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BIOGRAPHY

Ginger Russell is a lens based artist living and working in deep East Texas. She currently attends Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Lamar University in Beaumont Texas. ​

After receiving her degree in May 1999, she worked as a graphic designer for a local internet company. Then in late 2000 she and her husband moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to begin a new adventure. Ginger soon discovered that Santa Fe is one of the top wedding destinations in the continental US and she quickly established herself as a wedding and events photographer. For fifteen years she had the privilege of photographing couples, families and corporate clients in the breath taking beauty in the Land of Enchantment. Shooting commercially for so many years Ginger gained her "10,000 hours" of experience in the field of photography. As Malcom Gladwell says, the key to achieving true expertise in any skill is simply a matter of practicing.

 

Ginger retired as a commercial photographer at the end of 2016 and returned home to her native Texas. Now her focus in photography is in creating fine art, applying her years of experience to her artistic endeavors. 

Education

Work Experience

Selected Exhibitions

1999

Lamar University

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art, emphasis in Photography. Studied under Keith Carter, Osama James Nakagawa, and Prince Varughese Thomas.

2001-2016

Ginger Russell Photography, LLC

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Business Owner and Lead Photographer

2002-2005

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Graphic Designer

Marketing and Public Relations Department

2001-2002

Joyce Robins Gallery

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Art Sales Consultant and Office Manager

1999-2000

IJNT Internet Service Provider

Beaumont, Texas

Graphic Designer and Web Developer

2001

Evolutions of Narrative Photography

Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Juror: Frank Van Deren Coke

2000

The Big Show, Annual Juried Exhibition

Lawndale Art Center, Houston, Texas

1999

Senior Thesis Exhibition

Dishman Art Gallery, Beaumont, Texas

1999

Grand Bal, Group Exhibition

Dishman Art Gallery, Beaumont, Texas

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+1 505 577 7331

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