Resume – CV
Galleries
Ruth’s work is exhibited regularly at:
Waterstone Gallery, 124 NW 9th, Portland, Oregon: 503-226-6196- Closed Mondays. https://waterstonegallery.com/
Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, 1237 SW 10th Avenue at Jefferson, Portland, Oregon: 503-224-7604, http://www.portlandartmuseum.org/rsg
Earthworks Gallery, 2222 Hwy 101 N., Yachats, OR 541-547-4300 Open 7 days a week.
Associations
Ruth has earned signature membership in the National Watercolor Society, the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, the San Diego Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, the Rocky Mountain National Watercolor Society, The California Watercolor Association and the Northwest Watercolor Society. She is President Emeritus of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and has served as Oregon’s Delegate to the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies.
Lectures, Demonstrations, Instruction
La Romita School of Art – Terni, Italy
Domaine du Haut Baran – Duravel, France
Tubac School of Fine Art – Tubac, AZ
West Texas Watercolor Society
Colorado Watercolor Society, Denver, CO
Women Painters West – Laguna Beach, CA
Sitka Center for Arts and Ecology – Otis, OR
International Society of Experimental Artists
Contemporary Watercolorists of Arizona – Phoenix, AZ
Art & Soul Matters – Rocklin, CA
Whistle Stop Studios – Santa Barbara, CA
Southwest Washington Watercolor Society
Westside Artists
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air, Corvallis, Oregon
Emerald Art Center, Springfield, Oregon
Society of Washington Artists
Astoria Art Loft, Astoria, Oregon
Clackamas Arts Alliance, Oregon City, Oregon
Creative Arts Community, Menucha Residential Art Workshops, Corbett, Oregon
CRB Endeavors, Salt Lake City, UT
Arts Central, Bend, Oregon
Lakewood Center for the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon
Buffalo Grass Watercolor Society, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Art Media, Portland Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon
Willamette University Institute of Continued Learning, Salem, Oregon
Cedar Hills Parks and Recreation, Beaverton, Oregon
Keizer Art Association, Keizer, Oregon
Village Gallery of Arts, Portland, Oregon
Umpqua Valley Art Association, Roseburg, Oregon
Juror
National Watercolor Society
International Society of Experimental Artists
West Texas Watercolor Society
Society of Washington Artists
Emerald Art Association, National Juried Spring Exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon
Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, Oregon
Emerald Art Association, Mayor’s Show, Springfield, Oregon
Southwest Washington Watercolor Society, Vancouver, Washington
Mirror Pond Gallery National Watercolor & Pastel Exhibition, Bend, Oregon
Artists in Action, Salem, Oregon
Beaverton Arts Commission Showcase, Beaverton, Oregon
Keizer Art Association, Keizer, Oregon
Vistas & Vineyards Plein Air Group, Corvallis, Oregon
4 C’s Camera Club – Digital Art Division Statewide Exhibition
Solo Exhibitions
Waterstone Gallery, Portland, Oregon: June 2022 “Tribute” Solo Exhibition with curated guests. View the catalog here.
Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon: October, 2019 “Seasons of Home” Solo Exhibition
RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, Oregon: June 2014, March 2010, September 2005
Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, Oregon: July 2003, 2005
Clackamas County Arts Alliance 2013, 2014
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Arts Commission, February 2006
Salem Art Association, Focus Gallery, April 2002
West Linn Library, “Haunting Aunties” 2000
Judith M Gallery, 1997- 1998
Patricia Jewel Gallery, 1996
Group Exhibitions and Awards
2023
156th Annual International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society, New York, New York: Bronze Medal of Honor courtesy of Clara and Ida Stroud
Watercolor Society of Oregon Spring Exhibition, Bend, OR
2022
2022 Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Evergreen, Colorado
13th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook, California
2021
Transparent Watercolor Society of America’s 45th Annual Exhibition, Kenosha, WI – Kenneth R Hetzel Memorial Award
2020
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 45th Annual Exhibition, Boise, ID
National Watercolor Society & CSPWC Joint International Exhibition, San Pedro, CA and Ontario, Canada
National Watercolor Society 50 Stars Exhibition, San Pedro, CA
2019
Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook, California
Watercolor Society of Oregon Spring Exhibition, Portland, Oregon- Best of Show Award
The Wine Dark Sea – Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, Arizona
Artworks NW 2019, Roseburg, Oregon
Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR Honorable Mention Award
San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, CA Merchandise Award
International Society of Experimental Artists Annual Exhibition, Lowell Michigan
Sitka Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
Visions Adjoined: Exchange Exhibit between National Watercolor Society & Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour
2018
“Nature Perceived” 3 Person Exhibition, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Oregon
Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook, California
H2OMG, Invitational Exhibition, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, California
California Watercolor Association National Exhibition – San Rafael, California
Watercolor Society of Oregon Spring Exhibition, Florence, Oregon – Award
Red River Watercolor Society, Moorhead, Minnesota
Celebration of Creativity, Invitational Exhibition, Beaverton, Oregon
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Evergreen, Colorado
Watercolor West National Watercolor Exhibition, Brea, California
Watercolor Society of Oregon Fall Watercolor Exhibition, Salem, Oregon – Award
Sitka Invitational, Portland, Oregon
2017
Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook, CA – The Beverly Sinclair Thordarson Memorial Award
Alaska Watercolor Society Open Exhibition, Anchorage, AK
Local 14 50th Anniversary Art Show & Sale, Portland, OR
California Watercolor Association National Exhibition – Pleasanton, California
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 42nd Annual Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon – Merit Award
Watercolor Society of Oregon Spring Exhibition, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon
Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
National Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition, San Pedro, CA
San Diego Watercolor Society International Open Exhibition, San Diego, CA
2016
American Watercolor Society’s 149th International Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, California
Georgia Watercolor Society, Dawsonville, Georgia – Honorable Mention Award
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition – Golden, Colorado
Watercolor Society of Oregon Spring Exhibition – Silverton, Oregon – Sixth Place Award
Northwest Watercolor Society International Exhibition, Mercer Island, WA
“Portland 5” – Invitational Exhibition, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
2015
National Watercolor Society International Annual Open, San Pedro, California – Loa Ruth Sprung Award
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Golden, Colorado
Sitka Invitaional, Portland, Oregon
Farm to Fork Invitational, Hood River, Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon, Fall Transparent Exhibition, Hermiston, Oregon – Award of Distinction
Watercolor Society of Oregon, Spring Aqueous Exhibition, Newport, Oregon – Award of Distinction
Louisiana Watercolor Society 45th International Exhibition- Merit Award
California Watercolor Association, Pleasanton, California
North Valley Art League National, Redding, California – Merit Award
2014
Sitka Invitational, Portland, Oregon
Watercolor West, Brea, California – Award
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Golden, Colorado
Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook, California
Texas Watercolor Society, San Antonio, Texas
‘Pulse’ – Mary Lou Zeek, Salem, Oregon
Oregon Society of Artists, Rose Festival Art Show – Best of Show
2013
Clackamas Arts Alliance
Sitka Invitational, Portland, Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Bandon, Oregon – Acheivement Award
Watercolor West 45th Annual Exhibition, Brea, California – Merchandise Award
Northwest Watercolor Society Open Exhibition, Mercer Island, Washington
Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Bothell, Washington
Red River National Watermedia Exhibition, Moorhead, Minnesota – Merit Award
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 38th Annual Exhibition, Dallas Texas – Merchandise Award
