Jacinda Russell
Jacinda Russell (born 1972)[1] is an American photographer and installation artist. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Ball State University.
Early life and education[edit]
Russell's family are from Southern California and she lived in Tucson, Arizona for six years as a teenager.[2]
Russell earned an master's degree in fine art from the University of Arizona, and a bachelor's degree in fine art from Boise State University.[3]
Career[edit]
Employment[edit]
She is an Associate Professor of Art at Ball State University.[3]
Exhibitions[edit]
Russell's work has been included in exhibitions at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the Phoenix Art Museum, Texas Gallery, Houston Center for Photography, Eyebeam, and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.[3] She has also shown her work at DiverseWorks, and the Academy of Fine Art & Design in Wroclaw, Poland,[4] and the Griffin Museum of Photography.[5]
Her project, Metaphorical Antipodes: The Border Wall deals with cultural attitudes and disputes towards the U.S./Mexico border.[2] Her photographic series, Nine Fake Cakes & Nine Bodies of Water was described as "heartrendingly gorgeous" in Art21 Magazine.[6]
Russell frequently collaborates with other artists on various projects. She believes collaborations can deepen the interconnections between artists, and can open one up to new ways of doing and making.[7]
Collections[edit]
Several works by Russell are held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.[1][8]
Awards[edit]
Russell received a Photographic Arts Council-Los Angeles (PAC-LA) fellowship from the Center for Creative Photography[9] (2017) to research the work of the American photographer, Robert Heinecken,[10] resulting in her art piece, Robert Heinecken: Myth and Loss Reimagined, 2017 - 2019.[11] In 2019, Russell received a DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award through the Arts Council of Indianapolis.[12] In 2002 she received a fellowship from the Houston Center for Photography.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Jacinda Russell Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Jacina Russell: Metaphorical Antipodes: The Border Wall". About Place Journal. VI (III). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Jacinda Russell". Ball State University. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Smithson, Aline (30 December 2013). "Jacina Russell: Obsessions". Lenscratch. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "The Elevated Selfie: Beyond the Bathroom Mirror". Griffin Museum of Photography. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Caruth, Nicole J. (17 December 2010). "Gastro-Vision: The Best in Food-Art 2010". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Greenwald, Lauren. "We Should Collaborate!". Fraction Magazine (98). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Jacinda Russell: X-mas Tree #2". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Jacinda Russell". Society for Photographic Education. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Photographic Arts Council - Los Angeles (PAC-LA) Research Fellowship: Recipients (2017". Center for Creative Photography. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Robert Heinecken: Myth and Loss Reimagined, 2017 - 2019". Jacinda Russell website. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "The 2019 DeHaan Artist of Distinction Awardees". Arts Council of Indianapolis. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Past Fellowship Winners". Houston Center for Photography. Retrieved 5 February 2022.