Ruth Chambers
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| Ruth Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 Toronto |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Ontario College of Art, University of Regina |
| Known for | Ceramics, Installation |
Ruth Chambers (born 1960 in Toronto, Ontario[1]) is an installation artist based in Regina, Saskatchewan. She works with a wide range of media, and her art has incorporated everything from unfired clay and found objects to the latest in audio-visual media.
In 1983, she graduated from the Ontario College of Art as an Associate of the Ontario College of Art. From 1983–1984 she worked in the Ceramics Department of the Sun Valley Centre for the Arts and Humanities in Sun Valley, Idaho.[1] She obtained her M.F.A. from the University of Regina in 1994.[2]
Career
Chambers' work has also explored a vast array of thematic elements. Some of her sculptures have depicted inner elements of the human body, depicted in such a way that they force questions about the relationship between the physical and the metaphysical.[3] Other works by Chambers combine elements of classical design (such as Tuscan order columns) with fragile natural imagery, such as fluttering oak leaves.
Her more recent installation art explores both natural and architectural themes. Recent pieces incorporate unfired clay objects placed in darkened space; the pieces are then activated by dramatic lighting and visual projections.[1]
She has exhibited throughout both Canada and the United States. She is a founding member of Petri’s Quadrille, a Regina-based artists’ collective. She has exhibited at institutions such as the Burlington Art Centre, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan.
In 2007 she co-authored a book with Amy Gogarty and Mireille Perron titled Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice (published by Ronsdale Press), which includes ten essays that explore ceramics as a socially responsible practice.[4]
References
External links
2007: Utopic Impulses: Contemporary Ceramics Practice (ed. with Amy Gogarty and Mireille Perron) ISBN 9781553800521 OCLC 124034534
Sandra Alfoldy. Allied Arts: Architecture and Craft in Postwar Canada. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, Mar 28, 2012. pg. 126-7.
