Ruthie Singer Decapite is a photographer who lives and works in San Fransisco, California.

EDUCATION

Photography Center, San Francisco
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz

EXHIBITIONS

1999

"Xmas," Kent Gallery, New York, New York

"National Juried Photography Exhibition," Toledo Friends of Photography, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

Juror: Nicholas Nixon, Professor of Photography at the Massachusetts College of Art

"20th Annual 1999 Bay Arts," Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, California

Juror: John Killacky, Executive Director of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California

"69th Annual Statewide Exhibit," Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California

Juror: Susan Hillhouse, Curator of Art at the Triton Museum in Santa Clara

"Wallworks," Artcore/Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, California

Juror: Molly Barnes, Director of the Molly Barnes Gallery

"Dreamscapes," Galeria Mesa, Mesa, Arizona

Juror: Julie Sasse, Galleries Curator at the University of Arizona

"Photography 1999," Nexus Gallery, New York, New York

Juror: John McIntyre, Curator's Assistant at the International Center for Photography

"Instinct," Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California

Jurors: Karin Schnell, Director of Programs and Education of Arts Orange County; Gene Isaaccson, Collector, Art Historian, Educator; and Patrick Merrill, Director of Kellogg University Art Gallery at California Polytechnic University

"Second International Open," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois

Juror: Lisa K. Erf, Curator of the Art Collection of The First National Bank of Chicago

"Expo 18," b.j. spoke gallery, Huntington, New York

Juror: Clare Bell, Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum of New York City

"30th Annual National Juried Exhibition," Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California

Juror: William Wilson, Former Art Critic at the Los Angeles Times

"Arts on Fire," Sanchez Art Center Gallery, Pacifica, California

Juror: Marian Parmenter, Director of the SF MOMA Rental Gallery

"Igniting the Edge: Forging New Geographies, Categories & Identities," Women's Caucus for Art Conference Regional Exhibit, Artcore/Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, California

Juror: Terri Cohn, Contributing Editor at Artweek, Sculpture Magazine, and Art Papers

"High Heels & Sunglasses," SoFo2 Gallery, Santa Rosa, California

Juror: Barbara Thoulion, Exhibits Curator

"What We Think of Ourselves," Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, California

Juror: Kate Delos

"Countdown 2000," 1078 Gallery, Chico, California

Juror: Cheryl Haines, Owner of Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California

"National Exposure," A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago Illinois

Juror: Colin L. Westerbeck, Associate Curator of the Department of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago

1998

"Spanning the Bay," Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, California

Juror: Carlos Loarca, Director and Curator of the South of Market Cultural Center

"Small Works 1998 Exhibition," Nexus Gallery, New York, New York

Juror: Albert Depas, President of Artists Talk On Art, and Publisher and Executive Editor of Show & Tell

"14th Annual Juried Show," Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay, California

Juror: Jerry Barrish, Artist and Movie Director

"National Exhibition of Women's Works of Art on/of Paper," Women's Art Works 7, The Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, New York

Juror: Karen McCready, Director of Karen McCready Fine Art, New York, and Member of the Board of Directors of The International Fine Print Dealers Association

"Reflections," Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California

"The Human Form & States of Being," Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, California

"1998 Annual Fine Art Competition," Turtle Bay's Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, California

Juror: Philip Linhares, Chief Curator of Art at the Oakland Museum

"68th Annual Statewide Exhibit," Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California

Juror: Kathleen Moodie, Curator of Art at the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz, California

"2nd Annual Juried Exhibition," Nexus Gallery, New York, New York

Juror: Carl E. Hazlewood, Co-Founder and Curator of the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art

"With Roots and Wings," Frances Young Gallery, Ross, California

Jurors: Jackie Kirk, John McCormack and Cinde Lou Delmas, Artists

"Travel Photography and Ceramic Art," Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, California

Juror: Kate Jordahl

1997

"Under Exposed," San Francisco Photo Center Gallery, San Francisco, California

AWARDS

1999

Honorable Mention, 69th Annual Statewide Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California

1998

Coastal Arts League Honorable Mention, 14th Annual Juried Show, Half Moon Bay, California

REVIEWS

1999

The New York Times, "Images of, and Mostly by, Women From a Variety of Perspectives," Helen A. Harrison, March 14, 1999, New York, New York.

