NICOLE C. RUSSELL

Lives and works in Los Angeles

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, 2005, University of Southern California

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1999, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2012

Drugs & Money, Matters of Space, Los Angeles, CA

2007

not for the faint of heart, Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts, Palm  Desert, CA

2005

Spring Forward/Fall Back, f² Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2004

American Anthem, F-space, Los Angeles, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

Mobile Uploads, Sloane NYC, New York, NY

Outside the Project, CANAL, Los Angeles, CA

2007

SoundWalk2007, East Village Arts District, Long Beach, CA

2006

Center, MAK Center for Art & Architecture, West Hollywood, CA

Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA

CARMADA, a traveling exhibition curated by Sonja Vordermaier, Los Angeles, CA

2005

Inaugural Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

SoundWalk2005, East Village Arts District, Long Beach, CA

Supersonic: LA Design Center, Los Angeles, CA

projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile project, traveling exhibition, U.S. and Canada

Inaugural Exhibition, f² Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Hysteria, SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

2003

Good Thru, F-space, Los Angeles, CA

2002

projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile project, traveling exhibition, U.S. and Canada

2001

Eleven – Emerging Artists Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL

BFA Thesis Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL          (collaborative piece with BFA candidate Kate Henningsen)

2000

Women Artists Under Thirty, Woman-Made Gallery, Chicago, IL

1999

BFA Thesis Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1997

Five, (exhibitor and curator), S.U.G’s Lounge Gallery, Chicago, IL

1996

SAIC First Year Program Exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL

PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS & OTHER MEDIA

2007

Blithe House Quarterly, photographs featured in Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall 2007 issues

2006

“15 Artists reinvent their wheels”, Los Angeles Times, Calendar Weekend, by Cindy Chang, August 24, 2006

2005

USC MFA Graduate Publication, Los Angeles, CA

Smart Gals Speakeasy, limited edition of 100 bookmarks, Los Angeles, CA

SoundWalk2005 Catalog and Audio CD, Long Beach, CA

2004

“SooVac group show courts ‘Hysteria’”, Star Tribune, by Mary Abee, February 27, 2004

“Review: Hysteria at SooVac”, mnartists.org, by Jackie Spicer, February 2, 2004

2001

Eleven, edition of 50, created and hand-bound in collaboration with ten other artists, Chicago, IL

1996

The School of the Art Institute 1997 Admissions Viewbook, page 13, Chicago, IL

PUBLISHED & BROADCAST WRITINGS

2004

“You Are Here,” Blindspot, excerpts broadcast December 12, 2004, WLUW 88.7, Chicago, IL

2000

“Endurance Test,” Buffalo Beat, January 13-19, 2000 Edition, page 25, Buffalo, NY

1999

“Relations,” INK: Literary Supplement, Winter/Spring 1999 Edition, page 5, Chicago, IL

TEACHING  EXPERIENCE

2008- 2009

Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art (Photography and Digital Media), Reed College, Portland, OR

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES

2008

Artist Lecture, Reed College Art Department, Portland, OR

2007

Artist Talk, Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts, Palm Desert, CA

2004-05

Guest Lecture/Bookmaking Workshops, Design Fundamentals, USC, Los Angeles, CA

HONORS & AWARDS

2008-2009

Stillman Drake Fund Grant, Reed College

2004-2005

Teaching Assistant Fellowship, University of Southern California

2003-2004

Readership, University of Southern California

2000-2001

Artemisia Gallery Mentorship Program, selected candidate