About

Catherine Ruane is an artist based in Southern California. Ruane earned her BA from San Diego State University and her MFA from Otis Art Institute of Art. She was awarded a scholarship to pursue extended study in drawing and printmaking in Florence Italy at Santa Reparata International School of Art. Catherine’s work has been exhibited internationally including; the Villa Donata in Naples Italy, Grafiska Sallskapat Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Antena in Kyoto, Japan, The Palazzo Della Provincia in Frosinone, Italy, as well as in Estonia.

Ruane’s drawings have been included in Museum shows including the Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside, CA. the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA, The San Luis Obispo Art Museum, San Luis Obispo, CA. Also in California, the Redlands Museum, The Riverside Museum and the University of Arizona Art Museum in Tucson, AZ.

Catherine’s work is included in many private and corporate collections including; CBS Television, Walt Disney CO. Turner Broadcasting Network, Harley Davidson, Lincoln Financial as well as many others.share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Statement

Making art is a process akin to studying and note taking.  Drawing for me embodies a rhythm much like a repetitive prayer in worship.  My studio process is a search into the mysterious border where the physical meets the mystical. I methodically build images as a visual expression of the contrasts between the appearance of natural, wild forms and what they have come to symbolize.

CV

  • MFA Otis Institute of Art,  Los Angeles, CA          
    MA San Diego Sate Univ.
    BA  San Diego Sate Univ.
    Extended Study-Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy

  • 2020

    Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
    Escondido Center for the Arts, Endangered, Escondido, CA
    Loft at Liz’s, Collaborate & Create, LA, CA, Curated by Andi Campognone
    Brand Library, Let Me Talk, Glendale CA, Curated by Ada Pullini-Brown and Jill Sykes
    Cal State Univ.LA Art Gallery, Perceive Me, LA, CA

    2019

    Loft at Liz’s, Forest Bathing, Curated by Betty Brown, LA, CA
    San Diego City College, Starting Line, curated by Wayne Hulgin
    University of CA-Riverside, Paintings from the Inland, Curated by Andi Campognone, Riverside, CA
    Gallery 825, Curated by Cynthia Penna, Edge of History, LA, CA
    Villa di Donato, Edge of History Curated by Cynthia Penna, Naples, Italy
    Coastline College, Curated by Bradford Soloman, New Port Beach, CA
    Venice Insti. Cont. Art, Intangible Paint, San Pedro, CA

    2018

    Mash Gallery, Nature Worship, curated by Andi Campognone, LA, CA
    George Billis Gallery, Summer Show, LA, CA
    Solo Exhibition, West Valley College, Phx., AZ
    Grafiska Sällskapet Gallery, Stockholm Sweden
    Coagula Gallery, Magnificent Seven, LA, CA
    Porch Gallery, Thomas Fire, Ojai, CA

    2017

    Mike Kelley Gallery, Now and Then, Venice, CA
    Museum of Art and History, Made in Mojave, Lancaster, CA
    Groundspace Projects-Curator-Betty Brown, LA, CA
    Launch Gallery Reality of Nature, Curator-Kristine Shoemaker, LA, CA
    Oceanside Art Museum, Juried, Oceanside, CA

    2016

    Gallery 825, Juried Open Exhibition, LA, CA
    Mike Kelly Gallery, Beyond Baroque, High Five, Venice, CA
    Phantom Gallery, Human Rights!, Hawthorne, CA
    San Luis Obispo Art Museum, Blue Marble, Curator-Patricia Watts. CASurrogate Gallery, We Are Here, Curator-Erika Lizee, Pasadena, CA
    Rolling Hills Estate Group Show, Palos Verdes, CA
    Liz’s Loft, Hold You, L.A., CAstARTup LA, Hollywood, CA

    2015

    Old SM Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, Vision LA, SM, CA Groundspace Projects, LA,
    CAMAS Attack, Temporary Space, LA, CAMoorpark College Gallery, Look Until You See, (Solo Show), Moorpark, CA
    Angels Ink gallery, The World Around Us, San Pedro, CA
    Brand Library Gallery, Brand 43 Juror-Kent Twitchell, Glendale, CA
    Waterworks II, Glendale College, Glendale, CA
    Waterworks II, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA
    Oceanside Art Museum, Juried, Oceanside, CA
    Gallery Antenna, Homing Pigeon ED: 4, Kyoto, Japan
    Mike Kelley Gallery-Beyond Baroque, Hot Ten, Venice, CA
    Red Pipe Gallery, LA, CACanon Gallery, Drawn, Carlsbad, CA
    Liz’s Loft, Palette to Palate, Curator-Liz Gordan, LA, CA
    Bleicher Gorman Gallery, Shades of Gray, Santa Monica, CAMAS 8 San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
    Riverside Museum of Art, California Dreaming, Riverside, CA

