Prior to 2004 I worked full time in finance. During that period I studied art at private studios and with the Open College of the Arts. In 2004 I resigned from my finance career to devote myself full time to art.
I have since undertaken three years of full time art education at Heatherleys School of Fine Art in Chelsea, completing a Diploma in Portraiture in 2009 with a portfolio of work that was highly commended by the Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
2011
‘Artworks’ – The Heatherley School of Fine Art Alumni show
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries
Ruth Bouchard Self Portrait Exhibition, Kings Place Gallery
2012
Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Mall Galleries
‘Landscapes of the Mind’, Agora Gallery, New York
‘8 Minutes From Here’, Royal Festival Hall, London
‘Throw Those Curtains Wide’, Dept of Coffee and Social Affairs, London
2014
Lynne Painters Stainers Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
‘Inspired by Greenwich’ Solo show, ArtPowered Gallery, Greenwich, London
2015
Lynne Painters Stainers Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
2016
‘Being There’, Joint Exhibition at Studios Sienko, London
2017
Harlow 17, Gibberd Gallery, Harlow (awarded commendation for painting)
Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London
2018
Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London
Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Mall Galleries, London
2019
Places, People and Pots, solo show, Piers Feetham Gallery, London
2022
Recent Work, solo show, 54 The Gallery, London
2023
Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Online Exhibition.