education

2006 MFA California Institute of the Arts
1994 BFA Rhode Island School of Design

 
solo exhibitions
2007 Scattershot Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Pink Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Recent Work, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Skaters, Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Eight Gardeners , Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001 After Images, Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1999 Please Remain Seated, Cruzla Gallery, Venice, CA

1998 Robert Russell: Paintings and Drawings, Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

 

 
group exhibitions
2006 Farewell to Icon, Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles
         The 2nd Annual L.A. Weekly Biennial, MFA WMDs, Selections from LA Schools, curated by Tom Christie          and Holly Meyers, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
         Collisions & Pileups: CalArts 2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Armory Northwest, Los Angeles, CA
         Nightmares of Summer, Marcello Marvelli Gallery, New York, NY
2001 The World of Figure, Limn Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Art Frankfurt, Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
The Changing Face of Portraiture, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA
1998 Flesh, Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1997 Other Fresh Vegetables, Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1995 American?, Bureau of Arts and Culture, Los Angeles, CA
1994 Senior Painters, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

1993 Project 3, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI

 

 
publications
Tumlir, Jan, “Robert Russell”, Artforum May Issue,  2007
Knight, Christopher "45 Painters Under 45," Los Angeles Times December 2, 2007
Bedford, Christopher, “Robert Russell”, Artforum.com Critics Picks, March 15,  2007
Christie, Tom, and Holly Myers, "Afterschool Art", LA Weekly. September 6, 2006
Knight, Christopher "Bacon, Pork and just plain piggy," Los Angeles Times June 10, 2005
Juxtapoz Magazine "Showstoppers", July August 2003
Myers, Holly "Where internal, external meet," Los Angeles Times, February, 28 2003
New American Paintings, Volume XXXI, January 2001
Los Angeles Times, Calendar, January 4, 2001
Artweek, Volume 32, February 2001
Venice Magazine, July 1997