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Maritza Ruiz-Kim
Artist & Writer
Diablo Valley Region,
San Francisco Bay Area

Welcome to this blog where I store all things related to my recent art + writing work.

I think a lot about social structures and the internal emotional landscapes of the people that make up those structures.

I make art as a way to disentangle how people relate with each other.

Current:

• Posting work from In The Desert series on Instagram @marzkim
• Working on four picture book illustrations & manuscripts

Upcoming:

• April: “Welcome/Unwelcome” at ArtemisSF, San Francisco, CA (Now online, details soon)
• May, or..?: “Upon waking, it has no name” at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley, CA

Recent:

• Joined Society for Picture Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI)