Ruth Erdt is half Dutch and lives in Zürich 1996 - 2000 College for Art & Design, Zürich, Switzerland: Studium Fotografie 1983 - 1987 Center for Design, Zürich, Switzerland: Graphic Design 2002 Eidgenössischer Prize for Art & Design, Switzerland 2000 Eidgenössischer Prize for Art & Design, Switzerland Studien- und Werkbeitrag des Kantons Zürich, Switzerland 1999 Eidgenössischer Prize for Art & Design, Switzerland 1990 städtisches Stipendium ZH (Studium für bildende Kunst der Stadt Zürich) 2006 The Selection vfg, Zürich, Switzerland / «Acht Frauen» 2005 The Selection vfg, Zürich, Switzerland / «Ein Herz für Nervensägen» 2003 Fototage Biel, «Fashion»,Switzerland 2002 Art Incentive Prize Amstelveen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Coninx Museum, «Ikonen», Zürich, Switzerland 2000 The Selection, Zürich, Switzerland / «Bademode» 1999 The Selection vfg. Zürich, Vevey, Basel, St.Gallen, Lugano, Switzerland / «Small World» 2004 Cotton, Charlotte. The Photography as Contemporary Art. Thames and Hudson, Ltd: London, UK, p. 158-159. 2002 Seidler, Fiona. «Backlight 02», 6th international photographic triennial, Nykaika, Tampere, Finnland 2002 «Hundert portraits», Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel, Switzerland 2002 Stahel, Urs. «Identitätssplitter», Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany 2000 «M-Family», Konzept Studion Achermann, Migros, Zürich, Switzerland 1999 Seidler, Fiona. «Ruth Erdt.» Young Catalogue, Fotomuseum Winterthur: Basel, Switzerland. 1999 «Message Salon», Andreas Züst Verlag, Zürich, Switzerland Present Photography Instructor, School of Art & Media Design, Zürich, Switzerland Photography Instructor, GAF Private School of Photography, Zürich, Switzerland College of Art & Design, externe Mentorin, Switzerland