Shyama Ruffell Limited Edition Prints and Paintings
Shyama Ruffell: Artist Biography
As the daughter of two successful artists, painter Shyama Ruffell was born into the world of fine art and private views. Her father Colin, is a well known cityscape painter best known for his colourful and charismatic London skylines, and her mother, Fran Slade is renowned for her naive-style paintings. As a result, Shyama's earliest memories are of being entranced by the pigments and palettes at eye level as she stood in her fathers art studio at the table watching him work at mixing colours.
Shyama first exhibited her own work at the age of seven and has from there gone on to become a well-known artist in her own right. She began her creative career as a design assistant and co-ordinator of a fashion business before becoming a freelance textile designer working for a wide range of companies including Sandersons, Oasis, Sefridges and Hennes.
Since then, she has lectured at the London College Of Fashion and Northbrook Art College. Today she maintains her own successful art practice as a fine artist and consultant showing her work at various galleries and art fairs in London and around the UK.