Hugh J. Russell
Hugh J Russell is a sculptor based in Portland, Oregon. He is creatively inspired by life's experiences as they relate to world events. He responds to the complexities of living, and draws from a variety of conceptual influences. His art then serves as a portal as he is drawn to make meaning of The Human Condition: birth, growth, emotionality, aspiration, conflict, and mortality.
CUMULATIVE VITAE
BORN: Cleveland, Ohio 11 / 22 / 62
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:
1994 YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART, M.F.A. Sculpture
1992 KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Honors College, B.F.A. Sculpture, Magna Cum Laud
1983-89 UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, Corporal, Infantry / Communications
EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Elizabeth Jones Art Center “Feelings Festival 2021” Portland, Or
2021 Alberta Street Gallery “6” x 6” x 6” Show”, Portland, Or
2020 Elisabeth Jones Art Center “A View From Here", Portland, Or
2020 Elisabeth Jones Art Center “A Drop of Water", Portland, Or
2019 Elisabeth Jones Art Center, “Encyclical”, Portland, OR
2018 Elisabeth Jones Art Center, “Journal Show”, Portland, OR
2018 Elisabeth Jones Art Center, “The Condor and the Eagle" (Standing Rock), COLAB, Portland, OR
2012 Honolulu Academy of the Arts, “Hawaii Art Now”, Honolulu, HI Fictilis Gallery, “Collections”, Seattle, WA
2011 Kent State University, “Centennial Alumni Show”, Kent, OH
Honolulu Academny of the Arts, “Artists of Hawaii”, Honolulu. HI
2010 Solo Exhibition, “Illustriations”, Alleykat Art Gallery, Kapa'a, HI
2008 Solo Exhibition, “Inerrant”, Blossoming Lotus, Kapa'a, HI
2002 1300 Gallery, “Towering”, Cleveland, OH
Kauai Society of Artists, Kukui Grove Exhibition Hall, Lihue, HI
Blue Moon Gallery Alumni Show, Chagrin Falls, OH
Lakeview Cemetery, “Celebration of the Spirit”, Cleveland, OH
2001 The Contemporary Museum, “Biennial”, Honolulu, HI (Chosen as the single artist to represent the island of Kauai).
Maui Arts & Culture Center, “Biennial”, Kahului, HI
Get Real Art Gallery, “Clean”, New York City, NY
1999 Sol Mednick Gallery, Solo Exhibition - “Solemn”, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Bellevue Art Museum, “The Self Absorbed”, Bellevue, WA
The Times Square Gallery, “Through the Lens”, New York City, NY
The International Show-case Home for the Millenium, The Thinking Room, New York, NY
1998 Foto Circle Gallery, Solo Exhibition - “Solemn Sequence”, Seattle, WA
CEPA Gallery, Photography Show, Buffalo, NY
Morris-Sayler Gallery, “Projected Naratives”, Brooklyn, NY-
traveling group sound/slide exhibition, Soho, NY, Philadelphia, PA
Hollycroft, “The Fifth Hollycroft Invitational”, Ivoryton, CT
1997 N.Y. Law School, “Thin Thread”, New York City, NY
Dop Dop Salon, Solo Exhibition - “Old Wall Works”, New York City, NY
West Brook High School, Sculpture on loan, West Brook, CT
Galeria Arte Elemental, “Permaculture: Nature as a Model”, Facinas, ES
Empire-Fulton Ferry Park, ”Between the Bridges”, B.W.A.C., Brooklyn, NY
Hollycroft, “The Ivoryton Mile”, Ivoryton, CT
Spaces, “Rites of Passage”, Cleveland, OH
National Arts Club, “8th Annual Roundtable”, New York, NY
Millworks Gallery, "Group Show” Akron, OH
Jorgensen Gallery, "Group Show” New York, NY
1996 Foramen Magnum Gallery, “Art is Where the Home Was”, New York, NY
Hollycroft, “1996 International Outdoor Invitational”, Ivoryton, CT
Outdoor Sculpture Installations, Solo Exhibition - “Guardians”, Madison, CT
1995 Woodward Gallery, “Kamouflage”, New York, NY
Private Collection, Permanent Outdoor Installation, Madison, CT
1994 Yale University School Of Art, “Protection & Enhancement”, New Haven, CT
1993 Impact Management Building, Solo Installation, New Haven, CT
1992 Kent State University, Annual Art Exhibition, Kent, OH
Hammond & Cunningham Co., Solo Exhibition, Akron, OH
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2020 Hugh J Russell Artists Talk ad “A Drop of Water” Willamette Week Portland's Newsweekly, vol. 46, no. 12 Jan 15, pp. 6
2010 Frainier, Andrea. “Husband-and-Wife Duo Create Art from the Farm”, The Garden Island, Oct. 1, pp. cover, B1
O’Malley, Anne E.“Taking a Walk for Alzheimer’s” Midweek Kaua’i, Oct 6, 2010, pp. 2,8
2001 Price, Heather Mackey. "Celebration of the Spirit" catalogue, Lakeview Cemetery Outdoor Exhibition, June 6, pp. 15
Morse, Marcia. "Biennial V" catalogue”, "The Contemporary Museum Biennial of Hawaiian Artists", June 22, pp. 7
Tswei, Suzanne. “Unpredictable Works Challenge the Mind”, The Star Bulletin, June 24, pp. C24-25
Wageman, Virginia. “Biennial Exhibit Showcases Six Top Hawaii Artists” The Honolulu Advertiser, July 8, pp. E5
Silver, Rosa. “Kilauea Artist Featured in Biennial Exhibition, Honolulu and Maui”, The Garden Island, August 8, pp. 7B
Litt, Steven. “Deathless Art in a Graveyard Setting,” The Plain Dealer, July 16, pp. E1
1999 Hackett, Regina. “‘Self, Absorbed’ Explores Old Subject in New Ways,” Seattle Post Intelligencer, pp. E1
Fahey, Anna. “The Self, Absorbed Exhibition at Bellevue Art Museum”, The Art Access, Oct. pp. 7
1998 Lambert, Carrie. “‘Thin Thread’ Draws on Fragility, Cycles, and Rituals”, Tribeca Trib, vol. 4, no. 4, Dec. pp. 39
Birke, Judy. “Hollycroft Show Could Use Some Pruning”, New Haven Register, Aug. 9,
1997 Green, Frank. “Do the Rite Thing”, The Cleveland Free Times, July 23-29, pp. 34
Krivitsky, Kristy. “What’s Rite: Ritual & Experience“, Dialogue, September/October, pp. 21 photograph- (Escaparate-
Sextion), Donde, vol. 2, no. 15, August/September, pp. 19 photograph- (Photonews Section), Happi, Household and-
Personal Products Industry, Mar. pp. 132
Van Nes, Claudia. “Art Meets Main Street” Hartford Courent, June 27
1996 Spivey, John. (Entertainment Section), The Middletown Press, vol. 112, no. 235, July 4
1991 Hagelberg, Kymberli. “Kent State Displays Students Artwork” Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 8
AWARDS:
2002 Kauai Society of Artists Award- Best in Show, Lihue, HI
1994 Winsor Newton Prize- Excellence in Sculpture, Yale University School of Art
1993 Arnold Bittleman Prize- Excellence in Drawing, Yale University School of Art
1991 Annual Show, First Prize, Kent State University
1990 Art Merit Scholarships, Kent State University