Gary Ruddell American, b. 1951
Gary Ruddell is an American figurative artist known for his representational paintings and early work as an illustrator. Since the early 1990s, he has exhibited widely in galleries, museums, and universities, developing a body of work that reflects his personal vision. Drawing primarily from his family and immediate surroundings, Ruddell transforms quiet, familiar moments into psychologically charged images. His paintings explore themes of memory, emotional complexity, and the subtle dynamics of human relationships. His work is held in galleries and private collections internationally, and he lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Gary Ruddell
1951, San Mateo, California
EDUCATION
1975 B.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts
EXHIBITIONS
2025 Three Person Show, Allen & Alan Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Group Show, Winter Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Group Show, Quidley Fine Art, Boston, MA
2023 Group Show, Contemporary Classics, Kauffman Gallery, University of
Shippensburg, PA
Group Show, The de Young Open 2023, The de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Under the Influence | Contemporary Artists and the Masters Who Inspire
Them, Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE
2022 Art Fair, Seattle Art Fair, Gallery Henoch, Seattle, WAGroup Show, Four Painters, Quidley Fine Art, Boston, MA
Group Show, Summer Solstice, Allen & Alan Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
Group Show, True North, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA
Group Show, New Works, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2021 Art Fair, Art Miami, Gallery Henoch, Miami, FL
2020 Group Show, Stay Inspired, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Group Show, Lightning Strikes, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Bay Area Painters, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, Art Miami, Gallery Henoch, Miami, FL
2018 Solo Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, A Gallery, Palm Springs Art Fair, CA
2017 Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, Dallas Art Fair, Gallery Henoch, Dallas, TXGroup Show, Artist as Subject, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 Group Show, A Gallery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Solo Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2015 Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, Dallas Art Fair, Gallery Henoch, Dallas, TX
Group Show, In Good Company, Quidley Fine Art, Boston, MA
2014 Group Show, Quidley Fine Art, Boston, MA
Holiday Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
2013 Two-Man Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, Context, Gallery Henoch, Miami, FL
2012 Solo Show, Recent Work, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Holiday Group Show , Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Narrative Fragments Exhibition, Quidley Fine Art, Boston, MA2011 Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art Fair, Dallas Art Fair, Gallery Henoch, Dallas, TX
Solo Show, Preston Contemporary Art Center, NM
2010 Contemporary Realism, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY
Art in Embassies, U.S State Department, Tbillisi, Georgia, John Bass, Ambassador
2009 Solo Show, New Paintings, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Art of Play, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Two-Man Show, Susan Greenwood Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
The Genesis of Bay Area Figurative Art Now , Juried by Theophilus Brown,
Art Space 712, San Francisco, CALA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
A Figural Presence , Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center, Manchester, NH
2008 Solo Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
LA Art Show, Santa Monica, CA
Art of the 20th Century, New York, NY
2007 49th International Award Exhibition , San Diego Art Institute, CA
10 Years a Retrospective of Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
72nd Annual Cooperstown Art Association Exhibition , Cooperstown, NY
Nicolet College Annual Art Competition, Rhineland, WI
2006 Solo Show, Small Changes , Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
40 Years: A Dealer's Collection , Gallery Henoch, New York, NYGroup Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
US Artists, Philadelphia, PA
2005 Two-Man Show, Greenwood Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Group Show, San Diego Museum of Living Artists, San Diego, CA
Group Show, Falkirk Cultural Center, Marin County, CA
Group Show, Gallery Henoch, New York, NY
US Artists, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Solo Show, Reckless Dreamers , Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Group Show, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Marin Arts Council, Falkirk Center of the Arts
Two Man Show, New Work, Greenwood Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach,CA
2002 Solo Show, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group show, Inaugural Exhibition , Greenwood Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach, CAGroup Show, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Juried by Michael Zakian, Ph.D.
