Ruth Franklin
Born 1964, Kent, England
education:
Lowestoft College of Art, Suffolk, England, 1982
Brighton Art School, East Sussex, England - BA Degree, Fine Art/Painting, 1986
selected exhibitions & galleries:
2020: Secret 7", in aid of Help Refugees at NOW Gallery, London, September 4-13
2019: ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, one-woman show, Different Trains Gallery, Decatur GA, 12 April - 22 June
2018: Secret 7", in aid of Mind, the mental health charity, at The Jetty, London
2016: Secret 7", group show & sale to benefit Amnesty International UK, Sonos Studio, London, 8 Apr - 2 May
2015: Painting Out Loud, one-woman-show, Steve Mckenzie’s, Atlanta GA
The Big Pop Up - Decatur, Jun 12, group show w/ Kosmo Vinyl & Wreckless Eric, East Decatur Station
2014: Group exhibition of women artists, Bennett Gallery, Nashville TN
2013: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, Jun 22 - Aug 24, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta
Harlem Fine Arts Show - Feb 7-10, Historic Riverside Church, New York NY
2012: Raw Art Fair, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Dex Gallery
Anticipation, group show, dk Gallery, Marietta GA
2011: Decatur OPEN STUDIO, Decatur GA
The 16th Anniversary Show, Matre Gallery, Atlanta GA
Two-Artist-Show with Gary Goodman, The Basement Gallery, Boise ID
2010: Ruth Franklin/Byron Gin: New Work, Apr 23 - May 31, Adam Cave Gallery, Raleigh NC
2009: One Woman Show of Paintings, Hrefna Jonsdottir Gallery, Lambertville NJ
2008: One-woman-show for ATLart[08], Vinson Gallery, Decatur GA
2005: One-Woman-Show of Paintings & Drawings, Vinson Gallery
2004: AAF Contemporary Art Fair - NYC, Gallery 71
Under Different Circumstances, group show for ATLart[04], Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
2002: Group Show, Hartman & Hartman Galerie, Gorinchem, Netherlands
1998: One Woman Show Gallery 71, New York NY
1996: Art, Arte, Kunst, Olympic Pop-Up Show, Luckie Street, Atlanta
One Woman Show Gallery 71, New York NY
Art Focus Gallery, Centrepoint, Singapore
Galerie Ruetz, Munich, Germany
Gallerie Naif, Tokyo, Japan
1992: Summer Exhibition , Riviera Gallery, East Sussex, England
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
1991: Rye Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
Seen Galleries, Ltd., London
Northstore Artists, four artist collective, East Sussex, England
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
1990: Riviera Gallery, East Sussex, England, Summer Exhibition
1986: Cirencester Art Gallery, West Sussex, England
Pig and Fig Gallery, Brighton, England
1979: Steeple End Gallery, Suffolk, England
Private & corporate collections:
ASCAP, Nashville • AT&T, Atlanta • City of Decatur, Georgia • Deloitte & Touche, Tampa • Echo Media Group, Atlanta • Eric Goulden (aka Wreckless Eric) & Amy Rigby, musicians, Catskill NY • Luzene Hill, multi-media installation artist, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Atlanta • Diane Jackson, DDB Chicago • Lennie James, actor, screenwriter & playwright, Los Angeles CA • Naomi & Wynonna Judd, Franklin TN • King & Spalding, Atlanta • Larson-Juhl • Lenz, Decatur • Lightroom, multidisciplinary design & architecture, Decatur GA • Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Palmer, Windermere FL • Price Waterhouse, Tampa • Roedean Girls School, East Sussex, England • Victoria Sanders & Associates, New York • Karin Slaughter, author, Atlanta • Robert & Lu Steed, Atlanta • Stockwell Films, London • Universal Studios Florida, Orlando • University of Alabama at Birmingham • Kosmo Vinyl, artist & cultural curator, New York City • Daren Wang, Executive Director of Decatur Book Festival, Decatur GA
donations:
Amnesty International UK • Art Papers • Georgia Lawyers for the Arts • The Hambidge Center, creative residency program • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation • Waterkeeper Alliance
Commissions:
Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA - Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Gifts • City of Decatur, Georgia • Dynamics of the Impromptu, live trio recordings of John Stevens, Derek Bailey & Trevor Watts - CD cover art • Hear Now, a film by Mark French - DVD cover art • Paramount Famous Productions • Universal Studios Florida • Veracity, solo alto saxophone recordings by Trevor Watts - CD cover art • Verb Vol. 2, No. 2, 2007 - an audio literary magazine by America’s top writers - CD cover art
Awards:
Best Established Visual Artist, 2014 & 2019 - Creative Loafing Atlanta
United States Artists Nominee - 2016
