Ruth Stage is a British artist who uses the ancient egg tempera painting technique in her work, and is known for her landscapes. Born in Hartlepool, Stage studied at the Royal Academy Schools,[1] graduating in 1995. In 1999 she was elected to the New English Art Club.
On 18 February 2013 she won the £15,000 Lynn Painter-Stainers art prize for her work The Isabella Plantation, with a presentation at the Mall Galleries, London.[2]
Her painting Champagne Pools, Queensland is in the Imperial College Healthcare Charity Art Collection,[3] while her tempera painting London to Leeds is owned by Durham University.[4] she attended blakeston comprehensive in Stockton on Tees, and grew up in the same road as former Manchester United and England defender Gary pallister.