RUTH KOLMAN BROPHY
2449 Pine Knoll Drive, #6
Walnut Creek, Ca 94595
t925 465 6062 rubro@earthlink.net
www.veryfineart.com
www.ruthkolmanbrophy.com


INVITATIONAL SHOWS
2011
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, spring and fall shows
- Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County,
   Shows at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Concord, CA) and at ARTS PASSAGES GALLERY in Martinez (January 2012)
2010
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, Kevin Milligan Gallery, Danville, CA,
Orinda Library, Boundary Oak Country Club, Blackhawk Gallery
2009
- Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008
- Walnut Creek City Hall, Walnut Creek, CA, New Monotypes
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, New Collection of Art
- Pacific Bay Coffee Company
2007
- Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, New Collection of Art
- The Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery, San Ramon, CA , Press/Work, Two person show
2006
- Shadelands Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, New Monotypes, Two person show - Walnut Creek City Hall, Walnut Creek, CA, Monotypes, Three person exhibit
- Wells Fargo Bank, Blackhawk, CA, Solo show,
2005
- Bank of America, Walnut Creek, CA, Dreaming in Color, Solo show,
- New Collection of Art, Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA
2004
- Studios@700, Spring and Fall, Solo show
2003
- Studios@700, Spring and Fall, Solo show
2002
- Soho, NYC, NY, A.I.R. Gallery
- Sosin and Sosin Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, ViewPoints
- Dorothy Berge Gallery, Stillwater, MN
1999
- Dorothy Berge Gallery, Stillwater, MN
1998
- Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN, Global Sisterhood
- Galerie Johannes, Vienna, Austria
1997
- Second Story Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Honoring Our Ancestors
1996
- Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, Fire, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program
- MN Valley Nat’l Wildlife Refuge, Woodswork, Site Specific Installation
- University of Minnesota, Katherine Nash Gallery, Mentor-Protege Exhibition
- Dorothy Berge Gallery, Stillwater, MN, Holiday Show
1995
- Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MN, Signs of Life,
- Dorothy Berge Gallery, Stillwater, MN, Duet, Two Person Show
1994
- University of Minnesota, Katherine Nash Gallery, Mentor-Protege Exhibition
- Dorothy Berge Gallery, Stillwater, MN, Holiday Show
1993
- Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, Keepers of the Circle
- College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, The Age of Women
- Vye Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Rejection, An Artist’s Rite of Passage
- Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, Woodswork
1992
- A.I.R. Gallery, NYC, NY, Holiday Show
- Tyler Street Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, New Art
- Banfil-Locke Park, Fridley, MN, Woodswork, Site-specific Installation
- Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, Mentor-Protege Exhibition
1991
- Riverplace Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Second Wave

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Three person show
2008 - Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, LOCAL VOICE
2007 - Oakland Museum of American Art, Oakland, CA
2006 - Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, New Abstract Art
2005
- Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, LOCAL VOICE
- ArtConcepts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, Holiday Show
2003 - Miami University, Ohio, Stitched Sex
1996 - Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, Annual Show, W.A.R.M.
1994 - Art in the Garden, Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN
1993 - Mesa Center for the Arts, Mesa, AZ, Single Impression,
1991 - Artifex Alternative Arts Museum, Minneapolis, MN, Fresh Currency

AWARDS AND HONORS
2009 - Featured ‘Emerging Artist’ in Art Business Magazine
2006 - Third Place Award, ABSTRACT 2006, Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
- Honorable Mention, Alamo-Danville Artists Society Spring Show
2003 - Holiday card design for UNICEF Europe
1996 - Award of Merit, Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
1995 - Second Place Award, Members’ Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, MN
1994
- Purchase Award, Minnesota Percent for Art in Public Places
- Honorable Mention, Minnesota State Fair Art Exhibition
1986
- First Prize, ‘It’s easy being a girl, the hard part’s being a woman’, YWCA, Minneapolis, MN
- First Prize, Annual Show, Edina Art Center, Edina, MN

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Hamline University, St Paul, MN
The State of Minnesota
UNICEF
William Lutz, Attoney at Law, Minneapolis
Barbara Crosby, The Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Dr. Christopher J. Brophy, Oakland, CA
Jean Shannon, Mashiko, Japan
Faye Berton, Puerto Morelos, Mexico
Renee Blahuta, Fairbanks, Alaska
Marilyn Summers Cool, Minnetonka, MN
Sonja Larsen, Brainerd, MN
Rita Klingen, Walnut Creek, CA
Kristina Brophy, Lafayette, Ca
James Campbell, St Luois Park, MN
Cynthia Miller, Minneapolis, MN
Gayle Muehring, Walnut Creek, MN
Edgar and Maria Velasco, Dublin, CA
David Lowe, Minneapolis, MN

EDUCATION
University of Oregon, Scholarship, Institute of International Education.
Graduate, School of Art and Design, Linz, Austria.
Training at Minneapolis College of Art, the University of Minnesota and at the School of Visual Arts in New York City with Milton Glaser.

TEACHING
Adjunct Instructor, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Mentor, Mentor/Protegee program, Womens’ Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM)