Ruth Taylor Jacobson studied painting and etching at the slade school of fine art (1959-1963) where, among other awards, she won first prize in figure drawing. over the years she was involved in painting and print making and exhibited widely.
Many years later, she was attracted to stained glass, completing an advanced postgraduate course at Central St. Martin’s School of Art, London, where she was awarded a fellowship in stained glass, 1991-1992.
In 2001 she was elected associate member of the British Society of master glass painters.