Kuniko S.Ruch

Art Achievements

                     August 2012        Le Petit Jardin@LAX
                                                Juried by Ginger Van Hook
                                                Summer Jazz

                      June 2012          G825 Simulacrum
                                               Juried by Bennett Roberts
                                                Blast

                      May 2012          Through the Eyes of local artist poster series
                                                City of San Fernando
                                                Finalist
                                                Metro

                     April 2012          G825
                                                Juried show GEM
                                                Dawn

                    March 2012         Women Painters West
                                                Spring Juried Exhibition
                                                By a Thread

                  January 2012         Topanga Cannyon Gallery
                                                Juried Show Open Juror,
                                                Franklyn Liegel
                                                Stand on Broadway

 

              September 2011      Women Painters West
                                                Schomburg Gallery
                                                Susan Schomburg
                                                Wisteria
                                                Rickshaw Puller #2

                     August 2011       2011 International Exhibition
                                                By: Art Kudos, Curated by: Holly Koons
                                                Finalist
                                                Stand on Broadway

                     August 2011       Accepted as a member @ Los Angeles Art Association

                          July 2011       Sakuraba Gallery
                                                Recieved Honorable mention award
                                                Stand on Broadway

             March-April 2011       Kuniko raised money for Japanese Red Cross Tsunami Relief Efffort
                                                10 of her small paintings were auctioned and 100% of sales were donated

                 December 2010      Women painters West, Chaos and Order , Arena 1 Gallery
                                                Received Pearl Guenther Award
                                                Stand on Broardway

                    October 2010      Infinity Art Figurative Expo Juried in as an exhibit finalists by Infinity Art Gallery
                                                Curated by Kim  Mosley, Kaleeka Bond, Debbie Chapman - Rickshaw Puller series #2

                September 2010       Spotlight group show at VIVASeptember
                                                Curse’d Love
                                                Doing God’s Work
                                                Take Fountain
                                                Rickshaw Puller series #2

                     August 2010        Voca Juried show women painters west
                                                Untitled

           June –August 2010       Transitions : Virtual Art Event by Pen and Brush, N.Y
                                                Curated by Bina Sakar Ellias , International Gallaery Magazine - Curse’d Love

                                                Juried in as a member of Women Painters West
                                                Selected as a Salon artist for 2010 at VIVA
                                                Gallery, Sherman Oaks ,CA

                  January 2010         Southern California Open Regional Exhibition
                                                Summer Maiko

                      May 2009          79th Annual Statewide Exhibit
                                                Irreplaceable places by Santa Cruz Art league
                                                Curated by Kevin MacPherson – Take Fountain

                      May 2009          Pierce painting Student Invitational - The Great smoky Mountain

                      May 2009          Pierce College Student Show- Petal Mettle

                                                Selected as a Salon artist for 2009 at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks ,CA
                                                March    - Take Fountain
                                                                 Peonies
                                                April       - Curse’d Love
                                                                 Dance of Butterflies
                                                May        - Fall Maiko
                                                                 Summer Jazz / Agapanthus

              December 2008         Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura , CA
                                                Juried show “ More than Toys “ – Himeji Tops

             November 2008          Pen and Brush, N.Y Media Exhibition “ In the News”
                                                Curated by Morley Safer. – Bush’s War

                      May 2008          Pierce College , CA Invitational art
                                                Received Best of the show -  Paper Ball and the Mouse figurine on Obi sash

                      June 2007          “Yesterday today and…Today” Invitational group show
                                                Canoga Park Youth Art Center , CA
                                                                 - Early Spring
                                                                 - Orange Buoy
                                                                 - Blue Gate
                                                                 - Papyrus
                                                                 - Bush's War
                                                                 - Himeji Tops Diptych

Education
                                                Kyoritsu Girls High School, Japan
                                                Hawaii Pacific College . Hawaii

Art Affilliations
                                                VIVA
                                                Womens Painters West
                                                Gallery 825 / LAAA