Ruane Miller received an MFA degree from The College of Fine and Applied Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY in Computer Graphics Design and an MFA degree from the Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Rome, Italy in Painting and Printmaking. She received her BFA degree from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia.

 

She has exhibited her work extensively in national and international solo, group, and juried exhibits. Her work has been recognized through numerous awards, grants, and fellowships including a recent Artist Residency at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, a Residency Fellowship at the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming,  a Vermont Studio Center Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship Award (declined) and numerous Faculty Research Awards from The College of New Jersey. Her work is in numerous public and private national and international collections including the Print Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Print Collection, Museum of Art, San Francisco; Cultural Commission Permanent Collection, Mercer County, New Jersey.

 

A selection of recent exhibits include the following: 2006–Curated, Marsh Meditations, A Celebration of the Hamilton-Trenton Marsh, the Gallery at Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ; 2005–Curated, Visions & Words: Collaborations of Artists and Poets, The State Museum, Trenton, NJ; 2003–International Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Printmaking Council of NJ; 2002–Homer's Odyssey, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ; 2000–Solo Exhibit, Work from 1995-2000, Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA; 1996–National Print Biennial, Juror: Richard Solomon, Pres. Pace Editions; The Silvermine Guild, CT; 1995–Curated Print Exhibition, Condeso-Lawler Gallery, 524 Broadway, NYC.

 

She has traveled extensively in North American and Europe and has spent a significant time in the Southwestern United States where she has pursued her research of the culture, environment, and landscape of the region and their inter-relationships.

Ruane is a Professor of Art at The College of New Jersey where she has taught since 1986. She has served as Chairperson of the Art Department, Coordinator of Fine Arts and of Digital Arts. She developed and implemented the digital arts curriculum and facilities for the Art Department which now offers a BFA in Digital Arts. She has taught on the college level since 1977 in other teaching positions at UCLA, SUNY Albany, and Lycoming College in the areas of Digital Media, Painting, Silk Screen Printmaking, Drawing, Design, and Art History.

 

Ruane's recent work is concentrated in digital imaging and digital printmaking with a new series inspired by her recent residency at the Petrified Forest/Painted Desert Residency in Arizona, a series of panoramic digital prints of wetland and marsh environments and an ongoing series of gouache paintings on the theme of southwestern sky and landscapes.