Ruth Ewan was selected as part of the 2006 Open call for proposals from Artangel and Jerwood which resulted in her 2007 project, Did You Kiss the Foot that Kicks You?. In 2013, she worked with Artangel again on collaborative audio artwork Open Air – an open call for ideas by Artangel and BBC Radio 4.
Ruth Ewan (b.1980) is a Scottish artist based in London. Often working collaboratively with groups or individuals, Ewan is interested in the ways in which radical ideas are transferred, absorbed or lost within popular culture. Several of her recent projects have focused on the transformative power of sound and music and have sought to represent a day-to-day desire for social justice.
Other recent solo shows and projects include A Jukebox of People Trying to Change the World, Ancient and Modern, London (2009) and Fang Sang, Nought to Sixty, ICA, London (2008). She received the East International Prize at Norwich Gallery, Norwich (2006). Recent group shows include Younger Than Jesus, New Museum, New York (2009) and Altermodern: Tate Triennial, Tate Britain, London (2009). Forthcoming projects include Art Sheffield 2010.