Lydia Ruyle is an artist scholar on the visual arts faculty of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master of Arts from UNC and has studied with Syracuse University in Italy, France, Spain, and with the Art Institute of Chicago in Indonesia. She works regularly at Santa Reparata Graphic Arts Center in Florence, Italy and Columbia College Center for Book and Paper in Chicago. Her research into sacred images of women has taken her around the globe. She exhibits her art and does workshops throughout the U.S. and internationally. She is the owner operator of Goddess Tours / YA-YA Journeys, spiritual pilgrimages for women to sacred places in the world.
LYDIA RUYLE
2101 24th Street
Greeley, Colorado 80631
970-352-1643; FAX 970-352-8761
EMail: LYDIARUYLE@aol.com
Website: www.lydiaruyle.com
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- Akua / Ancestor Goddesses Solo Exhibition, Kalani Honua, Hawai'i, 1997, Kauai Museum, 2001
- American Historical Society of Germans from Russia , 32nd International Convention Solo Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, 2001
- American Women in Art, U.N. World Conference on Women, Nairobi, Kenya, 1985; Permanent Collection, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Art of the Feminine Divine, The Dairy Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, Colorado, 2003
- Beltaine Fire Ceremony Solo Exhibition, Uisneach, Ireland, 2001
- Better Homes and Goddesses: Loveland Museum, 1987,1989; Longmont, Greeley, 1988; Alamosa, 1989; Boulder, 1990; Pueblo, 1991; Buena Vista, 1992; Canon City, 1993, all in Colorado
- Crop Circles: Language of the Goddess Solo Exhibitions; Glastonbury, England, 1994, 1997; Tointon Galley, Greeley, Colorado, 1995
- Die Göttin aus Deutschland Solo Exhibition, FrauenMusuem, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1998
- Discover the Goddesses Solo Exhibition, San Antonio Musuem of Art, 2004
- Goddess Banners atSigns Out of Time, Marija Gimbutas Film Premieres; Hollywood, California, Andover, Massachusetts, Boulder & Hotchkiss, Colorado, 2003; San Francisco, 2004; The Fowler Museum, UCLA, 2004: Naropa University, 2004
- Goddess Banners at Isidis Navigatum, Los Angeles, 2003-2004
- Goddess Banners on the Mountaintop, Christ Church, New Zealand, 2004
- Goddess Conference Solo Exhibitions, Glastonbury, England, 1999-2005
- Goddess Conference, Czech Republic, 2004
- Goddess Conference Down Under, Melbourne, Australia, 2003
- Goddess Icons Spirit Banners of the Divine Feminine; All Soul¹s Unitarian Church, Kansas City, University of Missouri National Women¹s History Month, Cerritos College, Long Beach, 2003; Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Unitarian Church, Clearwater, Florida, 2004
- Goddesses at Ghost Ranch Solo Exhibition, Abiqui, New Mexico, 1997
- Goddesses at Machu Picchu Solo Exhibitions, Peru, 1999, 2001
- Goddesses in China, Kuan-yin Temples, Beijing, Pu¹tu¹oshan, 2003
- Goddesses of the Himalayas Solo Exhibition, Dwarika¹s, Patan Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal 2000
- Guadalupe & the Goddesses of Mexico Solo Exhibition, Mexico City,1999, 2000, 2002
- Hames t'elef Sena Ta'Nisa Sagri, 5,000 Years of Sacred Females, Solo Exhibition,Valletta, Malta,1997
- Hildegard of Bingen International Conference Solo Exhibition, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2004
- Ikons of the Goddess Solo Exhibitions, Institute of Archaeomythology Conferences; Greece, 1998; Serbia, Bulgaria, 2004
- International Women's Forum Global Leadership Conference Solo Exhibition, Mexico City, 2002
- Language of the Goddess Conference, San Fransisco, California, 1998
- La Vierge Noire Solo Exhibitions, Montpeyroux, Castelfranc, 1996; Gordes,France 2000
- Los Angeles Printmaking Society Exhibitions, 1982-1991; Paris, France, 1989; University of Hawaii, 1988; Cal Print, Occidental College,1990
- Mexican Goddess Banners, Boise State University Mexican Immigrant Conference, 2001, 2003; Latino Festival , Sun Valley Idaho Arts Center, 2003
- National Association of Women Artists Annual Exhibitions: New York, 1982-1994; Printmaking Award, 1986; Works on Paper Award, 1991; Foreign Exchange Exhibition, Bombay, India,1989-1990; U. S.; Traveling Printmaking Exhibition, 1990-1993; ARC Gallery, Chicago, 1992
