Gallery
Explore Ruth's original wall quilts and other art projects inspired by the history and culture of Americans of African descent.
Priestess
Multimedia fabric collage on canvas.
20L x 16W
2018
Female portrait inspired by African goddess figures featuring tribal adornment.
The Lush Life of the Motherland
Quilt
35L x 23W
2018
In this quilt I feature the two ritual Chiwara antelope figures. Used in initiation ceremonies for young men by the Bambara people of Mali to teach them social values as well as the fundamentals of agriculture.
Superstition
Multimedia Quilt
42L x 29W
2022
This quilt was made to show in the Magnificent Motown Show at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater in 2021. All of the works were based on the music of Motown. My quilt was based on the song Superstition by Stevie Wonder. The quilt was also shown at the Kenkeleba Gallery in NYC.
An Emerging View
Quilt
27L x 22W
2022
This work is inspired by the wave of black futuristic art. Our perspectives have changed as we move in the world, particularly of how we wish to be viewed.
Song and Dance
Fabric collage on canvas.
46L x 35 W
Adinkra symbols which were used by the Akan people of Ghana in important ceremonies on cloth, jewelry and prestige objects are used in the multimedia collage.
Visitation of Spirits
Fabric collage on canvas.
46L x 3W
Black Lives Matter
26L x 44W
2019
The quilt symbolizes the taking of black lives by extrajudicial means by law enforcement. A reminder that black skin is not weapon.
She Waits In The Light
Quilt
44L x 18W
2022
A past and future scene for black woman in our lives. In a lush garden she waits in serenity for the joy that will unfold.
Hair Is A Woman's Glory
Quilt
26L x 29W
2017
This quilt was shown at BYN Mellon Gallery in conjunction
with an exhibit by the artist Sonya Clarke who uses black hair as thematic thru line in her art.
Visitation
Quilt
26L x 29W
2017
This quilt was shown at BYN Mellon Gallery in conjunction with an exhibit by the artist Sonya Clarke who uses black hair as thematic thru line in her art.
