RUTH PERRY
www.perryarts.ca
EDUCATION
2017 ART OF MOOC, Public Art and Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Duke University, North Carolina, U.S.A.
2015-2016 Royal Conservatory of Music, Learning through the Arts Instructor, Fort McMurray, AB
2011-2013 Goodham College, Level 1 Visual Inspector, Distance Learning, Edmonton, AB
2007-2011 Keyano College, Journeyperson/Red Seal Welder, Fort McMurray, AB
2006-2007 Starburn Ironworks, Blacksmith Assistant, Calgary, AB
2002-2006 Memorial University, Fine Arts, Corner Brook, NL
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
Various Dates through 2005-2016 “Full Moon Café” Waterways Community Hall, Curator: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2005 “Community Engagement through Music” Humber Park, Curator: Ruth Perry, Corner Brook, NL
GROUP
2019 “We Heal: An Art Exhibition: Keyano Gallery: Sharon Heading, Fort McMurray, AB
2018 “Bizzar” Kirschner Family Community Art Gallery” Boreal Artist Institute, Fort McMurray, AB
2017 “Steampunk Emporium” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Winter Gift Art Market” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Functional Art” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “KAOS” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “In Between Time” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “April Fools Soire” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Tammy Huggen, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “An Indefinite short Period of Time” Mac Island Community Gallery, Curator: Christina Beckman, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “For Her” Keyano College Gallery, Curator: Ruth Perry and Alex Edwards, Fort McMurray, AB
2007 “Calgary Stampede Metal Art” Calgary Stampede Showcase, Curator: Unknown, Calgary, AB
CURATION / OTHER PROJECTS
2018 “Unity through Diversity” Rural Community Youth Public Art Project: Wood Buffalo, AB
2017 “Steampunk Emporium” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2017 “Finding Beauty” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Winter Gift Art Market” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Functional Art” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “The Sufferings at Indian Residential Schools” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “KAOS” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “In Between Time” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “April Fools Soire” Meicho Gallery: Ruth Perry, Tammy Huggen, Fort McMurray, AB
2015, “Where the world lives” Justin Slade Youth Foundation building (Public Youth Space as part of Alberta Culture Days), Curator: Ruth Perry, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “Recycled P-Arts” Westwood high school Trades building, Fort McMurray, AB
2013-Present: “A Thousand Words Project” Visual art project developer with Commission Scolaire Crie. Correspondence between here and Waskaganish, QC
COMMISSIONS
PUBLIC
2019 YMCA of Northern Alberta: “PHOENIX” 8’X4’ Stainless Steel Wildfire Memorial, Fort McMurray, AB
2017 Justin Slade Youth Foundation: “The Dugout” 15’ x 12’ mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 Art Foundry at River Station: “Just exist” 18’ x 22’ mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 St. Anne School: “7 habits tree scene” 50’ x 16’ mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 YMCA Wood Buffalo: “Inspired by play, dance, music and art” 35’x10’mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 Keyano College: “Northern Lights” 25’x 10’ mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 Composite High Students: “Malala Yousafzai” 2.5’ x3.5’ oil on canvas, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 Saprae Creek Community Ride for Dad ”Robert De Niro survived prostate cancer –Bobby” 2.5’ x3.5’ oil on canvas, Fort McMurray, AB
2005 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo: “Tree of Music” 35’ x 6’ mural, Fort McMurray, AB
2005 Shell Albian Sands United Way Art Auction: “797” 2.5’ x3.5’ acrylic on canvas, Fort McMurray, AB
PRIVATE
2017 “Food Angels” Mural paint on steel sea can food storage unit, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Octopi” Acrylic paint on canvas, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Ice Mountain” Acrylic paint, gold leaf on canvas, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Star blanket” Cedar wood, Fort McMurray, AB
RESIDENCIES
2015 Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo’s Artist in Residency Program, Keyano College, Fort McMurray, AB
ARTIST TALKS / LECTURES
2019 “Expectations behind PHEONIX : an engaging public artwork”, Downtown Community Garden, Fort McMurray, AB
2018 “No Limits Youth Conference” Empowering youth in the power of being creative while dreaming big”, Shell Place, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 “Local Full time Artist & Accomplishments and Local Activities”, Full Moon Café Waterways Community Hall, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “Graffiti and Public Art” As part of the Northern Elements Crew Event, Fort McMurray, AB
2015: “Anagram for a repressed language” RMWB Artist in Residency, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “Graffiti and Public Art “ Spare Creek community gathering at a local Sea Can Wall, Fort McMurray, AB
2015: “Graffiti and Public Art” SOS- Some Other solutions (Solutions for Mental Health) Building, Fort McMurray, AB
2015: “How welding and the Arts relate” Recycled P-ARTS project, Westwood high, Fort McMurray, AB
2015 “Ideas and my inspiration” Full Moon Café Waterways Community Hall, Fort McMurray, AB
PROFESSIONAL AFFILLIATIONS
2014-Current Member / Arts Council of Wood Buffalo, Fort McMurray, AB.
2016-Current Member / Canada Council for the Arts
2014-Current Member / Arts Instructor, Boreal Artist Institute, Fort McMurray, AB.
2016-2017 Gallery Curator/Program Manager, The Meicholas Art Foundation, Fort McMurray, AB
2016 Member / Contract Artist, Arts Instructor, Art Foundry, Fort McMurray, AB.
2014-2016 Member / Contract Artist, Arts Instructor, Learning Through the Arts, Fort McMurray, AB.
2014-2015 Full Circle Mentor / Arts Instructor, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Fort McMurray, AB.