Ruth Stage is a British artist who uses the ancient egg tempera painting technique in her work, and is known for her landscapes. Born in Hartlepool, Stage studied at the Royal Academy Schools,[1] graduating in 1995. In 1999 she was elected to the New English Art Club.
On 18 February 2013 she won the £15,000 Lynn Painter-Stainers art prize for her work The Isabella Plantation, with a presentation at the Mall Galleries, London.[1][2]
Her painting Champagne Pools, Queensland is in the Imperial College Healthcare Charity Art Collection,[3] while her tempera painting London to Leeds is owned by Durham University.[4] she attended blakeston comprehensive in Stockton on Tees, and grew up in the same road as former Manchester United and England defender Gary pallister.
References
edit- ^ a b "Egg artist wins £15,000 art prize". BBC News. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Daisy Wyatt (19 February 2013). "Ruth Stage wins Lynn Painter-Stainers prize for figurative art". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Champagne Pools, Queensland". Art UK. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "London to Leeds". Art UK. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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