About

Ruth is an artist based in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Curious and concerned by the complex systems we live by, our relationship, disconnection and commodification of the natural world and the environmental and ecological collapse we are living through. She works with others to explore water & flooding, wheat farming & bread systems, education and policy making. The journey and investigation is often a collective & collaborative one, which hopes to help unravel, reveal, critique the broken systems and explore, resurrect and experiment with new ones.

The work manifests as research-based and participatory and includes mapping, walking and video, often combining some or all of them together. The making process is in responce to ongoing conversations and collaborative or collective research.

Name and Education

Ruth was known by her nickname Bob Levene until 2015

BA Fine Art, Hull School of Art and Design, University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, 1995–1998

MSc Electronic Imaging, Duncan of Jordanstone, University of Dundee, 2000 - 2001

Residencies and Commissions

Commissions have come from Department for Education, Policy Lab (UK Goverment), Harris Museum (Preston), Arts Catalyst (London/Sheffield), Cornerhouse (Manchester), National Media Museum (Bradford), National Trust & Arts and Heritage (Cragside), BBC Radio 3 & Sound and Music, In Certain Places (Preston).

Residencies include Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wysing Arts Centre, Hull Time Based Arts, Braziers (Oxfordshire), Faculty of Engineering (University of Sheffield), In-Situ (Lancashire) and an Arts Council Fellowship in Colima, Mexico.

Showing

Performances, screenings and exhibited work include ICA (London), Arnolfini (Bristol), Kiasma (Helsinki), Site Gallery & Abandon Normal Devices Festival, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (Sunderland) with AV Festival, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Modern Art Oxford, Netwerk Centre for Contemporary Art, (Belgium), MK Gallery (Milton Keynes), Millennium Galleries (Sheffield).