LARRY RUHL

Rua Camões, 768

Studio L

Porto, Portugal 4000-142

SUMMARY

Larry Ruhl, born in May of 1972, is a visual artist and writer. His work is primarily derived from a place of complex trauma with the intention of excavation and healing. Through his collages, figures, scrapbooks, and writing, he explores gender, sexuality, trauma, and religion. He frequently uses fire, melted wax, antique images, and language as a way to illustrate a rising from the ashes process that many survivors face. His goal is for his work to not just speak for himself, but for others who have found their way to new paths of emotional freedom. To imagine reincarnation.

WRITING/SPEAKING

2024 Healing Together Conference, Presenter the Artist’s Diary

2023 Healing Together Conference, Presenter Collage as Self Expression

2022 Healing Together Conference, Keynote Speaker

2021 Healing Together Virtual Conference, Presenter RAGE and Trauma

2020 Healing Together Conference, Presenter Creative Recovery

2019 Healing Together Regional Conference, McLean Hospital

2019 Healing Together Conference, Presenter Healing Creatively

2018 Breaking the Ruhls, Published by Central Recovery Press

Sober, Gay, Man Seeks What…. Essay published by Longreads.com

Our LGBTQ Stories. Audio Storytelling

MEDIA

2018 WAMC Radio The Book Show with Joe Donahue

Beyond Your Past Podcast

LGBT Stories Episode 17 Breaking the Ruhls

MyNDTALK with Dr. Pamela Brewer Radio

Give and Take Episode 80 Podcast

VISUAL ARTS

2022 Belgrade Art Residency, Artist in Residence

2020 Art Without Boundaries, Online exhibit Istanbul

2019 June-July Green Olive Arts Residency, Tetouan, Morocco Writing, Collage, Mixed Media

2019 April-May Skopart Artist Residency, Skopelos Greece Mixed Media

2018 Visual Artist, Works with paper, mixed media

2012 Berman Art Museum

2004-2014 Proprietor, High Falls Mercantile Interiors, Design, Events

2011-2013 Participant, Design On A Dime Housing Works, NYC

WEBSITES

www.breakingtheruhls.com Writing

www.larryruhl.com Visual Arts and Design

EDUCATION

Fashion Institute of Technology

Associate of the Arts