Visiting Artist
Susan Cooley-Gilliom Artist in Residence and Teaching (ART) Program
ART Program
The Susan Cooley-Gilliom Artist in Residence and Teaching (ART) Program is a lasting gift to the many artists, arts educators and students, and arts enthusiasts we are fortunate to have in our community. The program represents a significant part of Susan’s lasting legacy–as a beloved local artist and environmental advocate.
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The ART program works to develop and enhance the visual arts through short-term residencies and workshops taught by nationally-established and highly reputable artists who create in a range of media. Past visiting artists include: Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Michelle Ross, Richard Notkin, Katherine Ace, Laura Ross Paul, Tip Toland, Sergei Isupov, Phoebe Toland, Michelle Gregor, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Jason Walker, Mark Abildgaard and Jennifer Rugge, Marsha Godoy-Schindler and Ruth Ellen Hoag.
2024 VISITING ARTIST
Ruth Ellen Hoag
The Susan Cooley-Gilliom Artist in Residence and Teaching (ART) Program recipient for 2024 is figurative painter Ruth Ellen Hoag.
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Hosted by Blue Line Arts, Ruth will be offering two hands-on workshops, a lecture and open studio hours.
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To see the schedule of events during the residency, click here.
About the Artist
Ruth's art is based on the figurative genre. Ordinary, everyday people being central to her work, each painting offers an opportunity to discover a new insight into how we act, react, do, think, worry, enjoy or ponder. Ruth generally doesn’t work for accuracy, though some turn out that way. In aiming for the communicative and emotional qualities, degrees of abstraction come into play. There’s no formula, only desire and some routine.
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Ruth is based out of Santa Barbara and has exhibited throughout the U.S. since 2009. She has extensive teaching experience, and her paintings reside in the homes of collectors from San Francisco and New York to Brazil.
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