Martha Russo
born: January 2, 1962, Milford, CT, U.S.A.
education
1995
Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics/Sculpture, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
1985
Bachelor of Arts, Developmental Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
1983
Italian Studies Program, Drake University, Florence, Italy
selected solo exhibitions
2009
nomos, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
ana<>lineament<>muse, Philip J. Steele Gallery
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
2006
hold, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art,
Boulder, CO
2005
Strands and Pathways, Baldwin Gallery, New Haven, CT
2004
Obsessive Pleasures, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
Martha Russo: Sculpture 10 years, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2003
Ambient Lux, Carson Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO
2001
ana: curious collections, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2000
strands.pathways.gravity, Market Street Gallery, Denver, CO
selected group exhibitions
2010
The Other-F-Word, Humanities Fine Arts Gallery, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Speaking of Clay, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
2009
Continental Divide, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
Polifacetica: Etnografia Grafica, French Embassy, Polanco, Mexico; traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico, and Medellin, Colombia.
Signs of Globalization, Universidad of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Gaza: Mirroring War, Galeria Zapata, Oaxaca, Mexico
Contra La Guerra, Galería Tinoco y Palacios, Oaxaca, Mexico
Colorado Abstract: Painting and Sculpture, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO
Colorado Art Open 2009, Foothill Art Center, Golden, CO
2008
Art and Social Change: Land, Culture, and Memory, Al-Kahf Gallery, The International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine
Post Tracattus, Bliblioteca Publica del Banco de la Republica, Leticia, Colombia; traveled to Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Amazonia, Leticia, Colombia; Sala De Exposiciones Orellana, Biblioteca , Leticia, Colombia; Universidad del Estado del Amazonas UEA Brasil, Tabatinga, Brazil; Sala De Exposiciones Amazons, Tabatinga, Brazil; Museo De Arte Contemporaneo, Sede, Bogota; and Sala Iquitos, Universidad Nacional Del Peru, Estado Loreto, Peru.
Centers and Borders: From ABC to XYZ, XYZ Gallery and Black Bridge Art Gallery, Bejing, China
Contra la Guerra, Academia de San Carlos, Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, and La Galería Tinoco y Palacios, Oaxaca, Mexico
2007
Talent Show, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY
Better, The Lab at Belmar, Lakewood, CO
De-constructing War, Oaxacan Graphis Design Institute, Oaxaca, Mexico; and Gallery 1 and Gallery 2, Academia de San Carlos, Mexico City, Mexico
Centers and Borders, Gallery of the School of Fine Arts, Yinchaun, China; and Ningxia Exhibition Center, Yinchaun, China
2006
Best Of Colorado, Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Visual Representations of Artists for Peace, Khalil Al Sakini Cultural Center,
Ramallah, Palestine
De-constructing War, Al Kahf Gallery, Bethlehem, Palestine
Things of Nature: Nature of Things, Denver Student Arts League, Denver, CO
2005
Day of the Dead, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM
2004
Post Paradise, Governor’s Palace, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Love4Sale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
The Spiritual in Art, Bordas Casa de Cultura, Tasco, Mexico
The Discourse of Others, Salon de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City, Mexico
Common Wounds, The International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine
2003
A View from Denver, Henan University, Henan Province, Peoples Republic of China
Memories and Death, Taxco Cultural Center, Taxco, Mexico
Death and Other Exits, Tlaxcala Governor’s Palace, Tlaxcala, Mexico
After the Fall, Casa de La Cultura, Oaxaca, Mexico
Colorado Biennial 10 +10, The Museum of Contemporary Art/ Denver, Denver, CO
Arte Ecologia: On the Social Ecology of Place, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2002
Dreams and Dream Makers, Escuela National de Artes Plasticas, Xochimilco, Mexico
Friends of RMCAD Sculpture, Philip J. Steele Annex Gallery, Denver, CO
Muerte y Memori, Galeria Rufino Tamayo, Oaxaca, Mexico
Fort Collins Biennial, FT. Collins Contemporary Museum, Ft. Collins, CO
Synapse, Gallery Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru
Womens’ Workings, University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
Clay + Clay +, Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Contemporary Colorado, Taylor Museum, Colorado Springs, CO
Muerte sin Fronteras, Givens Institute, Aspen, CO
2001
Art and Ecology, CMC Art Gallery, Glenwood Springs, CO
Faculty Exhibition, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO
Meurte sin Fronteras, Merida, Mexico
Colorado Clay Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
Summer Stock, Ron Judish Gallery, Denver, CO
2000
Faculty Exhibition, Philip J. Steele Gallery, Denver, CO
Edge Invitational, Edge Gallery, Denver, CO
Clay: The Ultimate Chameleon, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO
Pirate Invitational, Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO
Inflection of Style, Market Street Gallery, Denver, CO
selected teaching experience
1996 to present
Sculpture Professor, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
awards and grants
2009
Best of Exhibition, Open Colorado, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2002
Arts and Humanity Assembly of Boulder Visual Artist Award, Boulder, CO
Merit Award, Colorado Contemporary, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO
2001
Colorado Council for the Arts Artist Fellowship Grant, Denver, CO
Kay and Ralph Johnson Award for Third Best in Show, Colorado Clay Exhibition
selected publications
artnet.magazine, New York, Donald Kuspit, 2009
Gallery &Studio, New York, 2007.