Born 1964, Kent, England
education:
Lowestoft College of Art, Suffolk, England, 1982
Brighton Art School, East Sussex, England - BA Degree, Fine Art/Painting, 1986
selected exhibitions & galleries:
2020: Secret 7", in aid of Help Refugees at NOW Gallery, London, September 4-13
2019: ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, one-woman show, Different Trains Gallery, Decatur GA, 12 April - 22 June
2018: Secret 7", in aid of Mind, the mental health charity, at The Jetty, London
2016: Secret 7", group show & sale to benefit Amnesty International UK, Sonos Studio, London, 8 Apr - 2 May
2015: Painting Out Loud, one-woman-show, Steve Mckenzie’s, Atlanta GA
The Big Pop Up - Decatur, Jun 12, group show w/ Kosmo Vinyl & Wreckless Eric, East Decatur Station
2014: Group exhibition of women artists, Bennett Gallery, Nashville TN
2013: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, Jun 22 - Aug 24, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta
Harlem Fine Arts Show - Feb 7-10, Historic Riverside Church, New York NY
2012: Raw Art Fair, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Dex Gallery
Anticipation, group show, dk Gallery, Marietta GA
2011: Decatur OPEN STUDIO, Decatur GA
The 16th Anniversary Show, Matre Gallery, Atlanta GA
Two-Artist-Show with Gary Goodman, The Basement Gallery, Boise ID
2010: Ruth Franklin/Byron Gin: New Work, Apr 23 - May 31, Adam Cave Gallery, Raleigh NC
2009: One Woman Show of Paintings, Hrefna Jonsdottir Gallery, Lambertville NJ
2008: One-woman-show for ATLart[08], Vinson Gallery, Decatur GA
2005: One-Woman-Show of Paintings & Drawings, Vinson Gallery
2004: AAF Contemporary Art Fair - NYC, Gallery 71
Under Different Circumstances, group show for ATLart[04], Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
2002: Group Show, Hartman & Hartman Galerie, Gorinchem, Netherlands
1998: One Woman Show Gallery 71, New York NY
1996: Art, Arte, Kunst, Olympic Pop-Up Show, Luckie Street, Atlanta
One Woman Show Gallery 71, New York NY
Art Focus Gallery, Centrepoint, Singapore
Galerie Ruetz, Munich, Germany
Gallerie Naif, Tokyo, Japan
1992: Summer Exhibition , Riviera Gallery, East Sussex, England
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
1991: Rye Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
Seen Galleries, Ltd., London
Northstore Artists, four artist collective, East Sussex, England
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, East Sussex, England
1990: Riviera Gallery, East Sussex, England, Summer Exhibition
1986: Cirencester Art Gallery, West Sussex, England
Pig and Fig Gallery, Brighton, England
1979: Steeple End Gallery, Suffolk, England
Private & corporate collections:
ASCAP, Nashville • AT&T, Atlanta • City of Decatur, Georgia • Deloitte & Touche, Tampa • Echo Media Group, Atlanta • Eric Goulden (aka Wreckless Eric) & Amy Rigby, musicians, Catskill NY • Luzene Hill, multi-media installation artist, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Atlanta • Diane Jackson, DDB Chicago • Lennie James, actor, screenwriter & playwright, Los Angeles CA • Naomi & Wynonna Judd, Franklin TN • King & Spalding, Atlanta • Larson-Juhl • Lenz, Decatur • Lightroom, multidisciplinary design & architecture, Decatur GA • Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Palmer, Windermere FL • Price Waterhouse, Tampa • Roedean Girls School, East Sussex, England • Victoria Sanders & Associates, New York • Karin Slaughter, author, Atlanta • Robert & Lu Steed, Atlanta • Stockwell Films, London • Universal Studios Florida, Orlando • University of Alabama at Birmingham • Kosmo Vinyl, artist & cultural curator, New York City • Daren Wang, Executive Director of Decatur Book Festival, Decatur GA
donations:
Amnesty International UK • Art Papers • Georgia Lawyers for the Arts • The Hambidge Center, creative residency program • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation • Waterkeeper Alliance
Commissions:
Agnes Scott College, Decatur GA - Extraordinary Women, Extraordinary Gifts • City of Decatur, Georgia • Dynamics of the Impromptu, live trio recordings of John Stevens, Derek Bailey & Trevor Watts - CD cover art • Hear Now, a film by Mark French - DVD cover art • Paramount Famous Productions • Universal Studios Florida • Veracity, solo alto saxophone recordings by Trevor Watts - CD cover art • Verb Vol. 2, No. 2, 2007 - an audio literary magazine by America’s top writers - CD cover art
Awards:
Best Established Visual Artist, 2014 & 2019 - Creative Loafing Atlanta
United States Artists Nominee - 2016