Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure to work with truly amazing people. It’s really a dream that I came to be in the Arts in Context Manager at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and MuseumLab. While much of my job is administrative, I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with a range of artists to […]
Author: zenaruiz
Grief
“When Grief is Your Best Friend” was my first solo exhibition at the Braddock Carnegie Library in 2019. The exhibition was a reflection of how any good I experienced came from something – not. so. good. Over the years, I’ve made friends with Grief. I’ve come to appreciate Grief’s theatrical nature and silliness; spontaneity and […]
Gardweeno
Gardweeno, started in 2014 in an empty lot with our young friends in my neighborhood and my friend next door, Lindsey Scherloum. At this time many of my young neighbors were 9-10 years old looking for something to do in the summers. After many experimental pasta dishes and them helping me with my house projects, […]
Motherhood
When I was pregnant I felt like a child having a child, in an unprepared sort of way. Thirteen years later, I recognize that no one has the answers, but rather offer their experience to share. I’ve since experienced motherhood in a way that was never articulated or modeled to me – a time to […]
Wilkinsburg-Flowers
Wilkinsburg, Pa – the first neighborhood I ever lived in where I knew my neighbors and felt part of a community.
Forever in Flux
Practicing and Evolving Reflecting, Rebuilding and Redefining