About the Artist

                                                                                                                    


                                                                              "To create is a necesity to the spirit, just as light to breath in us".              
                                                                                                                                                                                                       

      Ruth Gonzales. Artist/Painter.
      Born in Hermosillo Sonora Mexico.

           Education:

      La Academia del Seguro Social Hermosillo Sonora Mexico  1976-78
      Academia de la Universidad de Hermosillo Sonora Mexico 1980-82
      Missionary work western Mexico 1984-90


          Exhibitions:

     Alicia Armstrong Gallery, Palm Desert Ca. 2012
     Strings Series, Studio Ca, 2011
     Painting and  Piano Recital with Stanislav Kristenko, Studio Ca. 2011
     Art Tribe, Los Angeles Ca.  2011
     Alicia  Armstrong Gallery, Palm Desert Ca.  2011
     Copal  Gallery, Palm Desert Ca.  2010
     Brueton L.A. West Hollywood Ca.  2011
     Bistango, Irvine Ca.  2009
     Studio Gallery, Irvine Ca.  2008
     Naomi silva Gallery, Atlanta Ga.  2009
     Marriott Desert Springs, "Desierto y Luz" Palm Desert, Ca.  2008
     Desing Center Oliver Walker, Atlanta Ga.  2007
     Brueton L.A. West Hollywood Ca.  2007
     Alta States, Palm Springs Ca. 2007
     Desert Spring Gallery, Palm Desert Ca.  2007
     Modern Master Gallery, Palm Desert Ca.  2007
     Naomi Silva Gallery, Atlanta Ga.  " Group Show"  2006
     Desert Springs, Marriott Exhibit, Palm Desert, Ca. 2006
     Gallery 310, Two Artist Croatia and Mexico, Dec17th Phoenix Ore.  2005
     Collections of Mirak Pacific Desing Center, Los Angeles, Ca.  2005
     Gallery Asto, Los Angeles, Ca. "The poetics of Space"  2004
     Art at El Paseo Square, Palm Desert Ca."Sam Francis and Ruth Gonzales"   2004
     Mikim Home Collections, Costa Mesa Ca. "Interpretations of Life" 2004
     Sterling Estates, Rancho Mirage Ca. 2003
     Naomi Silva Gallery, Atlanta Ga.  2003
     Arte Gallery, Palm Desert Ca. 2003
     Tre' Contemporary Gallery, Palm Desert, Ca.  2003
     Don O'melveny Galley, Los angeles, Ca. "Flutters of Beings"  2003 
     Mikim Collections, Costa Mesa Ca. 2003
     Gallery Adrienne Contemporary, La Jolla  Ca.  2003
     Collections of Sterling States, Rancho Mirage  Ca. 2002  
     Sunyata Gallery, San Pedro Ca.  2001
     Don O'melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca. "L.A. Arrivals; an Island of Greece and Somehere in the Desert"  2000
     Learsi Gallery, Palm Desert Ca. "Luz y Sombras"  1998  

    
      Bibliography and Film Production Contributions: 


     Art Tribe,West Hollywood  Films "Think like a Man" 2011
     For Touchstone, "Brothers and Sisters Series" 2007
     Documentary of  Ray Charles "Unchain My Heart" 2003
     Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia  "Confidance" 2003
     Winter/SpringPalm Springs Life ART and  Culture 2005
     Pride of Palm Desert/ Desert Magazine "Art Has Visual Payoff. 2005
     Angeleno Magazine, High Desert Style Palm Springs Ca. 2003
     Art in america, Ruth Gonzales Paintings and Don O'melveny Gallery, Los angeles Ca. 2003 
     March Artist Catalogue " Abstract Elegante" Don O'melveny Gallery, Los angeles Ca.2003
     Echoes of Music in Glowing Colors by Shirle Gottlieb 1999