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Ruth Jeyaveeran lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is rooted in traditional material practices and shaped by her experience as part of the South Asian diaspora. Jeyaveeran’s first solo exhibition was presented at Field Projects (New York, NY) in 2023. Other notable exhibitions include a two-person show at Fjord Gallery (Philadelphia, PA) and a solo installation at Main Window DUMBO. Her work has been featured at Transmitter Gallery, Smack Mellon, Fridman Gallery, the Brattleboro Museum, Queens Botanical Garden, All Street Gallery, ABC No Rio, Westbeth Gallery, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, The Border Project, and Bronx Art Space, among others. Jeyaveeran has been awarded residencies at the Ucross Foundation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Residency Unlimited, Lighthouse Works, Marble House Project, Willapa Bay, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, PADA Studios, and La Napoule Art Foundation. She has taught textiles and fibers at Parsons School of Design and frequently leads workshops on felting and the therapeutic potential of craft. She is currently an Associate Professor of Textile Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology.