Jacinda Russell

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Jacinda Russell (born 1972) [1] is an American photographer and installation artist. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Ball State University.

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Early life and education

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

Employment

She is an Associate Professor of Art at Ball State University. [3]

Exhibitions

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

Several works by Russell are held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. [1] [8]

Awards

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jacinda Russell Imogen Cunningham, Received and Returned". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Jacina Russell: Metaphorical Antipodes: The Border Wall". About Place Journal. VI (III). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Jacinda Russell". Ball State University. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Smithson, Aline (30 December 2013). "Jacina Russell: Obsessions". Lenscratch. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Elevated Selfie: Beyond the Bathroom Mirror". Griffin Museum of Photography. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Caruth, Nicole J. (17 December 2010). "Gastro-Vision: The Best in Food-Art 2010". Art21 Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Greenwald, Lauren. "We Should Collaborate!". Fraction Magazine (98). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jacinda Russell: X-mas Tree #2". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jacinda Russell". Society for Photographic Education. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Photographic Arts Council - Los Angeles (PAC-LA) Research Fellowship: Recipients (2017". Center for Creative Photography. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Robert Heinecken: Myth and Loss Reimagined, 2017 - 2019". Jacinda Russell website. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "The 2019 DeHaan Artist of Distinction Awardees". Arts Council of Indianapolis. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Past Fellowship Winners". Houston Center for Photography. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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