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Thorn was the first tribal member to open and operate a business in the area— a historic milestone for Downtown.

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sdnews.com
 December 29, 2024

Even during an era of unprecedented Native representation, many people still have outdated ideas about how Indigenous people look. Thorn’s captivating campaigns with models of all shapes, sizes, and skin tones are upending those assumptions.

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Cowboys & Indians Magazines
October 28, 2024

... the longtime owner of Solana Beach’s Exclusive Collections galleryhas doubled down on her passion for art and culture to co-found Imprint Art, a global art registry that employs blockchain technology to protect intellectual property rights of creative workers.

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San Diego Magazine
January 10, 2023

From founding and operating numerous art galleries to dealing art and creating the FNX television shows “Art in the City” and “This is Indian Country,” Ruth-Ann Thorn has blazed her own trail in the art world, fusing her tribal heritage with a sense of verve and entrepreneurship.

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Indian Gaming Magazine
December 14, 2022

Imprint founder Ruth-Ann Thorn, a Rincon Band of Luiseno artist and filmmaker, called the registry a way for artists to “step into the modern age.

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Tribal Business News
September 12, 2022