artist bio
Ruth Levine FDIA
studioLEVINE
June 2018
Ruth Levine is a Sydney based mixed media and textile artist who is driven by the exploration of textures and the perception and tactile responses of 3D artwork through the visual transformation of materials.
She is also known as the award-winning interior designer and Director of Ruth Levine Interior Design with over 30 years experience in the world of interior design, Ruth has now translated her love for textures, fabric and form into sculptural and usable artwork. The artworks exemplify Ruth’s design philosophy of balancing the smooth, sleek and perfect with handmade pieces to give the home a sense of history + heart and her work is internationally collected.
Ruth’s work has been represented at:
. ‘2 Artists + A Chef: A visual feast’, a joint exhibition with painter, Juliet Holmes a Court, interpreting
the culinary artistry of Chef, James Viles (Biota), Sturt Gallery, Mittagong NSW Sept-Nov 2018
. ‘Trembling Man- 2 Artists and a Poet’, a joint exhibition with painter Juliet Holmes a Court and poet, Paolo Totaro OM, the Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney July 2017
. ‘Collections’, Spence and Lyda, Sydney – 2017 +2018 +2019
. ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ a joint exhibition with Dr Terri Brooks, Fanuli, Melbourne 2016
. ‘Art Hop’ Sydney 2014, 2015, 2016,2019
. ‘Textures, Textiles + Touch’ exhibition, Spence and Lyda, Sydney 2014
. ‘Alter Aalto’ Bowl published in The Art of Textiles by Mary Schoeser, Thames+ Hudson released
worldwide in three languages 2012
. ‘The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize’: ‘Layered bowl’ selected for this prestigious exhibition 2011
. ‘Ode to King Billy’ (Totems) was judged as Outstanding in Fibre Design for Australia and New Zealand in 2010 by a panel of four judges brought together by Dragon Design + TAFTA
Spence & Lyda
The Australian Forum for Textile Artists : http://tafta.org.au/nsw-news-events/