About
Ruth studied Fine Art in Birmingham, followed by an MA in Photography at Falmouth, where she was identified as one of the best MA students in the British Journal of Photography, her credits include book and album covers.
Her socially engaged practise reinforces her interest in the links between creativity, wellbeing and positive change in communities.
In 2017 she set up a social enterprise to develop an active creative community engaged in arts and culture, which she advocates as a human right.
More recently she has become interested in sustainable photographic practices and actions.
Exhibitions, Publications, Awards and Commission
2024 Streetdraw Camborne, exhibition and award photo-collage
2023 Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Natur Sowena photography social prescribing project
2022 Artslab, animation workshops and exhibition with young people from Brannel School
2022 Diskudha Skeusenieth Kernow, touring show, Arts Council England
2022 Falmouth Art Gallery, Splanna! young people’s photography climate change project
2021 Creative Kernow, G7 behind the postcard film contributor
2021 Hypatia Trust, Women of Cornish Music: Past & Present, illustration, sound
2021 Falmouth Art Gallery, In her shoe’s artworks and stories of the female artists, giclee print
2020 DIASPORA – Winter festival of light, UV installation
2019 REFLECT Arts + Minds project – Time to sit and stare, photographic intervention
2017 Signs and Wonders – Winter festival of light, UV large scale paintings
2017 Falmouth Town Council – Tea documentary for tea festival
2016 Arts for Health South West Awards – shortlisted for the ‘Happy Crafters’ project
2016 Box and Cox – Handwork commission for wedding services
2016 Access Art – Online contributor
2015 Tough Dough – Harveys of Bond Street, Redruth
2014 Summerland – Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth
2013 Constructed Worlds – Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth
2012 The Sensory Trust – Dementia Uncovered Digital Commission
2011 Poldhu Mosaic – Poldhu Nursing Home
2009 Half stop Cornwall – Group show
2008 British Journal of Photography – Pick of the MA crop
2008 Photomonth London – Light Rain Show
Learning and Engagement
2017 – ongoing
Incorporation of Make it better (Mitber) CIC – Supporting communities to live well through the arts (mitber.com).
2024 The Active looking Project, exhibition of c prints, cyanotype and video, G12, Krowji
2023 The Active Looking Project, exhibition of prints Grays Wharf Gallery Penryn
2022 Smartline The University of Exeter, community film making award
2022 Cornwall Council, Suicide prevention and innovation photography award
2022 Cornwall Council, Suicide prevention and innovation mentoring new award winners
2022 Creative Kernow, Artslab digital arts project to support good mental health in schools
2022 Artswell, Museum of Cornish Life, creative activities for social prescribing
2021 Falmouth Art Gallery, Splanna! Young peoples climate change activism project
2021 Volunteer Cornwall, Smartphone photography projects to support community wellbeing
2021 Cornwall Council Local Heritage List, using smartphone photography for research workshops
2021 Cornwall Community Foundation Headstart legacy fund, wellbeing through memes and gifs
2021 The University of Exeter, Health and Environment Public engagement, consultancy
2021 Discover Smartphone Photography Cornwall, Arts Council England project award
2020 Cornwall Council, Suicide prevention and innovation photography project award
2020 Baring Foundation, Creatively Minded digital arts award
2020 Little Owl Trust and Falmouth Town Council, Discover smartphone photography
2019 Smartline The University of Exeter digital storytelling projects
2019 Cornwall Community Foundation Award, St Austell photography project
2019 Cornwall Women’s Centre, Young empowered women – photography and digital wellbeing
2019 University of Exeter career zone – presentation community arts and outreach
2019 Cornwall Neighbourhoods for change – smartphone photography project
2018 Short courses ‘creativity in care’ for activity coordinators and residents at Live west, Plymouth
2018 Age UK Plymouth, short photography course and setup of Plymstock photography group
2017 Newave Arts Week Residency, Guns Village Primary, West Bromwich
2014 Happy Crafters Project, Miners Court, Redruth