RUSS HAVARD
EDUCATION
1997 MA Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
1993 BFA Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2015 George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2011 The Buildings of New York, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2011 New Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Installation, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2009 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
2007 George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2007 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
2005 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
2000 Hygiene of a Quiet Mind: Recent Works by Artist, Russ Havard, exhibited at Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX
2000 Frame of Mind: Recent Works by Russ Havard, Museum of East Texas,
Lufkin, TX
1997 M.A. EXHIBITION, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2007 Russ Havad and Joanne Kerrihard, G2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 New Works, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, OK
2002 Rhythms, Scarborough-Phillips Gallery at St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
1997 Landscape Redefined, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Resonance, Meditation Drawings, Olin Gallery, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
2010 Something To Put Something On, Box 13 Artspace, Houston TX
2010 New York Moments, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Gallery Artists: Selected Works, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Installation, Red Dot Art Fair, George Billis Gallery LA, Miami, FL
2010 Installation, Art Chicago, George Billis Gallery NYC, Chicago, IL
2010 Novel, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2009 Sea of Days Installation, Red Dot Art Fair, George Billis Gallery LA, Miami, FL
2009 Summer in the City, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Small Wonders, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2009 Landscape Affected, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2008 Group Salon, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Traditionally Speaking, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2007 Group Show, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Good Night Sun, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 In the City, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2005 Undercover, Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY, Curated by Gia Gunthel
2005 Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Art, Williams Tower Gallery,
Houston, TX, Juried by Domonic Molon
2004 Industrial Beauty, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2004 The Gym Show, Manhattan Athletic Gym, New York, NY
2004 Great Things in Small Packages, Gray Matters Gallery, Dallas TX
2004 Sphere, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, Curated by Takako Tanabe.
2004 Contemporary Art Around the World, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
2003 New Works, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, OK
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,
Awarehous Gallery, Austin, TX, Curated by the artists
2001 ARTMA 2001, Silent Auction for the Morgan Adams Memorial Neuro-Oncology Research
Fund at The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Lighting Services Inc. Denver, CO
2001 Houston Assistance League Celebrates Art, Williams Tower Gallery,
Houston, TX, (Collaboration with artist Mihailo Vukelic), Juried by Terrie Sultan
1999-2000 Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Magic, Texas
Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX, Juried by Michael Ray Charles and Dom Bacigalupi
2000 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
2000 Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2000 The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX
2000 Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2000 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, MD
1998 Annual Fine Art's Exhibition, Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA, Juried by
James W. Mahoney
1998 The Dishman Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, Juried by
Professor James Yood
1998 FAC AnnualL, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX, Juried by David Hickey
1997 National Association of School of Arts and Design Show, curated by
Professors Gary Frields and Mary McCleary, Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX
1998 Landscape Redefined, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
1996 Horace Cardwell Competition, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX, 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
PUBLICATIONS
2003 New American Paintings: Western Competition. Vol. 48
2000 New American Paintings : Western Competition. Vol. 30
1999 Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Magic, (Exhibition catalogue), Texas Fine Arts Association
1999 Lufkin Daily News, April 1999
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992 Emily R. Hargraves Painting Scholarship
1993-1994 Karl Schlicher Outstanding Art Graduate Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Time Life Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX
Vector Corporation, Dallas, TX
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, TX
2005 Lecture, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX
2000 Lecture, Looking at Art, Epixenter Gallery, Houston, TX
2000 Lecture, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
1999 Lecture, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX
1999 Interview, Red River Radio. National Public Radio on KLDN.
1999 Lecture, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
EDUCATION
1997 MA Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
1993 BFA Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2015 George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2011 The Buildings of New York, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2011 New Works, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 Installation, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2009 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
2007 George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2007 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
2005 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
2000 Hygiene of a Quiet Mind: Recent Works by Artist, Russ Havard, exhibited at Moody Medical Library, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX
2000 Frame of Mind: Recent Works by Russ Havard, Museum of East Texas,
Lufkin, TX
1997 M.A. EXHIBITION, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2007 Russ Havad and Joanne Kerrihard, G2 Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 New Works, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, OK
2002 Rhythms, Scarborough-Phillips Gallery at St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
1997 Landscape Redefined, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Resonance, Meditation Drawings, Olin Gallery, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
2010 Something To Put Something On, Box 13 Artspace, Houston TX
2010 New York Moments, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Gallery Artists: Selected Works, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Installation, Red Dot Art Fair, George Billis Gallery LA, Miami, FL
2010 Installation, Art Chicago, George Billis Gallery NYC, Chicago, IL
2010 Novel, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2009 Sea of Days Installation, Red Dot Art Fair, George Billis Gallery LA, Miami, FL
2009 Summer in the City, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2009 Small Wonders, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2009 Landscape Affected, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2008 Group Salon, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Traditionally Speaking, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2007 Group Show, George Billis Gallery LA, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Good Night Sun, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 In the City, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2005 Undercover, Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY, Curated by Gia Gunthel
2005 Assistance League of Houston Celebrates Art, Williams Tower Gallery,
Houston, TX, Juried by Domonic Molon
2004 Industrial Beauty, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2004 The Gym Show, Manhattan Athletic Gym, New York, NY
2004 Great Things in Small Packages, Gray Matters Gallery, Dallas TX
2004 Sphere, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, Curated by Takako Tanabe.
2004 Contemporary Art Around the World, Gallery International, Baltimore, MD
2003 New Works, University Gallery, East Central University, Ada, OK
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,
Awarehous Gallery, Austin, TX, Curated by the artists
2001 ARTMA 2001, Silent Auction for the Morgan Adams Memorial Neuro-Oncology Research
Fund at The Children’s Hospital of Denver, Lighting Services Inc. Denver, CO
2001 Houston Assistance League Celebrates Art, Williams Tower Gallery,
Houston, TX, (Collaboration with artist Mihailo Vukelic), Juried by Terrie Sultan
1999-2000 Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Magic, Texas
Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX, Juried by Michael Ray Charles and Dom Bacigalupi
2000 Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
2000 Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX
2000 The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX
2000 Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2000 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, MD
1998 Annual Fine Art's Exhibition, Greater Reston Art Center, Reston, VA, Juried by
James W. Mahoney
1998 The Dishman Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, Juried by
Professor James Yood
1998 FAC AnnualL, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX, Juried by David Hickey
1997 National Association of School of Arts and Design Show, curated by
Professors Gary Frields and Mary McCleary, Stephen F. Austin State University,
Nacogdoches, TX
1998 Landscape Redefined, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
1996 Horace Cardwell Competition, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX, 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
PUBLICATIONS
2003 New American Paintings: Western Competition. Vol. 48
2000 New American Paintings : Western Competition. Vol. 30
1999 Transcending Limits: Moving Beyond Mainstream and Magic, (Exhibition catalogue), Texas Fine Arts Association
1999 Lufkin Daily News, April 1999
AWARDS AND HONORS
1992 Emily R. Hargraves Painting Scholarship
1993-1994 Karl Schlicher Outstanding Art Graduate Award
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Time Life Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX
Vector Corporation, Dallas, TX
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, TX
2005 Lecture, Longview Museum of Fine Art, Longview, TX
2000 Lecture, Looking at Art, Epixenter Gallery, Houston, TX
2000 Lecture, Angelina College, Lufkin, TX
1999 Lecture, Museum of East Texas, Lufkin, TX
1999 Interview, Red River Radio. National Public Radio on KLDN.
1999 Lecture, Northeast Texas Community College, Mt. Pleasant, TX
