NICOLE C. RUSSELL
b. Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Roski School of Fine Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 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
2011 WORD 6: An Architecture, Arcade Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Mobile Uploads, Sloane NYC, New York, NY
2007 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
2006 Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
2006 CARMADA, a traveling exhibition curated by Sonja Vordermaier, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Inaugural Exhibition, Gayle and Ed Roski Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 SoundWalk2005, East Village Arts District, Long Beach, CA
2005 Supersonic: LA Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
2005 projet Mobilivre-Bookmobile project, traveling exhibition, U.S. and Canada
2005 Inaugural Exhibition, f2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 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
2001 BFA Thesis Exhibition, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (collab with BFA candidate Kadin 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
PUBLICATIONS & OTHER MEDIA
2021 WMN Zine, Taking Space, Spring 2021
2019 The Shout, Shrill Society Artist Interview, Summer 2019
2018 Cherry Magazine, artist Interview, Fall 2018
2017 Custom Enamel Pin Designs for Urban Outfitters, Nationwide
2016 Custom Enamel Pin Designs for Urban Outfitters, Nationwide
2015 Bust Magazine, Nov/Dec 2015
2015 Frankie Magazine, Issue 67, Summer 2015
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
2005 Smart Gals Speakeasy, limited edition of 100 bookmarks, Los Angeles, CA
2005 SoundWalk2005 Catalog and Audio CD, Long Beach, CA
2004 “You Are Here,” Blindspot, excerpts broadcast December 12, 2004, WLUW 88.7, Chicago, IL
2004 “SooVac group show courts ‘Hysteria’”, Star Tribune, by Mary Abee, February 27, 2004
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
2000 “Endurance Test,” Buffalo Beat, January 13-19, 2000 Edition, Buffalo, NY
1999 “Relations,” INK: Literary Supplement, Winter/Spring 1999 Edition, Chicago, IL
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2008 Artist Lecture, Reed College Art Department, Porltand, OR
2007 Artist Talk, Walter N. Marks Center for the Arts, Palm Desert, CA
2005-04 Guest Lecture/Bookmaking Workshops Design Fundamentals, USC Roski School of Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
HONORS & AWARDS
2008 Stillman Drake Fund Award, 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
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2016-2019 Adjunct Professor, Chaffey College, Digital Photography
2008-09 Visiting Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Reed College, Photo, Sound & 2-D Art
2004 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, USC Roski, Design Fundamentals
2005 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, USC Roski, Color Photography
2002 Teaching Assistant, SAIC, Color Photography
* Gaps in this CV are due to disability and chronic illness