Ruby Palmer

Ruby Palmer (b. 1969, Boston, MA) grew up in rural Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Working across drawing, painting, sculpture, and installation, her practice often engages architectural space and material transformation. She received a BA in Painting and Drawing from Hampshire College and an MFA from School of Visual Arts, where she began expanding into sculpture and installation. In 1999, she was awarded a Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters and Sculptors.

Palmer has presented solo and group exhibitions at Morgan Lehman Gallery, Turley Gallery, Onna House, and numerous institutions and venues including Opalka Gallery, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, LABspace, Smack Mellon, Exit Art, and the Samuel Dorsky Museum. In 2025, she completed a 320-square-foot permanent wall sculpture at Albany International Airport, commissioned by Southwest Air and fabricated from recycled airplane leather. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Hyperallergic, Artforum, and House Beautiful, among others, and is held in private and corporate collections including Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, and Capital Group. Palmer lives in Rhinecliff, NY, and works in Red Hook, NY.