BIOGRAPHY
Challenging the established perceptions of cultural and artistic practices that were once exclusively coded as feminine and thus insignificant, Russell’s work celebrates the decorative, promiscuous aesthetics and politics of purity; the superficial, excess, and delight – with pleasure.
Ebony Russell completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts (Honours) at Monash University in 2003 and in 2019 graduated from The National Art School Sydney with a Masters of Fine Art. Russell has won many awards including the Franz International Rising Star Award in 2018.
Major exhibitions include Clay Dynasty, The Powerhouse Museum Sydney 2021; The 66th Blake Art Prize, 2020; Ceramica Maxima, The Jamfactory, 2021; Midnight Garden, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, 2020.
AWARDS
2019 – N. E. Pethebridge Award, National Art School, Sydney
2019 – Mansfield Ceramics Art and Perception Publishing Award, National Art School, Sydney
2018 – FRANZ RISING STAR AWARD – First place and Scholarship Award, Taiwan
2003 – NORTHCOTE POTTERY PRIZE AWARD – Monash University, Melbourne