EXHIBITIONS
Public Sculpture:
2020 – 2022 Red Dancing Cloud Tree, Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
2020 – 2021 Dancing with the Angels, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago,
2019 – 2024 Celebrate, Chicago Parks District at Devon & Kedzie
2019 – 2021 Here, Harbor Park Sculpture Walk, Kenosha, WI
2019 – 2020 Red Dancing Cloud Tree, Mica Buildings 2261 N Milwaukee, Chicago, IL
2019 – 2021 Ascending, Skate Park, Rt 12 & Willard Ave, Michigan City, IN
2019 – 2021 Strong Circus Lady, City of Evanston Art Leasing Program, Eiden Park, Evanston, IL
2019 – 2020 La Diva I, Bessie Smith Cultural Center at the African American Museum, Chattanooga, TN
2018 – Extended Loan Radiate, Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
2018 – Extended Loan Diana, Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
2018 – Extended Loan Metamorphosis, Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
2018 – Extended Loan Virginia, Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, Old Lyme, CT
2018 – 2020 Flappers, Rockford Sculpture Walk, Rockford, IL
2018 – 2019 La Diva III, 7th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Diversey & Pinegrove, Chicago, IL
2018 – 2019 Ascending, 855 W Aldine, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Chicago, IL
2017 – Extended Loan La Diva II, Public Art League, Champaign-Urbana, IL
2017 – Extended Loan Red Tree, Sculpture Fields, Chattanooga, TN
2017 – 2020 Whirling Dervish, East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL
2017 – 2019 Summer Tree, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, McCormick Place
2017 – 2019 Here, Acre of Art, Sculpture Valley, Appleton, WI
2017 – 2018 La Diva III, 6th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, 2850 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL
2017 – 2018 Flappers, Pleasant Prairie, WI
2016 – Extended Loan Streemers, Sculpture Fields, Chattanooga, TN
2016 – 2019 La Diva 1, MLK District Sculpture Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN
2016 – 2017 Red Tree, North Avenue & Cannon Dr, Chicago, IL
2016 – 2017 La Diva III, 5th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Wrightwood & Halsted, Chicago, IL
2016 (summer) Streemers, “Downtown Expressions,” Stamford, CT
2016 (summer) La Diva I, “Downtown Expressions,” Stamford, CT
2015 – 2017 Flappers, Harbor Park Sculpture Walk, Kenosha, WI
2015 – 2017 Radiate, Purdue University, N Central Sculpture Park,Westville, IN
2015 – 2017 La Diva II, Hotel Indigo, Columbus, IN
2015 – 2016 La Diva III, 4th Annual Sculpture Exhibit, Diversey & Pinegrove, Chicago, IL
2015 – 2016 Here, Tuley Park, Chicago Park District, Sculpture in the Park
2014 – 2021 Flamenco Revisited, Robert C Porter Family Park, Champaign, IL
2014 – 2018 Celebrate, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
2014 – 2017 Whirling Dervish, Chicago Park District, Sculpture in the Parks, Douglas Park, Chicago, IL
2014 – 2016 Flamenco, Columbus Indiana Sculpture Biennial, IN
2014 – 2015 Here, “Nature In Motion” Sculpture Exhibition, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
2014 – 2015 Strong Circus Lady, Bridgeport Art Center
2014 (summer) Release, Governors State University, IL
2013 – 2015 La Diva II, Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI
2013 – 2015 Flappers, Purdue Univ, N Central Sculpture Park,Westville, IN
2013 – 2014 Here, Sculpture in the Park, Mt. St. Mary Park, St. Charles, IL
2013 – 2014 Celebrate, Located on Wells & Burton, Chicago, IL
2013 – 2014 Flamenco Revisited, “Sculpture on the Boulevards, Independence Blvd & Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL
2012 – 2015 La Diva III, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI
2012 – 2014 La Diva I, Purdue Univ, N Central Sculpture Park, Westville, IN
2012 – 2013 Here, Chicago Sculpture Exhibit, Dickens & Lincoln Park West
2012 – 2013 Flamenco Revisited, Chicago Park District & Chicago Sculpture International Outdoor Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2012 – 2013 La Diva II, Public Art Edina Annual Rotating Sculpture Exhibit, Edina, MN
2011 – 2014 Whirling Dervish, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI
2011 – 2013 Flappers, Chicago Sculpture International Exhibit, Franklin Blvd & Sacramento, Chicago, IL
2011 (summer) Flappers, Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago
2010 – 2012 La Diva III, Lincoln Park Sculpture Exhibit, Southport Ave, Chicago
2010 – 2012 La Diva II, Lincoln Park Sculpture Exhibit, Southport Ave, Chicago
2010 – 2012 La Diva I, Lincoln Park Sculpture Exhibit, Southport Ave, Chicago
2010 – 2011 Whirling Dervish, Art Prize, Grand Rapids, MI
