Cheryl Ruddock

Cheryl K. Ruddock (born 1949) is an American-born Canadian painter from Guelph, Ontario, who has exhibited widely for over 30 years. Working extensively with oil on canvas and gouache on handmade paper, she is known for using layers of colour and exploring the fragility of life, botanical themes, and empty-bodied clothing. Her work is held in the Canada Council Art Bank as well as collections of the University of Waterloo Art Gallery, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, and the University of Guelph.

Her recent exhibitions have included Colour Possibilities at the Renann Isaacs Contemporary, Guelph; A career survey of her work, entitled Slip, was held at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, now the Art Gallery of Guelph, in 2010.

Early life and education Ruddock was born in Detroit, Michigan, and studied painting with Ruth Weisberg at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She moved to Canada in 1969, and studied art history at Carleton University in Ottawa.

Ruddock works with oil and acrylic on canvas, including shaped canvas bound to wooden forms. Periodically, she creates monoprints with master printer Stu Oxley at the Riverside Press, in Elora, Ontario.

Reception A 1991 review of her "Tendered Hearts" exhibition stated, "The Glenhyrst fairly bursts with colors on Ruddock's canvases. The lasting impression is one of sureness, confidence, unapologetic application of color and abstract images."