SEAN RUSSELL
www.seandavidrussell.com | sean.russell.art@gmail.com
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Photosynthesis, Debra March Center of Excellence, Henderson, NV
2023 WASH CYCLE, Lost City Museum, Overton, NV
2022 Bouquet of Pheasants, Fine Arts Gallery, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Bouquet of Folly, Las Vegas Libraries (various), Las Vegas, NV
2017 Infrared, Las Vegas Libraries (various), Las Vegas, NV
2015 South of Town, Clark County Government Center Rotunda Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Unanimous Decision, Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV
2011 Catastrophic Success, CSN Artspace Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2008 Roadmap to Withdrawal, Winchester Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV
2008 REAL MEN HANG HERE, Jesse Metcalf Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2005 A R M A D A, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2003 Holding Pattern, Grant Hall Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Level Up Galleries, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2024 A Civic Wilderness, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2024 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Dragon, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2024 Birds in Art, Plum Creek Nature Center, Joliet, IL
2023 Public Employees Art Exhibition, Chamber Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Birds in Art 2023, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2023 Some Pigeons I Know III, Priscilla Fowler Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Rabbit, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2023 Flowers, Trees, and Roots: The Wild World of Plants, View Center for Arts & Culture, Old Forge, NY
2022 Some Pigeons I Know II, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Birds in Art 2022, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2022 Along the Colorado, Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Southwest-Scapes, Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Some Pigeons I Know, Artspace Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Level Up Galleries, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2022 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Tiger, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2022 American Roulette, Core Contemporary, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Randomly Mutual, Chamber Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Ox, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Public Employees Art Exhibition, Chamber Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Paper Works, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2020 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Rat, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Public Employees Art Exhibition, Chamber Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Bullfrog Biennial, Red Barn Art Center, Beatty, NV
2019 Year of the Pig, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2019 Untold Stories, Nevada State College, Henderson, NV
2018 Public Employees Art Exhibition,” Chamber Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Plural, Marjorie Barrick Museum, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2018 Lucky To Be Alive, Winchester Cultural Center Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Chinese Heritage: Year of the Dog, Mayor’s Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Nevada Crossroads, Nevada Humanities Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Skull 4th Biennial Exhibition, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
2016 Menagerie, City Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Taste, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Artist In Residence Exhibition, Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center, Las Vegas, NV
2014 Skull 3rd Biennial Exhibition, Donna Beam Gallery, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV
2014 CSN Art & Art History Faculty Exhibition, CSN Artspace Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Duality, CSN Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Exquisite Corpse, Contemporary Arts Center, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Skull, CSN Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Lust to Dust, Churchill Arts Center, Fallon, NV
2013 Year of the Snake, Mayor's Gallery, 5th Street School, Las Vegas, NV
2012 Lust to Dust, Photo Bang Bang, Las Vegas, NV
2011 Kaleidoscope: Visual Inspirations, Springs Preserve, Las Vegas, NV
2011 Skull: Life and Death in Las Vegas, Blackbird Studios, Las Vegas, NV
2010 The Art of Conflict, Tarnish & Gold, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Love Lost Found, Sheppard Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV
2010 The Dobermen MC, CSN Fine Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Public Art
2021 Bouquet of Fission, City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
2017 Zap 9, Lone Mountain Equestrian Park, Las Vegas, NV
2015 Zap 7, Maryland and Russell, Las Vegas, NV
2012 Rivalis, New Las Vegas City Hall, Las Vegas, NV
2010 Stop and Glow, City of Las Vegas/Regional Transportation Committee, Las Vegas, NV
2005 THE BIG V, Las Vegas Centennial Mural in FDH Building, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
Collections
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Las Vegas, NV
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Nevada State College, Henderson, NV
The Staenberg Group, St. Louis, MO
Various Private Collections
Awards
2023 Nevada Arts Council Project Grant for Artists, $3241, NV
2022 Nevada Arts Council American Rescue Plan Grant, $1000, NV
2020 Nevada Arts Council Project Grant for Artists, $1476, NV
2013 Nevada Arts Council FY14 Second Quarter Jackpot Grant, $854, NV
2005 Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant Program, $25,000, Nationwide
2003 G.R.E.A.T. Grant, UNLV, $3,300, NV
2002 Marjorie Laird Scholarship, UNLV, $1,750, NV
Residencies
2022 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2015 Red Rock National Conservation Area, Las Vegas, NV
Education
2005 M.F.A., Painting, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
2002 B.F.A., Sculpture Emphasis, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
1999 Study Abroad Program, Northbrook College of Art, Worthing, England
Work
2023+ Program Coordinator, Department of Fine Arts, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2021 Program Director, Department of Fine Arts, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Assistant Department Chair, Department of Fine Arts, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2008+ Professor of Art and Art History, Department of Fine Arts, College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
2005 Adjunct Instructor, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
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