Russell Hamilton
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Educational and Professional Experience

1986-present     Artist:  painting and printmaking 
                                  studio: 3013 Monte Vista NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
1982-1986        Owner/Director:  Cuervo  Creative Papers, Albuquerque, NM 
                                    A  professional paper mill producing archival handmade papers 
                                   and collaborative art works in paper. 
1978-1982        Studio Manager:  Western Graphics, Inc., Albuquerque, NM 
                                  A hand lithography atelier
1976-1978        Tamarind Institute, University of NM, Albuquerque, NM 
                                 Tamarind Master Printer 
1979-1975        Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 
                                 B.F.A., Printmaking and Drawing

 Exhibitions

2001     "Outside! Inside", Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque
2000     "Russell Hamilton-Charcoal", Exhibit 208, Albuquerque (solo)
             "Paintings and Pastels" Harris Gallery, Houston (two person)
1999     "Marks", Peter Eller Gallery, Albuquerque (solo)
             "Broken Currents", Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque (solo)
1998     "Landscape and Collage", LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe
             "Landscapes", Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque
1997     "Eighteen Years in the Ink", Dartmouth Street Gallery, Albuquerque 
             "CAS Collects New Mexico", ACA Gallery, Albuquerque 
             "Magnifico Invites", Convention Center, Albuquerque 
             "Office Art", University of New Mexico Museum Downtown, Albuquerque 
1995     "New Paintings and Pastels", Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago (solo) 
             "Miniatures '95", Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque 
             "Common Ground", Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque 
1994     "New Paintings and Pastels", David Rettig Fine Arts, Santa Fe (solo) 
1993     "Miniatures '93", Museum of Albuqeurque, Albuquerque 
             "CAS Collects", CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque (invitational) 
             "Pastels", Harris Gallery, Houston, TX (group) 
1992     "Into the Mountains", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe (solo) 
             "CAS Collects", CAFE Gallery, Albuquerque (invitational) 
             "Miniatures '92", Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque 
1991     "Best of the West", Kauffman Gallery, Houston, TX (three-person) 
             "Miniatures '91", Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque 
1990     "Pastels 1981-1990", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe (solo) 
             "Breath of Spiritual New Mexico", Korean Cultural Service, Los Angeles 
             Solo Exhibition, Prairie Lee Gallery, Chicago 
1989     "Yard Paintings", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe (solo) 
             Two Person Exhibition, Kauffman Gallery, Houston 
             "Printmaking in New Mexico", traveling exhibtion 
1988     "Recent Paintings", Prairie Lee Gallery, Chicago (solo) 
             Solo Exhibition, Umbrello, Los Angeles 
             Two Person Exhibition, Beth O'Donnell Gallery, Tucson 
1987     "Twelve Paintings", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe (solo) 
             Two Person Exhibition, Robischon Gallery, Denver 
             "New Mexico '87", New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe 
             University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie 
1986     "Contemporary Visions of New Mexico, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO 
             Two Person Exhibit, Kauffman Gallery, Houston 
             "New Paintings", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe (solo) 
             "Paperworks", Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 
1985     "Still Life and Landscape", Robischon Gallery, Denver (solo) 
             Four Person Exhibit, Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe 
             "New Pastels", Rettig y Martinez Gallery, Santa Fe 
1984     "New Mexico Monotypes", Munson Gallery, Santa Fe 
             "Printer As Artist", Four Person Traveling Exhibition 
             Solo Exhibit, Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale 
             Two Person Exhibit, Soho South Gallery, Safety Harbor, FL 
             Group Exhibition, Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe 
1983     "Inagural Exhibition", Robischon Gallery, Denver 
             "An Invitational Show", Performance Gallery, Albuquerque 
             "Golden West", Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale 
             "Introductions", Kauffman Galleries, Houston 
1982     Two Person Exhibit, Lambert-Miller, Pheonix 
             Two Person Exhibit, Heydt-Bair Gallery, Santa Fe 
             "Works on Paper", Wildine Gallery, Albuquerque 
             Santa Fe Festival of the Arts Exhibition, Santa Fe 
1981     "Landscape Interpretations", Heydt-Bair Gallery, Santa Fe 
1979     Solo Exhibit, University of New Mexico 
             Tamarind Professional Aluminum Plate Workshop, Traveling Exhibit 
1978     21st National Print and Drawing Competition, Oklahoma City 
             Midwest Annual Print and Drawing Exhibition, Tulsa

Publications

Albuquerque Journal, "Two-Artist Exhibition Balances Luch, Arid", Wesley Pulkka, 
      January 17, 1999
Pastiempo, "Mountain Series produces good art, wet feet", Kathleen Sandrin, May 27, 1994. 
Pastiempo, "Russell Hamilton Heads for the Hills", John Villani, July 24, 1992. 
Southwest Art, "Russell Hamilton - Backyard Mysteries, High Country Energies", 
     Mary Carroll Nelson, Dec., 1992, p.92.
The Christian Science Monitor, "Stirring Moments Colored by Memory", Lois Tarlow, 
     September 9, 1992, p. 16. 
Albuquerque Journal, "Artist's Paintings Touch the Senses", David Staton, August 2, 1992, 
     p. E-1. 
The Albuquerque Tribune, "Bright Colors, Big Mystery", Ollie Reed, Jr., July 17, 1990, 
     p. C-1. 
Collector's Guide, Albuquerque, Cover Art, 1991. 
American Artist, "Let Oil Colors Glow", M.C. Nelson, April 1991, p. 57. 
Art and Auction, "Openings", Alexandra Enders, May 1990, p. 52. 
Southwest Art, "Albuquerque Internaitonal Airport Showcases New Mexico's Artists", 
     M.C. Nelson, May 19989, p. 69. 
Southwest Art, "The Art of Handmade Paper", May 1986, p. 69. 
Architectural Digest, "Of the Earth", Howard Junker, November 1984, p. 146. 
Beginning Lithography, M.A. Weninger, Spectrum Books, 1982, technical consultant.

Collections

Albuquerque Federal, New Mexico 
Albuqeurque International Airport, New Mexico 
The Baldwin Corporation, Sand Diego, California 
Bank of America, Albuquerque, NM
Capital Art Collection, Santa Fe, NM
Charter Bank, Albuquerque, NM
Chase Manhattan Bank, Denver, Colorado 
Charles B. Goddard Center for the Visual & Performing Arts, Ardmore, OK 
Chemical Bank, New York, NY 
Coldwell Banker, Albuquerque, NM 
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, CO 
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., Denver, CO 
Denver Art Museum, CO 
The Denver Post, CO 
Fidelity Mutual Corporation, Chicago, IL 
First City National Bank, Houston, TX 
Fort Collins College, Durango, CO 
Hughes Aircraft, Los Angeles, CA 
Intel Corporation, NM 
Kaiser Foundation, Denver, CO 
Kumho Cultural Foundation, Kwang Ju, Korea. 
Lockhead Martin, Albuquerque, NM 
Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM 
Mobil Oil Corporation, Denver, CO 
Mount Dinai Hospital, New York, NY 
Museum of Albuquerque, NM 
New Mexico State Printing Facility, Santa Fe, NM 
North Carolina National Bank, Houston,TX 
Phelps-Dodge Corporation, Phoenix, AZ 
Prudential Insurance Company of America, NJ 
San Juan Community College, Farmingon, NM 
Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CA 
Sunwest Bank, Albuquerque, NM 
Talbot Agency, Albuquerque, NM 
University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM 
U.S. West Communications, Denver, CO 
Wells Fargo Bank, Los Angeles, CA