Ruth Gonzales was born in Mexico and raised in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Later, in 1990, she relocated to the United States. Her earliest artistic awakening began as a teen, inspired by Alfredo Sevilla, a Spanish painter from Seville who recognized her budding artistic leanings. He encouraged her to observe nature, draw from life, and listen to classical music as a way to feel and translate emotion — an influence that deeply shaped her path. While still living in Mexico, Gonzales continued to grow artistically. Her inspiration from the beaches of El Novillero, ocean life, and humid landscapes, further nurtured her lifelong focus on nature and its rhythmic patterns. All of which attributed to the evocative references to nature and landscape that she has come to be known for. She enjoys exploring textures, rhythms and the spiritual pulse of the natural world. All accomplished through her use of vibrant color and expressive brushwork.
From 1980 -1984, Gonzales studied the classics at the Academy Studies and further developed
her skills at the Academy of Bellas Artes UNISON at the University of Hermosillo, among other
classes . Her diligence toward mastering and refining her skills, led to further training from
1992 - 1994 at the College of the Desert in the Coachella Valley of Southern California.
From 1984 - 1990 she served as a volunteer missionary in rural communities across Mexico’s
western states. During these profoundly transformative years she stayed with the family of a
carpenter, his wife and seven daughters. He worked on canvases and stretchers for the artist
Vladimir Cora, a former student of Rufino Tamayo. Simultaneously, Gonzales absorbed the
legacy of Tamayo; through the experience, she came to terms with the universality of art.
Observing that even Tamayo’s work had been shaped by Picasso’s synthetic Cubism, simplified
forms, flat planes, and bold compositions. Even though they were reinterpreted with vibrant
color, texture, and a depth of Mexican sensibility, this new awareness enabled her to more fully
understand the relationship of Spain to Mexico; and Spain’s powerful influence across all the
globe.
Gonzales’ paintings have been curated into exhibitions consistently throughout her career.
However, one of the most memorable occurred in 2005 when her art was exhibited alongside
Pablo Picasso’s lithographs. The exhibition was celebrated at the Copal Gallery in Palm Desert.
That same year, her work was honored in an exhibition with Rufino Tamayo’s at the Ludwing
Gallery in Palm Springs. It is no surprise that her work has continued to expand and now
extends to large-scale paintings, dramatically revealing her interpretation of the dynamic
patterns of nature. Ruth Gonzales continues her art making as it began, with a fascination for
the timeless beauty and transformational force of our natural environment. She resides in
Cathredral City, California with her husband Edward, an engineer with a passion for astronomy
– and her lifetime mentor.

EDUCATION
1980-1984 Academy of Bellas Artes UNISON at the University of HERMOSILLO,
SONORA, MEXICO
1984-1990 Missionary Educational Service in the Western States of MEXICO
1991-1994 College of the Desert PALM DESERT, CA

CURATED EXHIBITIONS

2024 Art Space 349 Gallery Curated by Randall Erickson An Artist from Greece
and Somewhere in the Desert Two Women Show Sherri Bustad and Ruth Gonzales
Palm Desert, CA
2023 Art Space 349 Gallery Curated by Peter Frank THE EMBRACE OF NATURE Two
Artists Ruth Gonzales and Lorien Suarez-Kanerva Palm Desert, CA
2022 Hart Gallery Curated by Eva Hart POETIC LIGHT Solo Show Artist
Ruth Gonzales Palm Desert, CA
2017 Jorge Mendez Gallery curated by Jorge Mendez PATHWAYS Solo Show
Artist Ruth Gonzales Palm Springs, CA

