May the river of my life flow into the sea of love that is all. - Rig Veda
Ruth Hofer is a visual artist working primarily within the discipline of collage and mixed media. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (majoring in Printmaking) from QCA in Brisbane, Australia, and has studied woodblock printing at undergraduate level in Canada. She took a decade long sabbatical from her art career to focus on family. With all her four children now at school, Ruth is back in the studio close to her home in the eclectic and creative town of Byron Bay. She seeks to use her creativity as a catalyst for personal contemplation, inspiring meaningful connections to something greater than the individual self . She is interested in sustainable art practices, working mostly on recycled and reclaimed surfaces.
I am honoured to live, learn and work on the ancestral lands of the the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung nation. I acknowledge the First Australians as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history.
Portrait of the artist by Dr. Eeka King © Copyright 2021