Saturday The Birds Fell From The Sky March 12, 2011

Saturday The Birds Fell From The Sky
Cameron Fuller & Travis Russell
Opening Reception Friday, March 11 6-10pm
Good Citizen Gallery
March 11 - April 9, 2011

Good Citizen invites you to Saturday The Birds Fell From The Sky an installation by Cameron Fuller and Travis Russell.
The collaborative work of Cameron Fuller and Travis Russell will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at Good Citizen Gallery titled Saturday The Birds Fell From the Sky. The installation will mirror it's title, creating a whimsical, yet apocalyptic, static cinema for the viewer that can be described as a playful meditation on the ironies of our contemporary state of affairs. Drawing from the artists' mutual interest in history, nostalgia, and the un-explainable, the installation will emphasize the boldness of the graphic mark and print-based media. Both artists enjoy exploring various mediums while playing with a vibrant color palette and plan to take this full-throttle into their upcoming show at Good Citizen Gallery.
While completing their MFA's at Washington University in St. Louis, Cameron Fuller and Travis Russell recognized in each other mutual aesthetic and conceptual interests. Since then, they have collaborated on numerous projects, while also working together in various studio spaces. In 2008, the duo presented its first collaborative exhibition titled "Day One At Golden Mountain" at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts.
Cameron Fuller was born and raised in Washington State. He studied printmaking at San Francisco State University, receiving his BA in 2005. In 2007, he completed his MFA at Washington University in St. Louis. Cameron is represented by Philip Slein Gallery in St Louis and Blackston Gallery in New York. His Installations have been shown at Fort Gondo, White Flag Projects, Maps Contemporary Art Space, Gallery 210, and La Esquina. In addition to his personal work, Fuller has collaborated on installations with Sarah Paulsen at Laumeier Sculpture Park, Open Lot, The Foundry Arts Center and Saint Charles Community College. In 2010, he was a Great Rivers Biennial Grant recipient from the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. He has also received individual artist grants from the Santo Foundation and Criticalmass for the arts.
Travis Russell frequently draws upon his native town of Wichita, Kansas when making work. Russell received his BFA in printmaking from The University of Kansas in 2003 and was awarded a MFA from Washington University in St Louis in 2007. He has exhibited at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Lexington Art League, Murray State University, Phillip Slein Gallery, DIY gallery, and Louisiana State University School of Art. In addition to making fine art, Russell enjoys producing clothing designs for his clothing brand The Curtain Factory at his collaborative art studio in Midtown St. Louis. For more information and to see examples of his work, please visit travisrussell.net
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Gallery Hours
Fri., Sat. Noon - 5pm and by appointment
Special open hours during the 2011 SGC International Conference - March 16, 17 - 12pm- 5pm and March 18 - 12pm – 10pm

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