In June 2008, Russell launched “The Year of Stencil Nation” with a successful stencil art exhibit, his third curated show, in San Francisco, and then went on a six-city book tour up the West Coast. He also took his one-hour slide presentation to Melbourne, Australia for the 5th annual Stencil Festival in early August and toured USA’s East Coast in November and December, bringing stencil goodness to 17 cities. A hop over the Atlantic brought a 5 city mini-tour to Eastern Europe over January, and then the “California + 1 Tour” took the show on a 15-stop tour of California and Arizona. The final tour hit Middle America, where Russell presented in Chicago, Toronto, St. Louis and other cities.
For the year, Russell had 60 stops total, giving his slide presentation, having book signings, going on art tours, giving skill shares, exhibiting art, showing window displays, and demonstrating stencil spraying and cutting. These tours were self organized, produced, and promoted. But all the dates happened due to the help and hospitality of many people along the way. The DIY spirit shines throughout the world, and the author gratefully appreciates all the support and good tidings!
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| June 4 | Davis, CA | Da Vinci High School (with workshop) | ||
| June 7 | Chicago, IL | Quimby's Books | ||
| June 10 | Detroit, MI | Trumbull Plex | ||
| June 13 | Toronto, ONT, CA | This Ain't the Rosedale Library (with Janet Attard, Martin Ries, and Francis Mariani) |
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| June 17 | Buffalo, NY | Talking Leaves/Hallwalls | ||
| June 18 | Cleveland, OH | Mac's Backs (street fair signing only) | ||
| June 19 | Columbus, OH | Wexner Center for the Arts | ||
| June 21 | Bloomington, IN | Boxcar Books | ||
| June 24 | St. Louis, MO | Mad Art Gallery/Left Bank Books (with Peat Wollaeger) |
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| June 25 | St. Louis, MO | Star Clipper | ||
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| May 3 | LA, CA | Skylight Books (with Ripper1331 and Submit) | ||
| May 5 | Tempe, AZ | Wet Paint Supply (with John Koleszar) | ||
| May 12 | Oakland, CA | Diesel Bookstore | ||
| May 14 | San Francisco, CA | Modern Times | ||
| May 16 | San Francisco, CA | Modern Times (skillshare only, feat. Scott Williams) | ||
| May 16 | San Francisco, CA | ATA (Mission Muralismo book event) | ||
| May 18 | Berkeley, CA | Pegasus Books | ||
| May 19 | Palo Alto, CA | Books Inc. | ||
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| April 10 | Arcata, CA | Northtown Books | ||
| April 15 | San Francisco, CA | CounterPULSE (with Adam5100 and James S.) | ||
| April 17 | Davis, CA | Avid Reader | ||
| April 19 | Sacramento, CA | Avid Reader | ||
| April 21 | San Francisco, CA | The Booksmith (with Eclair and James S.) | ||
| April 26 | Oakland, CA | Rock Paper Scissors (with skillshare) | ||
| April 29 | Oceanside, CA | SWIV Tackle Circus | ||
| April 30 | San Diego, CA | Groundwork Books UCSD | ||
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| Mar. 28 | San Francisco, CA | Stencilada Mural Panel Exhibit at CELLspace | ||
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| Jan. 8 | Hamburg, DE | ASA Studio Space (with first group stencil show ever in Hamburg) |
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| Jan. 13 | Berlin, DE | Neurotitan Gallery (with after party guests Podski and VJ Homecut) |
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| Jan. 16 | Prague, CZ | Skolska28 Gallery (with after party guests Podski and VJ Homecut) |
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| Jan. 18 | Zilina, SK | Stanica Community Center (with after party guests Podski and VJ Homecut) |
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| Jan. 22 | Vienna, AT | zeitvertrieb Gallery Space (with after party guests Podski, Putigam, and VJ Homecut) |
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| 2008......... | ||||
| Dec. 2 | Chester, SC | Chester Co. Arts Council | ||
| Dec. 4 | Greenville, SC | Open Book | ||
| Dec. 5 | Asheville, NC | Firestorm Books | ||
| Dec. 6 | Spartanburg, SC | Hub City Bookfest (signing only) | ||
| Dec. 6 | Spartanburg, SC | Hub Bub | ||
| Dec. 10 | Charlotte, NC | Patchwerk Playhaus | ||
| Dec. 12 | Atlanta, GA | A Cappella Books | ||
| Dec. 13 | Chattanooga, TN | Rock Point Books | ||
| Dec. 14 | Knoxville, TN | World Grotto | ||
| Dec. 18 | Mt. Pleasant, SC | Barnes & Noble (signing only) | ||
| Dec. 20 | Charleston, SC | 52.5 Records | ||
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| Nov. 13 | Boston, MA | Lucy Parsons Center | ||
| Nov. 15 | Providence, RI | Symposium Books | ||
| Nov. 16 | NY, NY | Bluestockings Books | ||
| Nov. 17 | Brooklyn, NY | Vox Pop | ||
| Nov. 20 | Philadelphia, PA | Wooden Shoe Books | ||
| Nov. 21 | Baltimore, MD | Red Emma's | ||
| Nov. 23 | Nat. Harbor, MD | Art Whino Gallery | ||
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| Oct. 11 | Spartanburg, SC | Wofford College Bookstore (signing only) | ||
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| July 31 | Melbourne, VIC, AU | Stencil Fest (with Peat, Koleszar, A1one, Leckomio, and others) |
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| June 6 | San Francisco, CA | Book Release and Stencil Exhibit, Revolution Cafe | ||
| June 7 | San Francisco, CA | Budget Gallery with Al's Comics | ||
| June 15 | Eugene, OR | DIVA | ||
| June 16 | Portland, OR | Powell's Downtown (with window display by Tiago, Klutch; Tiago, Klutch and Soule attend) |
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| June 20 | Olympia, WA | Last Word Books (with Soule) | ||
| June 21 | Seattle, WA | Elliott Bay Books (with window display by Soule) | ||
| June 25 | Vancouver, BC, CA | Spartacus Books | ||
| June 28 | Victoria, BC, CA | Camas Collective Books (with skillshare) |