Karen Russo
1995-1998 Graduated with distinction B.A studies in Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
2006- Delfina Bursary award
2005- America Israel Cultural Foundation
2004- Delfina Studios, London
2002- Givon prize (Tel-Aviv Museum of modern Art)
2002- Bertelsmann Foundation
2000- Ministry of Science Culture & Sport award for a young artist
2000- America Israel Cultural Foundation
1998- Elhanani award (first excellence prize for a “Bezalel” graduate)
2006 Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv
2005 VTO, London
2005 Delfina, London
2001 “Joint 4”- “A Doll’s House”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2000 “Spontaneous Human Combustion”, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel
2007 "Off Screen", Montevideo- Netherlands Institute for Media Art, Amsterdam
"An Archaeology", Project 176, works from the Zabludowicz collection, London
“Videospread”, Paris Subway Transit – RATP, curator: Celine Jouenne
“Surrealist Ball”, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Curator: Rosie Cooper
2006 "In Between Place", Vivian Horan Gallery, New-York, curator: Kari Conte
"Everything Must Go", VTO, London
"Black Moon Island", One In the Other, London
2005 "Dreams and Trauma", Haus Der Kulturen Die Welt, Berlin
"Video London", Espai Ubú, Barcelona, curators: Keith Patrick and Jennifer Thatcher
"Take It Further!”, Andrew Mummery, London, curator: Gyonata Bonvicini
"Why don’t You Say It?”, Hertzliya Museum, Israel, curator: Michal Heiman
"Future Landscapes", Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery, Shrewsbury
2004 "Etude pour un Premier Amour", Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv
Delfina, London, curator: Walter John Cassidy
"Frigid", Tal Esther Gallery, Tel Aviv
O'hana collection, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2003 The 20th Film Festival, Jerusalem
Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. Curator: Katharina Campino
"Video Invitational", FA Projects, London. Curator: J.J. Charlesworth
"Video Zones", Herzliya Museum, Israel. Curator: Dalia Levin
"Video Works", Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv
"Parallel Worlds", K&S gallery, Berlin, Curator: Miriam Bers
2002 "The 35th Year", Plonit Gallery, Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel-Aviv
"Where are the Children", Givon Gallery, Tel-Aviv
"Special for Studio", Camera Obscura Gallery, Tel-Aviv
"Drawings” Tel-Aviv Artist’s Studios", Tel-Aviv
"Narrative and Other Tales", Haifa Museum of Art
2001 "Video Works", Bezalel Academy Gallery, Tel-Aviv
2000 "Erection", Pe’er gallery, Tel-Aviv
1999 "Regarding Rafi", Nufar Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1998 "Les Fous du Roi", Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Nimes, Nimes, France
"Not to be looked At", Le Miroir, Mar07/02/2006seille, France
JJ Charlesworth, Future Greats, Art Review, issue 09, March 2007, p' 94
Martin Herbert, Art Review, issue 09, March 2007, p' 138
Rachel Somerstein, “In Between Places”, “ARTnews”, October 2006, p’ 184
“Ghosts, Magic, Enchantment”, David Lillington, Metropolis M, NL/ENG, No 2, April-May, 2006, p’ 45-51
Michele Robecchi, “Contemporary” magazine, February 2006
Martin Herbert, “Delfina”- show review, Time Out London, 21-28 September, 2005
JJ Charlesworth, "Global Art – Karen Russo", Flash Art Magazine, February 2005
Juan S. Froutchmann, "De un pais en llamas", “La Luna” newspaper, 4.10.2002
Irit Tamari, "Book Review", Time Out Tel-Aviv, p' 80, 14.10.04
Shaul Seter, "Russo", Studio magazine 156, p' 20-21
Hannah Hertzig, "All of Nature is a Singular Force", Haaretz newspaper, 22.12.04
Yoram Meltzer, "A Private, Interesting and Unpredictable World", Maariv newspaper, 15.10.04
Rona Segal, "Rotten Priest", Profile & Interview, Hair Newspaper, p'-52-54, 24.6.04
Efrat Shalem, "And the Devil was an Angel", Studio Art Magazine, no’ 114, Cover, interview & a Special work
Sarit Shapira, “Dolls House”- exhibition catalogue, the Israel Museum Publishing, 2001
Ilana Tenenbaum, "Narrative and Other Tales", Haifa Museum of Art Publications, 2002
Elad Keinan, "Voodoo, Will-o’-the-Wisps and an Alchemical Wedding", 42 degrees Magazine, issue no' 6, 2000
Shimon Adaf, "Caution, Landslide Ahead (This is a Metaphor)", “Maariv" newspaper, Nov’ 1999