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Luz Marina Ruiz

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Luz Marina Ruiz

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Acrylic on wood panel
24"×24"
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Acrylic on wood panel

24"×24"

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"To sprout" or "to burst forth" - and this painting delivers exactly that energy. A white hand-like form reaches upward through a composition of deep blue, teal, and warm amber, its fingers spread open against a swirling background. Emergence, growth, the irrepressible impulse toward light - Ruiz captures all of it in a composition that has both urgency and deep formal control.

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The Artist

“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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