Ruth Dupré

Ruth Dupré is a contemporary artist who works across a range of media including ceramics, glass, painting, textiles and filmmaking. Her artistic practice draws on the intimate and personal experiences of love, lust, loss and procreation; the resulting works are often characterised by a sense of openness and humour. 

Ruth's practice has been informed by her early ambition to become a classical ballet dancer. With its emphasis on precision and the ability to express human emotions, the aesthetic principles of ballet have shaped her creative process. This background has given the artist a sense of freedom, allowing her to understand that restrictions and techniques are to be worked with - rather than be confined by. Her latest works - a flock of painted ceramic birds - embody this sense of malleability, and the expressive tactility which runs throughout her practice. We are looking forward to showing a selection of these characterful, unique pieces in our upcoming group exhibition A Day at the Seaside.

Ruth completed her BA in Ceramics at Middlesex University in 1980 and an MA in Glass at the Royal College of Art in 2003. She has exhibited widely in the UK at venues including the Whitechapel Gallery, the Barbican, the Royal Academy, the ICA, and the V&A. She won the Jack Goldhill Prize at the Royal Academy in 2010 for her glass piece ‘Butchery’, and the Bombay Sapphire Prize in 2005 for her film 'Roker Breakfast', made with Anne Brodie and Louise Gilbert Scott. She has received multiple travel awards from the British Council. Her work is held in the National Portrait Gallery collection and at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Ruth is based in south west London. 

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