Jolie Ruin

Pour Some Sugar On Me
7”x5”; paper, paint ,plastic beads, & spoon adornment; 2024.

Jolie Ruin
Union City, Indiana, USA

STATEMENT

Jolie Ruin is a big comedy fan and uses humor in a lot of her art. Sometimes the goal is to make people laugh but sometimes the message is meant to inspire or empower them. She is Latina and also a feminist and she tries to represent people of color and present feminist issues in her work.

BIO

Jolie Ruin (she/her) is a mixed media and collage artist. She has been doing art since 2010. Her inspirations include feminism, riot grrrl, and comedy. She writes and publishes her own zines, which she has been doing for over 25 years, and has done several art books. Some of her work has appeared in All She Makes Magazine, Women United Art Magazine, and Goddess Art Magazine. She also has some art that appears in the Netflix movie Moxie. She runs an Etsy store with her husband Jamie. They sell zines, books, t-shirts, pins, patches, feminist art, and lots more.

ARTIST CONTACT

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jolieruin.com
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IMAGES

It’s Only Heartbreak, Baby
12”x8.5”; paper, paint, tea cup adornment, & burlap heart; 2024.
Somebody Got Hurt
12”x9”; paper, paint, plastic letters, & knife adornment; 2024.
Meats
16”x20”; paint, paper and glue; 2024.
New Improved Breakdown
12”x9”; paper, glue, colored pencils & glitter; 2023.