Ceramic Review, London, England, 2007.
Art Across America:Denver, Architectural Digest, New York, 2003.
Muerte y Memoria: imagines de Colorado, Tiempo de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2002.
Compartie la muerte y el muerto con ustedes, Rotativo, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2002.
Muerte y Memoria, Voz e Imagen De Oaxaca Noticiaas, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2002.
North American Sculpture Exhibition Catalogue, Foothills Arts Center, Golden, CO, 2002.
Contemporary Clay: Master Teachers/Master Students Catalogue, Fine Arts Center Galleries, Bowling Green, OH, 1999.
National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts Catalogue, Las Vegas, NV, 1997.
Chandler, M.V., 2009. "Colorado Art Open is Literally All Over The Map," denvertimes.com, 10
April 2009.
Chandler, M.V., 2003. "‘Lux’ Looms Large at Gallery," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), 11 July 2003.
Chandler, M.V., 2003. "Star Power," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), 6 June 2003.
Chandler, M.V., 2001. "Clay Returns After Dry Spell," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), 6 April 2001.
Chandler, M.V., 2000. "Infections of Style," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), 2000.
Chandler, M.V., 1999. "Artists Exude Vitality," Rocky Mountain News (Denver), July 1999.
de la Rosa, A., 2006. "BmoCA’s Artistic Dessert," The Daily Camera (Boulder), 19 March 2006.
Ditmer, J., 2001. "Clay Comes Alive at Foothills," The Denver Post, 4 May 2001.
Gluckstern, J., 2003. "Selection Process Makes Interesting Biennial at MCA," The Daily Camera (Boulder), 2003.
Gluckstern, J., 2003. "Lipski’s Aesthetic Colors Sculpture Exhibit in Golden," The Daily Camera (Boulder), 2002.
Grearson, J., 2008. American Ceramics, New York, 2008.
Grearson, J., 2006. "Boulder, Colorado: Martha Russo, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art," Sculpture 25(9):71.
Grearson, J., 2005. "Martha Russo: Creating nomos," Ceramics Art & Perception 62:62-64.
Hazlehurst, J., 2004. "Artbreak: Re-absorbable," Colorado Springs Independent, 27 May 2004.
MacMillan, K., 2009. "Art show strikes a happy medium in quantity, quality," The Denver Post, 10
April 2009.
MacMillan, K., 2003. " ‘nomos’ Grabs Viewer at Carson Show," The Denver Post, 22 August 2003.
MacMillan, K., 2003. "Exhibit Shines Spotlight on Contemporary Art," The Denver Post, 5 June 2003.
Paglia, M., and Chandler, M.V., 2009. Colorado Abstract: Painting and Sculpture, Fresco Fine Art Publications, Albuquerque, NM.
Paglia, M., 2003. "Summer Breaks," Westword (Denver), 24 July 2003.
Paglia, M., 2003. "Risk Management, Westword (Denver), 12 June 2003.
Paglia, M., 2001. "Thermo-dynamics," Westword (Denver), 3 May 2001.
Paglia, M., 2000. "Art Beat," Westword (Denver), 6 April 2000.
visiting artist
2010
University of Minnesota, Morris
2008
Red Rocks Community College, Golden, CO
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
Ilam School, Christchurch, NZ
2007
Can Serrat, Barcelona, Spain
2005
Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
2004
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
2003
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2002
Metro State College, Denver, CO
2000
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
memberships and affliliations
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Board Member and Vice-President, Boulder, CO
Museum of Contemporary Art, Teaching Member, Denver, CO
International Sculpture Center, Member of the Society
National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts
University of Colorado Fine Arts Alumni Advisory Board, Boulder, CO
University of Colorado, Artnauts collective, Boulder, CO
Jamestown Art Council, Jamestown, CO
juror
2007
Lakewood Artists, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
2006
Open Studios, Boulder, CO
2004
Obsessive Pleasures, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, CO
2003
Jamestown Art Council, Annual Show, Jamestown, CO
2001
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Student show, Denver, CO
2000
Gilpin County Arts Show, Center City, CO
selected public collections
Henan University, Henan Province, Peoples Republic of China
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO
Martha Russo