Val Russell was born and educated in England. She has completed
courses at O.C.A., Haliburton School of Arts; Buckhorn School
of Art; Bridgewater Retreat & Elora Arts Centre. She
has also taken various workshops throughout Canada and the
United Kingdom. Her subject matter is land/seascapes and
wildlife and she works in various mediums (watercolor, oil
and acrylic).
Education: Senior Matriculation –
Hampshire, England
Canadian Education:
Ryerson Polytech. Inst. & Centennial College
– CGA
Ontario College of Art: Haliburton School of Fine Arts,
Ontario
Cedarbrae Collegiate – Art – Advanced, Oil Painting
Bridgewater Retreat – Tweed, Ontario; Elora School
of Art - Ontario
Painting Mediums: Oils, Acrylics &
Watercolour
Art Tours:
Canadian Arctic & Greenland – 2005 & 2006
Europe - Western Hebrides, Scotland: Paris, France
Canada - Prince Edward Island: Newfoundland: British Columbia
Affiliations:
Polar Artists Group - Treasurer – www.polarartists.com
Arctic Quest – Treasurer – www.nwp100.com
Art Guild of Scarborough (Past President)
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
East Central Ontario Art Assoc.
Pine Ridge Arts Council
Scarborough Arts Council (Member Emeritus)
Toronto Watercolour Society
Exhibitions (Juried):
Toronto Art Expo – 2006: 2007: 2008
Gibson Centre, Aliston – 2008
Gallery at ‘The Club at Bond Head’ – 2006:
2007: 2008
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre – Studio Gallery –
2007: 2008
Varley Gallery – Artists’ Odysseys – The
Arctic- 2006
McMichael Gallery, Klienberg - 2006
Hummingbird Centre or the Performing Arts – 2006
Lions Art Show – Cobourg Waterfront Festival - 2003
- 2006
C.S.P.W.C. (Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour)
“Open Water” 2004
E.C.O.A.A. – Barrie, Etobicoke & Visitor’s
Centre, Algonquin Park
Bluffs Gallery & Art Naturally (Guild Inn) S.A.C.
Open Doors – Toronto - 2000 – 2005 Companions
in Colour/S.A.C.
Scarborough Civic Centre – Rotunda
Art Guild of Scarborough
Group Exhibitions (Arctic Quest & Polar Artists
Group):
Traveling Exhibitions - 2007/08:
Iqaluit | Yellowknife | Penn State Coll. USA | Fairbanks,
Alaska
Vancouver Maritime Museum – Permanent Collection
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg, ON 2007
Gallery at ‘The Club at Bond Head’ 2006 &
2007
Barber Gallery, Guelph - 2007: Columbus Centre, Toronto
2007
Gallery on the Grand – Waterloo 2006
T.D. Centre – Toronto 2006: Georgina Art Centre –
Sutton 2006
Win Henstock Gallery – Oakville 2006
Arts & Letters Club, Toronto – Arctic Quest 2006
& 2007
Awards:
Recreation, Parks & Culture – Arts Administration
– 1993
Scarborough Arts Council – Grand Prize – Adult
Category – Poetry – 1997
Member Emeritus – S.A.C. for Outstanding Volunteer
Performance – 2002
Awards of Merit from Professional Peers (including Doris
McCarthy; Anthony Batten & Keith Cornell)
Collections:
Represented in Private Collections in Canada; USA; South
Africa; Taiwan & United Kingdom
Val Russell
7 Gillbank Crescent
Scarborough ON M1E 4H8
Tel: 416-284-8030
Email: vr.russell@rogers.com
Web: www.galleryvallery.com