2001 American Landscapes 2001 , Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland,
Juried by Gary Vikan
International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego,
CA
2001 Pleiades Gallery, New York City, NY
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
Group Show, San Diego Art Institute, CA
Group Show, 2001 National Exhibition , Cooperstown Art Association, NY
Group Show, National Works on Paper , University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Group Show, Watermedia Twelve Competition, University of Colorado, Colorado
Springs, CO
Group Show, Touchstone Gallery, Washington D.C.
1999 Stephen F. Austin State University, Figuration in Contemporary Art Texas National
1999 Exhibit , TXPalm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA National Juried Competition of
Contemporary Painting, CA
28th National Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1998 33rd Annual Open Exhibition, San Bernardino County Museum of Art, San
Bernardino, CA
27th National Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
Edward Thorp Gallery, First Street Gallery, National Competition, Group Show, New
York, NY
San Diego Museum of Art, Artists Guild All California Juried Exhibition, San Diego, CA
Stephen F. Austin State University, Figuration in Contemporary Art Texas
National 1998 Exhibit , Juried by Martha Erlebacher, TX
Crocker Kingsley Biennial Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
1997 26th National Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
St. John's University, New York, NY
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, COUniversity of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
1996 San Bernardino County Museum of Art, San Bernardino, CA
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Museum of Art, CA
1995 Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
San Diego Art Institute, San Diego Museum of Art, CA
1993 Group Show, Cheekwood Tennessee Museum of Art, TN
San Bernardino County Museum of Art, San Bernardino, CA
1992 67th Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker Museum of Art,
Sacramento, CA Juried by Henry Hopkins
1991 Group Show, Icaan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1990 Group Show, Olympia New York Gallery, New York, NYGroup Show, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
AWARDS & HONORS
2009 Honorable Mention in Painting, The Genesis of Bay Area Figurative Art Now, Art
Space 712, San Francisco, CA
2007 Special Merit Excellence Award, Annual Northern Juried Competition, Rhineland,
WI
2005 Hoffman Trust Award, San Diego Museum of Living Artists, CA
Distinctive Honor Award in Painting, Falkirk Center for the Arts, CA
2003 Individual Artist Grant for Excellence in the Field of Painting, Marin Arts Council,
CA
2002 Individual Artist Grant for Excellence in the Field of Painting, Marin Arts Council,
CA
Holter Museum of Art Helena, Art Distinctive Merit Award
1999 Honorable Mention in Painting, Stephen F. Austin State University, TX
1998 Merit Award in Painting, Holter Museum of Art, MT1995 Best of Show, Painting, Palm Springs Desert Museum of Art, CA
1993 Marin Arts Council Award for Artistic Excellence, Marin Arts Council, CA
Award of Excellence in Painting, California State Fair Art Exhibition, CA
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
2023 Reed Magazine, Issue 156, San José State University
2019 Western Art & Architecture, Poetry in Paint
2018 Catamaran, Spring Issue
Sequestrum Magazine
Jay Jeffers, Collected Cool
Wall Street International
2017 Studio Video Interview with Nicholas Wilton, ART2LIFE Workshop
American Art Collector Magazine
2016 The Gettysburg Review, Summer Issue2015 Psychology and the Real World
2013 Psychology and the Real World, Cover
2010 California Homes Magazine
San Francisco Chronicle
2009 New American Painting
100 Artist of the West Coast II, Cover
Art LTD. Magazine
American Art Collector, The Henoch Collection
2007 Metropolitan Home Magazine
Riviera Magazine
2006 American Art Collector Magazine
Lifescapes Magazine
2004 Metropolitan Home MagazineCoast Magazine
Paper City Magazine
2003 Art Week Magazine, Cover
Laguna News Post
Los Angeles Times Magazine
The Frank Collection
Coast Magazine, Cover
2002 New American Paintings
Southwest Art
Marin Independent Journal
2000 Widener University Art Collection
Bowling Green Fine Arts Center
1999 Texas Daily Sentinel1997 Sovereign Media
1994 Marin Independent Journal
