CV - Ruth Egon
Exhibition experience
Liberation Art Gallery, Brighton, January 2023 - current (currently represented by this gallery)
Edinburgh West End Fair, August 2024
Westside Arts Base, Edinburgh, Scotland, April - May 2024
Birnam Arts, Winter Moonlight, Dunkeld, Perth Scotland, Dec 2023 - Jan 2024
SOTA Affordable Art Fair, London, UK, Oct 2023
Glasgow Reveal Art fair, Scotland, May 2023
Art Comes Alive (finalist from over 3,000 entries), Cincinnati, USA - Oct 2022
London, UK: ‘The New Artist Third Edition’ - August 2022
New York, USA 'Ethereal Dance: A Winter's Dream' - December 2021
'Future Landscapes' Venice, Italy - August/September 2021
Milan, Italy 'Philo-poem' May 2021
Premier Vision (textile design event), Paris, France, repeat exhibitor from 2016 - 2018
Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Scotland, 2013
Findhorn Art Gallery, Scotland, July 2012
Inverness Christmas Fair, Scotland, December 2011
Winchester Art Fair, UK, August 2010
Islington Art and Design Fair, London, UK, August 2008
Winchester School of Art Graduate Show, UK, July 2008
Walsall Art Gallery, UK, November 2004
Education
2027: Goldsmith’s University, Art Psychotherapy Masters (starts September 2027)
2005 - 2008: Winchester School of Art, Textile Design (print) BA Hons Degree
2004 - 2005: Walsall College, Foundation Degree, Distinction
2002 - 2004: A level Art (A), Law (B), Psychology (D)
Work experience
January 2025 - current
Art Steward and workshop leader at Liberation Art Gallery. Trained to deliver Arts Award for young people, as an artist mentor.
July 2024
Led a workshop in mindful art for Aberdour Arts Festival, through Ormus gallery.
May 2023 - December 2024
‘Art in the park’ Hosting mindful group art workshops, using botanicals as inspiration, participants were guided through drawing techniques and group art activities.
November 2023
Art demonstration for Dunfermline Art Club. 2 hour demonstration on painting techniques and how to find inspiration.
May 2019
North Edinburgh Arts, Charity Community Arts workshop in furniture design, stencilling techniques on wooden furniture.
Publications
Vanity Fair, Nov 2021, Dec 2021, Jan 2022
Al-Tiba, Contemporary online art magazine:
https://www.altiba9.com/artist-interviews/ruth-egon-flowers-painting-textile-patterns
Website and social media links:
https://www.facebook.com/RuthEgonArt/