About The Artist

Sara Ruiz was born in Lima, Peru. She immigrated to the United States to continue her education and graduated from the University of New Haven with a BA in Art and BA in Graphic Design with a concentration in digital art and design. Following her undergraduate degrees, she persuaded and graduated with a MFA in Multidisciplinary Visual Arts from Western Connecticut State University where she concentrated in illustration and painting. Her various fields of study influence the interdisciplinary approach she takes in her work. By taking inspiration from her multicultural heritage, stories of her family, and childhood memories, Ruiz engages in the inexorable connection between society, identity, and environment as source material.