Russ Wills

Education
Academy of Art University
Master of Fine Art
December, 2015

Drew Theological School
Master of Divinity
May, 2005

The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
BA in Fine Art
Minor in Mathematics
June, 1995

Artistic Experience

• Pillar College, Newark, NJ (April to May, 2024)
• Sherman Masten Art Gallery at the County College of Morris, Randolph, NJ (January to February, 2024)
• Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ - International Photography Exhibit (November, 2023)
• Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ (September to October, 2023)
• Novartis Welcome Center Art Gallery, East Hanover, New Jersey (January to March, 2023)
• Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, New Jersey (November, 2022)
• Overlook Hospital Auxiliary Gallery, Summit, NJ (October 23, 2022 to january 22, 2023)
• Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ (September 9 to October 19, 2022)
• Porchfest, Newark, NJ (September 24, 2022)
• Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, New Jersey (November, 2021)
• Porchfest, Newark, NJ (September 25, 2021)
• Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery, Kokomo Indiana (February 17 to March 5, 2021)
• Emerge Gallery and Art Space, Saugerties NY (November 7 – November 29, 2020)
• Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Virtual (July 10, 2020 - August 31, 2020)
• Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (November 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019)
• Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ (September 14 to November 10, 2019)
• Soho Photo Gallery (Alternative Photography Competition), New York City (November, 2018)
• Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ (January 6, 2018 to April 7, 2018)
• Mayo Performing Arts Center, Starlight Gallery, Morristown, NJ (January 3, 2018 to February 28, 2018)
• Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (November 1, 2017 to November 30, 2017)
• Photographic Learning Center, Mill Valley, CA (September 9, 2017 to November 22, 2017)
• Overlook Hospital, Bouras Auditorium, Summit, NJ (July 29, 2017 to October 7, 2017)
• Juror for Gallery 14, 8th National Juried Photographic Exhibit (2017)
• Juror for Raratin Photographic Society, (May 2017)
• City Without Walls, Newark, NJ (January 19, 2017 to March 18, 2017)
• Watchung Arts Center Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ (November 1-29, 2016)
• Old York Cellers (June 29 to September 7, 2016)
• 1978 Maplewood Arts Center, Maplewood, NJ (March 26 to April 24, 2016) (Group show with NJPF)
• Better World Market, Somerset, NJ (September 26, 2015)
• Johnson & Johnson Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ (April 20 to June 5, 2015) (Group show with CIVA)
• Darkroom Gallery, Vermont (February 26 to March 22, 2015) (Part of the Lines exhibition)
• All Angels Gallery, New York City, NY (October 10 to November 17, 2015) (Group show with NJPF)
• Pillar College, Student Chapel (October 2, 2015)
• Pillar College, Somerset NJ (ongoing display)
• Soho Photo, New York City, NY (one night group show)
• Gravity Arts Initiatives, Dunellen Street Fair, Dunellen, NJ (September 8, 2013) (with Gravity)

 

Books

• Photography Basics (2014 Draft). Self Published, 2014.
• The Art of Shalom. 210 pages. Self Published, 2012.

 

Articles

• Bread and Wine: Are We Missing the Point?
• What Is the Gospel?
• The Hippo Peed on the Carpet
• On Evangelicals, Orthodoxy and the End of the World
• Scripture and Homosexuality
• Hail, Mary
• Balance and the Infamous Pendulum
• 2005 Holiday Light Spectacular
• Merry Christmas, Dammit!

 

Music Recordings

• Remains of Eden. Audio CD. 2000.
• Before the Fall. Audio Cassette. 1995.

 

Lectures

• Emerge Gallery, artist talk (November 2020)
• Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, artist talk (August, 2020)
• City Without Walls, round-table discussion (March, 2017)
• Pillar College Student Retreat (March 18-20, 2016)
• Pillar College Student Retreat (March 27-29, 2015)
• Artist Talk at All Angels Church (November 10, 2014)
• "The Well" at Evangel Church (July 20, 2014)
• Pillar College Youth Pastors Event (May 20, 2014)
• Pillar College Faculty Symposium (May 1, 2014)
• Pillar College Student Retreat (March 7-9, 2014)
• Pillar College Student Chapel (October 9, 2013)
• First Baptist Church of Union, NJ (multiple dates)
• Living Stones Church, Somerville, NJ (Bilingual congregation, multiple dates)
• Roseland Presbyterian Church, Roseland, NJ (multiple dates)
• East Brunswick Baptist Church, NJ
• CrossPointe Church, Princeton, NJ (multiple dates)
• InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (The College of NJ and Rutgers University)

 

Teaching Experience

Pillar College
January, 2005 to Present
Associate faculty

Eastern International College
Summer 2019 to Present
Adjunct faculty

Nyack College
September 2007 to June 2010
Adjunct faculty

Courses Taught

• Art and Culture *
• Introduction to Digital Photography *
• Introduction to Innovation and Creativity *
• Storytelling *
• Worldviews for Communications
• Media, Technology and Society *
• Website Design and Development
• CAPStone IV: Engaging Culture
• Creative Ministry
• Media and Worship
• Spiritual Foundations
• Old Testament Survey
• The Pentateuch
• Historical Books of the Old Testament *
• The Major Prophets *
• The Minor Prophets *
• New Testament Survey
• The Book of Romans
• General Epistles *

* Created the course curriculum