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