RUSSELL CRAIG

Russell Craig (b. 1980, Philadelphia,PA) is a Philadelphia-based artist and co-founder of Right of Return, USA, the first national fellowship dedicated to supporting formerly incarcerated artists. Craig’s artwork was prominently featured in the critically-acclaimed exhibition Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration at MoMA PS1. Other institutional exhibitions include Truth to Power as part of the 2016 Democratic National Convention; State Goods: Art in the Era of Mass Incarceration, a collaboration with the Center for Justice at Columbia University; and a large-scale installation at the Philadelphia African American Museum. His first solo exhibition, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, was featured at Magic Gardens. In Philadelphia. Craig has been a featured speaker on multiple panels focused on criminal justice reform, and he served recently served as keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Student Engagement Lecture Series at Manhattan College. Craig’s work has also been featured in group exhibitions at Martos Gallery, Aperture Gallery, and Malin Gallery. Dark Reflections at Malin Gallery is the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York City. Craig’s work is included in several prominent private collections and is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum.