Russ White is an artist, writer, and designer living in Minneapolis. Born and raised in the Carolinas and Mississippi, he received a BA in Studio Art from Davidson College and has maintained a studio in the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis since 2014. White has exhibited his work regionally and nationally and is the recipient of three Minnesota State Arts Board grants (2018, 2020, & 2022). He also works as Senior Editor for MPLSART.COM and as Communications Specialist for the University of Minnesota Department of Art. He served on the board of directors for the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association and was editor-in-chief of their annual In Studio magazine from 2018-2020.
Instagram: @russwhiteart
Agree To Disagree, 2023. Wood & paint, 96 x 96 x 96”, from Harder Not Smarder at JOYCE.
Upcoming Shows
Press
UMN Dept of Art - Work by Faculty & Staff: MPR News
Face Value: Radio interview on KAXE Morning Show
Face Value: Grand Rapids Herald Review
Another Fine Mess: KUMD Duluth
Homecoming: The Davidsonian
Local Currencies: Star Tribune
Loose Change: City Pages • Southwest Journal
Art-A-Whirl 2017: "Five Places To Actually Find Fine Art At Art-A-Whirl," Star Tribune
Situation Normal: The Journal
This Lawn Is My Lawn: Star Tribune
Art-A-Whirl 2016: City Pages
Macro Machines: Star Tribune • City Pages • Southwest Journal
Beyond Brand: Star Tribune • Star Tribune
Hallways: City Pages
Awards & Projects
2022 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals Grant
2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant
2018 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant
Juror of Drawing/Pastel Category, Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Exhibition, St. Paul, MN, 2023
Juror of Open Door XVI group exhibition, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2020
Juror for Annual Juried Exhibition, The 410 Project, Mankato, MN, 2020
Mural commission for Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. 2019-2020
Public Art Commission: The ARTERY on 8th Avenue, Hopkins, MN. Designed six laser-cut aluminum panels telling the history of Hopkins through vehicles. 2017-2018
Second Place - NEMAA AutumNE Member Show, 2017. Jurors: Carolyn Payne, Becky Franklin, & Nicole Soukup
Second Place - NEMAA Fall Fine Art Show, 2016. Jurors: Susannah Magers, Sarah Balk McGrill, & John Schuerman
STUDIO:HERE, MN State Fair Fine Arts Building, St. Paul, MN. One-day residency of live drawing. 2016
Exhibition History
Solo & Two-Person Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITION (Upcoming), Gallery 120, Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN. January 2025
PEOPLE WATCHING (Upcoming), MSP Airport Concourse C, Minneapolis, MN. July 2024
SOMEBODIES, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI. February 2024
HARDER NOT SMARDER, Joyce, Minneapolis, MN. April 2023
ALL SMILES, A. Hurd Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. August 2022
FACE VALUE, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN. 2022
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, The 410 Project, Mankato, MN. 2021
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US, Ridgewater College, Hutchinson & Willmar, MN. 2021
NOT FOR NOTHING, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA. Two-person show with Syed Hosain. 2020
YOU AND ME AND THEM AND US, Lillian Davis Hogan Gallery, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Winona, MN. 2020
BENT OUT OF SHAPE, Gallery 13 @ Aloft Hotel, Minneapolis, MN. 2019
ANOTHER FINE MESS, Squirrel Haus Arts, Minneapolis, MN. 2019
LOCAL CURRENCIES, Coffman Art Gallery, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 2018
LOOSE CHANGE, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Hopkins, MN. 2018
SITUATION NORMAL, Truckstop Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2017
MACRO MACHINES, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2016
SMALL ARMS, Werkspace, Chicago, IL. 2013
PEEPERS, Humboldt House, Chicago, IL. 2013
FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, Gallerybar, Chicago, IL. Two-person show with Satoki Nagata. 2013
NEW DRAWINGS, Brainforest, Chicago, IL. Two-person show with Damien James. 2012
COMPELLING REASONS FOR THE END OF SPEECH, Vespine Gallery, Chicago, IL. 2007
