Catherine Ruane is an artist based in Southern California. Ruane earned her BA from San Diego State University and her MFA from Otis Art Institute of Art. She was awarded a scholarship to pursue extended study in drawing and printmaking in Florence Italy at Santa Reparata International School of Art. Catherine’s work has been exhibited internationally including; the Villa Donata in Naples Italy, Grafiska Sallskapat Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Antena in Kyoto, Japan, The Palazzo Della Provincia in Frosinone, Italy, as well as in Estonia.

Ruane’s drawings have been included in Museum shows including the Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside, CA. the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA, The San Luis Obispo Art Museum, San Luis Obispo, CA. Also in California, the Redlands Museum, The Riverside Museum and the University of Arizona Art Museum in Tucson, AZ.