Katie Ruiz
[Image description: Katie stand in a gallery in front of two of her paintings. She has short brown hair and wears an orange dress, a colorful beaded necklace, and red lipstick.]
Katie Ruiz is a Chicana artist (1984-current) making work in painting and fiber sculpture. She is most well known for her blanket series in which she portrays couples standing or lying under colorful Mexican blankets. Geometric patterns and bright colors are reiterated throughout her work. She is also known for her activism work with refugees, The Pompom Project, and children’s book Brian the Wildflower. Ruiz has a Bachelors Degree of Fine Art from Northern Arizona University and a Masters degree of Fine Art from The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture in NYC.
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