Ruth Chambers is an artist working out of Regina, Saskatchewan. As an installation artist, she works with a wide range of media. Her artworks have incorporated everything from unfired clay and found objects to the latest in audio-visual media. Chambers’ work has also explored a vast array of thematic elements. Some of her sculptures have depicted inner elements of the human body, depicted in such a way that they force questions about the relationship between the physical and the metaphysical.[1] Other works by Chambers combine elements of classical design (such as Tuscan order columns) with fragile natural imagery, such as fluttering oak leaves.
Chamber’s more recent installation art explores both natural and architectural themes. Recent pieces incorporate unfired clay objects placed in darkened space; the pieces are then activated by dramatic lighting and visual projections.[1] This type of work is both thought provoking and evocative of completely visceral reactions.
Chambers has exhibited throughout both Canada and the United States. She is a founding member of Petri’s Quadrille, a Regina-based artists’ collective. She has exhibited at institutions such as the Burlington Art Centre, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, and the Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan.