PENNY RUTHBERG
Penny is an interdisciplinary artist whose work investigates the emotional bond between humans and canines and explores the deep connections between the species. Operating as a kind of emotional medium, Penny’s ceramics capture the essence of her canine subjects and attempt to interpret each dog as an individual with its own internal life. Penny’s art practice explores her interest in the symbolic representation of dogs throughout history and across cultures as well as the strong significance of dogs to humans even beyond the living world.
EXHIBITIONS
2022 For the Love of Dog, group exhibition, Manning Regional Gallery, Taree, NSW 2021 Suspended Reality, solo exhibition, Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, TAS
2021 Interplay, group exhibition, Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart, TAS
2019 Splendacious, group exhibition curated by Rona Green, Neospace, Melbourne, VIC 2019 Design By Making, group exhibition, Kingston Arts Hub, Kingston, TAS
2018 Penumbra, group exhibition, Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart, TAS
2016 Glamorgan Spring Bay Art Prize, Swansea Town Hall, Swansea, TAS
2015 Wild Comfort, Collaboration with poet Kathryn Lomer, Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery 2013 UTAS Honours Graduation Show, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, TAS
2012 UTAS Undergraduate Graduation Show, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart, TAS
2011 Singapore Affordable Art Fair, Mini Print Exhibition, Singapore
2009 – 2022 Ongoing display and sales, Henry Jones Art Hotel, Hobart, TAS
EDUCATION
2013 Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours by research) Printmaking – UTAS 2000 Diploma Arts Management – University of Technology, Sydney NSW