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Russ Havard 


Education
 
            Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, M.A., 1997.
            Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, B.F.A., 1993.

 

Solo Exhibitions
 
2009    Installation, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
            SEA OF DAYS, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2008    SEA OF DAYS, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX.
2007    BRIDGES AND DIVIDES, Roanoke College, Salem, VA.
            George Billis Gallery L.A., Los Angeles, CA.
            George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
2006    VIEWFINDER,  Martha Gault Gallery at Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2005    CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPES, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
            RESONATOR, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, TX. Curated by Clint Willour.
2004    OPEN  WINDOW, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX.  
2000    INTRODUCTIONS: Epixenter Gallery, Houston, TX
            HYGIENE OF A QUIET MIND: RECENT WORKS BY TEXAS ARTIST, RUSS HAVARD.
            Exhibited at Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
            FRAME OF MIND: RECENT WORKS BY RUSS HAVARD, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin,
            Texas.
1997    M.A. EXHIBITION, Stephen F. Austin State University.



Two Person Exhibitions
 
2007     RUSS HAVARD AND JOANNE KERRIHARD, G2 Gallery. Scottsdale, AZ.
2003     NEW WORKS, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, OK.
2002     RYTHMS, Scarborough-Phillips Gallery at St. Edward's University, Austin, TX.
1997     LANDSCAPE REDEFINED, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX.


Selected and Group Exhibitions
 
2009     Sea of Days Installation, Red Dot Art Fair, George Billis Gallery L.A., Miami, FL.
             SUMMER IN THE CITY, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
             SMALL WONDERS, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI.
             LANDSCAPE AFFECTED, University of Dallas. Dallas, TX.
2008     GROUP SALON, George Billis Gallery L.A., Los Angeles.
            TRADITIONALLY SPEAKING, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI.
2007     Group Show, George Billis Gallery L.A., Los Angeles, C.A.
            GOOD NIGHT SUN, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
2006     IN THE CITY, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
            Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, Washington.
2005     UNDERCOVER, Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY. Curated by Gia Gunthel.
             ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF HOUSTON CEBRATES ART 2005. Williams Tower Gallery.
             Juried by Domonic Molon.
2004     INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY.
             THE GYM SHOW, Manhattan Athletic Gym, New York, NY.
             GREAT THINGS IN SMALL PACKAGES, Gray Matters Gallery, Dallas TX.
             SPHERE, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX.  Curated by Takako Tanabe.
             CONTEMPORARY ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD.
2003     NEW WORKS, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma.
2002     RHYTHMS, Scarborough-Phillips Gallery at St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX.
2001     X,Y,Z   Mixed media event in collaboration with artists Daniel Tackett and Mihailo Vukelic.
             Awarehouse Gallery, Austin, Texas.  Curated by the artists.
             ARTMA 2001.  Silent Auction for the Morgan Adams Memorial Neuro-Oncology Research
             Fund at The Children’s Hospital of Denver.  Lighting Services Inc. Denver, Colorado.
             HOUSTON ASSISTANCE LEAGUE CELEBRATES ART 2001.  Williams Tower Gallery.                     
              ( Collaboration with artist Mihailo Vukelic.)  Juried by Terrie Sultan.
1999-2000
            TRANSCENDING LIMITS: MOVING BEYOND MAINSTREAM AND MARGIN, Texas Fine Arts         
            Association, Austin, Texas (touring exhibition) Juried by Michael Ray Charles and Don Bacigalupi.
              Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX.
              Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio TX.
              The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX.
              Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX.
              Abraham Gallery, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview TX.
1999      SHORT STORIES: SMALL WORKS BY 19 ARTISTS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA,
              Mill River Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
1998      GREATER RESTON ART CENTER’S 1998 ANNUAL FINE ART’S EXHIBITION,
              Reston, Virginia.  Juried by James W. Mahoney.
               THE DISHMAN COMPETITION, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.  Juried by Professor
              James Yood.
              FAC ANNUAL, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX.  Juried by David Hickey.
1997      NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN SHOW, Curated by   
              Professors Gary Frields and Mary McCleary, Stephen F. Austin State University. 
              Nacogdoches, Texas.
              LANDSCAPE REDEFINED, Northeast Texas Community College, MT. Pleasant, TX.
1996      HORACE CARDWELL COMPETITION, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, Texas. Juried by
              Alison de Lima Greene, Twentieth Century curator for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,
              Tom Livesay, Director of the Museum of New Mexico in Santa Fe, and J.P. McDonald, Director of
              the Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX.

 

Awards and Honors

              Emily R. Hargraves Painting Scholarship. 1992.                                                                            
              Karl Schlicher Outstanding Art Graduate Award  1993-1994.

 

Lectures/ Speaking Engagements
 
2009      Lecture, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX.
2007      Lecture, Roanoke College, Salem, VA.
2006      Lecture, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2005      Lecture, Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas.
              Lecture, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, Texas.                                                               
2000      Lecture, LOOKING AT ART, Epixenter Gallery, Houston, Texas.
              Lecture, Angelina College. Lufkin, Texas.                                                                                   
1999      Lecture, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, Texas.                                                          
              Interview, RED RIVER RADIO.  NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO on KLDN.                                       
              Lecture, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, Texas.

 

Publications
 
2003      NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS: Western Competition. Vol. 48,                                                  
2000      NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS: Western Competition. Vol. 30                                                     
1999      TRANSCENDING LIMITS: MOVING BEYOND MAINSTREAM AND MARGIN,
              (Exhibition catalogue). Texas Fine Arts Association. 
             LUFKIN DAILY NEWS, April 1999.                      
                                                                      
 

Public Collections
 
            Time Life Corporation, Washington, D.C.
             Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX.
             Vector Corporation, Dallas, TX.





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