Robert Russell
Robert Russell
- Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
- 2006
- MFA California Institute of the Arts
- 1994
- BFA Rhode Island School of Design
Solo Exhibitions
- 2026
- A Palace in Time, Two-person exhbition with Lisa Edelstein, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2025
- Stateless Objects, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
- 2024
- Falling Teacups, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
- 2023
- Porzellan Manufaktur Allach, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
- 2022
- Robert Russell, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
- 2021
- Teacups, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
- 2019
- Book Paintings, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles,CA
- 2018
- Moore. More. Moore., AE2, Los Angeles, CA
- 2016
- Lisa, The Cabin LA, Los Angeles, CA
- 2015
- Tonic Immobility, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC
- Amateurs, LA><ART, Los Angeles, CA
- Sein und Schein, Big Pond Artworks, Curated by Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, Munich, Germany
- 2013
- Paintings of Men Named Robert Russell, Osmos Gallery, New York, NY
- Paintings of Men Named Robert Russell, François Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010
- Masters, Francois Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 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
Group Exhibitions
- 2026
- Us, Part 2, The Hartz Project, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- 2025
- The Wave, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles, CA
- 2024
- 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
- Somatechnics, The Tagli, London, UK
- The First Taste, Anat Ebgi, New York, NY
- 2023
- REVIVAL I – XVIIIe siècle, GOWEN, Curated by Laura Gowen and Rachel Cole Sherr, Genève, Switzerland
- 2020
- Good Company: Pt. 1, Anat Ebgi Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA
- The Conversation, Anat Ebgi at Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- 2016
- Perfect Day, Roberts and Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- The Art of Politics, Pasadena Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
- 2015
- Loosely Bound: Launch of Material Press
- Performance of Men Named Robert Russell for Material Press, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
- Manifest Justice, Los Angeles, CA
- 2013
- P&CO, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2012
- SecondGuest, New York, NY
- Los Angeles Contemporary Tendencies, Curated by Annka Kultys, Helene Bailly Galleri, Paris, FR
- 2011
- The New Verisimilitude, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- The Los Angeles Initiative, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- On Forgery, Curated by Andrew Berardini and Lesley Moon, Los Angeles, CA
- Group Exhibition, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- Portugal Arte 10, Billboard Project, Lisbon, Portugal
- Portugal Arte 10, California Dreamin, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2009
- Dilettantes, Dandies and DivasGavlak Projects, Palm Beach, FL
- 2008
- Salon ARS LIBRI 500, The Cartin Colection, Boston, MA
- Going Out of Business, Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007
- Distinctive Messengers, Curated by Simon Watson and Craig Hensala, House of Campari, Venice, CA
- 2006
- Farewell to Icon, Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 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
- The Changing Face of Portraiture, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA
Publications and Press
- 2025
- Teicholz, Tom "Artist Robert Russell Is Right Where He Wants To Be," Forbes Magazine, April 2025
- 2023
- Teicholz, Tom "Art To See Now In LA: Russell, Nevelson, Fujita," Forber, April, 2023.
- Halpert, Juliana. "Robert Russell: Reclaiming the monstrous kitsch of Dachau." Artforum. April 7, 2023 (Link)
- Zellen, Jody. "Gallery Rounds: Robert Russell." Artillery. March 29, 2023 (Link)
- Ghassemitari, Shawn. "Robert Russell’s Latest Exhibition Is Haunting Reminder of the Holocaust", HypeArt. March 21, 2023 (Link)
- Vankin, Deborah. "Robert Russell’s paintings illuminate the dark history of the slave laborers of Dachau", LA Times. March 3, 2023
- "Artist depicts disarmingly beautiful Holocaust art", Jewish News Syndicate, March 1, 2023
- 2021
- Aton, Francesca. "Artist Robert Russell Discusses Memorializing Teacups and Their Owners in His Photorealistic Paintings." ARTnews. February 25, 2021 (Link)
- Zellen, Jody. "Gallery Rounds: Robert Russell." artillery. February 17, 2021. (Link)
- Stromberg, Matt and Elisa Wouk Almino. "Your Concise Los Angeles Art Guide for February 2021." Hyperallergic. February 3, 2021 (Link)
- “Teacups” An Exhibition by Robert Russell at Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles." Purple Magazine. February 1, 2021 (Link)
- 2019
- Simmons, Jessica. "Robert Russell at Anat Ebgi." CARLA. May 22, 2019. (Link)
- Pagel, David. "Review: In Robert Russell’s ‘Book Paintings,’ what you see is not what you get." Los Angeles Times. May 14, 2019 [Print] (Link)
- Zellen, Jody. "Robert Russell Infusing Reproductions With New Life." Art NOW LA. May 17, 2019. (Link)
- "Book Paintings" at Anat Ebgi. Wall Street International Magazine. May 3, 2019. (Link)
- Nys Dambrot, Shana. "Meet an Artist Monday: Robert Russell." LA Weekly. April 22, 2019. (Link)
- 2013
- “Robert Russell: Men Who are Named Robert Russell”, Osmos Magazine, Spring 2013
- Mizota, Sharon, “Review: Robert Russell examines potency of a name in the Google age” Los Angeles Times July 25 2013
- Wagley, Catherine, “His Name is My Name, Too” LA Weekly July 24, 2013
- Frank, Priscilla, “Men Who are Named Robert Russell’ Is Exactly What It Sounds Like” Huffington Post July 26 2013
- Malone, Tyler "One of Many Robert Russells", PMC Magazine Fall 2013
- 2012
- Socarras, Jorge, “Robert Russell” The Omen Magazine Issue 09 2012
- 2011
- Goldman, Edward, “The Art of Twisting and Turning Reality As We Know It” KCRW, April 2011
- Zellen. Jody, “Robert Russell : Masters” Artwrit May 2011
- 2007
- 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
- 2006
- Christie, Tom, and Holly Myers, "Afterschool Art", LA Weekly. September 6, 2006
- 2005
- Knight, Christopher "Bacon, Pork and just plain piggy," Los Angeles Times June 10, 2005
- 2003
- Juxtapoz Magazine "Showstoppers", July August 2003
- Myers, Holly "Where internal, external meet," Los Angeles Times, February, 28 2003
- 2001
- New American Paintings, Volume XXXI, January 2001
- Los Angeles Times, Calendar, January 4, 2001
- Artweek, Volume 32, February 2001
Artist in Residence
- Burrard Arts Foundation Vancouver, BC Canada
Public Collections
- Auburn University Museum of Fine Art, Auburn, AL
- Grand Valley University Art Gallery, MI