JAMIE RUSSOM
Second State I 2014
40" x 58" (101.60 x 147.32 cm) Analogue camera. Inkjet printed on Hahnemuhl Photo RagEdition of 10 prints with 2 AP
"The inspiration for this work came to me as part of a reoccurring dream. There was this heavy tow pulling me under the water, but always with a bright blue light shining from above. I remember the darkness encasing me in this womb like a capsule. My vision was impaired and my surroundings appeared blurry but simultaneously charged with this energetic buzz. It was as though I could visually see the molecular structure of my environment. It reminded me of moments we might experience while in a deep meditative state. I wanted to recreate this experience in a way that would actively transform the viewer’s perception, situating them somewhere between their subconscious awareness and active state of consciousness." - Jamie Russom
The artist is influenced by Francesca Woodman, Bas Jan Ader, Joseph Beuys, Eva Hesse, Janine Antoni, Vija Celmins, Luc Tuymans
BIO
Jamie Russom is a California native currently living and working in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in Studio Art from the Glasgow School of Art in 2016 and a BFA in Printmaking from California State University Long Beach in 2006. Her artwork has been exhibited throughout the US and Europe, and is part of several special collections, including the La Fondazione Vittorio Leonesio in Italy and the Glasgow Science Centre in Scotland UK.
EDUCATION
MFA Multimedia, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland, UK, 2016
BFA Printmaking, California State University Long Beach, California 2006
SOLO SHOWS
Beautiful Daze, Artistic Edge Art Gallery, Long Beach, California, 2007
Floating, Open Art Gallery, Long Beach, California, June 2006
Souvenir, Long Beach State University BFA Degree Show, California, November 2005
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Ink & Clay 43, Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, California
2017 The citizenM MFA Exhibition, citizenM hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
2017 Im-press, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California (Catalogue)
2017 Terra Firma: The Art of the Artists’ Tea, Gallery 62, Joshua Tree, California
2017 Nostalgia: Toys, Long Beach Arts Association, Long Beach, California
2016 In Memoriam, Atlantic Gallery, Long Beach, California
2016 Connecting Point LA, Museo di Egna, Bolzano, Italy (Catalogue)
2016 Glasgow School of Art MFA Degree Show, The Glue Factory, Glasgow, Scotland (Catalogue)
2016 Extension+1, Sound Thought, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2015 SuperNormal Festival, Brazier’s Park, Oxfordshire, UK
2015 Glasgow School of Art MFA Interim Show, Reid Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
2015 Sunday Salon, The Montague Projects, Glasgow, Scotland
2014 A Perfect Day, Kinlochard Town Hall, Kinlochard, Scotland
2014 We Love LA, Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2014 Overpainting-Connecting Point LA, La Fondazione Vittorio Leonesio, Puegnago sul Garda, Italy
2014 Connecting Point LA, Arena 1, Los Angeles, California
2014 Binding Desire: Unfolding Artist Books, Otis Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2013 Emerge, VAALA Cultural Center, Santa Ana, California
2010 Made in California, Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
2007 Photo Series 2007, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
2004 Insights, University Art Museum, Long Beach, California
Awards / Residencies
Joya:Air, Andalucía, Spain. September 2015
We Productions, Deuchar Mill, Yarrow, Scotland. August 2015
Gullkistan Centre for Creativity, Iceland. February 2015
Stichting Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands. May 2013
Artist Talks / Presentations
Failing Means You’re Playing, artist talk, California State University Dominguez Hills, California. February 2017
Pinhole Projects, artist talk and presentation, The Artists’ Tea, JT Lab, Joshua Tree National Park, California. November 2016
Press
‘The art lowdown from Glasgow’s brightest young creatives’, citizenM blog, June 2017
Vangool, Janine: ‘Book Arts: Imaginative Interpretations’, Uppercase, Issue #29, Spring Quarter, 2016
Taylor, Richard: ‘GSA Degree Show 2016: Master of Fine Art’, The Skinny, June 2016
‘Degree shows 2016: collaborative installations, perfect pints and reclaimed material’,
A-N: The Artists Information Company, June 2016
Hutchinson, Jack. ‘Supernormal: We want to challenge the generic festival format’.
A-N: The Artists Information Company. August 2015
Collections
Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Library
Glasgow Science Centre
IUPUI Indiana University
La Fondazione Vittorio Leonesio
Mills College Library
OTIS College of Art and Design
San Francisco Public Library
Savannah College of Art and Design
UCLA Arts Library
UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library
UC Santa Barbara Library
UC Santa Cruz McHenry Library
University of Iowa
University of San Diego Giesel Library
University of Washington
USC Doheny Library
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