montana russell







    russme530@gmail.com     
*full portfolio upon request*



education

2021-2025 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA in Studio Art, Chicago, IL 
2024, Ox-bow School of Art, Things Become Things, Devin T. Mays, Saugatuck MI  


group exhibitions/curatorial projects

2018

Honart Mural 
B2s Life Sciences, Franklin, IN2018
Honart Mural

FCHS, Franklin, IN 
2020
Adv Show

FCHS, Franklin, IN
2021
FCHS Graduate Show

Franklin, IN 
2023
Spring Fling
Hour Nine
Healthy Hood Chicago, Chicago, IL 
2023
Visionary Art Gallery 
White Room, Chicago, IL
2023
I used to have a favorite tree
Cherry Knot, Chicago, IL 
2024
Death Lullaby

Comfort Station Logan Square, 
Chicago, IL 
2024
The Fire is our Sandcastle 

Ox-bow School of Art, Saugatuck, MI
2024
Remembrances
Union Street Gallery,Chicago, IL
2025 - Upcoming April
BFA Undergraduate Exhibition 
School of the Art Institute Galleries, Chicago, IL

2025 - Upcoming April
Dream Showcase
Enid, Chicago, IL



publication

2021
Fever Dream Magazine Issue 3
2022
Fever Dream Magazine Issue 4
2023
The 27 Mag, Digital Article Interview
2024
Like A Field, Fall 2024 Issue


awards

2021 FCHS Scholarship Award, Franklin, IN
2021 Cecil Head Newfields Scholarship Award, Indianapolis, IN 
2021-2025 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Merit Scholarship Award, Chicago, IL
2023 Visionary Art Gallery Artist Grant, White Room Chicago, Chicago, IL 
2024 Ox-Bow Merit Scholarship, Chicago, IL