Ruth Erdt is half dutch and lives in Zürich and Berlin.
ruth@erdt.chSolo Exhibitions
- 2015 Lokaltermin, Galerie Tenne und öffentlicher Raum, KiöR, Zürich (mit David Renggli)
- 2014 In der Hütte, Atelierausstellung Esther Eppstein Message Salon
- 2013 Das stehts sich selbst an den Füssen klebt, Message Salon Perla Mode / Esther Eppstein
- 2011 The naked house, NEXTLEVEL, London UK
- 2010 Die Lügner, Fotostiftung Winterthur, Switzerland
- 2010 Darkroom, Neuropa / Alain Kupper, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2008 The casting system, Message Salon / Esther Eppstein, Perla Mode, Switzerland
- 2005 Hasen, Hunde und Wurfgeschosse, Message Salon / Esther Eppstein, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2001 Combine, Message Salon / Esther Eppstein, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2001 Familienbilder, Kunst Raum Kreuzlingen, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Group Exhibitions
- 2015 Catch of the year, Dienstgebäude Zürich
- 2015 Lares Veneti, Edition VFO Verein für Originalgrafik Zürich
- 2015 Secret, Kunsthalle Bern
- 2014 Über- und Untersichten, Lokaltermin Schwamendingen KiöR Stadt Zürich, Künstlerbeobachtung, Galerie Tenne
- 2012 Catch of the year, Dienstgebäude, Zürich
- 2012 Städtische Kunstpreise Zürich, Helmhaus, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2012 The golden cage, KunstBüroBerlin, Berlin, Germany
- 2012 Death can dance, Townhouse, curated by lori Hersberger, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2011 Cyanotypes, with Eva Erdt-Vuillemin, Substitut Berlin, Germany
- 2011 Cyanotypes, with Eva Erdt-Vuillemin, Message Salon Esther Eppstein, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2010 Kinderbett, Master MFA, Sheedhalle, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2006 Fragile, Kunsthaus Langenthal, Switzerland
- 2003 Fototage Biel, Switzerland
- 2002 Art Incentive Award, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2002 Ikonen, Coninx Museum, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2002 Backlight Phototrienale, Tampere, Finnland
- 2001 M-Family, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland
- 2001 Urban Diary, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zürich, Switzerland
- 1999 YOUNG, New Photography in Swiss Art, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
Selected Awards
- 2009 Landis&Gyr Atelier-Stipendium, Artist-Residenz Berlin
- 2008 Stiftung UBS Award
- 2008 Esther Matossi Award
- 2002 Federal Award for Art & Design, Switzerland
- 2000 Federal Award for Art & Design, Switzerland
- 2000 Award Canton Zürich (Studien- und Werkbeitrag des Kantons Zürich), Switzerland
- 1999 Federal award for Art & Design, Switzerland
- 1990 Award Zürich (Studium für bildende Kunst der Stadt Zürich)
Publication
- 2016 Die Lügner, Photo Book, Kodoji Press (in progress)
- 2014 Analog, Zine, Message Salon Eppstein
- 2013 Die Behauptung, Zine, Message Salon Eppstein
- 2011 Cyanotypes 16 – 22, Photo Book (Zine) with Eva Vuillemin, Berlin, Germany
- 2001 The Gang, Photo Book, Lars Müller Verlag, Baden, Switzerland.
Catalogues
- 2015 Experimental Photography, Luca Benandi, Marco Antonioni,Thames & Hudson London UK
- 2012 Beyond the family, Meike Krönke, Wilhelm Fink Verlag München
- 2011 Isolation, Nextlevel Magazine, London UK
- 2009 Robert Frank, Portrait-Series, GPD/BAK, Switzerland
- 2008 The Gang, part of the work, Magazin DU, Switzerland
- 2007 Photography, Made in Zürich, Thomas Weski, Scheidegger & Spiess, Switzerland
- 2004 The Photography as Contemporary Art. Charlotte Cotton, Thames and Hudson, Ltd: London, UK
- 2002 Backlight 02, 6th international photographic triennial, Nykaika, Tampere, Finnland
- 2002 Hundert Portraits, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel, Switzerland
- 2002 Identitätssplitter, Stahel, Urs, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany
- 2000 M-Family, Konzept Studion Achermann, Migros, Zürich, Switzerland
- 1999 Young Catalogue, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Christoph Merian Verlag, Switzerland.
- 1999 Message Salon, Andreas Züst Verlag, Zürich, Switzerland