Ruth Swain

A portrait, figurative and still life artist based in Oxfordshire. Readers award winner for Artist of the Year in 2017 with Artists and illustrators magazine.
I paint in oils, watercolour and pastel. My previous work in advertising influences my paintings as I like to use humour and visual ideas to enhance my pictures.
I admire the work of Lucien Freud and John Singer Sargent. I take on commissions.
Ruth studied Contemporary Portraiture at The Art Academy in London. She has recently been selected for The Ruth Borchard exhibition, and has had work shown in many london galleries. She had been long-listed for the Jacksons prize twice, shortlisted for the Signature art prize, won the Liberty arts prize and has work in their permanent collection.
'Pressure' shown at the Mall galleries in 2019 at The Institute of Watercolour painters, and again with 'Hung out to dry' in 2021.
I teach at Sunningwell school of Art and currently have a exhibition at Ronapainting gallery Oxford featuring a new series of works based on people and their literature choices.I am a member of the Oxford art society.