2010 – 2011 Flamenco, Art Chicago, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Museum Collections:
2011 Dana Revisited, 1962 Oil on Linen, Krannert Museum
2010 Amazons, Bronze, Koehnline Museum of Art, DesPlaines, IL
2010 Red Dancers, Steel, Painted Red, Koehnline Museum of Art
2007 – 2019 Juno, Bronze, Koehnline Museum of Art, Skokie, IL
117 BLUE GOWN 23” X 21” X 17”
National One Person Exhibits:
1996 University of Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, IL
1992 Virginia Lust Gallery, New York, NY
1986 Elaine Starkman Gallery, New York, NY
1978 Veridian Gallery, New York, NY
1964 Tacoma Museum, Tacoma, WA (one person show)
1956 University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
Chicago Area Exhibits:
2017 Matthew Rachman Gallery, Chicago, IL (two-person exhibit)
2012 “6 to the 3,” Chicago Sculpture International, Expo Chicago, Chicago, IL
2012 23rd International Sculpture Conference, Chicago, IL
2011 Koehnline Museum of Art, “From Artemesia to Frida”
2010 Chicago Sculpture International, Koehnline Museum of Art
2010 Art Chicago, “Concurrent,” Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
2010 “No Place Like Home,” Koehnline Museum of Art, Des Plaines, IL
2010 “Off Center” Chicago Women’s Art Caucus, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Chicago Sculpture International, Garfield Park Conservatory
2009 Artrom Gallery, Women in the Arts, 6th place winner
2009 “The Emotional Body,” Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Annual Members’ Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
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Chicago Area Exhibits (continuted)
2007 Peter Jones Gallery CWCA/Chicago Artist Month, Chicago, IL
2007 “Peace Tower,” Chicago Cultural Center/Mark di Suvero, Chicago, IL
2007 “Sculpture Invasion,” Koehnline Museum of Art; Oakton Community College in partnership with Chicago Sculpture International
006 Renaissance Court Gallery, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2004 “Chicago Sculptors on the Move,” Chicago, IL
2004 Foundry Art Metal Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
2003 Foundry Art Metal Art Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
2003 Chicago Solution Show Gallery on the Lake, Chicago, IL
2002 Beverly Art Center Competition, Chicago, IL
1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL
1995 “Corpus Mundi” Pangaea Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 “Her Name is Wild Woman” Pangaea Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994 Chicago International Art Exposition, Lakeside Gallery Sculpture
1994 “10,000 Plus Exhibition,” SAIC, Chicago, IL
1993 Gallery 1633, “Coyote Walk,” Chicago, IL
1988 Beverly Art Center Competition, Chicago, IL
1985 “Labyrinth,” Arc Gallery, Artist’s Discussion Group, Chicago, IL
1983 Beverly Art Center, Chicago, IL (group)
1983 Hyde Park Art Center, “Continuity and Change,” Chicago, IL
1980 Chicago City Colleges, Art Faculty Exhibit, Sears Tower, Chicago
1978 “Chicago Self Portrait,” Nancy Lurie Gallery (group), Chicago, IL
1978 Archives, 5” X 7” exhibit, Name Gallery, MCA, Chicago, IL
1978 Chicago City Colleges Art Faculty Show, Truman College, Chicago
1978 Weighardt Gallery, Evanston Arts Center, IL (solo)
1976 Hyde Park Art Center’s Retrospective, Chicago, IL
1975 Pamplemousse Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
1974 Michael Wyman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
1973 Le Chat Bernard Gallery, Chicago, IL
1972 Suburban Fine Arts Center Invitational, Highland Park, IL
1969 Participating Artists of Chicago, Chicago, IL (group)
1968 Main Street Gallery, “Five Abstractionists,” Chicago, IL
1968 Deer Path Art League Invitational, Lake Forest, IL (group)
1966 Adelle Rosenberg Gallery, Chicago, IL
1964 – 2019 Exhibition of Members, Arts Club of Chicago
1964 Bernard Horwitz Center, “Five Artists,” Chicago, IL
1964 “Momentum,” University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (group)
1964 Hyde Park Art Center, Black and White Exhibit, Chicago (group)
1964 Participating Artists of Chicago, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1963 “12 Chicago Artists,” McCormick Place, Chicago, IL (group)
1962 Joachim Gallery, Chicago, IL (group)
1962 Old Orchard Annual Art Festival Invitation, Skokie IL
1962 Adelle Rosenberg Gallery, Chicago, IL (group)
1962 Adelle Rosenberg Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
1961 Michelini’s Gallery, Evanston, IL (solo)
1961 Women’s Club Exhibit, Glencoe Library, Glencoe, IL
1961 Prize Winning Paintings & Sculpture, Old Orchard Art Festival
1961 Devorah Sherman Gallery, Chicago (group)
1960 3rd Annual Nat’l Conf. of Christians & Jews, Marshall Fields & Co.
