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International contemporary art experience within a Las Vegas context. Founded by Matthew Couper and JK Russ.

Since 2011 Couper Russ Studios has contributed to the developing Las Vegas art scene through exhibition curation and installation, interactive arts projects, event coordination, arts blogging and awards jurying.

02/03/2026

Opening Soon at CouperRuss!
Interior Landscapes: A Paradice Palase / CouperRuss Co-Curation
Friday February 13 - Sunday March 22, 2026

The exhibition features ten artists whose practices explore inner and outer worlds, using photography, collage, digital media, and textiles.

Sammy Bennett, Brooklyn, NY
Haide Calle, Las Vegas, NV
Katie Commodore, Providence, RI
Kevin Dudley, Brooklyn, NY
Julie Henson, Los Angeles, CA
Hue, Las Vegas, NV ()
Holly Lay, Las Vegas, NV ()
Caitlin McCormack, Philadelphia, PA ()
JK Russ, Las Vegas, NV ()
Kat Ryals, Brooklyn, NY ()

CouperRuss is delighted to collaborate with - “A forever women-led org, Paradice Palase is the love child of DIY and art world utopia.” - paradicepalase.com

For appointments to view the exhibition at CouperRuss in Las Vegas, please email [email protected]

10/24/2025

Delighted to see Krystal Ramirez's "Neon Study 2", previously exhibited in "You Are This Universe" at CouperRuss, feature in Las Vegas Weekly's coverage of the newly formed City of Las Vegas Government Civic Center art collection.

08/26/2025

Thank you Laura Henkel and ArtCulture PR for the coverage of our project with City of Las Vegas Government, curating the work of 13 Las Vegas-connected artists showcased in the stunning new Civic Center...

08/22/2025

To live in a time of reversal is to feel the floor tilt, the sky shift, the ordinary bearings go strange. The planet has done this before. Around 42,000 years ago, the poles came close to swapping places in an event known as the Laschamp Excursion. Although the name sounds like a hike in the French countryside; in truth it was a planetary unravelling. The alien climate may have prompted dramatic changes in early human behavior—including the emergence of symbolic rock art.

This exhibition brings together works from the CouperRuss collection alongside contemporary artists with Las Vegas connections who work in that tilted space. Their reversals aren’t tricks of the eye so much as ways of thinking—flips, mirrors, distortions that unsettle what we take for granted. Here, turning an image upside down can make it more legible. And sometimes, the most revealing view is the one we get when “the right way up” is suspended, and the world shows us another face.Viewings by appointment: August 22 - October 4, 2025
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07/31/2025

Art Media Agency writer Phillip Barcio includes CouperRuss, Scrambled Eggs Collective and Available Space Art Projects in his in-depth examination of art in Las Vegas and the wider context of the American West...

"Included are interviews with Peter Coyote; artist Kim Abeles; Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Director Gülgün Kayim; Director of DESERT X Jenny Gil Schmitz; Las Vegas-based artists Jo (JK) Russ and Matthew Couper ; Curator Meghan Smith at the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco; Chariti Montez at the Portland Office of Arts and Culture; Sara Krajewski, Senior curator at Portland Art Museum; Reuben Roqueñi, Executive Director at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art; art dealer Amy Adams, of ADAMS AND OLLMAN, LLC; artist Noah Stein, president of First Friday PDX - Portland's Eastside Artwalk, Emmanuel "Manny" Muñoz, founder of Scrambled Eggs Collective; homero hidalgo, manager of Available Space Art Projects, and several other individuals shaping the contemporary art scenes of Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle."

Download the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/gtZ5zAvK
The next CouperRuss exhibition opens in August, 2025...

07/02/2025

Couper Russ Studios is honored to work with The City of Las Vegas and 13 of the exceptional artists to be showcased in the stunning new Civic Center. A “Meet the Artists” event will take place Friday, September 19, 2025.

The full list of Civic Center artists: Chris Bauder, Tim Bavington, Erik Beehn, Sebastien Courty, Gig Depio, Fawn Douglas, Sam Ganados, Trevor Ganske, Cliff Garten, Shawn Hummel, eri king, Alina Lindquist, Alexys Quezada, Krystal Ramirez, David Ryan, Sean Slattery, Brent Sommerhauser and Valentin Yordanov.

Congratulations to all the artists!

04/12/2025

New show at CouperRuss!

01/25/2025

BRICK IS RED at CouperRuss January 26 - February 23, 2025

Brick is Red is borrowed from the title of the closing track of The Pixies’ iconic 1988 album . The phrase “brick is red”—often associated with sturdiness, strength, and reliability—stands in stark contrast to the cryptic imagery in the song’s lyrics. This juxtaposition reflects the expansive scope of the color red and its enduring presence in art throughout history.
Red holds a uniquely evocative place, not only due to its vivid hue but also because of its profound symbolism, encompassing themes of death, love, power, and revolution. These associations span diverse cultures and resonate deeply on both a symbolic and psychological level. The artworks featured in this exhibition range from a physical ceramic brick, to depictions of the devil’s iconic red and utilitarian objects such as the Swiss Army knife.

Featured artists: Helm Ruifrok, Jerry Misko, Jono Rotman, Joseph Valencia, JK Russ, Matthew Couper, Paul Maseyk, Peter Ireland, Ripper Jordan, R.A. Miller, Tony de Lautour, Unidentified Mexican artists, Victor Berezovsky, Victorinox, Wendy Kveck, W.D. Hammond.

Viewing by appointment at [email protected] from January 26 through February 23, 2025.

11/10/2024

From 2005 to 2009, the Las Vegas-based art collective Ripper Jordan—made up of James Hough, David Ryan, and Sean Slattery—crafted high-volume, low-cost art pieces with a tongue-in-cheek approach to art. Exhibiting at local events from First Friday to high-end galleries alike, Ripper Jordan captured the absurdities of high art in ways that felt both accessible and subversive. Now, in a world increasingly driven by algorithmic predictions, Ripper Jordan’s playful take on art markets and consumer culture feels more relevant than ever.The exhibition features 169 available-to-purchase artworks from the Ripper Jordan archive alongside new works by the individual artists.
November 16 - December 15, 2024. Viewing by appointment: [email protected]

09/13/2024

OPENING SOON AT COUPER RUSS STUDIOS!
October 4 - November 3, 2024

"The Unknown" featuring E A Adams, Chris Bauder, Luis Avila Chavez, Matthew Couper, Chala Escobar, Daniel Johnston, Sol Ortiz, JK Russ, Emily Sarten.

Viewing the world with “alternative eyes”, these artists take us on a journey beyond the façade of everyday reality into The Unknown.

Exhibition viewing by appointment: contact(at)couperruss.com

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