NEW WORK
Three new prints have been posted on the Printmaking page: “Screen Test at the Rat Factory,” “The Easy Meat,” and “The Worship of Bubbles.”
NEW AND UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
The aforementioned “The Worship of Bubbles,” along with two other prints—“I Awoke in a Place Where the Natives Rose Like Fungus” and “House Party for Post-Animate Professionals”—are part of Echoes of the Unconscious, an exhibition of contemporary surrealism at TAG Gallery, located in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. The show opens on December 4, 2024 and runs through January 3. There will be an awards reception December 13.
“The Worship of Bubbles” is also included in A Generous Kingdom IX: Art that explores Symbolism, Story, & Beyond at Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon. The show opens with a reception on December 14, 2024 and runs through early January.
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025: Russ will represented in the 21st edition of Sixty Square Inches, and exhibition at Purdue University of original prints no larger than sixty square inches. More information on this show will be posted here in the coming weeks.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Russ was one of 25 artists from the USA to be represented in the prestigious Biennale Chianciano 2024 in the Medieval Italian town of Chianciano Terme in Tuscany. One hundred and ninety-two artists from 41 countries were featured in the Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme and the Clancianum Galleries—a group of 13 galleries around the town. Russ's etching, “House Party for Post-Animate Professionals,” was selected for inclusion in the exhibition. The show ran from August 3–18, 2024.
His digital print, “The Hidden Rites of Rabid Academics,” was included in Digital Art, Assemblage, and Hand-Cut Paper Collage II at Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY. The show ran from June 20 – July 13, 2024.
This print was also awarded an Honorable Mention in the fourth annual juried North American exhibition Digital Directions held at the Maryland Federation of Art's Circle Gallery from January 31 through February 24, 2024. Hear the juror, French-American artist and professor Laurence Arcadius attempt to parse the mystery of this image in this video.
For earlier shows, check out the Exhibitions page.
NEW WEBSITE COMING!
An all-new website design is underway and should be ready by fall. In the mean time, updates here might be sporadic. Keep checking back and keep this site bookmarked!