RUTH LAWLOR CV

Garfield, Arkansas | rjlawlorcontemporaryart.com | instagram.com/rjlawlorcontemporaryart | lawlorruth@gmail.com

Professional Practice

Ruth Lawlor is a visual artist working in abstract painting and mixed media. Her work explores the expressive potential of line, shape, and a restrained palette, emphasizing balance, contrast, and the relationship between positive and negative space. She maintains an active studio practice in Northwest Arkansas, with work exhibited regionally and held in private and corporate collections.

Education

Master of Arts in Education

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas

Medium

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas and panel

Selected Exhibitions

2026

Confluence, The Gallery at Theo's, Fayetteville, AR

Spring Awakenings, 211 South Gallery, Bentonville, AR

2025

Behind the Mask, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO

The 78th Annual Joy Spiva Cragin Membership Show, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO

ANA June Membership Show, ANA Gallery, Rogers, AR

2024

It's Hip to Be Square, Experimental House, Rogers, AR

Silver and Gold, The Art Collective Gallery, Rogers, AR

Amplify Fest, Mount Sequoia, Fayetteville, AR

RAM Annual Invitational: Inclusive, Fort Smith, AR,

Pathways: Tumult to Tranquility, Advocacy Gallery, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

8 x 8 Juried Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

Collections

Private and corporate collections throughout the United States

Professional Development

Creative Aging Training — Lifetime Arts, 2022

Completed professional training in creative aging facilitation through Lifetime Arts, an organization dedicated to arts programming for older adults.

Professional Experience

Art Educator, Public Schools and Universities — Kansas & Arkansas

Taught visual art at secondary and university levels, with an emphasis on design principles, composition, and creative development.

Workshop Instructor — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR