—  Katherine Russell  —

Katherine Russell earned her BFA from the Alberta College of Art with Distinction (2006) and went on to further her training in Black Diamond, then Perth, Australia for several years. Nationally and internationally, she has exhibited, attended glass conferences and taken master glass courses. Katherine has been awarded grants and awards including those from the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. She has had solo exhibitions in Vancouver, Calgary, Revelstoke and Fernie and devotes a significant portion of her glass practice to experimenting with new techniques, honing her skills and developing works of a conceptual nature.

Katherine currently lives and operates her glass art business in Elkford, BC. She is a passionate hiker, skier, cyclist and lover of the outdoors. Katherine teaches watercolour painting, nature drawing, life drawing, glass mosaic, etching and fusing. She is a mom of three young boys and volunteers extensively for the local Trails Alliance.

Katherine has a kiln studio and coldshop in Elkford, and blows glass out of a studio in Calgary, AB. Her work can be found in galleries across Western Canada and can be recognized by its bright colours and whimsical nature.