Anna Ruth is a Canadian artist currently living and working in Jyväskylä, Finland. A former student of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, she graduated from l’ École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Cornouaille (France) in 1998 and was awarded a Post Diplôme from Lyon, France in 2004. Since then, she has participated in exhibitions in Europe, Africa and North America.
Her work can also be found in public art collections in Jyväskylä, and Alajärvi, Finland; Palma Campania, Italy; and Washington DC, USA.
Anna Ruth’s work has been published in numerous catalogues and in 2008 Mäntykustannus publishing company published her project “Around the world in eight days”.
Along side her creation, Anna Ruth is also interested in inciting community interest in contemporary art. Over the past 6 years she has organized and curated thematic exhibitions in unconventional exhibition spaces such as barns and home apartments.