Biography
There was never a question that Giselle Ruiz was an
Artist. Since The age of five she has been winning
contest and excelling at what she does best, create
art. At the age of eleven her art was featured on post
cards for APCH (A Place Called Home, a non-profit
organization). During the same time she painted
her first mural. An amazing sight of 6’ x 185’. Which
was accomplished in one year. Giselle has won four consecutive scholarships to
the Ryman Art Program for young artist at the University of Southern California in
2003-2004. She won 3rd place in the Congressional Arts competition in 2004 and
received an honorable mention. In 2004 she also won the California Governors
medal for Art, a summer scholarship at CAL Art’s CSSSA (California State
Summer School for the Arts) program and the First APCH art competition where
she receive the first place prize of $800.00 cash and the opportunity to recreate
her winning piece in mural form.
At only 18 years of age Giselle has achieved what she has set her sights on. Her
love for the arts transcends drawing and painting. Giselle also has a passion for
acting and singing and has performed leading roles in several plays and musicals
such as Les Miserable, Guys and Dolls, The Fantastics, You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown, Confessions of Women in East L.A., and Shadow of a Man.
She has recently graduated from Saint Mathias High School and will be attending
the University of California, Riverside this fall 2005.
