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Saturday, October 3, 2009

Cache de Poudre River




oil on canvas
24x30
$2400

Old Louisville Inn



oil on linen
9x12
$450

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Ruth Soller Resume

Ruth@SollerOriginals.com
http://www.ruthsoller.blogspot.com/
http://www.solleroriginals.com/

One-Artist Exhibitions
2008: Ruth Soller: Colorado Works, Breckenridge Theater Gallery, City of Breckenridge, CO
2007: Ruth Soller: Portraits & Florals, City Hall, Municipal Courthouse, Louisville, CO
2006: Ruth Soller: Colorado Landscapes, Miners Alley Playhouse, Golden, CO
2004: Ruth Soller: Colorado Scenes, Edward Jones Investments, Broomfield, CO
2003: Ruth Soller: Women’s History Month/Troy University Rosa Parks Museum, AL
2002: Ruth Soller: Portraits & Paintings, Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery, AL
1998: Ruth Soller: Florals & Gardens, Gayfers, Eastdale Mall, Montgomery, AL
1998, 1994: Ruth Soller Works/Auburn University Montgomery Alabama TechnaCenter, AL
1997: Ruth Soller Watercolors/Society of Arts & Crafts Gallery, ARTrek, Montgomery, AL
1997: Ruth Soller Watercolors/Armory Learning Arts Center, Montgomery, AL
1991: Ruth Soller Works/Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes, CA


Two-Artist Exhibitions
2003: A Slice of Americana, with Sculptor Victoria Downey, Dowling Museum/Ann Rudd Art Center, Ozark, AL

Invitational & Juried Exhibitions
2009: Florence Biennial International Contemporary Exhibition/ Fortezza da Basso,Florence, Italy
2009: Something Different Exhibition/ APW Arts Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2009: Western Art Show/ Evergreen Center for Arts, Evergreen, CO
2009: Sketchbook Project Exhibition Tour/ Art House Cooperative Gallery, Atlanta, GA;
Museum of Contemporary Art DC, Washington, DC; Chris’ Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA; Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA; Antena Gallery, Chicago, IL; Soulard Art Market, Saint Louis, MO; 3rd Ward Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; Museum of Design Atlanta, GA; Chicago Art Source Gallery, IL.
2009: Panhandle-Plains Invitational Western Art Show & Sale/ Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX, Michael R. Grauer, Curator of Art
2009: Western Spirit Show & Sale/ Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, WY
2009, 2008, 2007, 2005: All Colorado Art Show/ Curtis Arts Center, Greenwood Village, CO
2008, 2007, 2006: Louisville National Show/Center for the Arts, CO, Color catalog
2008, 2006, 2005, 2004: Lines into Shapes National Show/ Art Center Estes Park, CO
2007: Art Sightings: Regional Art Exposed/ Loveland Museum & Gallery, CO
2006, 2004: Views of the West/ Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO
2006: Gilpin County Arts Association, Central City, CO, Juror Carl Cerasco
2006, 2005: This is Colorado/ Temple Buell Theatre, Denver, CO, Juror Carl Dalio
2005: Artists of Colorado/ Denver Botanic Gardens, CO, Juror Ken Valastro
2005: International Water-media XIV Challenge Conditions/University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO, Juror Katherine Chang Liu, color catalog
2004: Holiday Fine Art Market/ Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, color postcard
2004: Colorado Visions Art Exhibit/ Westminster City Hall, CO, Juror Teresa Vito
2003, 2002: Limner Gallery/ Small Works Showcase, New York, NY
2003: Dale County Arts Council Regional Exhibition/ Dowling Museum, Ozark, AL
2003: Flimp Festival/ Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL, Juror Stephen Capelli
2003: The Face of Alabama/ Rosa Parks Museum, AL, Juror Frank Fleming, catalog
2003, 2002: Meridian Museum of Art/ Peoples’ Choice Competition, MS
1998-99: Alabama Landscapes /Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL
1998, 1996: Nightingale Biennial, Auburn Univ. Montgomery Nursing School, AL
1991: National Art Exhibition for Women, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Selected Collections
International Association of Fire Fighters, Washington, D.C.
Caddell Construction Co., Inc., Montgomery, AL
Dental Associates of East Montgomery, AL
Arrowhead Country Club, Montgomery, AL
Dr. Harrison Long, DDS, Wetumpka, AL
Legacy Homes LLC, Wetumpka, AL
ReMax Realty of Montgomery, AL
Dr. Kendall S. Dunn, DDS, Montgomery, AL
Maxwell AFB Officers’ Club, Montgomery, AL
Pike Pioneer Museum/Council on Arts & Humanities, Troy, AL

