Ruth Beardsworth was born in Bremen, Germany where she trained as a screen printer before studying fine art in Britain. She graduated with a BA Fine Art from Preston Polytechnic in 1979 and MA Printmaking, from Manchester Polytechnic in 1980. She has worked at Printmaking at Gray’s School of Art and Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in Dundee. She was the winner of the Shell Expro Award in 1992 NS RGW Glasgow Print Studio Publication Award in 1996.
This print is from the Hinterland folio.
The brochure for the folio describes it as such:
"The Hinterland folio presents eleven signed artists' prints, mixing traditional printmaking techniques with innovative digital print technology. All works are printed on 56 x 76 cm 300gsm Somerset or Velin Arches, in a folio edition of 16.
The Hinterland folio is curated by Jon Pengelly and published by Grays School of Art in collaboration with Peacock Visual Arts and with support from The Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network.
The artists' Ruth Beardsworth, Robbie Bushe, Joyce Cairns, Lennox Dunbar, Neil Gall, Andy Kennedy, Richard Mutch, Jon Pengelly, Claire Roberts, Cameron Ross and Allan Watson have each developed in the Hinterland print folio a very personal response, evoking the nature, character and particular environment of the North East of Scotland."
It was completed and exhibited in 1999.
Paper Size: 56 x 76 cm
Medium: Screenprint with mixed media
Edition Size: 16
Year: 1999