Anna Ruth
GRIMM is pleased to announce a solo exhibition of new work by Anna Ruth, on view at the Amsterdam gallery from April 2 to May 16, 2026. This will be the artist's first solo exhibition with the gallery.
Anna Ruth's practice moves fluidly between painting, sound, and installation. Rooted in emotion and transformation, her work explores the human condition through dreamlike, symbolic imagery and immersive environments. At the heart of her practice lies a reflection on how human society evolves and seeks to understand its existence. Her paintings shift between figuration and abstraction, shaped by a scenographic approach that creates a sense of atmosphere and narrative. She often depicts elements like pearls, which signify natural beauty and, for Ruth, carry a deeper layer of meaning. Her use of such motifs is intuitive and they continuously evolve, transform, overlap, and meld over time.
In recent years, Ruth began questioning the kind of world in which she would want to exist. This led her to incorporate symbolism in her artworks, often extracted from personal memory. Throughout her practice, Ruth constructs visual stories built from personal stories, fragments of mythology, social realities, and sensorial memory. These narratives evade fixed meanings, instead fabricating open emotional spaces where viewers are invited to feel, wonder, and reflect.
About the artist
Anna Ruth (b. 1994, Melník, CZ) lives and works in Prague (CZ). She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (CZ) in 2022.
Selected exhibitions include Handed Unhanded, Brooke Bennington, London (UK); Fading Moon, Rising Light, STEINHAUSER Gallery, Bratislava (SK); Innesto 1, Fertile & The Address Gallery, Brescia (IT); Black Bile and Sunflowers, The Address Gallery, Brescia (IT) in 2025; Spinning Shadows, Weaving Light, BOLD Gallery, Prague (CZ); Enchanted Gardens, IRL Gallery, New York, NY (US); Thicket, Gaa Gallery, New York, NY (US); In Other Words, DOTS, Leipzig (DE) in 2024; Elegy of Myrrh, Karpuchina Gallery, Prague (CZ); Cozy Void, Zaazrak | Dornych, Brno, Prague (CZ) in 2023.
