Gallery: The Art of Ruth Mordecai (CFA’70,’80)

Mordecai’s painting, “The Sign 3, 2020, 52" x 76" oil, graphite, charcoal canvas glued to panel. It is red, violet, and white, white abstract shapes that resemble a wine glass and violin.

The Sign 3, 2020, 52” x 76” oil, graphite, charcoal canvas glued to panel

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Ruth Mordecai (CFA’70,’80)

March 25, 2021
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Artist Ruth Mordecai (CFA’70,’80) showed 21 new paintings in the exhibition New Work/2020 last fall at Matthew Swift Gallery in Gloucester, Mass. Mordecai “continues to generate and employ a vocabulary of symbols evoking the promise of shared humanity and culture,” according to the gallery. “Acknowledging sources in prayer and dream, she has entitled many of the paintings simply The Sign.” Visit ruthmordecai.com.

Mordecai’s painting, “The Sign 7, 2020, 42" x 56" acrylic on gessoed rag paper” which has black lines and square shapes.
The Sign 7, 2020, 42” x 56” acrylic on gessoed rag paper.

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  2. Hi everyone,

    It’s been a delight to work with Ruth professionally since 2013.

    We are in fact both BU alumni. After graduating, I taught writing at BU for a few years, as well.

    Cheers,

    Matthew Swift
    Ph.D. UNI ’00
    MatthewSwiftGallery.com | MatthewSwiftGallery.com/artist/ruth-mordecai

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