Russell M. Hamilton
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts: Sculpture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Alumni Art Residency Summer 2021. Juried/Funded
The CPHB Artist-in-Resident Program. Obama City, Japan. 2011. Funded
Studio Museum in Harlem, Artist-in-Resident, 12 months. NYC, NY. 1993-94. Juried/Funded
Pratt Fine Arts Center. Artist-in-Resident. Seattle, WA. 1992. Juried
Seattle Public Schools. Artist-in-Resident. Seattle, WA. 1991
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Skowhegan, ME. USA. 1990. Juried/Funded
Resided in Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde Islands, Angola and Mozambique.
CREATIVE SHOWS / EXHIBITION / COLLECTIONS - Selected
"Voices From an Empire” Elephant Room Gallery. Solo Exhibition. Chicago Ill. February 2026
“Voices From an Empire” Hopkins Center for the Arts. Solo Exhibition. Hopkins, MN. May 2025.
"Home" Second Street Gallery and Charlottesville Black Arts Collective. Charlottesville, VA. April 2025. Juried.
"30th Arts North International" Hopkins Center for the Arts. International Group Show Jan. 2025. Juried.
"Migration and Memories" Solidarity Street Gallery. St. Paul MN. October 2024
“Art A Whirl” Grain Belt Studios. 4 person show. Mpls, MN. 2024
“6th Annual 12 x 12”. The Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, ILL. Juried. 2023
North Suburban Center for the Arts, Fridley, MN. Juried. Best Concept Award. 2023
Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. Minneapolis MN. Juried. 2nd Place Award. 2023
“Works in Progress" Northside Artspace Lofts, Minneapolis, MN. Group Show. 2023
“Transpose” Salwa Zeidan Gallery. 2019. Group Exhibition.
“Im-Migrant” Sangkring Art Space. Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 2019. Solo Exhibition*
“Emerge III” Venice Italy, Sestiere Dorsoduro 47. 2019. Group Exhibition
“Walking with Kapoor” Dorsky Gallery. Long Island City, NYC. 2019
Bait 15. Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2018. Group Exhibition. Juried.
“Collectivity: Objects/Associations/UAE”. Maraya Art Centre, Dubai UAE. 2018
“Noah’s Ark”. Sharjah Art Museum. Sharjah, UAE. 2016. Juried Exhibition
“Rust Prints: Printmaking by the Sea”: ADMAF. 2016
“Wish You Were Here”: AIR Gallery, New York City, NY. 2014 and 2015
“Money Talks” ISEA 2014. Abu Dhabi, UAE 2014
“Asahi-za Exhibition” Public Art in Obama Japan. 2013.
“Emerge II: Radiating Ports”. Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2013
“Affordable-Art Exhibition” Group Exhibition. Art Hub, UAE. 2013
Voices of UAE, Sculpture Exhibition. Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2012
F&N Gallery. Group Show. Dubai, UAE 2012
Public Sculpture Installation. Obama City, Japan. 2011. Solo Exhibition
“Emerge I”: Radiating Ports. Venice Italy. Juried Exhibition. 2011
“Tracking the Emirates” RAK Hospital, RAK, UAE. Juried Exhibition. 2010
“Ways of World Making” 3D Gallery, Venice, Italy. 2009. Group Exhibition.
“Emergence” Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. New York, NY. 2009
“Rtoosh” Meem Gallery, Dubai, UAE. 2008. Group Exhibition.
“Home Sweet Home”. Affordable Housing Authority Exhibition. USA 2000. Traveling Show.
“C.A.T.S.” Public Sculpture Exhibit. Nicollet Island. Mpls, MN. 1999. Solo Exhibition.
The Invitational Show. Georgia State University. Atlanta, GA. 1998. Group Exhibition.
