CV
Ruth Gray Images CV
Exhibitions
Solo
2006: Ruby Palate Albury, ‘Transition’, Solo exhibition,
2007: Ruby Palate Albury, ‘Ruth Gray’
2012: Belper Library, ‘Local Impressions’
2012: The Treatplace Crich, ‘Secret Exhibition Abstracts’
2013: Leabrooks Art Gallery, ‘South of the Peak’
2013: Studio 61 Gallery, November Rain.
2014: DH Lawrence Museum, Recent works.
Joint
2007: Creators Gallery Wodonga, ‘Two Poms and a Paintbrush’
2007: Wodonga Plant Farm Wodonga, ‘Stage 4 Images of the Drought’
2007: Wodonga Plant Farm Wodonga, ‘Watercolour Wonders’
2012: The Treatplace Crich, ‘Jubilee Exhibition’
2012: Belper Art Trail, ‘Reconceptualise,’
2012: July Allestree Park Farm,’ Pop up Gallery’
2012: September Allestree Park Farm,’ Pop up Gallery’
2012: November Allestree Park Farm, ‘Pop up Gallery’
2012: December, Winter Wonderland Studio 61 Gallery
2013: Nottingham Contemporary ‘52 Artists 4 Bulwell Project’
2013: Belper Arts Collaborative, Arts Festival Exhibitor
Invite only Exhibitions
2004: Wodonga Tafe, ‘Head Way Art Prize’
2004: Creators Gallery, ‘On the Border’
2004: Creators Gallery, Murray Arts ‘Flow’
2004: Art space Wodonga, ‘Praxis’
2007: Albury Regional Gallery, ‘Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize’
2004 & 2007: Art Space Wodonga, ‘Hume Building Society Arts Wodonga Acquisitive award’
2007: Parramatta Artists’ Studios Sydney, ‘My Backyard’
2007: Cumberland Pencil Factory, Keswick, ‘Derwent Pencil Calendar Exhibition’
2008: Touring Galleries of Victoria, ‘Cancer Council Exhibition’
2011: Tarpey Gallery Castle Donington 'Midland Open Exhibition'
2012: Vibe Gallery, London, 'Desperate Artwives'
2012: Moss Gallery, Norway, '#twitterartexhibit'
2012: Crocus Gallery Nottingham, ‘Open exhibition’
2013: Exhale Gallery Los Angeles ‘#twitterartexhibt’
2013:The Beetroot Tree: ‘Erewash Open’
Regional Annual Exhibitions
2003-2008: Arts Yackandandah, ‘Fresh and Unframed’
2004-2005: Albury Museum, ‘Albury-Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’
2006-2007 Creators Art space ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’
2004-2007: Chiltern, ‘Visual Art Exhibition’
2004-2007: Tumbarumba, ‘Art Exhibition’
2004- 2008:Wodonga, ‘St Augustine’s Art Exhibition’
2004: Holbrook, ‘Rotary Club Art Exhibition’
2004- 2005:Albury, ‘Paint box Gallery Exhibition’
2006-2007:Wodonga, ‘St Johns Anglican Church Art Exhibition’
2006-2007: Creators Art space‘Postcard Exhibition’
2007-2008: Bright Art Gallery, ‘Autumn Exhibition’
2008: Corowa, ‘Corowa Art Exhibition’
2009: Rutherglen, ‘Women in art’
2012: Studio 61 Gallery Boutique, Holloway, 'January Exhibition'
2012: Muse Art Gallery, Heage, 'Spring Exhibition'
2012-2013: Studio 61 Gallery, Holloway, ’Derbyshire Open Arts’
2012: Cromford Mill, ‘June Arts and Makers Festival ‘
2012: Strutt House Belper, ‘Derwent Business Fair’
2012: Cromford Mill, November ‘Arts & Artefacts’
2012: Broomfield Hall Derby College, ‘Christmas Fair’
2012: Cromford Mill, ‘Arts & Makers Christmas fair’
Bibliography
2006: Australian Artist Magazine, How did you paint that?
2007: Artist Palette Magazine, ‘How an Idea Became an Exhibition’
2007: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Beyond Reasonable Drought’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘How to use computers for your art.’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society.’
2011: Artist Interview at Whopple.com http://www.whopple.com/artist-interview-with-amy-gray.html
2011: http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/east-midlands/features/readers-studios-ruth-gray/
2012: Artists and Illustrator Magazine p. 24: August. Advert for Artist of the year
Reviews
2007: Radio Interview - ABC National Jonathan Wright.
2007: TV Coverage - Prime Local News, to access: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWWpB-bHaY
2006: Bordermail ‘Artworks Anything But Gray’ by Laura Kinealy.
