upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

upcoming grant deadline: 05/15/2024

Ruth Naomi Floyd

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1996 Honorable Mention

  • Neighborhood: South Philadelphia
  • Discipline: Visual Arts

Ruth Naomi Floyd received a degree in specialized technology from the Art Institute of Philadelphia where she majored in photography. She is the recipient of several awards from the college, including the Scholarship Award and the Permanent Collection Award.

Floyd has worked in the Philadelphia area as a freelance photographer for several years. She has produced album covers for Contour Records and is currently producing a body of work entitled Portraits - Perception. In addition, she is a jazz vocalist and composer, and has released two highly-regarded CDs on the Contour label.

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