“View-Point” Cranbrook Museum. Bloomfield Hills, MI. 1996
“Cathedral of Time”. Public Art Project/Train Station; Irina Nahkova, WSU. Detroit, MI. 1996
“Group Show”. Del Pryor Gallery. Detroit, MI. 1995
Faculty Show. WSU. Detroit, MI. 1995
“Group Show”. Buckham Gallery. Flint, MI. 1995
“Hi/Tech Lo/Tech Art” Metropolitan Center for the Arts. Detroit, MI. 1995. Group Show.
“A.I.R. Show”. Studio Museum in Harlem. NYC. NY. 1994
Jerome Installation Show. Intermedia Arts. Minneapolis, MN. 1993. Juried Show.
“Extensions ’93” Artist Showcase. Intermedia Arts. Minneapolis, MN. 1993. Juried Show.
Edwin T. Pratt Exhibit. Pratt Fine Arts Center. Seattle, WA. 1993. Invitational Show. “Original Man Speaks”. W.W.O.A. Gallery. Seattle, WA. 1992. Two Person Show
“A Matter of Colors”. Anne Hamberg Gallery. Seattle, WA. 1992. Two Person Show.
“Northwest Annual Show”. Center for Contemporary Art. Seattle, WA. 1991. Juried Show.
TEACHING
Guest Faculty at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, July 2024.
“No Strings on Me” Sculpture / 3D Fab Lab
M.C.A.D. Associate Professor, Adjunct Faculty 2021- Current.
3D Foundation (FDN-1112), M.F.A. Graduate (GRST-7002), M.F.A. Mentor, and Sculpture (SC-2000)
Zayed University, Associate Professor. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2002 – 2020.
Sculpture (Art 315), 3D-Design (Art 318), Digital Video (ART 345), Photography/Chemical and Digital Photography (ART 340, 341); Photoshop
Design Principles (Art 201), Art Foundations (ART 205), Professional Artist (Art 405), Special Topics (ART 397, 497) Internship (ART 499)
Art History Art 422 (practicum painting and sculpture) / World Humanities/Culture (Col. 155)
Wayne State University, Assistant Professor. Detroit MI.
Graduate Seminar (ACS 898), Design (ADE 120): 2D and 3D design concepts
Intro. Sculpture (ASL 215, 517, 717), Figurative Sculpture (ASL 317, 517, 717), Graduate Thesis Work
Various Artist community/school teaching and residencies. MN., WA., NYC.
CURATORIAL / COMMUNITY / JUROR - Selected
Juror High Point Cetner for Printmaking: Full Color Print Program Mpls, MN. 2024
Hopkins Center for the Arts. Juror, Members Juried Exhibition. MN. 2023
UN World Urban Sustainability Forum. Public Sculpture, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2020
My City Centre Masdar Mural Project, Abu Dhabi. UAE. 2020
City Centre Mall Mural Project.
Big Guy Gallery. Mataram Lombok, Indonesia. 2019
Founder/Curator: https://www.instagram.com/bigguygallery/
“The Other-Self” Exhibition, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 2019
Sangkring Art Space, Co-curatorial exhibition with Curator Kris Budiman.
Mood Adaptive Room: Art and Healing - Creating a Smart Hospital. 2018
Collaborative Cross Discipline Art and Technology Project with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Professional Role: Primary Investigator.
ADAC: Abu Dhabi Airport Terminal Public Art Project. UAE, Abu Dhabi. 2017-2018.
Co-curator, mural projects for airport terminals.
General Secretariat of the Executive Council. 2017
Lead Curator: “Our Abu Dhabi” Public Art Project.
Manarat Al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2015-2020
Lead curator for CACE Senior Exhibitions at Manarat Al Saadiyat Gallery.
Mural Project. British Embassy: Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2016
Lead Designer with Zayed University Student artists.
Future Centre: Skills Challenge, Abu Dhabi, UAE. 2013-2015.
Arts Skills Judge for special needs students from all 7 Emirates.
