Ruth Shively

Ruth Shively was born in Hastings, Nebraska and received her BFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1988. She moved to New York City during the early 1990s to pursue illustration and work in an illustration studio. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. Solo exhibitions have been hosted at Spur Gallery, Portland, OR; Basil Howard Gallery, Portland, OR; Anthony Phillip Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY; and Park Row Gallery, Chatham, NY. Shively was awarded an artist residency at Chateau Orquevaux in Champagne Ardenne, France for the Summer of 2018. One of Shively’s paintings was recently pictured in an Ian McEwan novel, Nussschale (Nutshell). The artist lives and works in Portland, Oregon and is represented by Susan Eley Fine Art.