, Ridgewood NY.
2015 "Locally Sourced" a group show of 5 recent NYC MFA graduates. E.Tay Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Christina Papanicolaou
2015 "Strange Paradise" National Juried Exhibition at First Street Gallery, New York, NY. Curated and Juried by Steven Harvey.
2015 “New Work, New York” 2013 A Survey of Selected works by Second Year MFA students and recent graduates from elven New York colleges and Universities" curated by Kat Griffen
2014 “Imprints” Katie Ruiz, Rachel Rickert and Sarah King. New Works NYSS, NY
2014 “Embodiment” Two person Show Katie Ruiz and Suki Valentine. NYSS, NY
2013 RAW: Brooklyn Discovery, Public Assembly,Brooklyn, NY
2013 Greenpoint Gallery Juried show, Brooklyn, NY
2011 The Artist Alley 863 Mission St. San Francisco, CA
2011 The Riford Center 6811 La Jolla Blvd. La Jolla, CA
2008 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Beasley Art Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
2007 Himme Productions Juried Group Exhibition Memphis, TN
2006 Cervantino Festival Art Showing Guanajuato, Mexico
AWARDS
2015 Hoenburg Travel Scholarship recipient
2014 Mac Conner Scholarship recipient
2014 LCU Women’s Fund Scholarship recipient
2007 Himme Productions Art Contest Juried
2007 NAU School of Art J.D. Moller Scholarship Juried
2002 Mountain Artist Guild Scholarship Juried
2002 Kate Corey Art Scholarship juried
PROJECTS & RELATED EXPERIENCE
2020 Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Virtual Studio Visit
2020-Athenaeum Art Center-Printmaking Instructor
2019-Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, TO DO Mending Project
2018-Hackett Mill Gallery Panel discussion with Wayne Thiebaud, Karen Wilkin, Gina Werfel, Hearne Perdee, Sarah Blaustein.
2017-Current Art Instructor SDCCD
2017-2018 Owner and Operator of Vivid Space SD Gallery
2015-2022 Teacher Assistant for Graham Nickson Drawing and Painting Marathons, New York Studio School
2003-Volunteer Art teacher at Dukwi Refugee Camp, Botswana, Africa