Colliding the mediums of printmaking, photography, and textiles, I craft vessels that explore themes of memorialization, domesticity, photography, and recollection. I am inspired by vernacular histories of photography, traditions of memorial and sentimentality, and processes of printmaking. Through play, curiosity, and excavation, I consider the print as a site for commemoration and erosion.
Ally DeRusso is a printmaker and photographer living and working in Upstate New York. She holds an MFA from the University at Albany and a BFA in Studio Art from The College of Saint Rose. She has exhibited at venues such as Kinhouse Gallery (Fort Wayne, IN), Collar Works (Troy, NY), and CREATE Council on the Arts (Catskill, NY). In 2022, DeRusso was a recipient of an Individual Artist grant from Saratoga Arts.