    2014

    Cuyamaca College, On The Line
    Oceanside Museum of Art, California Dreaming, Oceanside, CA
    Palazzo della Provincia di Frosinone, California Dreaming, Frosinone, Italy
    Vista City Hall, Purchase Award, Vista, CA

    2013

    Cannon Art Gallery, Biennial, Best of Show, Carlsbad, CA
    Bonita Art Museum, Drawing the Details, Bonita, CA
    Northern Trust, “Seeing Beyond the Scene” Two Person show, Phx., AZ

    2012

    Gallery 515 “Cry Me a River”, (Two Person Show), Phoenix, AZA. E. England Art Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
    Olney Gallery, Rust, Leaf, Flower, Phoenix, AZ

    2011

    U of Arizona Art Museum, The Border Project, Tucson, AZ
    Art and Democracy, Ave. 50 Studio, L.A., CA
    So. Graphics Print Council, “Reality Distortion”, Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO,
    Mayo Hospital, Solo Show, Humanities in Medicine, Scottsdale, AZAZ Arts Business Council, “Martinis and Masterpieces”, Scottsdale, AZ
    Gallery 515, Group Show, Art Detour, Phoenix, AZ

    2010

    Paradise Valley College, Split Personality, 2-person show, Phoenix, AZAFTA Gallery, “inspire” Glendale, CA,
    Gallery 515, “Out West, Solo Show, Phoenix, AZ
    Phx. Art Museum Contemporary Forum Benefit, Phoenix, AZ
    Alta Space Gallery, “Repetition” Phoenix, AZ
    Center-Performing Arts, “Split Personality” Paradise Valley College, AZ

    2009

    Phoenix Mayor’s Office (Solo Exhibition), Phoenix, AZ
    Mayo Clinic, Humanities in Medicine Scottsdale, AZ
    Goodyear City Hall, Solo Exhibition, Goodyear, AZ
    Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, “Art from the Ashes”, Santa Barbara, CA

    2008

    Tempe Ctr. Arts, Biennial-Juried, Tempe, AZ
    Shemer Art Center and Museum, “Order and Chaos” Phoenix, AZ
    Beginnings, Burton Barr Library, Phoenix, AZ

    2007

    Brand Art Center ,Glendale, CA Juror: Lita Albuquerque

    2006

    Faculty Exhibition, Victor Valley College, Victorville, CA

    2005

    Introductions, Diana Muhs Gallery, Apple Valley, CA

    2004

    Montgomery College Invitational, Blue Bell, PANational Juried Drawing Exhibition, Wiford Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    2003

    American Art Magazine, Group Exhibition, Pasadena CA

    2002

    White Gallery, Group Show, Montrose, CA
    California Arts Club, “Poems Without Words” Pasadena, CA

    2001

    San Bernardino County Museum, Small Images Show, Redlands, CA

    2000

    Sag’s Head Gallery, Int. Small Image Exhibition, Sag’s Head, NC
    San Diego Art Institute, “Artist and the Environment”, San Diego, CA

    1999

    The Forum/Journal of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.

    1998

    Hawaii Galleries Invitational Group Exhibition, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii, HI

    1997

    San Bernardino College Art Gallery, Invitational Spring Exhibition,

    1995

    San Bernardino County Museum, Small Images Show, Redlands, CA

    1994

    Riverside Art Museum, Group Exhibition, Riverside, CA,
    Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, CA
    Olga Wagner Gallery, Forests, Wrightwood, CA, Best in Show

    1993

    South Bay Museum of Contemporary Art, Heart Attack”, San Pedro, CA

    1992

    Summer, San Bernadino College Gallery, San Bernadino CA

    1991

    Redlands Natural History Museum Redlands, CA

    1990

    Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA

    1989

    Gallery One, (Solo) Denver Colorado

    1978

    15 Artists, L.A. Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
    Emerging Talent, L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

    1975

    San Diego Fine Arts Museum, Cal-Hawaii Exhib., San Diego, CA

  • Prudential Insurance, Regional Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA
    Lincoln Financial, Philadelphia, PA
    Hyatt Regency Hotel. Chicago, IL
    Sheraton Corporation, Palm Springs, CA
    Intercontinental Hotel, San Diego, CA
    Hilton Inc. Miami, Fl

  • Prudential Insurance University of AZ Art Museum
    Xerox Corporation
    Turner Broadcast Network
    Fluor Corporation
    Chubb & Sons
    Crocker Bank
    Hughes Helicopter Corporation (Boeing Corp)
    Walt Disney Company
    20th Century Fox Studios
    CBS Television
    Gainsborough & Associates Financial
    Garzillie & Associates Law Firm
    Citibank
    Mayo Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ
    Harely Davidson USA
    Hyatt Hospitality Corporation
    Ritz-Carlton Hotel Development Company