Enterprise-Record TV Times & Entertainment Guide, "Countdown 2000 Exhibition," Heather Hacking, February 13, 1999, Chico, California.

Chico News & Review, "Local Color," Stephanie Bird, February 4, 1999, Chico, California.

PUBLICATIONS

2000

Stormy Leather Toy Collection Spring 2000, San Francisco, California.

The Riverfront Times, "In the Gutter, Face-Up," Byron Kerman, March 8-14, 2000, Vol. 24, No. 10, St. Louis, Missouri.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian, "Transgendered Express," Ron Nachmann, February 9-15, 2000. San Francisco, California.

Stormy Leather New Garments for Spring 2000 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

Bordello by Stormy Leather Spring 2000 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

Go Very Highly Trippingly To and Fro/The Stretch Run, Two Novels by Raymond DeCapite, Sparkle Street Books, San Francisco, California.

1999

Toledo Friends of Photography News Letter, Vol. 16, No. 3, Toledo, Ohio.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 24-30, 1999, Vol. 34. No. 8, San Francisco, California. Cover of the Literary Supplement

Stormy Leather Garment Collection Fall 1999 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

Stormy Leather Toy Collection Fall 1999 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

New Times, September 9-16, 1999, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Creampuff Magazine, August 5-18, 1999, San Francisco, California. Advertisement for Explore

Bay Area Reporter, Vol. 29, No. 26, San Francisco, California. Advertisement for Explore

Sitting Pretty, Michael DeCapite, CUZ Editions, New York, New York.

San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, June 27, 1999, San Francisco, California.

San Francisco Bay Times, Vol. 20, No. 19, San Francisco, California. Advertisement for Stormy Leather

The Official 1999 San Francisco Pride Guide, San Francisco, California. Advertisement for Stormy Leather

Creampuff Magazine, June 10-21, 1999, San Francisco, California. Advertisements for Stormy Leather and the Explore

Adult Video News, April 1999, Van Nuys, California. Advertisement for Stormy Leather

Fetish Magazine, Number 8, Los Angeles, California. Advertisement for Stormy Leather.

Stormy Leather Toy Collection Spring 1999 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

The Tribune, March 23, 1999, Phoenix, Arizona.

Downtown Focus, March 1999, Mesa, Arizona.

San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California. Advertisements for Stormy Leather Appearing Monthly Beginning February 11, 1999 through Present

San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California. Advertisements for Stormy Leather Appearing Monthly Beginning February 11, 1999 through Present

Creampuff Magazine, San Francisco, California. Advertisements for Stormy Leather Appearing Twice a Month Beginning February 4, 1999

Chico News & Review, January 28, 1999, Chico, California.

Stormy Leather Garment Collection Spring 1999 Catalog, San Francisco, California.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco, California. Advertisements for Stormy Leather Appearing Weekly Beginning January 13, 1999 through Present

1998

Through The Windshield, Michael DeCapite, Sparkle Street Books, San Francisco, California.

Metro Santa Cruz, Vol. 5, No. 15, August 5-12, 1998, Santa Cruz, California.

1996

Free Times, Vol. 4, Issue 42, July 10-16, 1996, Cleveland, Ohio.

1995

Travel Notes: Three Short Impressions, Michael DeCapite, Price of a Drink Press, October 1995, San Francisco, California.

COMMERCIAL

2000

Look Model Agency, San Francisco, California

You're the One Modeling Agency, San Francisco, California

1999

Look Model Agency, San Francisco, California

Stormy Leather, San Francisco, California

Explore, HIV Research Section of the San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, San Francisco, California

Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley, California 1998

Stormy Leather, San Francisco, California