“Twelve Watermedia Masters” – First Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Exhibition, Albany, Oregon – Award of Distinction
Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook, California
“Then & Now” a Chronicle of Influence, Invitational Exhibition Lake Oswego, Oregon
2012
Aquarius Pacific Regional Exhibition, Paso Robles, California – First Place Award
Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Welches, Oregon – Achievement Award
Sitka Invitational, Portland, Oregon
Red River National Watermedia, Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, Minnesota
2011
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
Pike’s Peak Watercolor Society International Watermedia XVII, Cottonwood Center for the Arts, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Watercolor Society of Alabama 70th National Exhibition, Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, Alabama
Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, California
2010
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden Colorado – Swede Jensen Memorial Cash Award
Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Seattle, Washington
Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Salem Oregon
California Watercolor Association, The Presidio, San Francisco California
2009
Perceptions of the Past, Invitational Exhibition Celebrating Oregon’s Sesquicentennial, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon
Beaverton Arts Commission Visual Arts Showcase, Beaverton, Oregon
2008
San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition, San Diego, California
Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Bellevue, Washington
Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Hood River, Oregon – Award of Distinction
Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Open Exhibition, Seattle, Washington
2004
Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Ashland, Oregon – Sweepstakes Award
Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Keizer, Oregon – Second Place Award
2003
National Watercolor Society Membership Show, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Watercolor Society of Oregon Transparent Exhibition, Forest Grove, Oregon – Achievement Award
National Watercolor Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Watercolor Society of Oregon Aqueous Media Exhibition, Springfield, Oregon
Hilton Head International Exhibition, Hilton Head, South Carolina – Honorable Mention Award
California Watercolor Association Exhibition, Danville, California
Texas Watercolor Society Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas – Merit Award
2002
Waterworks Exhibition, Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, Washington
Red River National Watermedia Exhibition, Moorhead, Minnesota
2001
Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Grants Pass, Oregon – First Place Award
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, Colorado
2000
National Watercolor Society Open Exhibition, Fullerton, California – Combined Donors Award
Taos Exhibition of American Watercolors, Taos, New Mexico
Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Corvallis, Oregon – Fifth Place Award
1990's
1999 Northwest Watercolor Society Waterworks Exhibition, Issaquah, Washington
1999 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Medford, Oregon – First Place Award
1998 Kentucky Watercolor Society- Brown-Foreman Purchase Award
1996 Watercolor Society of Oregon Exhibition, Bend, Oregon – First Place Award
1996 Local 14 Art Show & Sale
1997-2010 Salem Art Fair
2002 Portland Art Festival
2000, 2001, 2005 Art in the Pearl
2003 Edmonds Art Festival
Collections:
Haynes and Boone, LLP, Palo Alto, California
Willamette View Senior Living, Portland, Oregon
Lake Oswego Foundation of the Arts, City of Lake Oswego, Oregon
Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. & Mrs. E. A. White, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Maggie Bennington-Davis, Portland Oregon
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Madey, West Linn, Oregon
Dr. Joseph Restic, Wilsonville, Oregon
Press
Liebrock, Amy: “Led to Abstraction” Watercolor Artist Magazine, pages 28 – 35, Spring, 2024
Featured Artist: Artsy Shark, December, 2017 https://www.artsyshark.com/2017/12/25/featured-artist-ruth-armitage/
Mack, Laura: Art for Everyone, Chemeketa Press, 2016: Cover Art, pages 24, 50
Seda-Reeder, Maria: “Landscape of Memory” Acrylic Artist Magazine, pages 47-55, Spring 2016
Seda-Reeder, Maria: “Looking Ahead” Acrylic Artist Magazine, page 104, Winter, 2015
Goetze, Janet: “Painter thinks in 3-D for a creative challenge” The Oregonian, Southwest Weekly, February 1, 2007
Kinch, Michael: “Expressing Mood with Watercolor,” Watercolor magazine by American Artist, Summer 2005 issue
Boule, Margie: “Crazy Fun Figures into Artist’s Big Birthday Bash”, The Oregonian, May 1, 2003
Statesman Journal: “Ruth Armitage’s New Watercolors Unveiled”, June 29, 2003
Lawrence, William B.: The Palette, Issue #3
Schink, Christopher: The Palette, Issue #3
Woo, Cathy: Watercolor Magic, Creativity Issue 2002, “Find Your Personal Style”
Watson, Donna: Watercolor Magic, Creativity Issue 2002, “The Fruit of our Suffering”
Lawrence, William B.: Watermedia Focus, Issue 22
Cowan, Ron: “Artists give auction life” Statesman Journal, June 18, 2001
Editors: Watercolor Magic, Yearbook 2000, “Ones to Watch”
Greenwood, Phaedra: “Abstracts dominate this year’s watercolor exhibit”, Taos News, July 20, 2000
The Oregonian, Neighborhood Extra, August 11, 2000 “Sisters’ Song”
Featured Artist: Oregon Art Beat, April 2004, K.C. Cowan, producer, Oregon Public Broadcasting