May 2021 Monthly Meeting
Russell was smitten by sculpting in high school and returned to the classroom as a career art educator. Now retired after 25 years as a classroom teacher of art at both middle and high school levels, Russell is exploring, with passion, the medium he shared with his students.
While teaching:
- 2015 Art educators exhibition Maryhill Museum, Washington
- 2015 Washington State Secondary level art educator of year
- 2016 Washington State art educator of the year
Since retiring he has been busy:
- 2016- Aurora Gallery Vancouver, WA.
- 2017 Artist-in-residence, WayiWayi Studios, Livingstone, Zambia.
- 2017 – 2021
- Clark County Open Studios
- The Cave gallery
- Vancouver Public Library
- Oregon Society of Artists