BA(Hons) Fine Art | Norwich University of the Arts
2020 - 2024
Awarded: First Class Honours

UAL Fine Art Diploma | College of West Anglia
2018 - 2020
Awarded: Distinction

Event Assistant | The Beautiful Game - Lead Facilitator: Ryan Gilmartin
January 2026 (Freelance)
- In person event support, including venue set up, engaging with audiences, collecting feedback for evaluation, and supporting a team of young leaders

Lead Artist | Class Portrait Quilt - Supported by Norfolk & Norwich Festival bursary scheme
December 2025 - July 2026 (Freelance)
- Project creation and delivery, workshop delivery to create a Class Portrait Quilt with a Year 6 Class
- Project delivered in partnership with Blackfield Creatives and Leverington Primary Academy

Artist Administration Assistant | Independent Artist
September 2025 - January 2026 (Freelance)
- Arts admin, including artwork inventory, portfolio support, website development, and research into funding and facilities

Programming Assistant | Gateway Film Festival
August 2025 - Present (Freelance)
- Admin, social media management (Facebook, Instagram and Mailchimp). In-person event and programming support

Trainee Production Assistant | Henry VIII Used To Hate Us - Lead Facilitator: Ryan Gilmartin
May 2025 - June 2025 (Freelance)
- Admin and in-person event support, including ushering guests, venue set up, box office management, collecting feedback for evaluation

Museum Assistant | Ayscoughfee Hall Museum & Gardens
September 2024 - June 2025 (Part-Time)
- Admin, visitor/event support and planning. Training in object handling, packing museum items for storage, and condition reporting. Development of accessibility resources.

Gallery Manager | Wisbech Gallery / Blackfield Creatives
May 2024 - Present (Part-Time)
- Admin, planning and management of exhibition programme, including exhibitions. artist talks and networking meetings.
- Management of Gallery social media (Facebook, Instagram, Mailchimp). Design of promotional materials and show catalogues
- Exhibition curation and installation of contemporary artworks in a Grade 2* Listed building
- Training and mentorship
- Development of accessibility resources for the Team, artists and visitors

Co-Chair / Communications Lead | IN THE WORKS: Norwich University of the Arts Student & Staff Exhibition
October 2023 - March 2024
- Exhibition development and management, including management of volunteers, artist communications, and promotional design/social media
- Curation and install of contemporary artworks in a heritage venue

Supervisor | Luxe Cinema, Wisbech
May 2028 - February 2025
- Supervision of a small team, general administration, digital projection
- Supporting the development of access resources

Artist | ‘Whose History’ Residency, with Norwich University of the Arts and Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum
January 2024 - April 2024
- Research into museum collections, with a focus on embroidery and craft items
- Object handling, focused on textile and books
- Presentation of research project, and final outcome
- More information can be found here.

Artist / Curator | ‘Art & Science’ Residency, with Norwich University of the Arts & John Innes Centre Archives
March 2023 - May 2023
- Research into archival collections, with a focus on botanical illustrations
- Creation of a small installation artwork and presentation of research project
- Curation and installation of contemporary artworks and archive collections
- More information can be found here.

Conversation With The Artist at Wisbech Gallery - Panel Discussion

Lead Artist
January 2026
- Ruby joined a panel of four artists to discuss the topic of ‘What Is Drawing?’ as part of the Gallery’s DRAW26 Programme. The evening brought forward challenging debates about what forms ‘drawing’ could take; Ruby then wrote a blog post summarising the evening’s conversations, which can be found here.

Conversation With The Artist at Wisbech Gallery
July 2025
- Delivery of a talk focused on the ongoing research Ruby has been developing since 2023.
The talk explored themes of women’s work, craft VS fine art, and the gendered narratives of art.

Lead Artist | Ayscoughfee Hall Museum - May Trail
May 2025
- Creating small displays and promotional materials for the Museum’s half-term scavenger hunt.
- More information can be found here.

Lead Artist | Craft 1-2-1s - Collaboration with Blackfield Creatives and Ferry Project
August - September 2024
- Teaching crochet and applique sewing in 1-2-1 sessions, to build confidence and teach craft skills.
- More information can be found here.

Secondary Artist | Super Spinny Summer Sessions - Lead Artist: Tim Mann
August 2024 (Freelance)
- Assisting the set up and delivery of a workshop focused on play and the use of every day objects to create art in outdoor spaces

Lead Artist | Community Quilt Patch Workshop
April 2023
- Teaching the history of community quilting, helping others to create a patch to go towards a Community Quilt.