EXHIBITIONS
- Following its time on view at the Cleveland State University Art Gallery (see below), Russ's painting, "In Praise of Mechanics," was shipped off to the University of Texas at Tyler where it will be part of the 27th International Exhibition in the campus's Meadows Gallery. After being exhibited at Baldwin-Wallace College (see below), his print "Playing Too Long With Dolls" is also part of this show. It runs from January 17 through March 9, 2012.
- About 20 of Russ's prints and paintings will be part of an extensive three-person exhibition entitled Portraiture: Three Twists at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, OR. The show will run from February 24 through March 23, 2012. More information will follow in the coming weeks.
- CLEVELAND-AREA EXHIBITIONS: Russ showed work in the Cleveland area for the first time in many years. First up was 2307 Chester Avenue, an invitational exhibition featuring 32 artists who have studied at Cleveland State University over the last 30+ years. The show ran from October 28 through December 10 at the CSU Art Gallery. Next came the Northeast Ohio Print Invitational at Baldwin-Wallace College's Fawick Gallery, which included 28 artists and ran from November 14 through December 9, 2011.
- LOOKING AHEAD: Russ's first solo exhibition in eight years is scheduled to open in late summer at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS. More information on this show will be posted here in the coming months.
NEW WORK
Russ's newest etching, "A Surgical Diversion From Times Gone Bad," has been posted on the Printmaking page. The fundamental idea for this print began taking shape about a year ago, before stalling as Russ completed three other prints. It was revisited and revised during Summer 2011, and the plate was created between July and October 2011.
AWARDS
Russ's etching, "Punishing Circus Disturbance," received the Charles & Dominique Inge Award at the 15th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition at Tarleton State University's Langdon Cultural Center in Granbury, TX. The show featured 50 artists from nine states and ran from October 9–23, 2011.