Exhibitions

1985/91 Nat. Triennial; 1983 GAP Belville; 1994/96 Grahamstown Festival; 1994 Standard Bank Gallery, Jhb; 1994 SANG; 1995 New Cape Gallery CT; 1995, ‘7 Up’ Group Belville 1995; Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris, 1995; Hamburg, Germany; 1996

Arts First Gallery, Mayfair, London; 1997 ABSA Bank Gallery, Jhb; 1997 Commonwealth Institute, London, England. Alliance Francaise Durban & Port Elizabeth 1998; Group shows, Cuyler Street Gallery 1999/2006. Millenium Exhibition, Nelson Mandela Museum Art Museum, Port Elizabeth, 2000.

Private View Nesbit Home 2003 & 2004. Invited Guest- ceramic sculpture, Grahamstown Festival 2004. Group Exhibition Painting Kimberley, March 2005. Joint Exhibition with husband Hunter, May 2005. Cuyler Street Gallery, Port Elizabeth.

Invited Group Exhibition ‘Dig This’ in Holland 3 cities. Paper Clay Sculpture. 30th May 2005 opening in Alkmaar 24th September last Exhibition at Red Location Museum, Port Elizabeth, September 2006.

Textures Gallery, Group Show “Arte-Ceramic” May 2006
Nelson Mandela Museum of Art – Air brush on paper Nov 2006 – Feb 2007
Cuyler Street Gallery. May 2008. Airbrush & Acrylic painting 2007

Nelson Mandela Museum of Art Biennial Exhibition June 2008. Sculpture 4 piece Wax Warrior. “Who Who and Whats New” Nelson Mandela Museum of Art 2014

Commissions

Architectural ceramics 1987/1989 Savage Memorial Public Library Façade, Port Elizabeth.

Stained Glass 9 panels 2000 St.Peter’s College Chapel, Rivonia. Wildlife, butterflies birds and small animals.

Restoration of Terracotta Urns and Balustrading 2005 – 2006.
Prince Alfred’s Guards War Memorial, St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth.

‘All Things Bright & Beautiful’, Prayer Windows October 2005 – November 2006. St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, Port Elizabeth.

Dedicated to the children of Africa. Five panels of stained glass depicting birds, bees, animals and insects. Antique mouth blown glass etched and drawn – the fabrication done in partnership with Hunter Nesbit.

Stained glass commission for the St. Hughs Anglican Church, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth, 2007 – 9 panels. St.Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds and animals – in partnership with her husband Hunter.

Bronze Sculpture 2 =1m20 x 500 October 2007 – June 2008
Goega Administrative Building Gardens – installed on Mandela’s 90th Birthday.

St.Anne’s Rose Window Commission, August 2008 – January 2011
St. Anne’s Diocesan College, Hilton, Natal. Based on Hunter’s angel design with etched and silver stained symbols. ‘12 petals’, 1 centre circle 80cm, 12 borders 12 ‘Hilton Daisies’ and 12 blue triangles make up the 3m Rose Window.

Designer range of children’s ‘safari’ clothing and accessories – ‘Koolcub’ launched November 2010 for Operation Smile Madiba Bay.

Déjà vu Retrospective Expo at the GIF Gallery, August 2011. Featuring Hunter & Ruth.

Angel Stained Glass Window, DSG Chapel, Grahamstown January – September 2013

Paper Boat Story children’s book x 5 written and illustrated July 2011 – 2016

Northwood Children’s Chapel – Phase one – preliminary scale drawings.
6 panels 3m x 50cm. One round window measuring 70cm Heavenly Bodies.
May 2014 – 2016