Ruth Hamill
b. Chicago, IL, USA; Lives and works in Mays Landing, NJ
Education
MFA, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
BA, Journalism, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Tointon Gallery, Man-If-Es-Tiny, Greeley, CO (August 2026)
2025 Broad Street Studio Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, In So Many Words, Philadelphia, PA
2020 Gallery 1871, Ruth Hamill: Above Water, Chicago, IL
2019 Mingo Gallery, Ruth Hamill: Water, Beverly, MA
2017 Gallery 1871 (formerly Chicago Art Source Gallery), Everything is Fluid, Chicago, IL
2016 Portland Art Gallery, Water’s Edge, Ruth Hamill, Portland, ME
2015 Atrium Art Gallery, Waves, Charleston, SC
2015 Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Ruth Hamill: Trees of New England, Portsmouth, NH
2007 West End Theatre Gallery, Horizons, Gloucester, MA
Duo and Trio Exhibitions
2019 Field Gallery, Ruth Hamill and Tommy May, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2019 Portland Art Gallery, William Crosby, Ruth Hamill and Nancy Simonds, Portland, ME
2018 Portland Art Gallery, Wax, Portland, ME
2017 Field Gallery, Currents, Jennifer Christy+Ruth Hamill, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
2016 Southport Galleries, Sea + Glass, Southport, CT
2014 Gallery 4, Trio: Ruth Hamill, Susan Strarr, Harry Nadler, Tiverton, RI
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Drawing Rooms, On the Grid, Off the Grid, Jersey City, NJ
2026 The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), Future Continuous, Philadelphia, PA
2025 Ann Metzger Biennial Memorial Exhibition, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis, MO
2025 Remarque Print Workshop and Gallery, Into the Void: Boundaries and Margins in Printmaking and Photography, Santa Fe, NM
2025 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, (dis)Continuity, Philadelphia, PA
2024 Gallery 1871, Winter Salon, Chicago, IL
2023 New Jersey Arts Annual, Noyes Museum of Art/Noyes Arts Garage, Hammonton/Atlantic City, NJ
2023 School of Visual Arts (SVA), Ephemeral Vortex, Exhibition of The Artist Residency Project at SVA
2023 Bone Creek Museum, Farm Island Anthology Exhibit, David City, NE
2023 Remarque Print Workshop and Gallery, Opposing Forces: Energetic Tension in Printmaking and Photography, Santa Fe, NM
2023 The Center for Contemporary Art, 2023 Members’ Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ
2023 Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Works on Paper 2023, Loveladies, NJ
2023 Gallery 1871, Winter Salon, Chicago, IL
2019 Gallery at 4, Welcome Back, Tiverton, RI
2015 Cape Cod Museum of Art, Structures and Remnants: Landscape and the Human Presence, Dennis, MA
2015 Arts Club of Washington, Portraits: Interior and Exterior, Exhibit of the National Association of Women Artists, Washington, DC
2015 The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, The Perfect Storm, Gloucester, MA
2014 Copley Society of Art, New Member Exhibit, Boston, MA
2009 Crane Estate Annual Juried Art Show, Ipswich, MA
2009 Firehouse Plaza Art Gallery, Abstraction Now 2009, Garden City, NJ
2009 Hooper Gallery, New England Regional Exhibit, Marblehead, MA
2009 Cambridge Art Association Gallery, Red Exhibit 2009, Cambridge, MA
2009 Salmagundi Club,120th Annual Exhibition of National Association of Women Artists, New York
2008 CAA Gallery, Northeast Prize Show, Cambridge, MA
2008 Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Of the Sea, Long Branch, NJ
2008 Hun Gallery and Ho Gallery, The Circular Exhibition, New York, NY and Seoul, Korea
2008 Crane Estate Annual Juried Art Show, Ipswich, MA
2008 Attleboro Arts Museum, 85th Anniversary Exhibit, Attleboro, MA 2008 Nave Gallery, The Secrets of Water, Somerville, MA
2008 Sixth Street Gallery, Naked, Vancouver, WA
2007 Crane Estate Annual Juried Art Show, Ipswich, MA
Artist Residencies
2026 Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) Fellow, Residency at Mt. San Angelo, Amherst, VA (March)
2023 The Artist Residency Project of the School of Visual Arts, NYC
2023 Watershed Studios Artist Residency, Galway, Ireland
2017 Fine Arts Work Center, Residency Fellow of Copley Society (Boston), Provincetown, MA
2017 Sam Rit Residency, Province of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
2016 Golden Apple Art Residency, Harrington, ME
2010 Tin Shop Artist in Residence, Breckenridge, CO
2009 Tin Shop Artist in Residence, Breckenridge, CO
2009 Vermont Studio Center Residency, Johnson, VT
Other
2018 Playwrights Horizons, Perspectives on Playwriting (POP) program, New York, NY
Grants/Awards
2025 Award, Plastic Club, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
2024 Grant, Venture Fund, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
2023 Best in Show, Bone Creek Museum, Farm Island Anthology Exhibit, David City, NE
2023 Award, Honorable Mention, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, Works on Paper 2023, Loveladies, NJ
2017 Fellowship, Copley Society of Art (Boston), in support of Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) summer residency, Provincetown, MA
2015 Award, People’s Choice, The Perfect Storm Exhibit, Gloucester, MA
2009 Grant, Vermont Studio Center, in support of residency, Johnson, VT
2009 Award, People’s Choice, Crane Estate Art Show, Ipswich, MA
Press/Publications
2017 Third Coast Review, “Works Inspired by Natural Elements Make for Dynamic Duo Show @ Chicago Art Source Gallery” April 10
2016 The Charleston Post and Courier, “Ruth Hamill Pushes Past All Boundaries with Oceanic Scenes” June 2
2016 The New York Times, Metropolitan, Connecticut Edition, Galleries, image: R Hamill, Break Away, 24x24, encaustic on canvas, May 21
2015 Arts and Antiques Magazine, February 2015
2015 Artscope Magazine, “Copley Society Class of 2015” Jan/Feb 2015
Artmag of the South, “Profile: Ruth Hamill” Winter
2015 Art New England, image: Ruth Hamill, Tide Coming Up Jan/Feb
NS Magazine, image: Ruth Hamill, Sea Change, collection of MLB great Kerry Wood, Fall 2015
2014 International Contemporary Artists, Volume IX
2014 Cape Ann Lifestyle Magazine, “Making Waves: Ruth Hamill’s Paintings Strive to Capture the Emotion of the Natural World” October 2014
2010 Summit Daily News, “Artist Brings Abstract Painting To Breckenridge”, December 10
2009 Manchester Cricket, “Manchester Artist Ruth Hamill Wins Top Award at Crane Estate Show” November 17
2007 Boston Sunday Globe, Globe North, Arts Column, November 11