| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Art |
| Office: | AB 205A |
| Phone: | 216-687-2099 |
| Email: | R.REVOCK@csuohio.edu |
| Web: | http://www.russrevock.com |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. AB 205A, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
Education: | ||
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MFA, Ohio University
B.A., Cleveland State University | ||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Russ began teaching in the Cleveland State University Art Department in 1999 as a part-time Lecturer and joined the full-time faculty in 2004. Working in both printmaking and painting, he combines overtones of contemporary Surrealism and the spirit of German Expressionism with a meticulous technique to explore areas of psychological discomfort.
"To some extent," says Russ, "each of my images usually begins as a self-portrait of sorts, albeit a metaphorical rather than literal one. Most pieces are inspired by a specific event, emotion, or personal encounter, and the subject matter is carefully constructed to suggest the particular attitudes I'm attempting to convey. An entire world - figure, environment, space, and atmosphere - is devised within the borders of the image, all for the purpose of creating a distinct psychological setting. Every aspect of the subject matter is indirect and suggestive, and scenes tend to embody hints of existential despair, psychosexual conflict, as well as other forms of physical and mental discord. I often use ambiguous biomorphic elements to introduce a human presence without literal representation, while suggesting various fears, temptations, anxieties, and turmoil embedded in the human psyche." Some exhibitions in which Russ has participated include The National Small Oil Painting Biennial in Wichita, Kansas; The Bradley International Drawing and Print Biennial, "In Dreams - The New Surrealists" at Altamira Galleries, Raleigh, North Carolina; "Double Vision" at the Dead Horse Gallery, Lakewood, Ohio; the Los Angeles Printmaking Society National Biennial; "Sexually Charged" at the Carmesi Gallery, Lawrence, Kansas; a solo exhibition of small prints at Eastern Oregon University; and the 13th Biennial "Sixty Square Inches" Small Print Exhibition at Purdue University, where a Purchase Award added his work to the university's permanent collection. His work has also been exhibited in Canada, France, Korea, China, Denmark, Turkey, and the UK. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Third Place Award, "Digital Diversity -- 2009 Digital Juried Open," Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA, 2009.
Juror's Merit Award, 11th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University-Fort Worth, Granbury, TX, 2007. The Dutch & Andrea Wellman Award for Excellence in Technique, 11th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarleton State University-Fort Worth, Granbury, TX, 2007. Juror's Award for Best of Show, Ohio All-Media Art Competition, Ashland University, 2007. Purchase Award, 13th Biennial Small Print Exhibition, Purdue University Galleries, 2001. Honorable Mention, "Fantasy In Art," Beck Center For The Cultural Arts, Lakewood, OH, 1995. Honorable Mention, Eighth Miniature Print Exhibition, Binghamton, NY, 1993. Juror's Award, "Drawing 1992," Brigham Young University, 1992. Honorable Mention, Seventh Annual Miniature Print Exhibition, Binghamton New York, 1992. Juror's Award for Best of Show, Akademeia Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992. John J. Karpick Memorial Award for Drawing, Knickerbocker Artists New York, 1991. Premier Prix, Miniature Category, Salon d'Oeuvres sur Papier de Montreal, 1990. Juror's Award for Prints, Fine Arts Association, Willoughby, Ohio, 1989. | ||
| Creative and Activities: | ||
| (RECENT EXHIBITIONS THAT HAVE INCLUDED RUSS'S WORK)
2009: 2nd April Galerie, Canton, OH. "Sensory Feast 2009." 2nd annual national juried exhibition. Photomedia Center 2009 Open Juried Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA. 2009 National Juried Show, Marin Society of Artists Gallery, Ross, California. "Art of Imagination," Michael West Gallery, Quay Arts Centre, Newport Harbour, Isle of Wight, UK. "Digital Diversity -- 2009 Digital Juried Open," Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga, CA. "Introspective Images II," Washington Gallery of Photography, Bethesda, MD. 2008: "Flights of Imagination," Brick Lane Gallery, London, England. "Etch a Sketch," Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH. "Digits," Propeller Centre For the Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario. "AOI - Society For Art of Imagination," Galerie Fantasmus, Saeby, Denmark. "Digital Visions," Artlink Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN. "Animals in Your Kingdom," Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY. 22nd Annual International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ. "Dirty Show 9," Bert's Warehouse Theater, Detroit, MI. 2007: "Drawn To Conclusion," Sandusky (Ohio) Cultural Center. 11th Annual Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Langdon Cultural Center, Tarleton State University-Fort Worth, Granbury, TX. "Bold Expressions," Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA. "Perspectives: Any Way You Look At It," Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL. Ohio All-Media Art Competition, Ashland University, Ashland, OH. 31st Bradley International Print and Drawing Biennial, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. "About Face - Self Portraits," Sandusky (Ohio) Cultural Center. 2006: "Tabula Rasa," an international juried print exhibition. Resim ve Heykel Müzeleri Dernegi, Istanbul, Turkey. "Bones Of Contention II," Sandusky (Ohio) Cultural Center. National Small Oil Painting Biennial, Wichita Center For The Arts, Wichita, KS. National juried exhibition of works on paper, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA. International Juried Exhibition 2006, Dangenart Gallery, Nashville, TN. "Magnitude Seven," an international juried exhibition of works not exceeding seven inches in any direction. Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. "Bodyscapes," Studio 7, Rockaway Artists Alliance, New York, NY. "On The Wall," an exhibition of works created directly on the gallery walls of the CSU Art Gallery. 2005: "Bones of Contention: The Skull and Skeleton in Art." Cuyahoga Community College-West, Parma, OH. "Strange Figurations," Limner Gallery, Phoenicia, NY. "Painting On The Edge," Federation of Canadian Artists, Vancouver, BC, Canada. "Contemporary Drawing 2005," T.W. Wood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT. "New Erotix," Art@Large Gallery, New York, NY. 30th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Bradley University, Peoria, IL. | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Printmaking
Introduction to Two-Dimensional Art and Design Painting | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Faculty Advisor, Student Organization of Fine Art (SOFA), August 2004 - present.
CLASS Academic Standards Committee, August 2006 - July 2007. Re-elected to serve a second term, August 2007 - July 2009. Third Term: August 2009 - July 2011. Art Department Curriculum Committee, August 2006 - present. Served as committee chair, 2006-2008. Art Department University and Community Committee, September 2005 - July 2008. Ohio Board of Regents' Articulation and Transfer Advisory Council Faculty Subcommittee, Studio/Fine Arts Transfer Assurance Guide Review. First Term: Summer 2006 - Summer 2007. Second Term: Summer 2007 - Summer 2008. Third Term: Summer 2008 - present. | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Awards Judge, Student Art Exhibition, Bay High School, Bay Village, OH, May 2009.
Awards Judge, Student Art Exhibition, Westlake High School, Westlake, OH, May 2009. Juror, Annual Student Exhibition, Lorain County Community College, Elyria, OH, March 2009. Juror, 21st Annual Clifton Arts and Music Festival, Cleveland, OH, June 2008. Juror, Annual Student Exhibition, Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus (Parma, OH), April 2008. Juror, 20th Annual Clifton Arts and Music Festival, Cleveland, OH, June 2007. Consultant to The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX, and author Tania Jarosewich, Ph.D., in the Artistic Domain validity study of the Gifted Rating Scales development project, November, 2002. Juror, 22nd Annual Regional Scholastic Art Competition, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2002. Served as one of three jurors in the Painting category. Member, Board of Advisors, Akademeia Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 1993-1994. | ||