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ARTIST BIO:
Australian Ruth Marshall received a BFA in sculpture and printmaking at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Marshall was awarded the Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship to attend Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where she graduated with her MFA in 1995. Working at the Bronx Zoo, home of the Wildlife Conservation Society, influenced Marshall deeply. Since then she has became internationally known for her hand knit pelts of exotic animals endangered by the illegal skin trade. Each of her one-of-a-kind textiles represents an individual animal she spends months researching and recreating. She currently resides in New York City and teaches as an adjunct professor part time at the School of Visual Arts.
PRESS Recent Highlights: see also press page for links
2014
Article / "Brooklyn Botanical Garden Exhibition is Knitted with Scientific Accuracy" Wall Street Journal, by Sunshine Flint
2013
Article / "Ruth Marshall in Australia", Textile Fibre Forum magazine
Article / "Artist Knits Pelts to Highlight Extinction Problems", Herald Sun Leader
Article / "Above the Din: Unstructured Conversations", Fiber Art Now
Book / "Innovations in Constructed Forms", by Samantha Elliott / TBA
2012
Book / "Textiles: The Art of Mankind", by Mary Schoeser / published by Thames & Hudson
Book / "Vanished into Stitches", by Ruth Marshall / published by Createspace / available on Amazon
Article/ Bangor Daily News, April 7
2011
Book / "Craft Activism" by Joan Tapper, Gale Zucker / published by Random House
Article / NY Daily News, Mar 18
Intvw / VOGUE knitting, Spring Issue
Intvw / Bronx Ink, Mar 7
EXHIBITION Recent Highlights:
2014
VOGUE KNITTING LIVE! New York City, NY
VANISHED INTO STITCHES, The Arsenal, New York City, NY
NATIONAL WOOL MUSEUM, Melbourne, Australia
2013
KNIT, PURL, SOW, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, NY. Oct-Jan.
VANISHED INTO STITCHES, Australian Consulate, New York City, NY. July
VANISHED INTO STITCHES, solo show / Montsalvat / Melbourne, Australia / April - June
ABOVE THE DIN: UNSTRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS", Artworks! / New Bedford, MA,
2012
VANISHED INTO STITCHES, first solo museum show / Maine Museum of Art / Bangor, ME
2011
GREEN: THE COLOR AND THE CAUSE, The Textile Museum / Washington D.C.
Exhibitor and Guest Lecturer at VOGUE LIVE / New York, NY
FIBER IN THE 21st CENTURY, Lehman College Art Gallery / New York, NY
ARTIST RESIDENCY Recent Highlights:
2011
Montsalvat / Melbourne, Australia
RSP/ DSG / Berlin, Germany
Wave Hill / New York, NY
2010
Museum of Arts and Design / New York, NY
WORK INCLUDED IN THESE COLLECTIONS AMONG OTHERS:
The Henry Buhl Collection
David Stark Collection
Contemporary Magazine
Private collections
RESEARCHER BIO: Australian Ruth Marshall worked at The Bronx Zoo (home of the Wildlife Conservation Society) for 14 years. Her hands on research and the Zoo’s extensive archives inspired Marshall to begin a series of hand knits pelts. Each one-of-a-kind textile is based off an individual animal studied in person or through scientific records. After leaving the Zoo in April of 2009, Marshall began working with institutions worldwide to chart the patterns of Felidae Family in their collections. Her research has documented the patterns of pelts of Tigers, Leopards, Jaguars and Ocelots.
BIG CAT RESEARCH Highlights:
2012
Research and charting specimens with Melbourne Museum / Melbourne, Australia
2010
Charting Archived Pelts with American Museum of Natural History / New York, NY
Photo shoot with The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History / New York, NY
Charting Pelts of Live Animals with Bronx Zoo/ New York, NY
Charting Pelts based on Scientific Data at Bronx Zoo Library / New York, NY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING Highlights:
2013
Artist lecture, Montsalvat Red Chair Series / Melbourne, Australia
Teen Event, Rubin Museum / NYC
2012
Guest Speaker, Big Apple Knitting Guild / NYC
Guest Speaker, Textile Society of America Symposium / Washington D.C.
