Ruth Stage

Education

Born in Hartlepool, Stage studied at the Royal Academy Schools, graduating in 1995.

Career

In 1999 she was elected to the New English Art Club. Her painting Champagne Pools, Queensland is in the Imperial College Healthcare Charity Art Collection, while her tempera painting London to Leeds is owned by Durham University.

Achievements

• On 18 February 2013 she won the £15,000 Lynn Painter-Stainers art prize for her work The Isabella Plantation, with a presentation at the Mall Galleries, London.