Oil on canvas

18” x 12”

Ruthie Moccia is a retired psychologist now able to spend relaxed time with her art. She has an undergraduate degree in art education with further study at the University of Missouri, the University of Kansas, and The Maine Photographic Workshops. She works in oil and acrylic paint, pastels, and photography. With her degree in art education, she taught art in public schools and at the Lawrence, KS Art Center. She has received awards from Five State Photography Exhibition (Hayes, KS), Riverbend Art Festival (Aitchison, KS), Visions Photography Show, Columbia Art League, Boone County Art Show, Art St. Louis, and St. Louis Women’s Caucus for Art. Her portfolio was accepted into the archives at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in the year 2000. Most recently she exhibited work at the Daum Museum of Modern Art.