Ruiz is also a Founding Member of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, as well as on its board of directors.
[1] Ruiz's other professions included teacher and professor, designer, department directors, lecturer, event and project organizer, amongst others.
Many times Ruiz helped coordinate and organize events and programs such as the Visiting Artists Program at Inter-American University (1976–77), Visit and Exhibition of Larry Rivers (1976–77), Art Appreciation Seminar (Inter-American University) (1968), Post Conference Tour of the National Education Association (1968), Seminars for Art Teachers - Department of Education (1962–63), and Second Seminar on Artistic Education (1964–65).
She started out strictly geometric in her painting, but it melded into more organic visually, not unlike the human form and landscapes.
[7] “Intention and result combine in the work of Noemí Ruiz to achieve a Latin American and Caribbean presence that proves to be outstanding in contemporary Puerto Rican art.” – Jeannette Miller, Dominican writer and professor.