2007: Twin City Post ‘Poms brush off their old life and embrace the new’ by David Thorpe.
2007: Bordermail ‘Artists work to be sold for drought relief fundraiser’ by Victoria McDonald.
2007: Twin City Post ‘Lasting Impressions.’ by David Thorpe.
2007: The Land ‘Seeing beauty behind dry horror.’ by Penny watts.
2012: Derby Telegraph 'Chance to Exhibit in London'
2012: Belper News 'Desperate Artwives May Exhibit In London Gallery'
2012: Belper News 'Artists Picked For London Show'
2012: Country Images Magazine Gallery Month. September Issue.
2012: SAA Magazine ‘Networking Girls’
2012: All Things Local Featured Artist October Edition.
2013: ArtsBeat Magazine ‘More Than Just Friends’ February Edition.
Prizes
1990: Stapleford Parish Council, Coat Of Arms Design Award, 1st prize
2003: Hume Community Health Art Prize, 1st Prize
2004: Headway Art Prize, 1st Prize
2008: Derwent Pencil Calendar 2008. Runner up. Exhibited
2011: SAA New Members Postcard Competition Winner, November Issue.
2012: SAA Members Competition Winner ‘My Home’
2012: Sunday Shares Winner Seeking Artists 30/09/12
Current Memberships
Banks Mill Studio Associate Member
SAA Society for all Artists.
Corridor Arts
Belper Arts Collaborative
Desperate Artwives Supported by Women’s Art Library Goldsmiths London
Friends of Studio 61
Gallery Representation
The Rook Gallery, Hartington
Studio 61 Gallery Boutique, Holloway
Leabrooks Art Gallery, Leabrooks
Dayspring Gallery, Beechworth Australia
Little Gem Gallery Matlock
Food Hub Broomfield Hall
Floraline Belper
Farm on the Hill Deniston
The Cherry Orchard Gallery Belper
Creative Employment
2004-2006: Art Space Wodonga, Gallery Assistant
2004: Art Space Wodonga, Drawing workshop co-coordinator.
2003-2008: Albury / Wodonga Artist Society, Publicity Officer.
2003-Present: Ruth Gray Images Art Business and Community social art network.
2012-Present: Studio 61 Gallery, Arts Coordinator
2013-Present: Belper Arts Collaborative Social Media /Promotion
Follow @ruthgrayimages
Solo
2006: Ruby Palate Albury, ‘Transition’, Solo exhibition,
2007: Ruby Palate Albury, ‘Ruth Gray’
2012: Belper Library, ‘Local Impressions’
2012: The Treatplace Crich, ‘Secret Exhibition Abstracts’
2013: Leabrooks Art Gallery, ‘South of the Peak’
2013: Studio 61 Gallery, November Rain.
2014: DH Lawrence Museum, Recent works.
Joint
2007: Creators Gallery Wodonga, ‘Two Poms and a Paintbrush’
2007: Wodonga Plant Farm Wodonga, ‘Stage 4 Images of the Drought’
2007: Wodonga Plant Farm Wodonga, ‘Watercolour Wonders’
2012: The Treatplace Crich, ‘Jubilee Exhibition’
2012: Belper Art Trail, ‘Reconceptualise,’
2012: July Allestree Park Farm,’ Pop up Gallery’
2012: September Allestree Park Farm,’ Pop up Gallery’
2012: November Allestree Park Farm, ‘Pop up Gallery’
2012: December, Winter Wonderland Studio 61 Gallery
2013: Nottingham Contemporary ‘52 Artists 4 Bulwell Project’
2013: Belper Arts Collaborative, Arts Festival Exhibitor
Invite only Exhibitions
2004: Wodonga Tafe, ‘Head Way Art Prize’
2004: Creators Gallery, ‘On the Border’
2004: Creators Gallery, Murray Arts ‘Flow’
2004: Art space Wodonga, ‘Praxis’
2007: Albury Regional Gallery, ‘Fleming Muntz Albury Art Prize’
2004 & 2007: Art Space Wodonga, ‘Hume Building Society Arts Wodonga Acquisitive award’
2007: Parramatta Artists’ Studios Sydney, ‘My Backyard’
2007: Cumberland Pencil Factory, Keswick, ‘Derwent Pencil Calendar Exhibition’
2008: Touring Galleries of Victoria, ‘Cancer Council Exhibition’
2011: Tarpey Gallery Castle Donington 'Midland Open Exhibition'
2012: Vibe Gallery, London, 'Desperate Artwives'
2012: Moss Gallery, Norway, '#twitterartexhibit'
2012: Crocus Gallery Nottingham, ‘Open exhibition’
2013: Exhale Gallery Los Angeles ‘#twitterartexhibt’
2013:The Beetroot Tree: ‘Erewash Open’
Regional Annual Exhibitions
2003-2008: Arts Yackandandah, ‘Fresh and Unframed’
2004-2005: Albury Museum, ‘Albury-Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’