UNIVERSITY ASSIGNMENTS
Chair:
Student Affairs Committee, 2011 - 2012. Zayed University
Alumni Affairs Committee, 2013 - 2014. Zayed University
Member:
Curriculum Committee, 2011 – 2019. Zayed University
Student Affairs Committee, 2011 – 2018. Zayed University
Alumni Affairs Committee, 2011 – 2016. Zayed University
Safety Committee 2007 – 2019. Zayed University
FELLOWSHIPS / AWARDS / GRANTS
Skowhegan Alumni Award. Summer 2021.
Studio Museum in Harlem. Fellowship/Honorarium. 1993-94
Jacob Lawrence Honorarium. Awarded by Links Inc. 1991
Skowhegan Fellowship Award. Summer 1990.
PD Grant: Professional Development Grant. ArtSpace Project. Indonesia 2018-19
RIF Grant: Research Incentive Fund. 2015-2017
PD Grant: Professional Development Grant. ISEA 2014. Dubai. 2014
Ideas with Impact Award: recognizes impact on student learning: Mural Zayed’s Gift. 2013
Cultural Award, Obama Japan. 2011
Professional Development Award. 2011
Merit Pay. 2002 -08 2016-2018.
Olsen Memorial Fellowship. 2000
City Planning Project Grant. Cash Award. 2000
St. Paul Mural Project. Trusting Neighbors. Cash Award. 2000
Caliber Ridge Arts Program. Cash Award. 2000
Teaching Honorarium WSU. 1995-96
President’s Bonus Award. Extraordinary service. WSU. 1996
Jerome Foundation Honorarium. Cash Award. 1993
Intermedia Arts Honorarium. Show/cash award. 1993
Pratt Fine Arts Center Honorarium. 1992
University of Washington Graduate Scholarship Award. 1989-91
PUBLICATIONS / REVIEWS PUBLISHED / MEDIA
The IASO Self-Reporting System: A Persuasive Clinical Mood Tracking and Management Application. International Journal of Applied Research on Public Health Management. 2020.
https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/255729#pnlRecommendationForm
Imago/Mundi. Amid Desert and Future. Art. 2019
National Newspaper. 2018
Etihad Newspaper. Bait 15 Exhibition. 2018
Research Paper Reviewer. ISEA 2018. Taskheel
Magazine, “Noah’s Ark”. Dubai, UAE 2017
Al Khaleej Newspaper 2013
National Newspaper. 2012
Yomiuri Shimbun Newspaper August 2011
RAK: cultural website: 60 Dhows 2010.
UAE Emerge: ways of world making 2009
Gulf News, 2004
Minnesota (MAA), September/October. 2000. St.
Paul Pioneer Press. August. 2000
KSTP TV 5, Charlie Brown Segment. July 2000
KSTP TV 5, Charlie Brown Segment. August 2000
Detroit News. March 1995
Detroit News. February 1995
New York Times. December 1994
York Carib News. November 1994
Washington Post. November 1994
The Seattle Sun Times. April 1992
The Seattle Sun Intelligencer. April 1992
Reflex, Northwest’s Forum/Visual Arts. Jan./Feb. 1992
CREATIVE PERFORMACES / LECTURES / PANELS
Skowhegan Artist Lecture. Summer 2021.
Obama City Japan. Visiting artist talk. Sculpture Series. 2011.
VAAN. Artist Lecture Series. Nashville, TN. 1999
Cranbrook Museum. Viewpoint lecture series: Artist panel. Bloomfield Hills, MI. 1996
Poetry Reading. Michigan Gallery. Detroit, MI. 1995
Artist Showcase, Performance. Intermedia Arts. Minneapolis, MN. 1993
Guest Lecturer, WSU. Detroit, MI. 1994
Artist Panel: Intermedia Arts/Jerome Foundation. Minneapolis, MN. 1993
Guest Lecturer, Seattle Community College. Seattle, WA. 1991
Can Artists Make a Difference, symposium. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 1991
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Minnesota Sculptors. Membership 2018
Committee Member. Research Paper Submission Reviewer. ISEA 2018.
Royal British Society of Sculptors. Juried Membership. 2017