# Refugio

"Refuge" - a warm, dense composition in amber, terracotta, and deep red, with a central figure-like form that feels both animal and human, its arms reaching into a field of marks and patterns. This is one of Ruiz's more figurative paintings, and one of her most emotionally direct - the search for shelter, for a safe place, rendered in the layered printmaking vocabulary she has spent decades developing.

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## Details

- **Price:** 1200.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Work on Paper
- **Tags:** abstract art, buy original art online, Latin American art, Luz Marina Ruiz, printmaking, under 2500, work on paper

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 1200.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Refugio – painting by Ruiz in warm amber, terracotta, and deep red with central figure-like form reaching into a field of marks and patterns, about the search for shelter and safe place in layered printmaking vocabulary
- Refugio by Ruiz – detail of figure-like form with reaching arms in amber and terracotta on dense patterned ground
- Refugio by Ruiz – full canvas of emotionally direct refuge painting in warm amber, terracotta, and deep red
- Refugio by Ruiz – close-up of layered printmaking marks and patterns in terracotta and red around reaching figure form
- Refugio by Ruiz – painting in room context
- Refugio
- Refugio

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 24"×24"
- **Artist Material:** Acrylic on wood panel
- **Artist Name:** Luz Marina Ruiz
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/Luz-Marina-Ruiz

### About The Artist Content

“All work, when done with love and compassion, becomes a bridge to our shared humanity, bringing joy and light to life’s daily challenges.”

Oakland-based artist Luz Marina Ruiz works across painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, book arts, and installation. Inspired by nature and the world of dreams, her imagery often centers on water and boats as metaphors for life’s journeys. Ruiz’s process embraces the experimental nature of printmaking, layering texture and pigment to create luminous, tactile surfaces.

Born in Cali, Colombia, and raised in New York, she earned her BA, MA, and MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. Her work is represented in numerous public and private collections, including the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, UC Berkeley’s Environmental Design Library, and Mills College Special Collections. She currently teaches printmaking at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

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> Updated: 2026-05-20