ARTIST STATEMENT

My work consists of the exploration and documentation of the forms and shapes of nature in space. The results are both figurative and abstract. The works speak of a spirituality that allows humankind to rise above and soar; despite the horrors of war, aggression, abuse and prejudice. This is demonstrated in several of my monumental pieces and in the “Floating Power” series. The “Bone Series” symbolizes my philosophy that life continues and will persevere into the millennium. The “Bronze Space Composites” are the abstraction of the shapes of nature in space.  The “Butterflies in Motion” is part of a mobile series that represents the transformation of an insect in a chrysalis into a beautiful butterfly, soaring away into our magnificent atmosphere.

BIO
Ruth C. Snyder’s work has been exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad. She has been the recipient of many awards in both painting and sculpture.  Her work has appeared in numerous collections, including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., the Frederick S. Wright Galleries, U.C.L.A.; U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C.; Laguna Beach Museum of Art; Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., and other public and private collections.

Among other commissions, Ruth Snyder’s work was chosen by the U.S. State Department for the U.S. Embassy collections in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Lisbon, Portugal. She is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and Who’s Who in World Art. In 1997, Ruth Snyder was selected as the Southern California featured artist in the exhibition “From The States: at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.  Ruth was born in Canada, raised in the United States, proud to be an American citizen, and resides in Southern California.