08/05/2023
Russell Craig, an accomplished painter, and Philadelphia native, is seen transporting his rad 60 x 60 x 3.5 inch to his Brooklyn studio. Craig's thought-provoking work combines portraiture with social and political themes, exploring the experiences of over-criminalized communities and their agency after a lifetime of institutional control. Despite being self-taught and surviving a decade of incarceration after growing up in the foster care system, Craig's work has been displayed at prestigious venues such as Rutgers University, Columbia University, and the Truth to Power exhibition during the Democratic National Convention. His work has also received extensive media coverage from outlets such as The New York Times, The Guardian, and Artsy. Craig is a lead artist with the Mural Arts Philadelphia's Restorative Justice Guild program and has been recognized as a 2017 Right of Return fellow and a 2018 Ford Foundation: Art for Justice fellow. For more info on the Right of Return Fellowship see the link in our bio.