1960 “Art for Young Collectors,” Devorah Sherman Gallery, Chicago, IL
1960 Hyde Park Art Center; Fifth Annual Exhibit, Chicago, IL (group)
1959 Hyde Park Art Center; Fourth Annual Exhibit, Chicago, IL (group)
1959 – 1962 Art Sales & Rental Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), Chicago, IL
1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 1969, 1973, 1977, 2003 AIC, Chicago & Vicinity Competition
National Exhibits
2020 Krannert Museum, Link Gallery, Univ of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL
2011 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Alumni Exhibit
2009 Raising Our Voices, Women’s Caucus Art, St. Louis, MO
2008 The Women’s Museum, JWAN Exhibit at WCA, Dallas, TX
1996 University of Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, IL (solo)
1995 Two Person Exhibit, University of Illinois, Springfield, Springfield, IL
1992 Virginia Lust Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1991 Wolf Gallery, Townsend, WA
1986 Rockford Art Museum, Fetish Exhibit, Rockford, IL
1986 Elaine Starkman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1985 Elaine Starkman Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Veridian Gallery, Alumni Show, New York, NY
1985 Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1979 Springfield Art Association, Women in Art, Springfield, IL
1978 Veridian Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1965 Honomura Gallery, Detroit, MI
1964 Tacoma Museum, Tacoma, WA
1963 Henry Gallery, Seattle, WA, (traveling show)
1962 American Gallery, New York, NY
1958 Decatur Art Center, 13th annual exhibit ,Decatur, IL
1957 Illinois State Fair, Springfield, IL (solo)
1957 Eighth Annual Christocentric Festival, Champaign, IL
1956 University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR (solo)
Work Reproduced in Catalogues and other Publications:
2018 “85-Year-Old Chicago Sculptor Has No Plans to Slow Down,” WGNTV, ruthsculpture.com/wgntv
2017 “Hear Her Roar,” Modern Luxury Interiors, Chicago, Summer, p. 72 – 76
1992 “Sculpting Clay,” Leon I. Nigrosh, p. 39. Davis Publishing, Inc.
1990 “Sofia Wishkind.” The Creative Woman, Vol. 10, no. 2, p. 35
1989 “Michiko Itatani: Contemporary Painter: About the Artist,”
The Creative Woman, Vol. 10, no. 1, p. 24
1989 Untitled #1 & #2 (drawings) The Creative Woman, Vol. 10, no. 1, p. 13 & 17
1989 Encyclopedia of Midwest Artists
1988 “A Statement,” The Creative Woman, Vol. 9, no. 3, p. 31
1987 “Venus #1, 1987, (sculpture) The Creative Woman, Vol. 9, no. 3, p. 31
1986 “Fetish Art, Obsessive Expressions,” Rockford Art Museum
1984 “Artists by Number: Group Portrait of More than 150 Artists” Chicago Magazine (May 8 issue), p. 170
1983 “Chicago Artists: Continuity and Change,” pp. 12-13, South Loop Planning Board, funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council & Borg Warner Corp
1978 “Concentrics,” Evanston Art Center, (Feb. issue) Vol. 7, no. 2