Ruthi Helbitz Cohen’s work explores themes of femininity, gender, and the cultural frameworks surrounding women’s imagery. The figures she creates draw from primordial sources—mythologies, stories, and their various incarnations in art and popular culture. They narrate tales, nightmares, dreams, and legends, often with a painful intensity. These figures seem vocal, as if reciting poetry, screaming, or murmuring. They are independent entities, navigating the world with both challenge and determination. Through exposure to fear and doubt, the women Cohen portrays seek answers, and perhaps, refuge.

Ruthi Helbitz Cohen has exhibited work at Museum de Fundatie, The Netherlands; Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel; and Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Greece, among others.