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Born in Chester, PA, United States


M.S., Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

Art Students League of New York, New York, NY

B.F.A., Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA


Member of the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club



"Painting has been a life-long journey for me. I paint what I know well and what I love.

Whether it is the city or the New England Landscape, the impression of the area is what moves me to paint.

In my urban landscapes, it is the energy of the city that motivates me. The rich color, the unique activities, the people in action, are the elements I strive to bring together. I see a joy in the city, and I try to use this in my paintings.

In the New England towns it is the structures that capture my interest. Old New England houses and barns are uniquely appealing as subjects, especially with strong sunlight falling on them. To me, painting this subject is like preserving a moment in time."

Ruth Newquist, January 2000

  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 1999: State of the Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Gloucester, MA

  • 1996: Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

  • 1993: Kent Art Association, Kent, CT

  • Selected Group Exhibitions
  • 2000: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, The Annual Salmagundi Club Members Show

  • 1999:
  • North East Watercolor Society, Kent, CT

  • Connecticut Watercolor Society, 59th Annual Exhibition

  • 1998:
  • Connecticut Watercolor Society, Annual Exhibition

  • Hudson Valley Art Association, Hastings on the Hudson, NY, 67th Annual Exhibition

  • 1997:
  • The National Watercolor Society, Brea, CA, 77th Annual Exhibition

  • Hudson Valley Art Association, Hastings on the Hudson, NY, Annual Exhibition

  • 1994: Academic Artists’ Association, Springfield, MA, Annual Exhibition

  • 1992: Kent Art Association, Kent, CT, President’s Exhibition

  • 1987: Connecticut Classic Arts, Trumbull, CT


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  • 2000: Margery Soroka Memorial Award, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, The Annual Salmagundi Club Members Show

  • 1999:
  • Cardinal Art Gallery Award, North East Watercolor Society, Kent, CT

  • First Place Award, Connecticut Watercolor Society, 59th Annual Exhibition

  • 1998:
  • Pearl Paint Award, Connecticut Watercolor Society, Annual Exhibition

  • Salmagundi Club Award, Hudson Valley Art Association, Hastings on the Hudson, NY, 67th Annual Exhibition

  • 1997:
  • Mary Hill Memorial Award, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY, Mary Hill Memorial Award

  • Art Times Award, Hudson Valley Art Association, Hastings on the Hudson, NY, Annual Exhibition

  • 1994: Muriel Alvord Memorial Award, Academic Artists’ Association, Springfield, MA, Annual Exhibition

  • 1992: Medal of Merit and Solo Show, Kent Art Association, Kent, CT, President’s Exhibition

  • 1987: Grumbacher Silver Medal, Connecticut Classic Arts, Trumbull, CT


  • The Best of Watercolor III. Rockport Publishers, 1999.

  • American Artist. June, 1999.