EXHIBITIONS

2017 Deanna Miller Gallery POETIC LANDSCAPES Showing Artist
Ruth Gonzales Palm Desert, CA
2016 Jorge Mendez Gallery LUZ Y SOMBRAS Showing Artist
Ruth Gonzales Palm Springs, CA
2017 Studio Tom Hammond Artist Ruth Gonzales Exhibition Palm Desert, CA
2016 Jorge Mendez Gallery Artist Ruth Gonzales Exhibition Palm Springs, CA
2015 Jorge Mendez Gallery Artist:Ruth Gonzales Exhibition Palm Springs, CA
2014 Art Space 349 CONCERT AND EXHIBITION LOVE POEMS Artists
Ruth Gonzales and Vladmir Khomyakov Cathedral City, CA
2. DEC,13,2025
2003 Collections Showing Artist Ruth Gonzales, Costa Mesa, CA
2003 Gallery Adrienne Contemporary ABSTRACT COLORS by Artist
Ruth Gonzales La Jolla, CA
2011 Art Space 349 PAINTINGS Ruth Gonzales and Piano Recital with Stanislav
Khristenko Palm Desert, CA
2011 Art Tribe, Collations Showing Paintings by Artist Ruth Gonzales
Los Angeles, CA
2011 Alicia Armstrong Copal Gallery Solo Show by Artist Ruth Gonzales
Palm Desert, CA
2010 Copal Gallery Ruth Gonzales and Picasso’s Lithographs
Palm Desert, CA
2011 Brueton L.A.Design Center Ruth Gonzales Paintings
West Hollywood, CA
2009 Studio Gallery Solo Show Artist Ruth Gonzales Irvine, CA
2009 Naomi Silva Gallery ESPACIOS DE LA NATURALEZA Solo Show Artist Ruth
Gonzales, Atlanta, GA
2008 Desert Springs Gallery DESIERTO y LUZ Artist Show Ruth Gonzales Palm
Desert, CA
2007 Design Center Oliver Walker An Exhibition with Artist Ruth Gonzales Atlanta,
GA
2007 Desert Springs Gallery Solo Show by Artist Ruth Gonzales
Palm Desert, CA
2005 Gallery 310 Two Artist Ruth Gonzales, Zivana Goyanovic CROATIA and
MEXICO Phoenix, ORE
2005 Collections of Mirak Pacific Desing Center Showing Ruth Gonzales Paintings
Los Angeles, CA
3. DEC,13,2025
2004 Gallery Asto The Poetics of Space Artist Ruth Gonzales
Los Angeles, CA
2004 Art at El Paseo Square Two Artists Sam Francis and Ruth Gonzales
Palm Desert, CA
2004 Mikim Home Collections Showing Artist Ruth Gonzales
Costa Mesa, CA
2003 Sterling Estates by Gallery Glenda Ramy Showing Ruth Gonzales Rancho
Mirage, CA
2003 Naomi Silva Gallery POETIC LANSCAPES by Ruth Gonzales Atlanta, GA
2003. Arte Gallery Solo Show Artist Ruth Gonzales Palm Desert, CA
2003 Tre' Contemporary Gallery Showing Ruth Gonzales Palm Desert, CA
2003 Don O'melveny Gallery FLUTTERS OF BEING Artist Ruth Gonzales
Los Angeles, CA
2003 Collections Showing Artist Ruth Gonzales, Costa Mesa, CA
2003 Gallery Adrienne Contemporary ABSTRACT COLORS by Artist
Ruth Gonzales La Jolla, CA
2002 Collections of Sterling States by Gallery Glenda Ramy Showing
Ruth Gonzales Rancho Mirage, CA
2001 Sunyata Gallery Solo Show Solo show Ruth Gonzales San Pedro, CA
2000 Don O'melveny Gallery Solo Show Artist Ruth Gonzales
Los Angeles, CA
1998 Learsi Gallery Solo Show LUZ y SOMBRAS Artist Ruth Gonzales
Palm Desert, CA
1998 Ludwing Gallery Initiations Ruth Gonzales, Rufino Tamayo, Vladimir Cora,
Palm Springs, CA

ARTIST RETREAT AND EXCHANGES

2015 Art Space 349 Artists Residence Friends Art Projects
Ruth Gonzales Host Cathedral City, CA
2017 SHERRI BUSTAD / creative director of the project OFF THE
MAPBUSTAD / creative director of the project OFF THE MAP Naxos Island, Greece