--- title: Ruth Burotte-Tamfee description: "Examines consumption, cultural hybridity, and complexities of self-awareness " url: "https://www.artsume.com/a/rutamfi" type: artist createdAt: 2026-01-21 updatedAt: 2026-06-09 disciplines: - Illustration - Digital Art - New Media - Installation - Mixed Media location: "Miami, FL, United States" website: "https://www.rutamfi.com/" birthYear: 1998 --- # Ruth Burotte-Tamfee *Examines consumption, cultural hybridity, and complexities of self-awareness | Illustration, Digital Art, New Media, Installation, Mixed Media | Based in Miami, FL, United States* ## Artist Statement “My family’s American dream didn’t account for internet culture.” Through character design and animation, I explore cultural consumptions of identity and self-awareness in today’s digital age. Influenced by postmodern animation and the DIY spirit of early 2000s flash art, my work combines 2D hand-drawn illustration, gritty watercolor textures, and CGI. By shifting among Superflat color schemes, simplified forms, and exaggerated proportions, I highlight the absurdities of modern life and the ways media shapes identity. Rooted in the Caribbean-American experience, my practice reimagines representation through humor and reflection. ## Biography Born in 1998 in Queens, NY, and raised in Forest Park, GA, Ruth Burotte is a Miami-based Haitian American multidisciplinary artist working across character design, public art, and immersive installation. Blending watercolor with digital media, her stylized graphic work explores identity, technology, and cultural consumption. Through underrepresented, often Black female characters, she uses humor and vulnerability to address bias, mental health, and generational trauma. ## Curriculum Vitae ### Education - **2021** - BFA, in Art & Technology, University of Florida, Gainesville, ( ) ### Solo Exhibitions - **2025** - "ROSE TINTED; Nostalgia for a Life Not Lived," MAD Arts Museum Miami - **2024** - "MÈKI TOWN MIXTAPE," Vaco Studios Little River - **2021** - "LOW RESOLUTION," Swampspace Miami ### Group Exhibitions - **2026** - "UGG Gallery at ComplexCon Hong Kong," AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong (Curated by Victor Ma) - **2026** - "City Lullaby," Taipei Lumitree 臺北市 - **2026** - "Featured Work: Day /ones," Artsume - **2025** - "TOMA Nike Miami," Watson Island Miami Beach (Curated by PRES RODRIGUEZ) - **2025** - "Techno-Graphies," New World School of The Arts Miami (Curated by Miguel Gonzalez) - **2025** - "Saint Week Miami x RedBull ," Rubell Museum Miami (Curated by MadArts ) - **2024** - "Beach Towel Art show," Miami Beach Miami Beach (Curated by Brain Butler) - **2024** - "DesignerCon X Mixam ZINEZOO ," DesignerCon Las Vegas (Curated by Brian Butler ) - **2023** - "Women in the Arts Feature," Artloft S11 Miami - **2022** - "ART X AYITI: NOULA," Haitian Heritage Museum Miami - **2022** - "Store Front Identity: Fragmented Narratives," FATVillage Arts District Fort Lauderdale - **2022** - "Street Art Regatta Sail," Lauderdale Yacht Club Fort Lauderdale - **2021** - "Renegade Parade," Renegade Parade Miami - **2021** - "Young at Art Museum," Young at Art Museum Plantation - **2020** - "Scope New York," Scope New York Gallery Miami - **2020** - "Art Wynwood," Wynwood Gallery Miami - **2020** - "SeasonCreates x The Torus NBA All Star Weekend," Breakthrough FamilyPlex Chicago - **2020** - "From the Sewers," BenFrost Gallery ### Awards & Grants - **2022** - MIAMI INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS (MIA) GRANT , Miami Cultural Arts Division - **2017** - Broward Public Artist Commission , Broward Cultural Divison ### Residencies - **2023** - Rainbow Oasis Artist Residency, Miami ### Bibliography - **2026** - "Featured Artist," *Artsume* - **2026** - "Featured Artist Interview," *Artsume Community* - **2025** - Vera Emoghene, "RUTAMFI & Sofia Bastidas takes “Rose Tinted” to MAD Arts," *Rolling Out* - **2023** - "Art Loft, Season 11 "Women in the Arts"," *PBS South Florida* - **2021** - Keith Estiler, "Looking Back at Ruth Burotte’s Solo Exhibition in Miami," *Hypebeast* ### Professional Experience - **2019 - Present** - Design Manager, Golin, Miami - **2018 - 2019** - Gallery Assistant , Oolite Arts, Miami Beach ### Lectures & Presentations - **2026** - "Blur your Worlds," Visiting Artist Lecture University of Miami Gallery Miami - **2026** - "Digital Art Workshop," An Introduction to digital art and illustration Gulliver Preparatory School Coral Gables - **2026** - "Code Art," Art + Tech programming Lecture Nova Eisenhower Elementary Davie - **2025** - "Merch Design Intesnive," Creasidence Online Workshops Creasidence 東京都 - **2025** - "RedBull x Saint Citizens Artist Talk," Artist Talk Rubell Museum Miami - **2024** - "Digital illustration workshop," The DiLL (Digital Innovation Lounge + Lab) Locust Projects Miami - **2023** - "Fluid Identities- Artist talk," Media Art Salon Series Oolite Arts Miami Beach - **2023** - "Mograph & Maxon - Design and Animation Tour Panel," Miami Dade College Miami ### Commissions - **2017** - "Urban Treasures," Broward Cultural Division Fort Lauderdale ### Gallery Representation - Miami Art Society, North Miami, (Current) ### Curatorial Projects - **2025** - "Fine Art/Fan Art," Miami airport convetion center Miami (with 2win! Studios, Miami Art Society) - **2025** - "FRAMES OF EGO," Ad stop near downtown Miami Miami (with SAVEARTSPACE) - **2024** - "RUN THEM HANDS," Miami Art Society North Miami ## Portfolio ### UGG Gallery- NEW ICON (2026) *Installation Art, Fashion Art, Sculpture* When icons evolve, live at ComplexCon Hong Kong. UGG Gallery curated by Victor Ma officially debuted at ComplexCon Hong Kong. Curated by Victor Ma and his creative community brought together installation art, live music, and on-site customization to reinterpret UGG’s iconic silhouettes and textures. Digital Media TV installation by Ruth --- ### Lines that Formed the Path (2025) *installation* Recalling early creative moments, when pausing a TV to trace a frame sparked artistic curiosity; inviting audiences to step into that nostalgic, formative space where art, technology, and memory first intersect. --- ### Rose Tinted: Nostalgia for a Life Not Lived (2025) *installation* Through a dual-lens approach, combining 2D hand-drawn animation, gritty watercolor textures, and projection-mapped CGI, Rose Tinted blurs the line between reality and memory. Viewers are transported into animated “moments” that feel familiar yet are fabricated, prompting reflection on the seductive power of nostalgia, particularly through the lens of Slice of Life anime and Moe culture. The piece invites audiences to question whether the memories they long for are authentically theirs — or reflections shaped by media, fantasy, and desire. --- ### Hold still don’t go too fast (2025) *Digital* --- ### Fauvist Cane (2025) *Digital, animation* Fauvism; Wild beast -A short lived art movement from early 1900s France where artist used non-naturalistic colors and expressive brushstrokes to emphasize emotions. They were inspired by African and Oceanic art. --- ### Buy 1 Get 1 (2024) *Digital* --- ### Day /ones (2024) *Digital* --- ### At the Center of the Universe (2024) *Digital* --- ### Urban Development (2024) *Digital* --- ### Rolling Blackouts (2024) *Digital* *24 x 36 in* A common experience that reflects the resilience of low-income communities during rolling blackouts, with the glowing figure symbolizing hope and ingenuity in the face of systemic neglect. The contrast between light and shadow emphasizes the strength that emerges even in moments of scarcity and hardship, forming identity in moments of darkness. --- ### Views of the twilight; My Commandments (2024) *Wood, acrylic on canvas, ink* *58 x 38 in* Upscaled handmade sculpture painting of a Wacom tablet, used to create digital art --- ### The Collected Messiah (2024) *3D Print, Resin, Acrylic* *13 in H* --- ### How Are You, Tell Me about Next Year (2024) *3D print PLA, Acrylic* *10 in* --- ### The Insomniac (2023) *Digital, 3D printed PLA, Paint* *14 in H* --- ### Golden Hour (2023) *Digital* *36 x 24 in* --- ### Test of Courage (2023) *Acrylic, watercolor, ink on canvas* *10 x 14 ft* created in a 2-month studio residency working with the concept of “hand me downs” or the idea of passing things on, whether physical or generational. --- ### Overlaps (2022) *Digital, Mixed Media, Video Art* *5 ft* --- ### Transmission Stable (2022) *Digital* *24 x 36 in* --- ### Hero Syndrome (2021) *Digital* --- ### Bingey (2021) *Watercolor, gouache* *9 x 11.5* --- ### Throw up (2021) *Charcoal on Wood* *36 x 48* --- ### State of Modernity (2021) *Mixed Media, Acrylic* *24 x 36* --- ### The Incident (2021) *Mixed Media, Acrylic* *36 x 36* --- ### Recycled Ink series (2020) *Ink on Nike paper bags* --- ### Ocean Flood (2024) *Digital, Video Art* 30 Sec loop --- ### Holobox Idling (2023) *Digital, video art* --- ### Y22K (2022) *Digital* --- ### Big Shonen (2022) *Wood, Acrylic, Ink* Large-scale wood walk-through installation of a Shonen Jump Manga ## Links - **Website:** https://www.rutamfi.com/ - **instagram:** https://instagram.com/rutamfi