Chase was granted a residency at the Millay Colony for the Arts in New York, published in Professional Artist Magazine, Catapult Art Magazine, and Huffington Post, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum. She was a featured artist on the Dead Files TV program and was awarded an Artist in Residence at Nevada County Arts for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film BELONGING screened at the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She received the Legendary Female Artist award of Venice, exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Ruth Chase
West of Lincoln
Acrylic on canvas w/ audio
"'West of Lincoln' was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles. My work explores what it means to be a woman and the struggle to understand all that entails. I create large, intimate paintings on canvas, public art, and videos that celebrate female identity while challenging harmful stereotypes. I'm interested in contrasting definitions of identity that encourage women to reevaluate roles prescribed to them by society.
I use social media as a communal aspect of my process that takes me out of the isolation of my studio and expands my understanding of women outside of my own experiences. Interviewing and engaging the public informs my work. Every painting I create is informed by interviews and conversations with folk from across the U.S. and worldwide."
— Ruth Chase
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About the artist
Ruth Chase
Chase was granted a residency at the Millay Colony for the Arts in New York, published in Professional Artist Magazine, Catapult Art Magazine, and Huffington Post, and has taught at the Crocker Art Museum. She was a featured artist on the Dead Files TV program and was awarded an Artist in Residence at Nevada County Arts for Artist Activating Communities through a grant from the California Arts Council for three consecutive years. Her film BELONGING screened at the 18th Annual Nevada City Film Festival and Wild & Scenic Film Festival. She received the Legendary Female Artist award of Venice, exhibited in The Crocker Kingsley, the Museum of Northern California Art, and the Diego Rivera Gallery at the San Francisco Art Institute.
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