Vieja con Naranjas Old One with Oragnes (2005) Painting by Chicana Artist.... Ruth Olivar Millan

Born and Raised in the agricultural fields of the San Joaquin Valley in Central Californai USA. Formally Educated at UC Berkeley with an MA in Multi-cultural/Cross Cultural Education ( Linguistics,history and education) specialist credentials in English as a Second Language and Spanish.
Unemployed.
Does volunteer work in Villages with the Flying Doctors/Doctores Voladores and does Breast Health education/nutrition Classes as a Certified Breast Health Facsilitator to homeless and uninsured women. Provides Bilingual/multi-lingual education in terms of Breast Self Examines.
Uses this same time to provide education to parents so they can facilitate their child's education. Provides families with books and comprehencion activities in First and Second Languages. Does one to one counsceling to breast cancer survivors...answering questions and providing information in the patients dominant language.

Lives in San Jose California USA and In the fishing village of San Felipe, Baja Cal. Norte, Mexico. Travels extensively to promote her interests and her art.
Creates original Art everyday to relieve stress, pray and make a little money.

Education and biography
AB of Arts UCBerkeley
MA Multi-cultural/cross cultural..San Jose State University(lingustics/education/History)
standard Elementry k-9
High School / adult ed

SHOWS
"MI CASA es TU CASA"
PajaroValley Arts Council and Gallery
WatsonVille, California USA
SAN FELIPE ARTIST ASSOCIATION
San Felipe, Baja Cal.N. Mexico

ARTE del DESIERTO
San Felipe,Baja Ca. N. Mex

LUCY CROFT LANCE MUSEUM of BLACK HISTORY
Augusta,Georgia

VISUAL SOUL Best of show
Agusta, Georgia

FIESTA DAYS
Soledad, Cal USA

DREAMS of RESISTANCE
MACLA
San Fransisco, Cal

"WHIMSEY and WONDER..ART FROM the HEART
Millard Sheets Gallery
Pamona, Cal.

"DIVERSITY"
Latin American Musuem
Claremont, Cal






Future shows
The National Hispanic University San Jose, Cal. Now till Nov. 2007
Mi Casa es Su Casa,"El Dia de Los Muertos",Oct-Nov. 2007 Watsonville, Cal.

San Felipe Artist Association Exhibition.
San Felipe, Baja California Mexico

• Nationality: UNITED STATES
• Date of birth : 1947
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary American Artists