Russell Brausch
Phone: 970-889-1696
Address: 3373 S26th Ave, Bozeman, Montana 59718
E-mail: russbrausch4@gmail.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Studio Art, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art (emphasis Ceramics and Painting), Minor in Art History, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska.
Professional Experience
2023-2026 Instructor, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
ARTZ105 Visual Language Drawing, ARTZ109 Comprehensive Foundations, ARTZ110 Ideation and Creativity
Instructor, Emerson Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
Landscape Oil Painting, Watercolor, and Linocut Workshops
Instructor, Big Sky Arts, Big Sky, Montana
Watercolor Painting Workshops
Instructor, The Pottery Den, Bozeman, Montana
Ceramics - Wheel Throwing - Instructor
2019 - 2022 Scheerer Scholars in the arts Program Assistant, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Develop programming with Director Amy Nelson to foster Creighton artists and art historians through service, activism, and connection to art institutions within the greater Omaha area.
2021 - 2022 Teaching Assistant, Introductory Ceramics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Assisted Ceramics Professor with the teaching and progression of students in the introductory class.
2020 - 2022 Studio Assistant, Studio Art Program Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Manage the creation of the screen printing facility, production of clay and glazes, and general upkeep of all studios.
2020 - 2022 Instructor, Screen Printing Workshops, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Design and lead screen printing workshops for students.
2018 - 2021 Instructor, Blue Moose Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
Design and teach classes in printmaking, painting, and drawing for students of all ages and skill levels during breaks and holidays.
2020-2021 Program Assistant Intern, Amplify Arts, Omaha, NE
Assisted Program Director Peter Frankhauser with application accessibility, diversity and inclusion, research for discussion panels.
Exhibitions
2026
Bemis Auction, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
Into the Meridian, Weems Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Yeehaw, RTOWN Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Year of the Horse, Livingston Center for Art & Culture, Montana
Mentor and Mentee: Connections, Livingston Center for Art & Culture
Mini Show, Zootown Arts, Missoula, Montana
Fan the Flame, Missoula Museum of Art, Missoula, Montana
2025
Not So Far Away, Emerson Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
Only You, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
Rooted, Livingston Center for Art and Culture, Livingston, Montana
Not So Far Away, Emerson Art Center, Bozeman, Montana
A Kin to Clay, Tinworks Art, Bozeman, Montana
Sweet Pea Juried Exhibition, Bozeman Public Library, Bozeman, Montana
2024
Yellowstone Art Museum Auction, Billings, Montana
Bemis Auction, Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
Art in Wood, Livingston Center for Art and Culture
On Fire, Bridger Brewing, Bozeman, Montana
MSU Student Exhibition, Livingston Center for Art and Culture
2023
Crested Butte Plein Air Juried Invitational, Open, Crested Butte Center for the Arts, Crested Butte, Colorado
Art and Science Exhibition, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
No Horses, Wallery Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
2022
Mostly Horses, Waller Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
Grand Re-Opening, Waller Yoblonsky Gallery, Bozeman, Montana
Art Auction and Benefit Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, Nebraska
Fire on the Mountain, Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Lied Art Gallery, Creighton University, Nebraska, Omaha
2021
Wildfire,Solo Exhibition, Start Deli, Omaha, Nebraska
Benson First Friday Art Market, Omaha, Nebraska
Planted: Where We Grow From Here, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
2020Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, MO
2019 Prints and Pots Annual Showcase, Lied Art Gallery, Creighton University
Grants and Awards
2026 Panelist, Association for Art History, University of Cambridge, England
2023 Scholarship, Sidney E. Frank Foundation for the Arts
2022 Member, Kappa Pi Honors Arts Society, Creighton University Chapter
McCormick scholarship, Creighton University for Studio Incamminati School for Contemporary Realist Art. Instructor Peter Kelsey
2022 Scheerer Fellow in the Arts, Creighton University
2021 Recipient,Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Creighton University Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, for Wildfire: Conservation Through Art and Observation
References
Josh DeWeese, MFA / Mentor
Studio Art Department Chair, Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana
josh.deweese@montana.edu
Amy Nelson, MFA / Mentor
Studio Art Program Director, Director of Scheerer Scholar in the Arts, Creighton University, Omaha, NE
amynelson@creighton.edu 402-740-5547