- Paper Press Gallery Solo Exhibition, Chicago, 1991
- Printmaking Council of Great Britain Exchange Exhibitions, Barbican Arts Center, London, 1989; Six sites, Great Britain, 1989-1990
- Santa Reparata International School of Art Solo Exhibition, Florence, Italy, September, 2002
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago Indonesia Exhibition, Z Gallery, March, 1993
- Slavic Goddesses Solo Exhibition, Galerie Hady, Bruno, Czech Republic, 2001
- Society of Layerists in Multi-Media Exhibitions; Cochoton, Ohio, 1990; Marin County, California, 1991; Bradford College, Mass, 1991, 1994; University of Texas, 1992; University of Arkansas, 1994; St.John's College, Sante Fe, 1995, 2000
- United Way of Weld County, Greeley, Colorado, Featured Artist,1989-1991
- U.N. World Conference on Women, NGO Forum, Huarou, China, 1995
- Woman & Earth Annual Conferences Solo Exhibitions, St. Petersburg Russia, 1997, 2003
- Women's Caucus for Art 25th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997
- Women's Library Solo Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, 1995; Ephesus Museum, 1995, 2005; Herinn,
- Catalhuyuk,1997; Ercumend Kalmik Museum & Anacultur Conference, Istanbul, 1998
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS. ORGANIZATIONS
- Adjunct Faculty in Visual Arts, Women's Studies, Graduate Studies, University of Northern Colorado, 1984-present; Printmaking, 1980, 1982, 1991-1993, 2003
- Owner Goddess Tours/ YA-YA Journeys, Women's Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites; England, Wales & Cornwall, 1993-1994, 1996, 2000; Anatolia and American Southwest, 1995; France,1996; Hawaii, Malta, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, 1997; Mexico, Crete, Germany, 1998; Mexico, 1999-2000; Hawaii, 2001, 2004
- Visiting Artist California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, 2002, 2004 Columbia College Center for Book & Paper, Chicago, 1994-2001 Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, 2000 The Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California, 2000-2003 La Romita School of Art, Terni, Italy, 2002 Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy, 2002 University of Colorado, Boulder, 2005
- Commissioner, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 1983-1985
- Board Member, Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, 1977-1983
- Board Member, University of Northern Colorado Foundation, 1987-1993
- Director, Weld County School District Six Board of Education, 1974-1977
- Colorado Women's Forum, International Women's Forum, 1991-present
- Los Angeles Printmaking Society
- National Association of Women Artists, N. Y. C.
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Who's Who in American Art, 1992-2004
- Who's Who in American Women, 1986-2004
- World Who's Who of Women, 1988-2004
- Women's Caucus for Art
EDUCATION
- B. A., Magna Cum Laude, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1957
- M. A., Fine Arts, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, 1972
- Syracuse University International Study: Renaissance Art, Italy, 1985; Romanesque Art, France, Spain, 1988
- Santa Reparata Graphic Art Centre Printmaking Workshops, Florence, Italy, 1988-2000
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago Papermaking Workshop, Indonesia, 1991
PUBLICATIONS
- Turkey Goddess Icons, Spirit Banners of the Divine Feminine, 2005
- Prayers and Seven Contemplations of the Sacred Mother, cover , illustrations, 2004
- The Art of Layering Making Connections, 2004
- She is Everywhere ! 2004
- Goddess Icons, Spirit Banners of the Divine Feminine, 2002
- Dark Mother: African origins, illustrations, 2002
- Bridging Time & Space, 1998
- Greeley Tribune. People feature, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995
- Kuche Kochen, cover and illustrations, 20 printings, 1973-2004
- Layering, Society of Layerists in Multi-Media, 1991
- Southwest Art, June, 1992
- Spectrum. UNC Magazine, April, 1990; cover & feature, December, 1990
- The Great Goddess. An Introduction to Her Many Names cover, 1992
- The Birth Project. Judy Chicago, 1985
