EDUCATION
2017 MFA Studio Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2015 MFA Jewelry & Metal Arts, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2007 Bachelor of Science in Finance, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
RESIDENCIES
2023 Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, New York.
2019 Asylum Arts Artist Retreat, AJU Brandeis Bardin Campus in Simi Valley, CA
2018 18th Street Art Center, Artist in Residence, Los Angeles, CA
HANGAR Artist in Residence Centro de Investigação Artística, Lisbon, Portugal
2017 The University of Texas El Paso, Visiting Artist and Scholar, El Paso, TX
New Mexico State University, Visiting Artist and Scholar Residency, Las Cruces, NM
MASS MoCA, Artist in Residence, MA
Otis College Of Art And Design, Los Angeles, CA
Techshop, Artist in Residence, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS
International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Finalist
Harold E. Weiner Memorial Fund Award
"Risk Management" film, The MFA Film Festival, New People Cinema
"One Outcome" - second place for the experimental film competition by Christopher Coppola and Delirium Magazine
Edwin Anthony & Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan Scholarship
Honorable Mention for painting "Untitled", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Lady Gaga International Design Competition, Design Award
Academy of Art University Spring Graduate Show, Top Jewelry Design Award
Academy of Art University Spring Show, Jewelry Design Award
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 SCAS_3, “TRAINING EXERCISE”, Los Angeles, CA
2017 New Mexico State University, “Currently in Need of Addressing…..”, Las Cruces, NM
The San Francisco Mint, "Dagger Gauntlet And The Vegetarian", San Francisco, CA
“I'll fight you just to get peace”, site specific installation, Walter and McBean Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2016 TechShop SF Gallery, "FEARLESS", San Francisco, CA
2015 Cannery Gallery 108, “FEARLESS”, San Francisco, CA
2014 FACEBOOK HQ, Pop Up Shop: CYBORG Collection, Menlo Park, CA
2013 Cannery Gallery 112, “GRAFFITI+FASHION”, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 OF MODEST MYSTICS, IDOLWILD GALLERY, Los Angeles, CA
The NOMAD ART SHOW, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
ARTISTS AND POEMS: LOS ANGELES 2021, online exhibition by suturo.com, Los Angeles, CA
2019 UNION, “…a new liver everyday.”, Arts District, Los Angeles, CA
The Biscuit Building, “EMPTY BUT ALSO”, Arts District, Los Angeles, CA
2018 SCAS_3, “ARETHESEAPPLEHEADPHONES?”, Los Angeles, CA
PASS7, “Build It_Here”, R. Passadiço 7, Lisboa, Portugal
Museum of Fine Arts Florida State University, "Waging Peace", Tallahassee, FL
Arena 1 Gallery, "Art Speaks", Santa Monica, CA
2017 Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, "Snap To Grid", Los Angeles, CA
2016 SOMArts Gallery, 2016 Edwin Anthony & Adalaine Boudreaux Cadogan
Diego Rivera Gallery, "Material Bodies", San Francisco, CA
Swell Gallery, "Binary Unbinding", San Francisco, CA
The Brewery Annex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MARIN Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
de Young Museum, "Sanctuary", San Francisco, CA
Swell Gallery, "Zeitgeist", San Francisco, CA
Diego Rivera Gallery, "FEARLESS", San Francisco, CA
2015 ARC Gallery, “Sexism: A Touchy Subject", San Francisco, CA
Richmond Art Center, “California Now”, Richmond, CA
111 Mina Gallery, San Francisco, CA
de Young Museum, “Divergence: Emerging Legacies”, San Francisco, CA
Cannery Gallery, Featured Jewelry Design Artist, San Francisco, CA
2014 Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
JerroldArt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Velvet DaVinci Gallery, CYBORG Collection, San Francisco, CA
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
2012 Cannery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA
Washington Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2009 79 New Montgomery Atelier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tranoi Fashion Industry Show, Paris, France
PUBLICATIONS
SOMA MAGAZINE "Rethink, Reuse, Revamp" The Deconstructed Art of Orly Ruaimi, by Nolan Piters, The Fall Fashion Issue, Oct 2015, page 38
Academy of Art University Newspaper “Pop-up Art at Facebook”, by Claire LaRose, 2014
FASHIONSCHOOLDAILY.COM “Alumni Update: Rinat Brodach Presents First Collection at Fashion Week”, Sept 2014
RINATBRODACH.COM SS2014, August 2014
FASHIONE-ZINE.COM “What You Want”, editorial, Jan 2014
KOVIO.COM “Award-Winning Jewelry Designer ORLY RUAIMI To Unveil Interactive Fashion Powered By KOVIO NFC technology”, Dec 2013
FASHIONSCHOOLDAILY.COM “Holiday Gift Guide: Women’s Wear”, Dec 2013
LAYNERANDOLPH.COM “Designer Series: Orly Ruaimi”, Nov 2013
ACADEMYART.EDU News, “Academy of Art University Student’s Jewelry is back in the public eye”, April 20, MTV 2 “week in Jams”, Feb 2013
“A Belane Luxury Life Magazine Jan 2013, page 67
Academy of Art University Newspaper “Jewelry & Metal Arts Student Wins LADY GAGA Design Award”, by Tom Biederbeck, Dec 2012
ACADEMYART.EDU, News “LADY GAGA Design Contest Recognizes Academy of Art University Student”, Nov 2012
HELIUMMAGAZINE.COM Spotlight: “Laila in Ruaimi For Lovely”, Nov 2012
ILAN DEI Studios LA “Selected Student Profile”, July 2012
MAILONLINE.COM “Anna Friel - Actress”, June 2012
7x7SF.COM “A Look at This Year’s Academy of Art Fashion Show”, May 2012
REFINERY29.COM “Our Fave 50+ Looks From the Academy of Art University’s BFA Show”, May 2012
FASHIONSCHOOLDAILY.COM School of Fashion Featured “On The Runway”, May 2012
THE NEW YORK TIMES Fashion & Style “Chapeaux, Chapeaux, May 2012
HAUTELIVING.COM “The Academy of Art University Spring Fashion Show”, May 2012
MODECONNECT.COM “The Academy of Art University’s annual 2012 Spring Fashion Show”
VOTIVE - MAGAZINE “ORLY RUAIMI JEWELRY”by Laure Hoelle, March 2012
BAYFASHION - MAGAZINE Cover photo & editorial, Feb 2012
HAUTELIVING.COM “Jewelry Designer Orly Ruaimi Comes to San Francisco”, Jan 2012
ICON - MAGAZINE editorial, Nov 2011
ICON - MAGAZINE editorial, August 2011
ICON - MAGAZINE editorial, July 2011
SEVEN TRIBES - MAGAZINE cover photo, July 2011
METALARTSGUILD.COM Featured Member, Jan 2011
Book THE BUSINESS OF PROFESSIONAL MODELING, by Hannah Weston, Dec 2009, page 36,37
PROJECTBELTWAY.COM Mirza Mperial’s Local Style, Nov 2009
COLLABORATIONS
Rinat Brodach Fashion Designer, New York, NY
Kim Tran Fashion Designer, San Francisco, CA
MIRZA MPRIEL Fashion Show, Washington, DC
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
Society of North America Goldsmiths
Women's Caucus for Arts
Metal Art Guild