Ruth Stage is a British artist who uses the ancient

egg tempera Tempera (), also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of colored pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk. Tempera also refers to the paintings don ...

painting technique in her work, and is known for her landscapes. Born in

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

, Stage studied at the Royal Academy Schools, 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. Her painting ''Champagne Pools, Queensland'' is in the Imperial College Healthcare Charity Art Collection, while her tempera painting ''London to Leeds'' is owned by Durham University. she attended blakeston comprehensive in Stockton on Tees, and grew up in the same road as former Manchester United and England defender Gary pallister.

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