Lecture Series, University of Maine Museum of Art / Bangor, ME
2011
Guest Artist, VOGUE Knitting Conference / New York, NY
2010
Knitting Workshop Series, Wave Hill Cultural Center / New York, NY
Lecture, Wave Hill Cultural Center / New York, NY
Guest Artist Series, Museum of Arts & Design / New York, NY
2009
Knitting Workshop Series, Hunterdon Art Museum / Clinton, NJ
Lecture, Lower Manhattan Public School, New York, NY
05 - ‘09
Lecture & Liaison to numerous school groups, in conjunction Bronx Zoo Education Dept / Bronx, NY
TEACHING:
2004 - Present
Fine Art Instructor / School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
AWARDS:
2015
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
2013
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
2007
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
1993
The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship, University of South Australia / Australia
EDUCATION:
1995 MFA, Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
1991 BFA, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology / Melbourne, Australia
ABOVE THE DIN: UNSTRUCTURED CONVERSATIONS", Artworks! / New Bedford, MA,
2012
VANISHED INTO STITCHES, first solo museum show / Maine Museum of Art / Bangor, ME
2011
GREEN: THE COLOR AND THE CAUSE, The Textile Museum / Washington D.C.
Exhibitor and Guest Lecturer at VOGUE LIVE / New York, NY
FIBER IN THE 21st CENTURY, Lehman College Art Gallery / New York, NY
ARTIST RESIDENCY Recent Highlights:
2011
Montsalvat / Melbourne, Australia
RSP/ DSG / Berlin, Germany
Wave Hill / New York, NY
2010
Museum of Arts and Design / New York, NY
The Henry Buhl Collection
David Stark Collection
Contemporary Magazine
Private collections
RESEARCHER BIO: Australian Ruth Marshall worked at The Bronx Zoo (home of the Wildlife Conservation Society) for 14 years. Her hands on research and the Zoo’s extensive archives inspired Marshall to begin a series of hand knits pelts. Each one-of-a-kind textile is based off an individual animal studied in person or through scientific records. After leaving the Zoo in April of 2009, Marshall began working with institutions worldwide to chart the patterns of Felidae Family in their collections. Her research has documented the patterns of pelts of Tigers, Leopards, Jaguars and Ocelots.
BIG CAT RESEARCH Highlights:
2012
Research and charting specimens with Melbourne Museum / Melbourne, Australia
2010
Charting Archived Pelts with American Museum of Natural History / New York, NY
Photo shoot with The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History / New York, NY
Charting Pelts of Live Animals with Bronx Zoo/ New York, NY
Charting Pelts based on Scientific Data at Bronx Zoo Library / New York, NY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING Highlights:
2013
Artist lecture, Montsalvat Red Chair Series / Melbourne, Australia
Teen Event, Rubin Museum / NYC
2012
Guest Speaker, Big Apple Knitting Guild / NYC
Guest Speaker, Textile Society of America Symposium / Washington D.C.
Lecture Series, University of Maine Museum of Art / Bangor, ME
2011
Guest Artist, VOGUE Knitting Conference / New York, NY
2010
Knitting Workshop Series, Wave Hill Cultural Center / New York, NY
Lecture, Wave Hill Cultural Center / New York, NY
Guest Artist Series, Museum of Arts & Design / New York, NY
2009
Knitting Workshop Series, Hunterdon Art Museum / Clinton, NJ
Lecture, Lower Manhattan Public School, New York, NY
05 - ‘09
Lecture & Liaison to numerous school groups, in conjunction Bronx Zoo Education Dept / Bronx, NY
TEACHING:
2004 - Present
Fine Art Instructor / School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
AWARDS:
2015
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
2013
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
2007
Brio Award, Bronx Council of the Arts / Bronx NY
1993
The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship, University of South Australia / Australia
EDUCATION:
1995 MFA, Pratt Institute / Brooklyn, NY
1991 BFA, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology / Melbourne, Australia
