Ruth Rainie Condit's investigative nature and exploration of art forms make her work exciting and delightful to view.

Ruth was born and raised in Iowa. She moved to Washington, D.C. early in 1943 where she worked and attended Corcoran Art Museum School. The summer of '44 was spent at Annapolis Roads, Annapolis, MD. painting. That August she moved to Hollywood, CA and worked as an in between animator for Columbia Studios Screen Gems, attended art study groups at Chouinard Art School. Married and had her first daughter, Kathryn, in Fresno where she lived for a short time and took classes at Fresno State with Darwin Musselman and Jane Gale. Active in Fresno Art League for two years then moved to San Mateo while husband got his Master's degree at Stanford, 1951. Active in Peninsula Art League and Stanford Wives. She won her first major award in 1953 at the San Mateo County Fair.

Ruth studied Contemporary Painting Techniques and Theory with Alex Nepote from San Francisco State College. Then moved to Silicon Valley in '53 and became an active artist member of the new San Jose Art League. By then the arrival of two more daughters, Jo Ann and Christine required the building of a home - in Saratoga in 1955. A son, Brian was born here.

Ruth started teaching adults and children classes at Montalvo, Sacred Heart and St. Andrews schools and in private studios on 4th Street at the end of Big Basin Way. Added a studio in the home on Montpere Way. She retired from teaching in '68 and presently is exhibiting with Los Gatos Art League, San Jose Art League, and Saratoga Contemporary Artists.

Awards:

• 1st Watercolor - San Mateo County Fair, 1953,
• 1st and 2nd - Skagit County Fair, Washington, 1960
• Awards each year from 1954 - 1959 at Santa Clara County Fair
• Grand Award - Touch of Genius Show - Palo Alto, 1959
• 1st - First Annual Saratoga Contemporary Artists, 1959
• Won prizes each year in Valley Fair Spring Outdoor exhibits and other merchant sponsored shows
• Hart's First Annual spring art festival
• Willow Glen Merchants' Associated Art Show
• Andrew Hill Art Festival in Town and Country
• A "Special Merit" award at Community Arts and Crafts, 1958
• 3rd prize in 1959 at Unitarian Church Art Exhibit
• 5th prize in the 2nd Annual St. Jude Show at de Saisset Gallery in 1960
• 2nd in the Saratoga Comtemorary Artist's 1973 annual exhibit in December
• Gallery Saratoga Guest Artist - Triton Museum
• 1st - LGAA Membership Show, 1996

• SF Women Artists
• SF Art Festival
• Labaudt Gallery
• Richmond Art Center
• SJ Art Center
• SJ State College
• SJ City College Invitational
• The Mecca
• Park's Art Gallery
• The Vault in Los Gatos
• Montalvo and the Horses' Mouth in Saratoga
• Peninsula Art Assoc., San Mateo
• de Saisset Art Gallery
• Gavilan College - Gilroy
• Fremont Art League
• Whitby Island and Anacortes galleries in Washington State
• Annapolis Roads, Annapolis, Maryland
• Merced, CA
• Fresno Art League
• Art of Today, Menlo Park
• Skylight, Palo Alto
• The Art Gallery, SJ
• The Craftsman's Gallery, Saratoga
• LGAA Open Juried Show, Tait Museum, Los Gatos
• Gallery Saratoga

COME TO MY MOUNTAIN - Oil
VAAST - Triton Museum

STONEHENGE JOURNAL
1st Award - LGAA Membership Show 1996

RUTH IN GOLD HAT

RUTH WITH ART