Image: Ruth HOWARD
Untitled, 2023
glaze, earthenware
13.5 x 9 x 8 cm
RHC23-0010
© Copyright the artist
Represented by Arts Project Australia, Melbourne
14 November 2025 – 28 February 2026
Gallery Shop Exhibition
Ruth Howard is a multi-disciplinary artist working in painting and ceramics on an intimate scale. In her minimalist paintings, a single object floats on a flat plane, emphasising the interplay between shape and negative space. Her ceramic sculptures explore organic form and the transformative nature of glaze, often depicting abstracted creatures and natural elements that appear newly formed from the earth or sea. By layering and stacking clay, Howard creates vertical structures that feel organic and elemental. Their textured surfaces drip with glaze, accentuating each curve and indentation to create tactile works that invite both touch and quiet reflection.
Ruth Howard has worked in the Arts Project studio since 1998 and held her first solo show at Arts Project Australia in 2015. She has been included in numerous group exhibitions including Spring 1883, The Establishment, Sydney; Turning the Page, Gallery 101, Ontario; Hybrid Making – new work from Australia, Canada and Scotland, Project Ability Gallery, Scotland; and Face-Up, Idiom Studio, Wellington.
About Arts Project Australia
Arts Project Australia is an internationally leading visual arts organisation that champions neurodivergent artists and artists with intellectual disability. Through their studio program, exhibition opportunities, and professional development pathways, Arts Project artists are empowered to develop their practice and build meaningful careers in the contemporary arts sector.
Find out more at artsproject.org.au
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