Ruth Chase
Ruth Chase
Hello, my name is Ruth Chase and I live in Nevada City, CA.
My work explores what it means to be a woman and the struggle to understand all that entails. I create large intimate paintings on canvas, public art, and videos that celebrate female identity while challenging harmful stereotypes.
I’m interested in contrasting definitions of identity that encourage women to reevaluate roles prescribed to them by society.
I use social media as a communal aspect of my process that takes me out of the isolation of my studio and expands my understanding of women outside of my own experiences.
Interviewing and engaging the public informs my work. Each painting is created by layering transparent acrylic paint, allowing drips to break up hard lines. Grey is a dominant color used to represent gender neutrality.
Website: https://ruthchase.com
Instagram: @RuthChase
Twitter: @ArtistRuthChase
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RuthChaseArtist
Youtube: www.youtube.com/ChaseBoudreaux
Location: 9th & O Streets
About my traffic utility box design:
“BLUR”
Original Medium: Acrylic on paper
My art on 9th and O St. is an extension of my studio paintings and video work that reevaluate the roles women have resisted and submitted — highlighting the wisdom women embody beyond limited role models.
More work from Ruth Chase
“I Am Many Things At Once” Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 50″, 2021
“She Remembers Everything,” Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60″, 2020
“Finding Another Way,” Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60″, 2020
“Repurposing Shame,” Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36″, 2020
“She Remembers Everything,” Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60″, 2020
“Women: Independence, Interdependence,” Acrylic, thread, cotton yarn on cardboard with video, 24 x 48″, 2020