About

Multi award winning artist, Russ McIntosh, has spent over 15 years developing and honing his unique style of digital photography. In the past two years, he has emerged as a hard working and diligent artist. Going from relative obscurity to being featured in magazines and news outlets, his work has graced galleries prominently throughout the east coast as well as select exhibitions in the continental United States, including California and Louisiana. Russ also works hard at helping other emerging artists with his blog, as well as offering tips and advice to those artists just beginning to showcase their work.


ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Have you ever stared at a cloud and saw shapes and images in them? The essence of my art is for the viewer to look deep within my images to find something much more than what they originally saw upon the initial view of the pieces. The images I have created have many layers in them, and though at first glance the main composition does register with them, it is upon further reflection that the viewer can see "hidden images" that were originally unnoticeable.

The approach I take with my artwork is very distinct, in that I incorporate numerous photographs into a very unique composition. Utilizing anywhere from six to two dozen images or more, I build a piece up. At times when layering the images, other images can be noticed, and I will adjust the highlights and shadows adding some digital paint to make the piece more cohesive. With a vivid imagination I try to present the essence of staring at clouds within my own artwork. If you look at the shadow shapes and highlights within the image, other objects will start to take focus.

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AWARDS
2012 - Juror's Honorable Mention Award; It's a Wonderful World? Juried Exhibtion
2012 - Juror's Honorable Mention Award; Impressions Juried Exhibtion
2012 - Curator Honorable Mention Award; Altered State Juried Exhibtion
2011 - 1st Place; Dying To Get In Juried Exhibtion
2011 - 3rd Place; HOT National Juried Exhibition 

JUROR
2012 - Art Extravaganza Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
2012 - Canvas: The Artist Showcase Canvas Publications, Washington, DC

EXHIBITIONS
2012 - The Center for Green Urbanism, Washington, DC
   DOUBLE TAKE: The Surreal art of Russ McIntosh
2012 - Rendezvous/Jewelbox Theater, Seattle, WA
   An Evening of Photographers
2012 - Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
   Vietnamese Benefit Art Show
2012 - Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center, Ft. Washington, DC
   ArtLibs
2012 - The Open Hearth Foundation Center, Washington, DC
   Elements and Elementals
2012 - BAP, Salem, OR
   The Billboard Art Project
2012 - Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
   Embracing Art
2012 - Artomatic, Crystal City, VA
   Artomatic 2012
2012 - ArtSpace, Herndon, VA
   Fine Art Photography Competition
2012 - Capitol Hill Art League, Washington, DC
   It's a Wonderful World?
2012 - Hill Center, Washington, DC
   Slideluck Potshow Washington, DC VII
2012 - Highpoint Gallery, Richmond, VA
   The Billboard Art Project
2012 - Electric Maid, Takoma Park, MD
   Amped: Art Turned On By Music
2012 - Flashpoint, Washington, DC
   Adventure Residency Art Show
2012 - ArtSpace, Falls Church, VA
   ISMs
2012 - Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
   Spring Art Show
2012 - Cafe Asia, Washington, DC
   RAW: DC Presents "Stimulus"
2012 - CAT Gallery, Rockville, MD
   Virtually Digital VI
2012 - The Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO
   4x6 Exhibit
2012 - ArtSpace, Falls Church, VA
   Impressions
2012 - PoconoArts, Stroudsburg, PA
   Altered State
2012 - Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD
   Montpelier Arts Show
2011 - Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
   The Gift of Art
2011 - ArtSpace, Falls Church, VA
   Mixed-Up
2011 - Various, Reading, PA, New Orleans, LA,
   Baton Rouge, LA, San Bernadino, CA
   The Billboard Art Project
2011 - Springfield Art Guild, Springfield, VA
   Dying To Get In
2011 - Tubman-Mahan Art Gallery, Washington, DC
   ReCreate: H2O
2011 - Del Ray Artisans, Alexandria, VA
   Get Sparked!
2011 - Arlington Arts Gallery, Arlington, VA
   Fall for Art
2011 - The Creative Center, New York, NY
   Got Art?
2011 - Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC
   (e)merge Art Fair
2011 - Capitol Arts Network, Bethesda, MD
   HOT National Juried Exhibition
2011 - Byte Gallery, Lexington, KY
   Summer 2011 International Exhibition
2011 - Therese A. Maloney Art Gallery, Morristown, NJ
   Water, Water Anywhere
2011 - Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA
   Rawls Museum Arts 2011 Juried Exhibition
2011 - Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY
   6x6x2011: Global
2011 - The Soundry, Vienna, VA
   Embodiment
2011 - Tubman-Mahan Art Gallery, Washington, DC
   Mama Earth
2011 - Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC
   Artomatic Takes Flight
2011 - The Lederer Gallery of SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
   Art Blizzard
2009 - Marriott Hunt Valley Inn, Baltimore, MD
   FaerieCon

