EXHIBIT ON VIEW OCTOBER 3–28, 2026: WORTH / Excavated presents a new body of large-scale abstract paintings by Houston artist Cheryl Russell. The work excavates the contracts we inherit before we know we have a choice, the quiet rules around gender, family, and silence that shape who we’re told to become. Layered, built, buried, and revealed again, each painting holds what isn’t immediately visible, asking the viewer to slow down and look twice.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 9, 2026 | 6–8 PM

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Cheryl Russell is a contemporary abstract expressionist painter working from Silver Street Studios in Sawyer Yards in Houston, Texas. She earned her B.F.A. summa cum laude from Texas State University. Her paintings have been featured in the UK’s Women Thrive Magazine and are held in private collections across the United States and Canada.