Artist Bio

Ruby M. Theyson is an intuitive abstract artist who paints in the spaces between memory and feeling. Shaped by California roots and the quiet rhythms of her home in North Carolina her work unfolds in layers of textured acrylics, charcoal, candle wax, and natural mediums. Each stroke carrying traces of the past and whispers of what quietly lingers in the present.

Her process is an act of listening, allowing each piece to emerge as a reflection of fleeting moments, nostalgia, and the depth of lived experience. Alongside her painting practice, Ruby has a love for poetry, and 35mm film photography, a medium for play that sharpens her eye for light, shadow, and the subtle textures of memory, elements that echo throughout her canvases. It is a ritual of presence, a mirror of inner landscapes, and a gentle reminder of the beauty, worth, and interconnection of being. 

Ruby’s creative practice is rooted in experience and connection rather than commerce. She welcomes opportunities to collaborate with curators, galleries, museums, publications, and fellow artists; sharing her work in spaces where it can be felt, reflected upon, and experienced as part of a larger artistic dialogue.