Awards and Exhibits - Ruth Petersen Shorer

Education:

  • 1974: High School of Music and Art, New York, NY
  • 1975: Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
  • 1979: Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY BFA (sculpture)
  • 1985: UC Berkeley California

Museum Exhibits

2007:

  • Exploring Spirituality
    Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts affiliate)

2001:

  • 35th Annual Open International Exhibit
    The Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernadino County Museum, San Bernadino, CA

2000:

  • San Deigo Museum of Art all California Juried Exhibit, San Deigo, CA
  • All California Juried Exhibit, Artists Council 31st National Juried Exhibition, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA

1998:

  • Philadelphia Museum Mask Exhibit, Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibits:

2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1990:
  • Pro Arts Open Studios Oakland, CA

  • 2008:

    • RISD One Night Stand, Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    2007:

    • 13th National Women's Exhibition, Impact Artists Gallery, Buffalo, NY

    2000:

    • Annual Juried Sculpture Competition, The Sculpture Group, Blackhawk, CA
    • ARTSHIP Foundation, Featured Speaker and Windows Project, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
    • ACC Fourth Annual Competition/Exhibition, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
    • Juried member, Fine Arts, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
    • Celebrate Northwest Women, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon
    • Female Gaze, Louie Gallery, Fremont, CA
    • Man/Woman Viewpoints, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
    • Studio One Juried Mask Exhibit, Studio One Arts Center, Oakland, CA
    • NVAL 16th Annual National Juried Show-2000, North Valley Art League Gallery, Redding, CA
    • Small is Beautiful, Berkeley Art Center Association, Berkeley, CA

    1999:

    • ACC Third Annual Juried Competition/Exhibition, North Tahoe Art Center, Tahoe City, CA
    • Soho International Art Competition, Agora Gallery, New York, NY
    • Studio One Juried Clay Exhibit, Studio One Arts Center, Oakland, CA

    1993:

    • Ethnic Diversity Exhibit, Festival at the Lake, Oakland, CA
    • Self Portraits/Comedy Relief, The Lillian Paley Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
    • A Woman’s Vision, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    • Innervisions (solo exhibit) Studio One Gallery, Oakland, CA

    1990:

    • Recent Works (solo exhibit), The Sheffield Gallery, Oakland, CA

    Awards:

    2001:

    • The Fine Arts Institute of the San Bernadino County Museum, Merit Award

    2000:

    • National League of American Pen Women Open Slide Art Competition, Honorable Mention

    1989-1996:

    • Council of Jewish Federations Design Award (National Competition) 2 Gold, 6 Silver, 7 Bronze and 3 Honorable Mention Awards