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Russ White is an artist, writer, and designer living in Minneapolis. Born and raised in the Carolinas and Mississippi, he received a BA in Studio Art from Davidson College and has maintained a studio in the Casket Arts Building in Northeast Minneapolis since 2014. White has exhibited his work regionally and nationally and is the recipient of two Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grants (2018 & 2020) and one MSAB Creative Support grant (2022). In addition to his work as a communications specialist for the University of Minnesota’s Department of Art, he also works as editor of written content for MPLSART.COM. He served on the board of directors for the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association and was editor-in-chief of their annual In Studio magazine from 2018-2020.