Articles & Publications
2009: Southwest Art, February, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum ad
2009: “Broomfield resident joins worldwide art project” YourHub.com, Jan. 22, B&W photo
2008: Nativity Scene, cover art for Broomfield United Methodist Church Advent Devotional
2008: Southwest Art, April, ad in Oil Painters of America section, page 132, color photo
2007: St. Catherine’s Chapel, cover art for Broomfield UMC Advent Devotional, color
2007: “Broomfield artist presents work to NYC fire stations” Broomfield Enterprise, June 24
2007: Entrepreneur Feature article by Barbara Ziegler “Amazing Coincidence or Divine
Intervention?” Broomfield Porchlink, April, 2 color photos
2006: “Broomfield artist showing Broomfield-themed work” YourHub.com, May 18, color photo
2005: Portrait of Rosa Parks published in Montgomery River Region Sketchbook, Indigo Custom Publishing, Macon, GA, page 32, color photo
2003: “Montgomery Painter in New York Show” by Rick Harmon, Montgomery Advertiser, Nov. 16, 1 color photo
2003: “Socially Speaking” by Chris Robbins Best of Montgomery, July, color photo
2000: Feature article by Luci Ridolphi “Home Is Where the Art Is” Living in the South, April
1998: Feature article by Lenore Vickrey “Families treasure art of homes” Montgomery Advertiser, May 29

1997: Review by Dr. Susan Hood “Exhibit a colorful addition to Armory” Montgomery Advertiser, May 13

Awards & Honors
2007: Karen Repper Memorial Award, Pears & Plum, Juror Claire Evans, CO
2007: 4th Place, Japanese Girl, LAA Members Show, Juror Claire Evans, CO
2004: 2nd Place, Brunner Farmhouse, Jurors Peggy Atkinson, Ginny Abbott, CO
2003: Co-chairman MAG/ Montgomery Museum of Fine Art Exhibition, AL
2003: Oil portrait demo/Montgomery Museum of Fine Art/Fairfield Porter show, AL
2003: 1st Place Damion, HM Pink Victorian, ECAG, Juror Steve Cole, AL
2002: HM In Remembrance, Meridian Museum of Art Peoples’ Choice, MS
2002: HM Janaki in Sari, Alabama National Fair, Juror Marcia Weber, AL
2002: 2nd Place Janaki in Sari, ECAG, Juror Barbara Gallagher, AL
2002: 3rd Place Apples & Daffodils; HM Kim in Hawaii, Juror Rick Mills, AL
2002: 1st Place In Remembrance, HM Lauren, ECAG, Juror Charles W. Munday, AL
2001: 3rd Place Young Student, ECAG, Juror Joyce Nix, AL
2001: 2nd Place Montgomery Waterfront, Yancey Avenue Gallery, AL
2001: 3rd Place Sarah Reading, SAC’s Gallery, Juror Phil Coley, AL
1999: Purchase Award Tradition, Troy Council on Arts & Humanities, AL
1996: HM Union Inversion, Waterfront Show/ Union Station, AL


Representation
Solveig Lark of Gallery East, Tenth & Lincoln, Loveland, CO
http://www.galleryeast.com/
Rebecca Barrett of The Link Gallery, Cheyenne, WY
http://www.link-gallery.com/

Professional Memberships
Oil Painters of America (OPA) National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Louisville Art Association (LAA) Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

COMMISSION PRICE LIST

RUTH SOLLER
http://www.solleroriginals.com/
Ruth@SollerOriginals.com
303-469-2072

OIL PORTRAITS

One Person Image Size Painting
Head & shoulders 16x20 $ 1200
Waist & hands 22x28 2000
Three quarters figure 24x30 2500
Full Figure 30x40 3000

Two Persons
Head & Shoulders 24x30 $ 2500

WATERCOLOR PORTRAITS

One Person Image Size Painting
Head & Shoulders 14x21 $ 600
Waist & Hands 21x29 900
Three Quarters Figure 21x29 1200

Two Persons
Head & Shoulders 21x29 $1200

CHARCOAL PORTRAITS

One Person Image Size Drawing
Head & Shoulders 14x18 $ 150
Waist & Hands 19x25 300

Two Persons
Head & Shoulders 19x25 $ 300
Waist & Hands 19x25 600

WATERCOLOR HOME PORTRAITS

Home Portrait Image Size Painting
One story, four windows 10x14 $200
One Story, four + windows 14x20 300
Two story, four + windows 14x20 400
Large, ornate, much detail 20x28 700

Terms of Payment
Fifty percent (50%) down payment with the remaining fifty percent (50%) due upon acceptance of the finished painting. Prices do not include framing, shipping, or taxes.

Artist retains full copyright on commissioned works.