Ruth von Jahnke Waters
Education:
Stanford University, B.A
Solo Exhibitions:
- University College Dublin, Ireland, 1997
- The Gallery, Burlingame, CA, 1995
- Seipp Gallery, Palo Alto, CA 1994-1995
- SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, 1994
- Creative Arts Center, Sunnyvale, CA, 1989
- Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay, CA, 1988
- John Gualbert Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988
- 1870 Gallery, Belmont, CA, 1987
- PARTA Gallery, San Mateo, CA, 1984
- Manor Gallery, Belmont, CA, 1979
- Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA 1978, 1962
- John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1977
- Art League of Northern Virginia, Alexandria, VA, 1974
- Barrios Gallery, Sacramento, CA, annual 1964 - 1970
- Pandora's Box Gallery, Victoria, B.C., 1968, 1969
- Placerville Gallery, Placerville, CA, annual 1965 - 1970
Regional / National Juried Shows
- "Humor, Parody, Irony & Satire", Contract Design Center, San Francisco, 1997
- "Beijing and Beyond", WCA travelling exhibit: United Nations, New York, Univ. of Texas Visual Arts Gallery, Dallas; OMNI Gallery, New York; Mills College, Oakland, CA; ARC
Gallery, Chicago; Gallery on Towles Court, Sarasota, Florida; Penn State HUB and Kern Art Galleries
- "Icons of Power," Manor Gallery (Peninsula Sculptors' Guild), Belmont, 1996, HM
- "Global Focus: Women in Art and Culture", National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1996
- Avenue of the Arts, Belmont, CA, 1995-1997
- Art in Public Places, Santa Clara Civic Center, CA, 1994-1995
- Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Syntex, Palo Alto, CA, 1994
- Peninsula Sculpture VI, Belmont, CA, 1994; Award (Kenneth Baker, juror)
- Bay Arts '94, Belmont, CA
- "Art in Public Places," City of Santa Clara, 1994-1995
- "Pacific Rim Sculptors," Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, CA, 1994
"Selections 1994", Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York 1994
- "Interactive Sculpture," Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, 1993
- "In Reverence of Wood," Hayward State University, 1993
- Bay Arts '93, Belmont, CA: Sculpture Award (Marvin Schenck)
- Bay Arts '92, Belmont, CA
- "Figures," The New Art Place, San Francisco, CA, 1992
- "Big Ladies & Difficult Women," Skyline College, San Bruno, CA, 1992
- "Dante Exhibition," Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA 1992
- Bay Arts '91, Belmont, CA; Sculpture Award (John Battenberg) 1991
- "Eroticism: West Coast Expression," Gallery 601, San Francisco, 1989
- "Images of Men by Women Artists," Pie Gallery, San Francisco, 1989
- "Maquettes," Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca, 1988
- "Monumental Women," SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, 1987
- "Cultural Recorders," Rosicrucian Museum, San Jose, CA, 1986
- "Content Art," Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, 1985
- "Placement/Displacement," Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, CA, 1983
- Bay Arts '80, '82, '83, Belmont, CA; second in 1980
- Peninsula Sculpture II, Belmont, CA, 1982
- San Mateo County Fair, 1979, 1982; awards
- Washington Women's Art Center, Washington, D.C.; Inaugural
- Exhibit (by invitation), two open competitions, 1975
- Annual Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers,
- Washington, D.C., 1973; first prize
- Eastern Michigan Regional, Port Huron, MI, 1971, 1972
- California State Fair, 1964, 1969; honorable mention
- NCAA Tenth & Thirteenth Annuals, Sacramento, CA; honorable mention
- Kingsley Annual, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA, 1966
Acquisitions
"Dancer" in Brazilian Rosewood, acquired by the Crocker Art Museum,
- Sacramento, CA, in 1964
- "Deus" in white marble, acquired by the Sugarloaf Music & Art
- Foundation, Placerville, CA, in 1979
Guest Lecturer
National Sculpture Conference, Cincinnati, 1987
- National Women's Studies Conference, Indianapolis, 1988
- Woman/Church National Conference, Cincinnati, 1988
Federal Women's Program, U.S. Department of Justice,
San Francisco, 1989
Corporate Collections
Provident Central Credit Union, Redwood City, CA
- McCracken, Byers and Martin, Foster City, CA
- Paul Barulich, Esq., Redwood City, CA
- Robert Lyon Associates, Redwood City, CA
Selected Private Collections
John Pence, San Francisco, CA
- Robbie Lee Kraft, Hillsborough, CA
- Dr. Saburo Nagumo, Belmont, CA
- James Fort, Alexandria, VA
- Daniel Chappelaer, Redwood City, CA
- Minna Picache, Manila, The Philippines
- John Raiser, Carmel and San Mateo, CA
- Alexander Nepote, Millbrae, CA
- Michael Bilich, Belmont, CA
- David Harris, Half Moon Bay, CA
- Dr. George Duggar, Medfor, Or
- John Shea, San Carlos, CA
- Michael McCracken, Esq., Los Altos, CA
- Dr. and Mrs. Homer Knudson, Arlington, VA
- Joseph Cotchett, Esq., Burlingame, CA
- Barclay Simpson, Lafayette, CA
- Dr. and Mrs. James Tappan, Hillsborough, CA
Gallery Representation
The Gallery
Burlingame, CA
The Varo Registry
http://www.netdreams.com/registry/waters/
Founder and Director
1870 Art Center 1985-present
1870 Ralston Ave.
Belmont
Twin Pines Art Center 1977-1985
1221 Ralston Ave.
Belmont
Listings
Dictionary of International Biography
The World Who's Who of Women