Ruth's Biography

Art

Education
Claremont Graduate School, M.F.A., Painting, 1978
California State University, San Bernardino, B.A., Fine Arts, 1976
University of Southern California, B.S., Geology/Paleontology, 1957

Honors and Awards
Claremont Graduate School University Fellowship in Art
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi (national science honorary)

Solo Exhibitions view more...

2007	Readings, Gresham Art Gallery, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
1990	Sunlight Parables, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California Drawings and Paintings, Ventura College, Ventura, California
1988	Recent Work, Whittier College, Whittier, California
1987	Recent Work, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California
1986	Figurative Paintings and Drawings, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
1984	An Anonymous Autobiography, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California Color Drawings, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1982	Family Pictures, Sandor Teszler Gallery, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1980	Le Carceri d'Invenzione, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
1979	Drawings, The Women's Building, Los Angeles, California
1978	Recent Work, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California Paintings and Drawings, Gallery Two, California State College, San Bernardino, California
1976	Recent Work, Riverside Art Center & Museum, Riverside, California

Selected Group Exhibitions
2007	New Gallery Invitational, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino California
1996	Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1995	Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1994	Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California Get Back, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California Get Back, Kohn-Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1993	Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1992	Artworks: Memorial Tribute to Phil Orlando, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California Inland Empire Faculty, Feldheym Library Gallery, San Bernardino, California Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College , San Bernardino, California
1991	Issue: Earth, Brandstater Gallery, La Sierra University, La Sierra, California (CATALOG) Artist's Studio Tour, Arts Foundation of San Bernardino County Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1990	The Art of Love, Riverside Art Center and Museum, Riverside, California, (CATALOG) Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1989	National Orange Show Exhibit, San Bernardino, California (CATALOG) Inland Empire Faculty, San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, California Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1988	Ruth Bavetta & Celeste Rehm, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California Six at Citrus, Citrus College, Azusa, California
1987	A Separate Place and Time, Feldheym Library Gallery, San Bernardino, California Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1986	Contemporary Drawings, Lyon Gallery, Redlands, California Contemporary work by 23 California Women Artists, California State University, Pomona, California (CATALOG) Realism: Photo and Surreal, Century Gallery, Sylmar, California Selections: 20th Anniversary Celebration, California State University, San Bernardino, California
1985	Many Voices, Many Visions, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, California, (CATALOG) Three Red Herrings: Chris Terry, Margo Kren, Ruth Bavetta, Biola University, La Mirada, California Personae: Southern California Figurative Art, Exploratorium Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, California, (CATALOG) Encore II, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California A Serious Look at Humor, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine California Premiere, Mind's Eye Gallery, Riverside, California Aspects of Art, Lyon Gallery, Redlands, California
1984	Encore, Chrysalis Gallery, Upland, California Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College
1982	Anonymous Autobiographies: Russo & Bavetta, Villaseñor Library, San Bernardino, California Faculty Exhibit, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
1981	Tough, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Northridge, California California Prints & Drawings, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, California Four Emerging Italian-American Artists, Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco, California, (CATALOG)
1979	First Annual Juried Exhibition, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, The Woman's Building, Los Angeles, California
1978	Art X Change, Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California CS/PG-12, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, California
1977	Contents, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California Dry Run, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California Living with Art, Lyon Gallery, Redlands, California
1976	Art Alumni Show: Grand Opening of New Gallery, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California Ceramics, Graphics, Fibers, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California
1975	Thirteenth Annual Purchase Prize Competition, Riverside Art Center & Museum, Riverside, California All California Art Exhibition, National Orange Show Inland Exhibition XI, San Bernardino, California
1974	Many Media Mini Show, Redlands Art Association Gallery, Redlands, California
1973	Mayor’s Inaugural Invitational Exhibition, San Bernardino, California

Selected Private/Public Collections
Security-Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, California
Miramar Hotel, Newport Beach, California
Kenneth Taylor, A.I.A., Running Springs, California
San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino, California
Boyd Matson, Montclair, New Jersey
Nils Vogt-Nilsen, Geneva, Switzerland
Redwood City Public Library, Redwood City, California
Charlotte and Rich Alexander, Costa Mesa, California
Robin and Gary Calote, Ventura California
Sherry and Tom Keller, Candler, North Carolina

Exhibitions Reviews/Articles
Askey, Ruth, "Ruth Bavetta", Artscene, Vol. 4, #9, (May 1985), illus.
Burstein, Joanne, "Ruth Bavetta", Artweek, (October 10, 1981), illus.
Dills, Keith, "Bavetta's Art Reflects Humorous, Voyeuristic Approach", San Luis Obispo Telegram- Tribune, (Sept. 13, 1986), p. 9. illus.
Donahue, Marlene, "The Galleries", Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section, (Nov. 10, 1989), p. 25
McKenna, Kristine, "The Galleries", Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section, (May 24, 1985)
Noreen, Julie, "Portfolio", ElanMagazine, (December, 1991), p. 23, illus.
Paley, Laurel, "Intimate Vistas", Artweek, Vol. 20, #38, (Nov. 16, 1989), p. 13, illus.
Stallcup, Jackie, "Ruth Bavetta", Inland Empire Magazine, (March 1991), p. 41, illus.

Cover Illustrations ONTHEBUS, A New Literary Magazine, Issue 15/16, 1999, front cover illustration
ONTHEBUS, A New Literary Magazine, Issue 14, 1997, back cover illustration

Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century, Issue 29, Summer 2008, four visual poems from Reading series

Poetry

Education
Claremont Graduate School, M.F.A., Painting, 1978
California State University, San Bernardino, B.A., Fine Arts, 1976
University of Southern California, B.S., Geology/Paleontology, 1957

Honors and Awards
Claremont Graduate School University Fellowship in Art
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Xi (national science honorary)

Books
Embers on the Stairs, Moontide Press, 2014
Fugitive Pigments, FutureCycle Press, 2013
No Longer at This Address, Tebot Bach, forthcoming

Anthologies
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