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Broomfield, CO artist Ruth Soller is honored that her oil painting “Black Canyon of Gunnison” is selected by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to represent the state of Colorado in his office in Washington DC. This is the second year that Senator Michael Bennet's office has chosen artwork by Colorado artists to be displayed on loan in the Senator's Washington DC Office.  The Senator selected approximately 15 pieces of 2D artwork and sculptural pieces. Large scale artworks are preferred to enhance the 25 foot ceilings of the Senator's office and conference rooms. Black Canyon of the Gunnison is a stylized landscape painting incorporating intensified hues, symbolic motifs, and dramatic contrasts of light and dark in the composition. This view from the north rim features strong morning sunlight casting sharp surreal shadows across the steep jagged walls.

Ruth’s oil paintings of the western landscape have been exhibited in prestigious venues including The Salmagundi Club New York, The Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, The Russell: Sale to Benefit the C. M. Russell Museum in Montana, Creative Capital Exhibition at Denver International Airport, and Florence Biennial International Contemporary Art Exhibition in Italy. Indigo Publishing of Macon, Georgia published “Portrait of Rosa Parks” in the hard-cover book Montgomery River Region Sketchbook. The general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) acquired Soller’s oil portrait of a New York City firefighter entitled “In Remembrance” for his office in Washington DC. Caddell Construction Co., Inc. purchased five of Ruth’s works for their Montgomery, Alabama corporate art collection.

Soller’s professional memberships include Oil Painters of America (OPA), American Plains Artists (APA), Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, and Louisville Art Association (LAA). Soller is represented by XanaduGallery.com in Scottsdale, Arizona.