TAXI DANCERS OF THE REVOLUTION, Thesis Exhibit, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. 2004
Select Group Exhibitions
SAFEWORD, Otherworldly Arts Collective, Minneapolis, MN. 2024
WIDE OPEN, North Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN. 2023
WORKS BY FACULTY AND STAFF, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 2023
S2:E4 THE ONE WITH ALL THE SQUARES, El Paso Frame Co, El Paso, TX. 2022
QUEST FOR ZENITH (online), WOW x WOW, London. 2022
ALL MALE REVUE, Rubine Red Gallery, Palm Springs, CA. 2021
WHAT’S IN A FACE, A. Hurd Gallery, Albuquerque, NM. 2021
C4W 2020: LUSH FUTURE, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Katie Garrett. 2020
PROJECT BIKE RETROSPECTIVE, MSP Airport, Minneapolis, MN. 2020
THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Curator: Howard Oransky. 2020
PORTRAY, The Anderson Center at Tower View, Red Wing, MN. 2020
C4W 2019, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Teqen Zéa-Aida. 2019
PROJECT BIKE 2019, The 410 Project, Mankato, MN. Curator: Dana Sikkila. 2019
THE EXQUISITE CORPSE SHOW, Red Garage Studios, Minneapolis, MN. 2019
HOMECOMING: ART BY ALUMNI, Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC. 2019
NEMAA Wintertide Biennial, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: John Schuerman. 2019
OH+OG, Counselor Realty, Minneapolis, MN. Curator: Joel Bartlett. 2018
GET LUCKY, SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN. 2018
DOCK 6 DESIGN & ART 10, Dock 6 Collective, Chicago, IL. Curator: Edra Soto. 2017
C4W 2017, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Joel Coleman, Made Here Arts Advisor. 2017
STATE FAIR FINE ARTS SHOW, Minnesota State Fair. 2017
AUTUMNE, The Solar Arts Building, Minneapolis, MN. Named SECOND PLACE WINNER. Judges: Carolyn Payne, SooVAC; Nicole Soukup, Mia; Becky Franklin, Metropolitan Regional Council. 2017
NUDE, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH. 2016
NEMAA FALL FINE ART SHOW, The Solar Arts Building, Minneapolis, MN. Named SECOND PLACE WINNER. Judges: John
Schuerman, Instinct Gallery; Susannah Magers, Rochester Art Center; Sarah Balk McGrill, McGrill Art Associates. 2016
OPEN DOOR 11, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Mia Lopez, Curatorial Fellow at Walker Art Center. 2015
BEYOND BRAND, Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. 2015
STATE FAIR FINE ARTS SHOW, Minnesota State Fair. 2015
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL DIY, Galerie F, Chicago, IL. 2015
2014 ROCKFORD MIDWESTERN BIENNIAL, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL. Juror: William Lieberman, Owner and Director of Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago.
51ST ANNUAL JURIED COMPETITION, Masur Museum, Monroe, LA. Juror: Kelly Shindler, Associate Curator at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. 2014
C4W 2014, Gamut Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. Juror: Kristoffer Knutson. 2014
TOY STORIES, Galerie F, Chicago, IL. 2014
CONCEALED CARRY, Experimental Station, Chicago, IL. 2014
DOCK 6 DESIGN & ART, Dock 6 Collective, Chicago, IL. 2013
NEXT FAIR, Jettison Quarterly Booth, Chicago, IL. Part of Art Chicago. 2010
SCULPTURE, Jennifer Norback Fine Art, Chicago, IL. 2010
HANDS ON, Happy Dog Gallery, Chicago, IL. Presented by Deadline Projects. 2009
CURATOR’S CHOICE, Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juror: Tricia Van Eck, Curatorial Coordinator, MCA. 2006
CRITICAL MASS, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA. Juror: Peter Schjeldahl, Art Critic, The New Yorker. 2004
Visiting Artist Lectures
Weisman Art Museum Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards • University of Minnesota • Young Leaders of the Americas Institute / Global Minnesota • Ridgewater College • Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota • Anoka-Ramsey Community College • St. Cloud State • MCAD Portfolio Prep: Drawing for High School Students • Davidson College • California State University - Monterey Bay
Moderator
Piotr Szyhalski/Labor Camp book release, Weisman Art Museum • McKnight Fellowship Discussion Series: Alison Hiltner & Mohamud Mumin • McKnight Fellowship Discussion Series: Shanai Matteson & Sean Connaughty • Artists on the Verge 9 panel discussion, Rochester Art Center • Morgan Pease solo exhibition artist talk, Gamut Gallery • Suyao Tian solo exhibition artist talk, Gamut Gallery