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 - Review, Dzintra, Vladimir, "Slideluck Potshow DC VII Recap," Brooklyn Bloggery; April 23, 2012
2012 - Exhibition Announcement, Lam, May-Ying, "Worldwide photo communities come together over potlucks," Washington Post - The Style Blog; April 19, 2012
2012 - Interior Art, Catapult Vol. 8; Catapult Art Magazine, p106-107
2012 - Article, "The Moment I Knew I Wanted To Become An Artist," The Huffington Post; March 12, 2012
2012 - Exhibition Announcement, Campello, F. Lennox, "Virtually Digital VI at Montgomery College," Daily Campello Art News; March 5, 2012
2012 - Exhibition Announcement, Marchand, Anne, "RAW: DC Presents "Stimulus" features Russ McIntosh and other artists," Painterly Visions; March 4, 2012
2012 - Article, Campello, F. Lennox, "Artists' Websites: Russ McIntosh," Daily Campello Art News; February 13, 2012
2012 - Exhibition Announcement, "[Exhibition] Impressions," The Pink Line Project; January 26, 2012
2011 - Article, Jeffers, Linda K., "Insights from one of our artists, Russ McIntosh,"Arlington Arts Gallery Insights; September 24, 2011
2011 - Article, de Kwant, Houke, "Random Inspiration #45," Daily Inspiration; August 1, 2011
2011 - Article, Lopez, Jacob, "Russ McIntosh's Art Would Make Beautiful iPhone Wallpapers," iSmashPhone.com; July 27, 2011
2011 - Article, "New Limited Edition Art from Russ McIntosh," NotCot; July 22, 2011
2011 - Article, "Hands of Time," Grafizine; May 4, 2011
2011 - Article, de Kwant, Houke, "Random Inspiration #33," Daily Inspiration; May 2, 2011
2011 - Article, "Hands of Time. The newest Surreal artwork from Russ McIntosh,"NotCot; May 2, 2011
2011 - Article, "Enlace Russ," El Poder de las Ideas; May 1, 2011
2011 - Article, Ricardo, Bruno, "Daily Inspiration #500," TutorArt; April 27, 2011
2011 - Article, Edlund, Carolyn, "Featured Artist Russ McIntosh," Artsy Shark; April 10, 2011
2011 - Exhibition Announcement, East City Art Editorial Team, "The Tubman-Mahan Gallery Presents 'Mama Earth: An Artistic Celebration of the Beauty of Earth'," East City Art; April 5, 2011
2011 - Article, de Kwant, Houke, "Work by Russ McIntosh," Daily Inspiration; January 16, 2011
2011 - Article, GisMullr, "Daily Inspiration #719," Abduzeedo; January 14, 2011
2011 - Article, Mantha, Chalaine, "Mystic Nighttime Artworks," TrendHunter; January 13, 2011
2011 - Interior Art, Spark 11-15; Spark
2011 - Interior Art, WPA 2011 Artist Directory; Washington Project for the Arts, p330
2008 - Logo Design, Spy in the House of Fitzwalter; Phoenix Tree Press
2005 - Interior Art, The Eddifox Origins; Trafford Publishing
2001 - Cover Art, Icarian Dreams; Labyrinth Entertainment

COMMISSIONS
2012 - Private Collection, "Vigorous Verve"
2012 - Private Collection, "Twist of Cain"
2012 - Private Collection, "contemplation"
2011 - Private Collection, "Altitude Attitude"
2010 - Private Collection, "Amore Adumbration"
2008 - Private Collection, "EarthBattle" and "WaterBattle"
2008 - Commissioned for album cover, "JesusHell"
2007 - Commissioned by Phoenix Tree Press, "Phoenix Tree Logo"
2005 - Private Collection, "Maternal Love-Heavenly Love"
2005 - Private Collection, "flutterEyes"
2005 - Commissioned by Trafford Publishing, "Eddifox Hero" and "Raven"
2005 - Commissioned for album cover, "The Wave"
2004 - Commissioned for album cover, "staticVoid"
2003 - Commissioned for album cover, "depth"
2001 - Commissioned by Labyrinth Entertainment, "Icarian Dreams"

AFFILIATIONS
Member - Falls Church Arts
Member - Arlington Artists Alliance
Member - Washington Project for the Arts
Member - Greater Reston Arts Center
Member - Pyramid Atlantic

Russ McIntosh
9206 Dellwood Dr, SW
Vienna VA 22180
russ@russmcintosh.com
571-329-4663
http://www.russmcintosh.com