Ruth Mayer's (1934-2023) 60 year professional Artist career has taken her to distant places on the globe, painting virtually hundreds of works. When not traveling painting capturing great moments of history and events, Ruth can be found in her California home studio, or her favorite haunt in her gallery on Catalina Island 26 miles across the sea from her Dana Point home.

Among her distinctions during her career, she received the prestigious "American Masters" Award from the "Hubbard Museum" in 1991. Ruth was also presented with a Key to the city of Las Vegas, and her own name day by proclamation of the Mayor's office Pro Tem Ron Lurie for her 8' painting titled "Las Vegas". The painting sold for $100,000. in 1985.

During her career, Ruth traveled extensively to places like Hong Kong, New York, Thailand, Egypt,United Arab Emirates and Italy. One of her finest achievements is when she had an audience with Pope John Paul II to present a Vatican commissioned Portrait of the pontiff.