Rutamfi
Examines consumption, cultural hybridity, and complexities of self-awareness
About
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.
Born 1998 in New York, NY, 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.
Details
- Based in
- Miami, FL, United States
- Works in
- Illustration, Digital Art, New Media, Installation, Mixed Media
- Education
- BFA, University of Florida
Affiliations
- AArtsume
- BCBroward County Cultural Division
- CCreasidence
- DDesignerCon
- HHHaitian Heritage Museum
- LPLocust Projects
- MAMAD Arts Museum
- MAMiami Art Society
- MDMiami Dade College
- NWNew World School of The Arts
- OAOolite Arts
- RMRubell Museum
- SSwampspace
- UOUniversity of Florida
- UOUniversity of Miami Gallery
- YAYoung at Art Museum
Recent CV
2026
City Lullaby, Taipei Lumitree, 臺北市, Taiwan, Selected group
2026
UGG Gallery at ComplexCon Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, Selected group, Curated by Victor Ma
2026
Featured Artist, , View online
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021
BFA, Art & Technology, , Gainesville, FL, United States,
Solo Exhibitions
2025
ROSE TINTED; Nostalgia for a Life Not Lived, , Miami, FL, United States, Solo
2024
MÈKI TOWN MIXTAPE, Vaco Studios, Little River, SC, United States, Solo
2021
LOW RESOLUTION, , Miami, FL, United States, Solo
Group Exhibitions
2026
City Lullaby, Taipei Lumitree, 臺北市, Taiwan, Selected group
2026
UGG Gallery at ComplexCon Hong Kong, AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong, Selected group, Curated by Victor Ma
2025
Saint Week Miami x RedBull , , Miami, FL, United States, Selected group, Curated by MadArts
2025
TOMA Nike Miami, Watson Island, Miami Beach, FL, United States, Group, Curated by PRES RODRIGUEZ
2025
Techno-Graphies, , Miami, FL, United States, Group, Curated by Miguel Gonzalez
2024
Beach Towel Art show, Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, United States, Group, Curated by Brain Butler
2024
DesignerCon X Mixam ZINEZOO , , Las Vegas, NV, United States, Selected group, Curated by Brian Butler
2023
Women in the Arts Feature, Artloft S11, Miami, FL, United States, Group
2022
ART X AYITI: NOULA, , Miami, FL, United States, Group
2022
Store Front Identity: Fragmented Narratives, FATVillage Arts District, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Group
2022
Street Art Regatta Sail, Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Group
2021
Renegade Parade, Renegade Parade, Miami, FL, United States, Group
2021
Young at Art Museum, , Plantation, FL, United States, Group
2020
Scope New York, Scope New York Gallery, Miami, FL, United States, Group
2020
Art Wynwood, Wynwood Gallery, Miami, FL, United States, Group
2020
SeasonCreates x The Torus NBA All Star Weekend, Breakthrough FamilyPlex, Chicago, IL, United States, Group
2020
From the Sewers, BenFrost Gallery, Group
Awards, Grants & Fellowships
2026
Featured Artist, , View online
2022
MIAMI INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS (MIA) GRANT , Miami Cultural Arts Division, Miami, FL, United States
2017
Broward Public Artist Commission , , Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Residencies
2023
Rainbow Oasis Artist Residency, Miami, FL, United States, 2-month studio residency working with the concept of 'hand me downs' or the idea of passing things on whether physical or generational.
Commissions
2017
Urban Treasures, , Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Broward Municipal Services District - BMSD made history with the installation of Urban Treasures, original artworks by Ruth Burotte and team. We celebrated 2018 Black History Month by having artwork from the youngest artist ever commissioned by Broward County Public Art Program
Bibliography
2025
Vera Emoghene, RUTAMFI & Sofia Bastidas takes “Rose Tinted” to MAD Arts, Rolling Out, View online
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, View online
Lectures & Presentations
2026
Blur your Worlds, , Miami, FL, United States, Visiting Artist Lecture
2026
Code Art, Nova Eisenhower Elementary, Davie, FL, United States, Art + Tech programming Lecture
2026
Digital Art Workshop, Gulliver Preparatory School, Coral Gables, FL, United States, An Introduction to digital art and illustration
2025
Merch Design Intesnive, , 東京都, Japan, Creasidence Online Workshops
2025
RedBull x Saint Citizens Artist Talk, , Miami, FL, United States, Artist Talk
2024
Digital illustration workshop, , Miami, FL, United States, The DiLL (Digital Innovation Lounge + Lab)
2023
Fluid Identities- Artist talk, , Miami Beach, FL, United States, Media Art Salon Series
2023
Mograph & Maxon - Design and Animation Tour Panel, , Miami, FL, United States
Professional Experience
2019–Present
Design Manager, Golin, Miami, FL, United States (Art direction and Design for PR and client campaigns )
2018–2019
Gallery Assistant , , Miami Beach, FL, United States (Assisted in the operations of the Artist-in-Residency program
Assisted in the education of showcased artwork and information about the artists-in-residence
Kept open communications between the Main gallery staff and the artists
Assisted in the development of open studio sessions, public art talks, and artist award ceremonies)
Gallery Affiliations
2018–Present
, North Miami, FL, United States
Curatorial Projects
2025
FRAMES OF EGO, Ad stop near downtown Miami, Miami, FL, United States, With SAVEARTSPACE
2025
Fine Art/Fan Art, Miami airport convetion center, Miami, FL, United States, With 2win! Studios, Miami Art Society
2024
RUN THEM HANDS, , North Miami, FL, United States
