Ruth Saporito
Collage and Mixed Media
About the Artist
Growing up, Ruth was surrounded by creators. She was rarely seen without some creative tool in hand- a marker, pencil, brush, or pastel. Today, that creative impulse continues, expanded to include a well-worn toolbox filled with scissors, X-Acto knives, brushes, glues, matte mediums and paints.
Ruth currently resides in Toronto and works in Collage and Mixed Media, delving into the boundless possibilities of repurposed and upcycled paper and cut-up imagery to construct new visual narratives.
Her process is intuitive and explores various anecdotes inspired by human experience, love, loss, world travels, music, poems and literature.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the U.K., Scotland, Spain, Finland, Greece, Indonesia, New York, and Estonia. She has contributed to a range of international art publications, including Canada’s own KOLAJ magazine.
Most recently, Ruth’s work was selected for a juried collage exhibition at the University of Architecture in Portland, Oregon.
Exhibitions
2019- Collage Garden, Denver, Colorado
2019- Collage Garden, Dundee, Scotland
2019- Group Show, Toronto
2020- Mertz Gallery, Sanquhar, Scotland
2020- Collage Garden, Seville, Spain
2020- Group Shows, throughout the year at various Toronto locations
2020- Live Art Show and Sale, Facebook
2021- Group Shows, throughout the year at various Toronto locations
2021- Kids Help Phone Silent Auction Fundraiser
2021- World Collage Day exhibits:
- COMPRESSION- Vayo Collage Gallery Rochester N.Y.
- HOPE- Fragmented Collective Scotland
- Canadian Collage Collective- Art Zone Gallery, Halifax
2021- COLLAGE 2021, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto Ontario (On now!)
2021- International Square Foot Show, Hamilton
2021- PAPIER EXHIBITION, Esperanto Gallery, A celebration of works on and about paper (AUG 6 -20)
2022-CORPOREAL GESTURES, a curated show by Clive Knights- Portland, Oregon
November 2022:
POP UP MARKET- Artscape Youngplace, Toronto
November 2025
Wi'neArt Event- Curato Gallery, Toronto
Publications
2019- Defaced (UK)
2019- Cut Me Up (USA)
2020- KOLAJ Magazine World Collage Day Special Edition (CA)
2020- Semioculous X (Estonia)
2020- "Signal For Help" Online Art Share Campaign (CA)
2021- Zimetra International Women's Day Catalogue (Sri Lanka)
2021- "HOPE" in the time of Covid - exhibition e-book
2021- COLLAGE 2021 Artbook c/o John B. Aird Gallery
2021- PAPIER EXHIBITION, Artbook, Esperanto Gallery
2021- "Hungry for Love" Erotica meets Cartoons Zine - Finland
2022- Oculustober "Phobias"- Estonia
2022- Corporeal Gestures: Fragmentary Explorations in the Cultivation of the Human Body- Curated by Clive Knights. Portland,Oregon
2023- DR: I/M/SPACE Magazine Premier Issue. Interviewed and Contributed to a TORONTO ART GUIDE Directory.
