Ruth Ann is a poet, writer, and mixed-media artist. She serves as the Artistic Director of the Grand Marais Art Colony, a small artist colony on the North Shore of Lake Superior, where she lives with her husband and two sons. Her work has been published in Geez magazine, on MNartists.org, and in the anthology Welcoming the Stranger (Regent College Publishing). She has been part of the Grand Marais Art Colony for 14 years, serving as its Artistic Director for the past eight.