Ruth Cox is a native of Myrtle Beach, SC. She graduated from Myrtle Beach High School and received a B.A. degree in Art Education from University of SC. She taught Art in Aynor High School and Myrtle Beach Primary School. After raising her two sons, Seth and Matthew, she worked for a while as a Medical Transcriptionist. Since 1994, she has worked as Artist and Muralist, full time. Besides painting murals, she enjoys Plein Air painting, pet portraits, and teaching drawing and painting to beginners. She has been a member of Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild, Seacoast Artist Guild, and Southern Ladies Art Conference. She is a member of the International Plein Air Painters. She is the founder of the Plein Air Landscape Society, a local painting club. She is a Signature Member of the international art website WetCanvas.com, where she has published instructional articles and demonstrations and is a regular contributor to the Plein Air and Decorative Arts Forums. She has taken lessons and workshops from James Sulkowski, Alex Powers, Perry Austin, John Szekes.
MURALS and PAINTINGS
Her murals and paintings have been shown at the following locations:
Vista Bank, Conway, SC
Black Water Market, Conway, SC
Chamber of Commerce, Conway, SC
Artworks Gallery, Litchfield Beach, SC
Collector's Cafe, Myrtle Beach, SC
New York, NY Deli, Conway, SC
J. Adams Gallery, Conway, SC
Sunset River Gallery, Calabash, NC
Landscapes Gallery, High Springs, FL
Conway National Bank, Conway, SC
Hampton Inn, Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC
Coastal Carolina University, H. Dale Williams building
Coral Beach Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC
Holiday Inn South, Myrtle Beach, SC
Holiday Inn, Pavilion, Myrtle Beach, SC
Patricia Grand Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC
Mount Atlanticus Miniature Golf, Myrtle Beach, SC
Texas Steak House, Richmond, VA
Hurricane Hattie's Restaurant, Richmond, VA
Private homes in SC, NC, VA, MD
Sturzenbecker Constructioni Co., Myrtle Beach, SC
THEATRE SETS
She also designed and painted backdrops for several Myrtle Beach theaters:
Theatre of the Republic Summer of '66, Gatlin Brothers Theatre
Snoopy's Magic on Ice Tricycle Productions
All-American Music Theatre
SHOWS and EXHIBITS
She has participated in the following shows and exhibits:
Annual Paint-out Sponsor Kinston Arts Council - Kinston, NC Second prize award 2011
One Woman Show Sponsor: Community Center for the Arts, Kinston, NC October 2011
Conway Art Walk 04/01/2006
Black Water Market Conway, SC Sponsor: Conway Chamber of Commerce
One Woman Show 12/15/2006
J. Adams Gallery, Conway, SC
Conway's Finest Artists 10/11/2005 12/31/2005
Richardson Art Gallery, Conway, SC Sponsor: Conway Chamber of Commerce
Florals and Gardens 06/01/2005 07/01/2005
Durinda's Art Studio Chattanooga TN
Friends of Socastee Library 03/01/2004 04/01/2004
Socastee Public Library Socastee, SC
Heart Ball 2004 03/06/2004
Marriott Resort , Myrtle Beach SC Sponsor: American Heart Association
Conway Jazz Festival Show 05/07/2005
J.Adams Gallery, Conway, SC Sponsor: Conway Chamber of Commerce
One Woman Art Show 11/25/2005
J. Adams Gallery, Conway, SC
Leu Gardens Paintout 2004 03/05/2004 03/06/2004 Purchase Award
Leu Gardens, Orlando FL Sponsor: CFPAA
Orange Lake Exhibit 09/01/2004 10/01/2004
Landscapes Gallery High Springs, FL
Spring Show Seacoast Art Guild 06/15/2005 06/30/2005
Litchfield Exchange, Litchfield Beach, SC
Seacoast Artist Guild of SC 04/16/2004 04/18/2004
Inlet Square Mall, Garden City, SC
A Breath of Fresh Air 01/11/2004 02/28/2004
Thomasville Art Center, Thomasville, GA Sponsor: Southern Ladies Art Conference
SLAC at Landscapes Gallery 03/02/2004 04/02/2004
Site: High Springs, FL Sponsor: Southern Ladies Art Conference
SLAC Fall 2006 09/01/2006 11/01/1931
: Callaway Gardens Discovery Center GA Sponsor: Southern Ladies Art Conference Associated Artists of Southport Spring 2004 art show 03/01/2004 03/26/2004
Franklin Square Gallery Southport NC
Wilmington Art Association 22nd Annual Juried Spring Art Show 04/02/2004 04/04/2004 Second Place Award
St. Thomas Preservation Hall, Wilmington NC
Southern Ladies Art Conference show 02/01/2006 03/01/2006
Harris Cultural Arts Center, Calhoun GA
Southern Light Plein Air Paint-Out May 2007
Harbor Club, Charleston, SC Sponsor: Broad Street Merchants Association
One-Woman Show January 2009
Southern Portraits Gallery
Myrtle Beach, SC
Paint!Conway plein air paintout 9/11/2009
Conway, SC First place award
Annual Paint-OutKinston, NC Sponsor: Kinston Arts Council
Kinston NC First place award
Artisans of the South Carolina Tobacco Trail 2010
Black Water Gallery, Hartsville, SC
Masters Among Us October 2010
Teachers’ ExhibitSponsor: Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art
Litchfield Exchange, Pawleys Island SC
