Wesley Rusnell (1934 - 2023)
Biography
Wesley Rusnell was born in 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended San Francisco State University and had his first solo show at Lawrence Ferlinghetti's City Lights Books in San Francisco before moving to Taos, New Mexico in 1963.
During the late 1960s, the artist painted a series of colorful nudes for which he became well-known. In 1973, he was accepted as Artist-in-Residence in Roswell, New Mexico's one-year-long AiR program. His residence was successful and the artist went on to become the curator of the Roswell Museum and Art Center from 1976-2006.
Wesley Rusnell joined his late partner Beth's heavenly side in April of 2023, passing peacefully in Taos, NM. Wesley's legacy remains as a treasured, kind-hearted artist of the Taos Moderns group.
Schools of Study
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Partial List of Collections
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, NM
Selected Awards
New Mexico Associaton of Museums, Hewett Award
Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, 1973
Selected Exhibitions
Bone Springs Art Space, Roswell, NM 2019
Stables Gallery, Taos, NM 2018
City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA
Wesley Rusnell at 203 Fine Art
The following exhibition catalogues, published by 203 Fine Art, feature works by Wesley Rusnell. Please follow the links to view the catalogues on Issuu.
Taos Moderns in Santa Fe | 2019
Selected Works in Our Inventory
44 x 72", oil on canvas
22 x 32", oil on linen
64 1/2 x 54 1/4", oil on canvas
10 x 15", watercolor on paper
61.5 x 69.5", oil on linen
52 x 61", oil on canvas