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Don RussellOverviewCanada Don Russell was born in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1970. From an early age, he studied painting and drawing. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a specialization in fine art from the University of Guelph in 1995 and completed the Advanced Studies Program at the Dundas Valley School of Arts in 2002. Following his studies, Russell remained in Guelph to live and focus on developing the concepts and themes intrinsic to his work. He has exhibited professionally since 1997. Recent exhibition venues include the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Harbinger Gallery (Waterloo), and Temple Studios (Guelph). He is the recipient of a number of awards and grants including an Artist Production Grant through the Métis Cultural Development Initiative. The fall 2006 season for Craig Scott Gallery began on in September with Russell's solo show entitled "Elements of Memory." In the show works, Russell explored the philosophy of landscape at the intersection of materiality and mind, abstractness and representation, art and biography. His meticulously generated images of water and forest (both oils and encaustics) are created over weeks of building up dozens of layers of pigment, wax and glaze – and, with his encaustics, carving back to hidden layers and primordial canvas – in a process of artistic communing that finds its analogue in viewers’ meditative engagement with the final works. Alongside the oils and encaustics were several haunting drawings of forest scenes. The signature work for the "Elements of Memory" show -- Singing Sands -- was placed with the National Capitol Commission's Canadiana Fund, which acquisition will see Singing Sands displayed in the official residences of the federal government. Education2001-2002, Advanced Studies post graduate programme, Dundas Valley School of Art 1989–1995, Bachelor of Arts, specialized fine arts, University of Guelph HonoursAcquisition of "Singing Sands" by the Canadiana Fund (National Capitol Commission, Federal Government of Canada) 2005, Ontario Arts Council – Exhibition Assistance Program 2001, Artist Production Grant – Ontario Métis and Aboriginal Association 1999, Ontario Arts Council – Exhibition Assistance Program 1998, Artist Production Grant – Métis Cultural Development Initiative 1994, Second place finalist – University of Guelph Juried Art Show 1989, Arts Excellence Award – Assumption College Commentary2005, Re presentation, Exhibition catalogue – Dawn Owen, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre 2005, Guelph Mercury, Oct. 15 – Joanne Shuttleworth, Water-based, feature article in weekend edition Arts and Entertainment section 2005, Echo, February 02 – Lauren Hall, review of show at Harbinger Gallery in Waterloo 2004, Guelph Mercury, June 25 – Vaughn Barclay, monthly column profiling area artists 2003, Exhibition catalogue, Water – Maura Broadhurst, curator, The Latcham Gallery 2002, Exhibition catalogue, Guelph 2002 – Judith Nasby, curator and director, Macdonald Dtewart Arts Centre 2002, Dundas Star News, January 16 – exhibition review, Dofasco Gallery 2000, Guelph Mercury, April 13 – front-page review of exhibition at Guelph Civic Museum 1999, Guelph Mercury, November 9 – front-page feature article highlighting first solo exhibit at I-Land Gallery
ExhibitionsSOLO EXHIBITIONS 2006: "Elements of Memory", Craig Scott Gallery, Toronto 2005: “Water Meditations”, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario 2005, “Abstraction”, Temple Studios, Guelph, Ontario 2005, “Tranquil Spaces”, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario 2002, "New Paintings”, Dofasco Gallery, Dundas, Ontario 2000, “Something Comes this Way”, I-Land Gallery, Toronto, Ontario 2000, “Interiors”, Guelph Civic Museum. Guelph, Ontario 1999, “17 Wyndham, 1914", I-Land Gallery, Toronto, Ontario GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005, “Beyond the Frame”, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario 2004, “Beyond the Frame”, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario 2003, “Beyond the Frame”, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario 2003, “Water”, Latcham Gallery. Stouffville, Ontario 2002, “Guelph Artists 2002”, Macdonald Stewart Art Center, Guelph, Ontario 2001, “5, 10, 15 and Up”, Dofasco Gallery, Dundas, Ontario 2000, “Eastern Edge”, I-Land Gallery. Toronto, Ontario 1998, “11th Annual Miniature Show”, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario 1998, “25th Annual Juried Art Show”, Peel Regional Gallery. Brampton, Ontario 1997, “10th Annual Miniature Show”, Michael Gibson Gallery, London, Ontario CollectionsComments |
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