A painter and printmaker. Gail Russell studied at Albright Knox School of Fine Art, Buffalo New York, Pratt Institute, and The School of Visual Arts in New York City. In 1968, she received her first camera and has never put it down. She studied independently with several photographers, among them photo surrealist Jerry Uelsmann, and was the first artist in residence at Apeiron Photographic Workshop, Millerton, New York.

Originally from Connecticut, Gail moved to the Taos area in the late 1970s. She has been active in Native American and environmental causes ever since. Her work has supported elders of the Navajo Nation and the children of Taos.

She has been named a Taos Living Master for her photography and is honored as one of the
Remarkable Women of Taos.

Russell has spent decades capturing images of light, life and the spirit of the southwest. Her work has been exhibited widely and is in many private collections. She has a studio/gallery in Taos where she exhibits and sells her photographic work along with her original apparel designs, including Gazelle Shawls featuring her photographic images on Silk/Cashmere and Modal.

A Photographer and designer with a deep love of nature, she lives perched on the edge of a high mesa in Taos, New Mexico with her cat Shelly, dog Luna, and a green wing macaw named Maya.

Email: gailmtnlight@gmail.com

Website: gailrussellartandapparel.com