russ little
mixed media fiber artist
JURIED, INVITATIONAL & SOLO EXHIBITIONS
(J juried; S solo; I invitational)
Quilt National 2019 (J)
“Unbound”, Art Cloth Network, 2017
“Color Affects,” Art Cloth Network, 2016
“Transgressing Traditions: Contemporary Textiles by the Surface Design Association," 2016 (J)
"Anything Goes," Art Cloth Network, 2015 (J)
"Material View," Art Cloth Network, 2014 (J)
“Moving in Circles: Art Quilts by Russ Little,” Greenbelt Community Center Gallery, 2013 (S)
“Interpretations,” Art Cloth Network, 2012 (J)
“Quilts=Art=Quilts,” Schweinfurth Art Center, 2012 (J)
“ArtLibs,” Harmony Hall Regional Center, 2012 (I)
“Art Quilts,” Johns Hopkins University, Rockville Campus 2012 (I)
“Beyond the Line”, Art Cloth Network, 2011 (J)
“What Remains: New work by the Greenbelt Community Center Artists in Residence,” 2011 (J)
“24 X 80″, Art Cloth Network, 2010 (J)
Laurel Art Guild 41st Annual Open Exhibition, 2010 (J)
“My Island: New work by the Greenbelt Community Artists in Residence,” 2009 (J)
“Unexpected Patterns: Quake!”, Art Cloth Network, 2009 (J)
Laurel Art Guild 40th Annual Open Exhibition, 2009 (J)
“Amazing Art Quilts”, Studio Art Quilt Associates, 2008 (J)
COMMISSIONED WORKS
Advent Altar Hangings, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, College Park, MD
Liturgical Stoles, Various Private Collections
PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES
“Lecture: “Making Marks on Cloth: The how and why of mixed media fiber art,” Laurel Art Guild, May 2012.
“A Spiritual Journey in Cloth: Reflections on art and faith”, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Feb 2009.
“Art Cloth: How plain white cloth becomes colorful and lively art”, Explorations Unlimited, Greenbelt Community Center, Nov 2008
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Art Cloth Network, juried member (2008 – present; Chair 2017-2019)
Artist-in-Residence, Greenbelt Community Center (2008 – 2013)
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Surface Design Association
EDUCATION
BS, Geography, James Madison University, 1985
MA, Geography, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1988
ART TRAINING
Jane Dunnewold
“Complex Cloth Intensive,” Pro Chemical & Dye, 2006
“Eye of the Hurricane”, 2012
Kerr Grabowski
“Two of a Kind: Think of Silkscreen & Batik,” (with Rayna Gillman), Peters Valley Craft Center, 2007
“Merging Pattern & Content,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2008
“Deconstructed Retreat/Workshop,” Artist’s studio, Bay St. Louis, MS, 2012
Deborah Griffing
“Imagery and Abstraction: A Painterly Approach to Collage,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2018
Carol Soderlund
“Color Mixing for Dyers I,” Pro Chemical & Dye, 2008
“Color Mixing for Dyers II,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2010
“Layers Upon Layers”, Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2010
“Dyeing to Discharge, ” Pro Chemical & Dye, 2011
“True Colors: Developing a Personal Palette,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2012
“Neutral Territory: 50 Shades of Gray & 50 Shades of Brown,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2014
"Chromaticity: Flat and Glowing," Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2018 (scheduled)
David Hornung
“COLOR: A Workshop for Artists & Designers,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2009
“Collage,” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2014
“Elements of Design & Composition: Part I & Part II” Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2015
Dorothy Caldwell
"Human Marks," Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2016
Nancy Crow
“Best of Strip Piecing I & II”, Crow Timber Frame Barn, 2010
Jan Myers-Newbury
“Pole, Fabric and Dye: A Perfect Combo,” Newark Museum, 2011