2006-2007 Creators Art space ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society Exhibition’
2004-2007: Chiltern, ‘Visual Art Exhibition’
2004-2007: Tumbarumba, ‘Art Exhibition’
2004- 2008:Wodonga, ‘St Augustine’s Art Exhibition’
2004: Holbrook, ‘Rotary Club Art Exhibition’
2004- 2005:Albury, ‘Paint box Gallery Exhibition’
2006-2007:Wodonga, ‘St Johns Anglican Church Art Exhibition’
2006-2007: Creators Art space‘Postcard Exhibition’
2007-2008: Bright Art Gallery, ‘Autumn Exhibition’
2008: Corowa, ‘Corowa Art Exhibition’
2009: Rutherglen, ‘Women in art’
2012: Studio 61 Gallery Boutique, Holloway, 'January Exhibition'
2012: Muse Art Gallery, Heage, 'Spring Exhibition'
2012-2013: Studio 61 Gallery, Holloway, ’Derbyshire Open Arts’
2012: Cromford Mill, ‘June Arts and Makers Festival ‘
2012: Strutt House Belper, ‘Derwent Business Fair’
2012: Cromford Mill, November ‘Arts & Artefacts’
2012: Broomfield Hall Derby College, ‘Christmas Fair’
2012: Cromford Mill, ‘Arts & Makers Christmas fair’
Bibliography
2006: Australian Artist Magazine, How did you paint that?
2007: Artist Palette Magazine, ‘How an Idea Became an Exhibition’
2007: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Beyond Reasonable Drought’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘How to use computers for your art.’
2008: Australian Artist Magazine, ‘Albury Wodonga Artist Society.’
2011: Artist Interview at Whopple.com http://www.whopple.com/artist-interview-with-amy-gray.html
2011: http://www.creativeboom.co.uk/east-midlands/features/readers-studios-ruth-gray/
2012: Artists and Illustrator Magazine p. 24: August. Advert for Artist of the year
Reviews
2007: Radio Interview - ABC National Jonathan Wright.
2007: TV Coverage - Prime Local News, to access: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORWWpB-bHaY
2006: Bordermail ‘Artworks Anything But Gray’ by Laura Kinealy.
2007: Twin City Post ‘Poms brush off their old life and embrace the new’ by David Thorpe.
2007: Bordermail ‘Artists work to be sold for drought relief fundraiser’ by Victoria McDonald.
2007: Twin City Post ‘Lasting Impressions.’ by David Thorpe.
2007: The Land ‘Seeing beauty behind dry horror.’ by Penny watts.
2012: Derby Telegraph 'Chance to Exhibit in London'
2012: Belper News 'Desperate Artwives May Exhibit In London Gallery'
2012: Belper News 'Artists Picked For London Show'
2012: Country Images Magazine Gallery Month. September Issue.
2012: SAA Magazine ‘Networking Girls’
2012: All Things Local Featured Artist October Edition.
2013: ArtsBeat Magazine ‘More Than Just Friends’ February Edition.
Prizes
1990: Stapleford Parish Council, Coat Of Arms Design Award, 1st prize
2003: Hume Community Health Art Prize, 1st Prize
2004: Headway Art Prize, 1st Prize
2008: Derwent Pencil Calendar 2008. Runner up. Exhibited
2011: SAA New Members Postcard Competition Winner, November Issue.
2012: SAA Members Competition Winner ‘My Home’
2012: Sunday Shares Winner Seeking Artists 30/09/12
Current Memberships
Banks Mill Studio Associate Member
SAA Society for all Artists.
Corridor Arts
Belper Arts Collaborative
Desperate Artwives Supported by Women’s Art Library Goldsmiths London
Friends of Studio 61
Gallery Representation
The Rook Gallery, Hartington
Studio 61 Gallery Boutique, Holloway
Leabrooks Art Gallery, Leabrooks
Dayspring Gallery, Beechworth Australia
Little Gem Gallery Matlock
Food Hub Broomfield Hall
Floraline Belper
Farm on the Hill Deniston
The Cherry Orchard Gallery Belper
Creative Employment
2004-2006: Art Space Wodonga, Gallery Assistant
2004: Art Space Wodonga, Drawing workshop co-coordinator.
2003-2008: Albury / Wodonga Artist Society, Publicity Officer.
2003-Present: Ruth Gray Images Art Business and Community social art network.
2012-Present: Studio 61 Gallery, Arts Coordinator
2013-Present: Belper Arts Collaborative Social Media /Promotion
Follow @ruthgrayimages